Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; revision of a currently

approved collection; Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM, formerly

Drug Use Forecasting) program.

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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has

submitted the following information collection request to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was

previously published in the Federal Register on June 2, 1998 at 63 FR

30020-30021, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments

were received by the Office of Justice Programs on this proposed

revision of a currently approved collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

September 3, 1998. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained

in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Office of

Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20530-395-7316.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or

more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have any practical utility;

(2) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently

Approved Collection.

Title of the Form/Collection: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM,

formerly Drug Use Forecasting) Program.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: No agency from number.

Office Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, Office

of Justice Programs.

(4) Affected public who will be asked to respond, as well as a

brief abstract: Misdemeanor and felony arrestees in city and county

jails and detainees in juvenile detention facilities. The ADAM program

monitors the extent and types of drug use among arrestees. By the end

of 1998 the program will operate in 35 cities. An additional 15 sites

are proposed for 1999, to bring the total to 50 cities, and 25

additional cities in the year 2000, to bring the total number of data

collection sites to 75. Data are collected in each site every three

months from a new sample of arrestees. Participation is voluntary and

anonymous and data collected includes a personal interview and urine

specimen.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and amount of

time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Following is the

maximum number of responses expected for the main ADAM questionnaire in

Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000. The estimate here is revised from the

estimate provided in the previously published 60-day notice which did

not specify the relevant data collection period. The estimate assumes

that 50 sites are in operation all quarters of FY 1999 and 75 sites are

in operation all quarters of FY 2000. In FY 1999, 50,000 adult male

arrestees, 20,000 adult female arrestees, 20,000 juvenile male

detainees, and 10,000 juvenile female detainees will be interviewed

(total=100,000 at 30 minutes a response). In FY 2000, 75,000 adult male

arrestees, 30,000 adult female arrestees, 30,000 juvenile male

detainees, and 15,000 juvenile female detainees will be interviewed.

(total=150,000 at 30 minutes a response). Additionally, ``addendum''

questionnaires will be administered to the same respondents at some

number of sites for some number of quarters over the year. The estimate

provided here is the maximum number of responses that will be obtained:

it is assumed that all sites will field one addendum questionnaire in 3

out of the 4 quarters of the year. In FY 1999, the maximum number of

addendum questionnaires administered across all respondent types will

be 75,000 at 10 minutes per response; and in FY 2000 the maximum number

of addendum questionnaires administered will be 112,500 at 10 minutes a

response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 62,500 hours in FY 1999 and 93,750 hours in FY

2000.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact Dr. K. Jack Riley 202-616-9030,

Director, Arrestee Drug Abuse

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Monitoring (ADAM) Program, National Institute of Justice, room 7344,

810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20531. Additionally, comments and/or

suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially

regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, may

also be directed to Dr. K. Jack Riley.

If additional information is required, contact: Mr. Robert B.

Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

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