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 November 19, 1998

(Volume 63, Number 223, pages 64285-64286), 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

April 9, 1999. 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: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room 10235, Washington,

DC 20530; 202-395-7316.

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:

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(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.

(2) 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 form number.

Office of 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 FY 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 to 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

confidential and data collected include a personal interview and urine

specimen.

(5) An estimate of 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 2000 and 20001. The estimate here is revised from the

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

not apply the correct assumption for number of supplemental (or

``addendum'') surveys to be fielded. 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, 50000 adult male arrestees, 20000

adult female arrestees, 20000 juvenile male detainees, and 10000

juvenile female detainees will be interviewed (total = 100,000 at 30

minutes a response). In FY 2000, 75000 adult male arrestees, 30000

adult female arrestees, 30000 juvenile male detainees, and 15000

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 Monitoring (ADAM) Program, National

Institute of Justice, room 7344, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC,

20531. Additionally, comments and/or suggestions regarding the items(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: March 3, 1999.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

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