[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37244-37245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17774]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; extension of a 
currently approved information collection; National Evaluation of the 
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 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 (OMB) approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December 
14, 2001, Volume 65, page 78191, allowing for a 60-day comment period 
from the public and affected agencies.
    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 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 Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile at (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, 
Attention: Department Clearance Office, Suite 1220, National Place 
Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
    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.
    (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: Application for new collection 
effort.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: The National Evaluation of 
the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative has several information 
collection forms, which are: District Personnel Survey, School 
Personnel Surveys, Classroom Teacher Survey, Teacher Rating Scale, 
Coalition/Partnership Survey, Key Partners Survey, Student Survey, 
Project Director Survey, Archival Data Collection, Economic Data 
Collection, Focus Group Discussion Questions for Parents and Community, 
Focus Group Discussion Questions for Students.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: None; Office of Justice 
Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: School personnel, which includes 
superintendents, principals, counselors, and violence prevention and 
drug coordinators; 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th grade teachers; 
Coalition Members; Students in grades 7, 9, and 11 (15 sites only); 
Project directors; Parents (15 sites only); Community members (15 sites 
only); and Chief Financial Officers (15 sites only). 42 U.S.C. 5633 
authorizes the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to 
collect information on all aspects of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students 
Initiative programs. The purposes of the surveys, coalition discussion 
guides, focus groups, etc., are to obtain information from the 
respondents that will assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the 
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative and contribute to the 
development of policies and programs that reduce violence, crime, 
substance use, and other risk-related behaviors, and that support 
healthy childhood development. The survey instruments focus on the 
nature and scope of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth, 
and perceptions about school safety; crime and violence; educational 
climate; school policies and programs; and mental health development.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply:

                                           Annual Burden Estimates \1\
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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District Personnel Survey.......................             308               1            1.0           308
School Personnel Surveys:
    Principal...................................           1,335               1            1.0          1335
    Mental Health Coord.........................           1,335               1             .50          667.5
    Substance Use Prevention Coord..............           1,335               1             .50          667.5
    Violence Prevention Coord...................           1,335               1             .50          667.5
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        School-level Total......................           5,340  ..............            2.5         3,337.5
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Classroom Teacher Survey........................           4,252               1             .50        2,126
Teacher Rating Scale............................           1,397               5             .42        2,933.7

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Student Survey..................................          10,184               1             .75        7,638
Archival Data Collection (None).................             378               1        (\2\)     ..............
Coalition Survey................................           1,540               1             .50          770
Key Partners Survey.............................             231               1             .50          115.5
Project Director Survey.........................              77               1             .75           57.75
Economic Data Collection........................              15               1            4.0            60
Focus Groups Questions: Parents and Community                150               1            2.0           300
 Members........................................
Focus Groups Questions: Students................             150               1            1.0          150
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\1\ All estimates are based on 77 sites except for student surveys, teacher rating scales, economic and focus
  groups which are drawn from the 15 Sentinel sites only.
\2\ Data to be collected for personnel responsible for providing publicly available agency-level data; thus SS/
  HS data collection burden is not expected to exceed general practice.

    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 17,796.45 hours.
    If additional information is required, contact Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice, Information Management 
and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, National Place, Suite 
1220, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: July 11, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-17774 Filed 7-16-01; 8:45 am]
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