[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15641-15643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06616]


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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY


Paperwork Reduction Act; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy.

ACTION: Notice of Submission to OMB and 30-Day Public Comment Period. 
Reinstatement with Change of Previously Approved Collection: Drug-Free 
Communities Support Program National Evaluation.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy (ONDCP) announces it will submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) an 
information collection request for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted until April 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the collection title by name or 
OMB Control Number, and should be sent to:

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Desk Officer for ONDCP, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or electronically 
mailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Hernandez, Administrator, Drug-
Free Communities Support Program. Facsimile and email are the most 
reliable means of communication. Ms. Hernandez's facsimile number is 
202-395-6641, and her email address is [email protected]. 
Mailing address is: Executive Office of the President, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, Drug-Free Communities Support Program, 
750 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Copies of available 
documents submitted to OMB are available from and for further 
information Ms. Hernandez may be contacted at 202-395-6665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that ONDCP 
has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information 
collection described in Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
December 1, 2014 (FR #2014-28273).

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) 
Support Program National Evaluation.
    OMB Approval Number: 3201-0012.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Form Number: NA.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: ONDCP 
administers the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program in 
partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). 
The DFC Program has two primary goals: To reduce youth substance abuse, 
and to support community anti-drug coalitions by establishing, 
strengthening, and fostering collaboration among public and private 
agencies.
    Under ONDCP's reauthorization legislation (21 U.S.C. 1702), 
Congress mandated an evaluation of the DFC Program to determine its 
effectiveness in meeting objectives. In 2009, a contract was awarded to 
evaluate the DFC Program which used an existing web-based performance 
system, called the Coalition Online Management and Evaluation Tool 
(COMET) and the Coalition Classification Tool (CCT), to gather 
information from DFC grantees and SAMHSA CSAP's Sober Truth on 
Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act (STOP Act) grantees. 
(STOP Act data collection is authorized and required by 42 U.S.C. 
290bb-35b and Section 519B of the Public Health Service Act).
    ONDCP awarded a contract for a DFC grant oversight system in 
January 2015 following a competitive request for proposals process. 
Currently, DFC grantees interact with multiple separate systems. 
ONDCP's new grant oversight system with a new data collection platform 
will replace the current COMET system. The development and 
implementation of the DFC grant oversight system will strengthen 
ONDCP's oversight of the DFC Program. The data collected will have 
minimal changes compared to what is currently collected. The new system 
data collection tool will be more user friendly and reduce the burden 
on grantees. For FY 2015 grantees, awards anticipated mid-CY2015, 
ONDCP/DFC expects the new data collection system to be fully functional 
for DFC data collection and STOP Act data collection.
    ONDCP's Drug-Free Communities office will continue to utilize the 
case study protocols previously approved by OMB to document coalition 
practices, successes and challenges. Approximately nine DFC grantees 
are selected each year to highlight in the case studies. The 
information from the case studies will be used to illustrate not only 
what works to reduce drug use in a community setting, but also how and 
why it works.
    ONDCP intends to use the data of the DFC National Evaluation to 
assess the DFC Program's effectiveness in preventing and reducing youth 
substance use. Two primary objectives of the evaluation are to: (1) 
Regularly monitor, measure and analyze data in order to report on the 
progress of the DFC Program and its grantees on program goals, and (2) 
providing technical assistance support to DFC grantees in effectively 
collecting and submitting data and in understanding the role of data in 
driving local coalition efforts.
    The STOP Act program Evaluation will make use of the monitoring and 
tracking questionnaire to serve as a semi-annual report for STOP Act 
grantees and will provide information for SAMHSA, pursuant to SAMHSA 
authorities.
    Respondents: DFC current grantees and STOP Act grantees (includes 
both current and former DFC grantees).
    Type of Information Collection: Web-based data collection, surveys 
and interviews of DFC and Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking 
(STOP) Act grantees.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 826.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,189.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annually, annually and biennially. 
Progress reports semi-annually by DFC and STOP Act Program Directors 
via the new DFC Grant Oversight System, core measures biennially by DFC 
and STOP Act Program Directors via DFC Grant Oversight System and CCT 
annually for DFC Program Directors via DFC Grant Oversight System. Case 
study interviews of Program Directors and selected coalition members 
will be accomplished one time. ONDCP awarded a contract for the new 
data collection grant oversight system in January 2015. For FY 2015 
grantees, ONDCP/DFC expects the new data collection system to be fully 
functional for DFC data collection and STOP Act data collection.
    Average Hours per Response: Varies. ONDCP expects that the time 
required for DFC grantees to complete each semi-annual progress report 
will be approximately five hours, and each CCT report will take 
approximately three hours to complete. Face to face interviews and 
focus groups with DFC grantees selected for site visits will take 1.5-2 
hours each to complete. STOP Act grantees and will also complete semi-
annual progress reports at an estimated five hours. The estimate of 
time for DFC and STOP Act grantees includes biennial core measure data 
submission.
    Total Estimated Burden: 9,052. (Comprehensive of all respondents 
over one year, including: DFC Program Directors and grantees to 
complete progress reports, CCT surveys, and interviews; and STOP Act 
grantees. ONDCP estimates that DFC grantees will spend approximately 
the same amount or less when using the new DFC data collection system).
Solicitation of Public Comment
    No comments were received during the 60-day notice. This notice is 
soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties 
concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the 
following:
    (1) Whether the proposed data are proper for the functions of the 
agency;
    (2) Whether the information will have practical utility;
    (3) The accuracy of ONDCP's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions;

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    (4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and, ways to ease the burden on proposed 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    ONDCP encourages interested parties to submit comments in response 
to these questions.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

    Dated: March 18, 2015.
Daniel S. Rader,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-06616 Filed 3-23-15; 8:45 am]
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