Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Evaluation of

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

SUMMARY: Under the provision of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the

National Institutes of Health submitted to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collected

listed below. This proposed information collection was previously

published in the Federal Register on November 30, 1998 on page 65795

and allowed 60-days for public comment. No public comments were

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

for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct

or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an

information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented

after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

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 Community 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 database 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 6 waves over a three-year period. Each data

collection wave will last 6 months. The Community Longitudinal Study

will be carried out annually over three years. Affected Public:

Individuals and households. Type of Respondent: Children and parents.

The annual reporting burden is as follows:

Table 1.--Respondent and Burden Estimate

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Estimated

Estimated Number of Average time Estimated annual hour

Type of respondents number of responses per in hours per total burden burden (over

respondents respondent response hours 3 years)

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National Survey of Youth and Parents (NSPY)

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Screener Respondent............. 164,754 1 .07 11,533 3,844

Youth 9-11...................... 9,300 1 .58 5,394 1,798

Adolescents 12-18............... 19,200 1 .75 14,400 4,800

Parents......................... 20,100 1 .92 18,492 6,164

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Community Longitudinal Study of Parents and Youth (CLSPY)

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Screener Respondent............. 28,500 1 .07 1,995 \1\ N/A

Youth 9-11...................... 2,150 3 .65 4,193 1,398

Adolescents 12-14............... 2,150 3 .83 5,354 1,785

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Parents......................... 3,500 3 1.00 10,500 3,500

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Total....................... \2\ 249,654 .............. .29 71,861 \3\ 23,289

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\1\ Respondents are screened in year one only.

\2\ Some number of screener respondents are later also selected for a parent interview. The exact proportion

cannot be estimated at this time.

\3\ This number does not include screening for the CLSPY because screening is done in year one only.

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 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.

Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) 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 Regulatory

Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503. Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on

the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans

and instruments, contact Susan L. David, Project Officer, Division of

Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse,

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 5153, MSC 9589, Bethesda, MD 20892-9589; or

call non-toll-free number (301) 443-6504; or fax to (301) 443-2636; or

email your request, including your address, to: [email protected].

Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection

are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days

of the date of this publication.

Dated: May 12, 1999.

Laura Rosenthal,

Executive Officer, NIDA.

[FR Doc. 99-13749 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]

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