[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34391-34392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15303]


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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

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 (DFC) Support Program national evaluation.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announces it will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) an information collection request. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted until August 29, 2019.

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: 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, Associate Director, 
Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. Email is the most reliable 
means of communication. Ms. Hernandez's email address is 
[email protected]. Mailing address is: Executive Office of the 
President, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug-Free 
Communities (DFC) Support Program, 1800 G Street NW, Suite 9110, 
Washington, DC 20006. Copies of documents submitted to OMB and other 
information is available from Ms. Hernandez who 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 May 9, 2019, 84 FR 20357.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Web-based data collection, surveys 
and interviews of Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program and 
Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug 
Crisis (CARA Local Drug Crisis) Program grant award recipients.
    Title: 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 and 
Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug 
Crisis (CARA Local Drug Crisis) Programs. 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. The CARA 
Local Drug Crisis grant program funds current or former DFC grant award 
recipients to focus on preventing and reducing the abuse of opioids or 
methamphetamines and the abuse of prescription medications among youth 
ages 12-18 in

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communities throughout the United States.
    Congress mandates an evaluation of the DFC program to determine its 
effectiveness in meeting objectives (see 21 U.S.C. 1521 et al.). Under 
the CARA Local Drug Crisis program statute, CARA Local Drug Crisis data 
collection is authorized and required by Public Law 114-198 Sec. 103, 
``a grant under this section shall be subject to the same evaluation 
requirements and procedures as the evaluation requirements and 
procedures imposed on the recipients of a grant under the Drug-Free 
Communities Act of 1997, and may also include an evaluation of the 
effectiveness at reducing abuse of opioids or methamphetamines''. ONDCP 
awarded a contract for a DFC grant oversight system at the end of 2014, 
following a competitive request for proposals process. The DFC 
Management and Evaluation (DFC Me) system was launched in 2016 and 
continues to be used (www.dfcme.ondcp .eop.gov). The development and 
implementation of the new DFC Me system provided an improved platform 
for DFC recipients to meet data reporting requirements of the grant, 
introduced a DFC Learning Center where resources and success stories 
can be shared, and strengthened ONDCP's continued oversight of the DFC 
program. The data collected through this system is more user friendly 
and validates data during entry, therefore reducing the burden on grant 
award recipients.
    ONDCP will continue to utilize the case study protocols previously 
approved by OMB to document coalition practices, successes and 
challenges. Approximately nine DFC grant award recipients 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.
    The CARA Local Drug Crisis program evaluation will make use of the 
monitoring and tracking questionnaire to serve as a semi-annual report 
for grant award recipients and will provide information to ONDCP and 
the Administration's effort to address the opioid crisis.
    Respondents: DFC current grant award recipients and CARA Local Drug 
Crisis grant award recipients (includes both current and former DFC 
grant award recipients).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 737 (724 DFC and 13 CARA only).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,181.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annually, annually and biennially. 
Progress reports semi-annually by DFC and CARA Local Drug Crisis 
Program Directors via DFC Me, core measures biennially by DFC and CARA 
Local Drug Crisis Program Directors via DFC Me and CCT annually for DFC 
Program Directors via DFC Me. Case study interviews of Program 
Directors and selected coalition members will be accomplished one time 
per site at nine sites.
    Average Hours per Response: Varies. ONDCP expects that the time 
required for DFC grant award recipients to complete each semi-annual 
progress report will be approximately six hours, and each CCT report 
will take approximately one hour to complete. Face to face interviews 
and focus groups with DFC grant award recipients selected for site 
visits will take 1.5-2 hours each to complete. CARA Local Drug Crisis 
grant award recipients will also complete semi-annual progress reports 
at an estimated six hours. The estimate of time for DFC and CARA Local 
Drug Crisis grant award recipients includes biennial core measure data 
submission.
    Total Estimated Burden: 9,388 (Comprehensive of all respondents 
over one year, including: DFC Program Directors and grant award 
recipients to complete progress reports, CCT surveys, and interviews; 
and CARA Local Drug Crisis grant award recipients.)

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;
    (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: July 15, 2019.
Michael Passante,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-15303 Filed 7-17-19; 8:45 am]
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