[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 45 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12148-12149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4395]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket No. USN-2008-0011]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Naval Health Research Center, (NHRC), Department of 
the Navy announces a new proposed public information collection and 
seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 5, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to Commanding Officer, 
Naval Health Research Center, ATTN: Suzanne Hurtado, MPH, Code 163, 140 
Sylvester Road, San Diego, CA 92106, or call at (619) 553-7806 (this is 
not a toll-free number).
    Title and OMB Number: Evaluation of Young Marines Drug Education 
Program; OMB Control Number 0703-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for the Naval Health Research Center to carry out the research study it 
has been tasked to perform. This research study will assess the 
effectiveness of a Marine Corps-sponsored youth development program, 
the Young Marines, in reducing drug use and promoting a healthy, drug-
free lifestyle among its youth participants. The information collected 
will be used to describe how the program is affecting drug behaviors 
and related measures and will allow recommendations to be made to 
improve youth drug education. Respondents to this study will include 
youth, approximately ages 11 through 18 years, in the Young Marines 
program and Young Marine adult leaders.
    Affected Public: Young Marines program participants and Young 
Marines adult leaders.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,046.
    Number of Respondents: 1,325.
    Responses per Respondent: 1 for most youth and all of the adult 
leaders; 2 for a subset of 250 youth.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes for youth; 20 minutes for 
adults.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    This information collection is necessary for the Naval Health 
Research Center (NHRC) to carry out the research study ``Evaluation of 
Young Marines Drug Education Program.'' Naval Health Research Center 
has been tasked by U.S. Marine Corps Community Services Substance Abuse 
Program to conduct

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this evaluation. The Naval Health Research Center team will collect 
information about the youth's drug use, attitudes, and knowledge, as 
well as factors such as self-esteem by administering a voluntary paper-
and-pencil survey to approximately 1,000 youth at regularly scheduled 
Young Marines meetings and by posting an online survey. Approximately 
250 of these youth subjects will also complete an online, follow-up 
survey about three months later. Approximately 325 Young Marine adult 
unit leaders will be asked to complete a one-time, online survey about 
the drug education activities that their unit provides to their Program 
members. In all cases, consent will always be received prior to survey 
administration. The information collected will be used to describe how 
the Young Marines program is affecting drug behaviors and related 
measures and will allow recommendations to be made to improve youth 
drug education.

    Dated: February 25, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-4395 Filed 3-5-08; 8:45 am]
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