[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6568-6569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02156]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information 
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer at (240) 276-0361.

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

    The 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 
their 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.

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                                   Total  number       Total
           Instrument                   of          responses/         Total         Hours per      Total  hour
                                    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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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent by March 6, 2020 to the SAMHSA 
Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of 
comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing 
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged 
to submit their comments to OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Although commenters are encouraged to send 
their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to 
(202) 395-7285. Commenters may also mail them to the following address: 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 
20503.

Jennifer Wilson,
Budget Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-02156 Filed 2-4-20; 8:45 am]
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