[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37243-37244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17773]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


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

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; revision of a 
currently approved collection; Firearms Addendum to the Arrestee Drug 
Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program Instrument.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National 
Institute of Justice, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget 
approval is being sought for the information collection listed below. 
This proposed information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register on March 9, 2001, allowing for a 60-day public comment 
period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until August 16, 2001. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    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 Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer,, Suite 1220, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments 
may be submitted to DOJ via facsimile to (202) 514-1590.
    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed 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 function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have 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 the 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

    (1) Type of Information collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Firearms Addendum to the 
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the 
addendum is AD-1; there is no form number for the main ADAM 
questionnaire.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Misdemeanor and felony arrestees in 
city and county jails. The ADAM program monitors the extent and types 
of drug use among arrestees. Currently the program operates in 38 
counties. Data are collected in each county every three months from a 
new, county-based representative sample of arrestees. Participation is 
voluntary and confidential and data collected include a personal 
interview and urine specimen.
    In the next 6 months, OJP proposes to introduce a supplemental 
instrument to the currently approved ADAM instrument (OMB No. 1121-
0137). This supplemental instrument is termed the Firearms Addendum and 
is intended to collect information from ADAM program arrestees about 
their participation in legal and illegal firearms markets. The 
respondents to the firearms questionnaire will be arrestees selected 
for the ADAM study, who are asked to participate in a supplemental 
interview immediately following the ADAM interview.
    The firearms instrument initially will be implemented in 2 ADAM 
sites for testing, and subsequently finalized and made available to all 
ADAM sites for their use.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The total 
number of respondents is estimated to be a maximum of 70,000 (revised 
from current inventory of 100,000 respondents). Each response for the 
core instrument averages 30 minutes. The Firearms Addendum 
questionnaire will be administered to a maximum of 52,550 respondents 
at full implementation, taking 10 minutes a response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 43,750 hours (for core questionnaire and Firearms 
Addendum together).
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy

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Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information 
Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1220, 
National Place Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-1590.

    Dated: July 11, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
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