[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46231-46232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23291]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed 
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the SAMHSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-7978.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of High-Risk Youth Substance Abuse 
Prevention

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Initiatives--0930-0178 (Extension, no change)--The Center for Substance 
Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is conducting a cross-site evaluation of 47 
demonstration projects targeting high-risk youth to assess the 
effectiveness of the demonstration program in : (1) preventing and/or 
reducing substance abuse among at-risk youth; and (2) intervention 
strategies for reducing selected risk factors and enhancing protective 
factors. Youth participating in the programs and comparison group youth 
complete self-administered questionnaires at four points in time: 
baseline; at program exit; 6 months after program exit; and 18 months 
after program exit. The annual burden estimate is shown below:

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                                                                  Number of     Average burden/                 
                                                 Number of        responses/        response       Total burden 
                                                respondents       respondent        (hours)           hours     
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Youth.......................................          11,300                1             .433            4,893 
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    Send comments to Nancy Pearce, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 16-105, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: August 27, 1998.
Patricia S. Bransford,
Acting Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-23291 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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