[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 65829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25870]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed 
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of 
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed project 
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the 
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276-1243. 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 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project--``Talk. They Hear You.'' Campaign Evaluation: Case 
Study (OMB No. 0930-0373)--Extension

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is requesting 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a 
replicated data collection, ``Talk. They Hear You.'' Campaign 
Evaluation: Case Study (the ``case study''). This collection includes 
three instruments:

1. Parent/Caregiver Pre-Test/Post-Test Survey
2. Youth Pre-Test and Post-Test Survey
3. Parent/Caregiver Interview Guide

    The case study collection is part of a larger effort to evaluate 
the impact of the ``Talk. They Hear You.'' campaign. This evaluation 
will help determine the extent to which the campaign has been 
successful in educating parents and caregivers nationwide about 
effective methods for reducing underage drinking. The campaign is 
designed to educate and empower parents and caregivers to talk with 
children about alcohol and other substances. To prevent initiation of 
underage drinking and substance use, the campaign targets parents and 
caregivers of children aged 9-20, with the following specific aims:
    1. Increasing parents' awareness of the prevalence and risk of 
underage drinking and substance use;
    2. Equipping parents with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to 
prevent underage drinking and substance use; and
    3. Increasing parents' actions to prevent underage drinking and 
substance use. For this evaluation, SAMHSA intends to measure knowledge 
and attitudes before and after a focused campaign outreach effort in 
areas that have not previously had significant exposure to the 
campaign. Participants in the evaluation will be recruited from a 
middle school community, and will include parents/caregivers and 
students. School administrators and partnering organization(s), such as 
parent/caregiver organizations and/or local educational partner 
organizations will assist in the dissemination of campaign materials 
and data collection efforts.
    There will be two sites selected for the case study--one site will 
serve as the experimental group, and the other site will serve as the 
control group. The experimental group will be exposed to the ``Talk. 
They Hear You.'' messages using standard campaign materials and 
dissemination strategies, which will be coordinated through the school 
and potentially a local partner organization. The control group will 
not be intentionally exposed to the campaign materials. The case study 
will include baseline surveys of parents/caregivers and children of 
middle school age in both the experimental and control communities, 
followed by exposure to campaign materials in the experimental 
community, and post-exposure surveys of parents/caregivers and children 
in both communities. Additionally, SAMHSA will conduct 30 interviews 
with parents and caregivers following the post-exposure surveys at the 
experimental site to obtain more detailed information about the 
specific impact of the campaign.

                                            Annualized Hourly Burden
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                                                       Total
           Instrument              Total number     responses/         Total         Hours per      Total  hour
                                  of respondents    respondent       responses       response         burden
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Pre-test survey for middle                 1,093               1           1,093            0.17           185.8
 school youth...................
Post-test survey for middle                1,093               1           1,093            0.17           185.8
 school youth...................
Pre-test survey for parents and              690               1             690            0.17           117.3
 caregivers.....................
Post-test survey for parents and             690               1             690            0.17           117.3
 caregivers.....................
Individual interviews with                    30               1              30               1              30
 parents and caregivers.........
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    Total.......................           1,783  ..............           3,596  ..............           636.2
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    Send comments to the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 15E57B, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 OR email a copy to Summer King, 
Statistician [email protected]. Written comments should be 
received by January 28, 2020.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2019-25870 Filed 11-27-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4162-20-P