[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 139 (Friday, July 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41382-41384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16433]


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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Office of National Drug Control Policy


Drug-Free Communities Support Program National Evaluation and 
STOP Act Program National Evaluation; Proposed Information Collection; 
Notice of 60-Day Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy.

ACTION: Notice of 60-day public comment period.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Executive Office of the 
President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Free 
Communities (DFC) Support Program is publishing the following summary 
of proposed information collections for public comment. This notice 
also includes a summary of proposed information collection for the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Sober Truth 
on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP Act) Program, which will fund 
current and past DFC grantees. The STOP program will be evaluated based 
on the same data already being collected for the ONDCP DFC program. No 
additional data will be required of respondents. Interested persons are 
invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the programs' 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy is requesting OMB review and approval of this information 
collection. Written comments and/or recommendations will be accepted 
from the public if received by the individuals designated below within 
60 days from the date of publication.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New collection.
    Title: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program National 
Evaluation; Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP Act) 
Program National Evaluation.
    Use:
    1. The DFC Support Program is an integral component of the National 
Drug Control Strategy and a requirement of Healthy People 2010. The DFC 
has two primary goals: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth by 
addressing local risk and protective factors to minimize the likelihood 
of subsequent substance abuse in the community; and (2) support 
community anti-drug coalitions in becoming self-sufficient by 
establishing, strengthening, and fostering collaboration among public 
and private nonprofit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and 
tribal governments to prevent and reduce substance abuse.
    A National Evaluation of the DFC Support Program commenced in 
September 2004 to assess the program's implementation and 
effectiveness. The major purpose of the DFC Support Program National 
Evaluation is to design and implement a rigorous evaluation and to 
support an effective grant monitoring and tracking system.
    The National Evaluation will make use of two separate collection 
instruments to gather information. The Monitoring and Tracking 
Questionnaire (online tool) will serve as a semi-annual report for DFC 
grantees and will provide information for ONDCP, SAMHSA and the 
National Evaluation. The Typology Classification Questionnaire will be 
used on an annual basis to classify respondents into a coalition 
typology developed by the evaluation contractor and will provide 
information for ONDCP and the National Evaluation.
    Frequency: Semi-annually and annually.
    Affected Public: Anti-Drug Coalitions.
    Type of Respondents: Directors of Anti-Drug Coalitions or their 
designees.
    2. The purpose of the STOP Act program is to prevent and reduce 
alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States. It 
was created to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal 
Government, and State, local and tribal governments; to enhance 
intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol 
use among youth; to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen 
participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and 
organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term 
commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth; and to disseminate to 
communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and 
initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing 
alcohol use among youth.
    The statutory authority for this program limits eligibility to 
domestic public and private nonprofit entities that are currently 
grantee organizations receiving or having received grant funds under 
the Drug-Free Communities Program (DFC). STOP Act grants are authorized 
under the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-25b), 
Section 519B.
    The National Evaluation will make use of one collection instrument 
to gather information. The Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire 
(online tool) will serve as a semi-annual report for STOP Act grantees 
and will provide information for SAMHSA.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: Current or prior Drug Free Communities Anti-Drug 
Coalitions.
    Type of Respondents: Directors or their designees.
    Estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                                      Estimated number   Average burden  per
      Type of respondents         Estimated number    of responses per      response  (in        Total annual
                                   of respondents        respondent             hours)        burden  (in hours)
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                      Instrument: Monitoring and Tracking Questionnaire (Quarterly Report)
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DFC Grantee Program Directors*.                 735                   2                 3.0                 4410
STOP Act (Prior DFC ) Grantee                    16                   2                 3.0                   96
 Program Directors**...........
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                                Instrument: Typology Classification Questionnaire
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DFC Grantee Program Directors..                 735                   1                  .75              551.25
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    Total DFC..................  ..................  ..................  ...................             4961.25
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    Total STOP Act.............  ..................  ..................  ...................                  96
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        Total..................  ..................  ..................  ...................             5075.25
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* Includes approximately 64 STOP act grantees who are also DFC grantees.
** Includes approximately 16 STOP act grantees who were prior DFC grantees.


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    The only cost to respondents is time they spend completing the 
questionnaire(s). Data collected from grantees will be made available 
to them for planning, implementation, and evaluation purposes. Both 
programs will use the same on-line data collection and reporting system 
as currently used by ONDCP's DFC program grantees. There are no Capital 
Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or recommendations from 
the public and affected entities are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance or the functions of the DFC or 
STOP Act programs, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (2) 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) 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 
those who are able to respond, including the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comment Deadline: Comments regarding these proposed information 
collections must be mailed and/or faxed to the designee listed below, 
within 60-days of the date of this publication:
    Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy, Drug Free Communities Support Program, Attention: Kenneth 
Shapiro, Policy Analyst, Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number: 202-395-
6641.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed information collections or to obtain a copy of the information 
collection plans and/or instruments, contact, Kenneth Shapiro, at the 
above address or via email or phone at: [email protected], 202-
395-4681.

    Dated: July 14, 2008.
Linda V. Priebe,
Assistant General Counsel, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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