[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64285-64286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30882]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection; Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM, formerly 
Drug Use Forecasting) Program.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has 
submitted the information collection request for review and clearance 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``sixty days'' until January 19, 1999.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or 
more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; 
including whether the information will have any practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring 
(ADAM, formerly Drug Use Forecasting) Program.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: No agency form number. 
Office of Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, 
Office of Justice Programs.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a 
brief abstract: Misdemeanor and felony arrestees in city and county 
jails and juvenile detention facilities. The ADAM program monitors the 
extent and types of drug use among arrestees. Currently the program 
operates in 35 cities. An additional 15 sites are proposed for 
establishment by the end of 1999, to bring the total to 50 cities, and 
25 additional cities by the end of the year 2000, which will bring the 
total number of cities to 75. Data are collected in each city every 
three months from a new sample of arrestees. Participation is voluntary 
and anonymous and data collected include a personal interview and urine 
specimen.
    In the next 6 months, OJP proposes to introduce new features to the 
program, the primary being.

--A redesigned data collection instrument
--A sample selection process to replace the current process

    Implementation of these features will require special field testing 
in the current ADAM sites.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Following is the 
maximum number of responses expected for the main ADAM questionnaire in 
Fiscal Year 1999 and 2000. The estimate assumes that 50 sites are in 
operation all quarters of FY 1999 and 75 sites are in operation all 
quarters of FY 2000. In FY 1999, 50000 adult male arrestees, 20000 
adult female arrestees, 20000 juvenile male arrestees, and 10000 
juvenile female arrestees will be interviewed (total = 100,000 at 20 
minutes a response). In FY 2000, 75000 adult male arrestees, 30000 
adult female arrestees, 30000 juvenile male arrestees, and 15000 
juvenile female arrestees will be interviewed (total = 150,000 at 20 
minutes a response). Additionally, addendum questionnaires will be 
administered to the same respondents at some number of sites for some 
number of quarters over the year. The estimate provided here is the 
maximum number of responses that will be obtained: it is assumed that 
all sites will field an addendum questionnaire in 3 out of the 4 
quarters of the year. In FY 1999, the number of addendum questionnaires 
administered across all respondent types will be 300,000 at 10 minutes 
per response; and in FY 2000 the number of addendum questionnaires 
administered will be 450,000 at 10 minutes a response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 83,000 hours in FY 1999 and 125,000 hours in FY 
2000.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or 
additional information, please contact Dr. K. Jack Riley 202-616-9030, 
Director, Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program, National 
Institute of Justice, room 7344, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 
20531. Additionally, comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time may also be directed to Dr. K. Jack 
Riley.
    If additional information is required, contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.


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    Dated: November 13, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-30882 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]
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