Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preventon; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preventon; Agency

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; New Collection

Drug-Free Communities Support Program Site Visit Protocol.

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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has submitted the

following information

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collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and clearance in accordance with emergency review procedures of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB approval has been requested by

August 10, 1999. The proposed information collection is published to

obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. Comments should be

directed to OMB, Office of Information Regulation Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer (202) 395-3122, Washington, DC

20530.

During the first 60 days of this same review period, a regular

review of this information collection is also being undertaken. All

comments and suggestions, or questions regarding additional

information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information

collection instrument with instructions, should be directed to Kellie

Dressler, 202-514-4817, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice

Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 810

Seventh Street, NW, Room 3163, Washington, DC 20531, or should be

electronically mailed to the Internet address [email protected],

or should be faxed to 202-353-9096.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of information. Your

comments 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 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 the 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:

(1) Type of information collection: New collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection: Drug-Free Communities Support

Program Site Visit Protocol.

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

the Department sponsoring the collection: None. Office of Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, United

States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected pubic who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Designated Drug-Free Communities

Support Program Coalition representatives, which may include not-for-

profit institutions, Local or Tribal government. Other: None. This

collection will gather information on promising practices used by

diverse community anti-drug coalitions to improve prevention efforts

and reduce substance abuse among youth. The site visit protocol will

facilitate: (1) provision of technical assistance to grantees; and (2)

documentation of coalition and community factors that contribute to

various short- and long-term outcomes.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: There are

15 sites and one respondent per site for a total of 15 respondents. It

is estimated that the site visit protocol will require an average of 12

hours per site to complete.

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

with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the site visit

protocol is 210 burden hours. If additional information is required

contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information Management Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: July 23, 1999.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of

Justice.

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