[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29326-29327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13749]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of 
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

SUMMARY: Under the provision of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the 
National Institutes of Health submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collected 
listed below. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on November 30, 1998 on page 65795 
and allowed 60-days for public comment. No public comments were 
received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days 
for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct 
or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an 
information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented 
after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Evaluation of National Youth Anti-Drug 
Media Campaign. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and 
Use of Information Collection: The White House Office of National Drug 
Control Policy has transferred funds to NIDA to conduct an independent, 
scientifically designed and implemented evaluation of the National 
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, the first prevention campaign to use 
paid advertising to discourage youth from drug use. The study will 
assess the outcomes and impact of the national campaign in reducing 
illegal drug use among children and adolescents.
    For this study, two different surveys will be conducted: (1) The 
National Survey of Parents and Youth, a cross-sectional household 
survey; and (2) a Community Longitudinal Study of Parents and Youth in 
four communities with an ethnographic component. All data will be 
collected using a combination of computer-assisted personal interviews 
(CAPI) and audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI). The 
findings will form the basis of semiannual and annual reports on 
campaign progress. These reports will provide assistance in improving 
the national campaign, and will help to establish a rich database of 
information about the process involved in changing attitudes and 
behaviors by the mass media.
    Frequency of Response: The National Survey of Parents and Youth 
will be carried out in 6 waves over a three-year period. Each data 
collection wave will last 6 months. The Community Longitudinal Study 
will be carried out annually over three years. Affected Public: 
Individuals and households. Type of Respondent: Children and parents. 
The annual reporting burden is as follows:

                                    Table 1.--Respondent and Burden Estimate
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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                     Estimated       Number of     Average time      Estimated      annual hour
       Type of respondents           number of     responses per   in hours  per   total  burden   burden  (over
                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours         3 years)
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                                   National Survey of Youth and Parents (NSPY)
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Screener Respondent.............         164,754               1             .07          11,533           3,844
Youth 9-11......................           9,300               1             .58           5,394           1,798
Adolescents 12-18...............          19,200               1             .75          14,400           4,800
Parents.........................          20,100               1             .92          18,492           6,164
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                            Community Longitudinal Study of Parents and Youth (CLSPY)
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Screener Respondent.............          28,500               1             .07           1,995         \1\ N/A
Youth 9-11......................           2,150               3             .65           4,193           1,398
Adolescents 12-14...............           2,150               3             .83           5,354           1,785

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Parents.........................           3,500               3            1.00          10,500           3,500
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    Total.......................     \2\ 249,654  ..............             .29          71,861      \3\ 23,289
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\1\ Respondents are screened in year one only.
\2\ Some number of screener respondents are later also selected for a parent interview. The exact proportion
  cannot be estimated at this time.
\3\ This number does not include screening for the CLSPY because screening is done in year one only.

    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report. Because of the sensitivity of collecting 
data from families in households involving children as young as 9 years 
old, and the importance of minimizing costs for repetitive, return 
visits to obtain respondent cooperation, NIDA is considering the 
provision of a reasonable cost incentive to reimburse respondents for 
their time.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 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) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to 
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503. Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on 
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact Susan L. David, Project Officer, Division of 
Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 5153, MSC 9589, Bethesda, MD 20892-9589; or 
call non-toll-free number (301) 443-6504; or fax to (301) 443-2636; or 
email your request, including your address, to: [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: May 12, 1999.
Laura Rosenthal,
Executive Officer, NIDA.
[FR Doc. 99-13749 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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