[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65795-65796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31728]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Evaluation of National
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed
data collection projects, the National Institutes on Drug Abuse of the
National Institutes of Health will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and approval.
PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Evaluation of National Youth Anti-Drug
Media Campaign. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and
use of Information Collection: The White House Office of National Drug
Control Policy has transferred funds to NIDA to conduct an independent,
scientifically designed and implemented evaluation of the National
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, the first prevention campaign to use
paid advertising to discourage youth from drug use. The study will
assess the outcomes and impact of the national campaign in reducing
illegal drug use among children and adolescents.
For this study, two different surveys will be conducted: (1) the
National Survey of Parents and Youth, a cross-sectional household
survey; and (2) a Longitudinal Study of Parents and Youth in four
communities with an ethnographic component. All data will be collected
using a combination of computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) and
audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI). The findings will form
the basis of semiannual and annual reports on campaign progress. These
reports will provide assistance in improving the national campaign, and
will help to establish a rich data base of information about the
process involved in changing attitudes and behaviors by the mass media.
Frequency of Response: The National Survey of Parents and Youth
will be carried out in 8 waves over a four-year period. Each data
collection wave will last 6 months. The Longitudinal Study will be
carried out annually over four years. Affected Public: Individuals and
households. Type of Respondents: Children and parents. The annual
reporting burden is as follows:
Table 1: Respondent and Burden Estimate
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Estimated
Estimated number Estimated number Average burden Estimated total annualized
Type of respondents of respondents of responses of hours per burden hours burden (over 3
per respondent response requested years)
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National Survey of Youth and Parents
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Screener respondent........................................... 225,600 1 .07 15,792 5,264
Youth 9-11.................................................... 6,600 1 .50 3,300 1,100
Adolescents 12-18............................................. 13,800 1 .75 10,350 3,450
Parents....................................................... 20,700 1 .75 15,525 5,175
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Longitudinal Study
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Screener respondent........................................... 38,000 1 .07 2,600 887
Youth 9-11.................................................... 2,150 3 .58 3,741 1,247
Adolescents 12-14............................................. 2,150 3 .92 5,934 1,978
Parents....................................................... 3,500 3 .92 9,660 3,220
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Total................................................... 312,500 ................ .21 66,962 22,321
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There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or
Maintenance Costs to report. Because of the sensitivity of collecting
data from families in households involving children as young as 9 years
old, and
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the importance of minimizing costs for repetitive, return visits to
obtain respondent cooperation, NIDA is considering the provision of a
reasonable cost incentive to reimburse respondents for their time.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
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 on those who are to
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Susan David, Project Officer; Division of
Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institutes on Drug
Abuse, Room 9A54, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; or call non-
toll-free number (301) 443-6543; or fax to (301) 443-2636; or e-mail
your request, including your address, to: S[email protected].
COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received by January 29,
1999.
Dated: November 19, 1998.
Laura Rosenthal,
Executive Officer, NIDA.
[FR Doc. 98-31728 Filed 11-27-98; 8:45 am]
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