[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10895-10896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4092]


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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 provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the 
National Institutes of Health, has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on October 
17, 2000 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.

Proposed Collection

    Title: Evaluation of National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, OMB 
No. 0925-0466. Information Collection Request: Revision. Need and Use 
of Information Collection: In 1998, the White House Office of National 
Drug Control Policy 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 is 
assessing the outcomes and impact of the national campaign in reducing 
illegal drug use among children and adolescents.
    In the first year, two surveys were conducted: (1) The National 
Survey of Parents and Youth (NSPY), a cross-sectional household survey; 
and (2) the Community Longitudinal Study of Parents and Youth (CLSPY) 
in four communities with an ethnographic component. The purpose of this 
revision is to discontinue the CLSPY and incorporate its longitudinal 
component into the NSPY to maximize resources and strengthen analytic 
ability. The revised NSPY will be the first to measure the 
effectiveness of a media campaign by following a large nationally-
representative cohort of parents and children from the same household 
as they are exposed to a media campaign over time. All data will 
continue to be collected using a combination of computer-assisted 
personal interviews (CAPI) and audio computer-assisted self-interviews 
(ACASI). The findings form the basis of semiannual and annual reports 
on campaign progress. These reports provide assistance in improving the 
national campaign, and will help to establish a rich data base of 
information about the process involved in changing attitudes and 
behaviors by the mass media.
    Frequency of Response: The revised NSPY data collection will 
continue over a four-year period, ending in December 2003. Each data 
collection wave will last approximately 6 months. Affected Public: 
Individuals and households. Types of Respondents: Children and parents. 
The annual reporting burden, which will drop substantially from the 
original design, is as follows:

                     Estimated Respondent Burden Waves 3 Through 7 (1/1/01 Through 12/31/03)
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                                                     Estimated                                       Estimated
                                     Estimated       number of     Average time      Estimated      annual hour
       Type of respondents           number of     responses per   in hours per    total burden   burden (over 3
                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours          years)
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                                   National Survey of Parents and Youth (NSPY)
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Baseline (Wave 3):
    Screener respondent.........          23,300               1             .07           1,631             544
    Youth 9-11..................             937               1             .58             543             181
    Adolescents 12-18...........           1,457               1             .75           1,093             364
    Parents.....................           1,654               1             .92           1,522             507
Followup (Waves 4-7):
    Screener respondent.........           4,849               2             .10             970             323
    Youth 9-11..................           1,315               2             .58           1,525             508
    Adolescents 12-18...........           5,094               2             .75           7,641           2,547

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    Parents.....................           4,564               2             .92           8,398           2,799
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        Total estimated burden..          43,170  ..............             .54          23,323           7,774
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    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 provides a reasonable 
cost incentive to reimburse respondents for their time, as approved by 
OMB.

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 revision in the data collection 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 revision, 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 items(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, Services, 
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 on or before March 22, 2001.

    Dated: February 12, 2001.
Laura Rosenthal,
Executive Officer, NIDA.
[FR Doc. 01-4092 Filed 2-16-01; 8:45 am]
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