[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13408]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a list of information collection 
requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, call 
the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    Proposed Project: Feasibility Study To Evaluate the Positive 
Activities Campaign--New--The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is 
launching the Positive Activities Campaign, which is an initiative to 
encourage adults to become more involved in positive, skill-building 
activities with youth. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to reduce 
substance abuse among young people. To determine whether the effects 
from such a campaign can be evaluated, CSAP is proposing a feasibility 
study of PAC that consists of both a process and an outcomes 
evaluation. The evaluation will determine whether change can be 
measured in communities exposed to PAC, including change in adults' 
involvement with youth. Data for the process evaluation will come 
primarily from on-site interviews with key personnel, supported by 
focus groups with volunteers; data for the outcomes evaluation will be 
collected through a baseline and follow-up telephone survey of adults. 
The estimated annual burden hours are as follows:

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                                                            Total annual
  Data collection instrument      Number of     Hours per     response  
                                 respondents    response       burden   
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Baseline telephone survey of                                            
 random sample of adults......         1,800          0.20           360
Follow-up telephone survey of                                           
 respondents from baseline                                              
 survey.......................         1,600          0.15           240
Interviews with local-level                                             
 staff for process evaluation.           240          2.00           480
Focus groups..................           120          1.50           270
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    Total.....................  ............  ............         1,350
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Daniel Chenok, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: May 15, 1998.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-13408 Filed 5-19-98; 8:45 am]
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