[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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