[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 54 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13545-13547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6192]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 concerning opportunity for public comment on proposed
collections of information, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects
or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, call the
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Assessment of the Town Hall Meetings on Underage
Drinking Prevention--Revision
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), is proposing a
revision to the information collection regarding the Assessment of the
Town Hall Meetings (THMs) on Underage Drinking (UAD) Prevention. The
current data collection has approval under OMB 0930-0288,
which expires on January 31, 2011. Revisions were made to the Town Hall
Meeting Feedback Form, now being referred to as the Organizers Survey;
the data collection method; and the number of respondents.
Additionally, CSAP is adding a new data collection component titled the
Participants Survey, which is the data collection instrument for the
participants (or attendees) of the THM events.
Changes
Under the current approval, SAMHSA/CSAP distributes a brief Town
Hall Meeting Feedback Form to all CBOs participating in THM events.
This paper-and-pencil based form includes 14 items about the THM event,
among which--
Where, when, and who conducted the meeting;
Number of attendees;
Format of the meeting;
Participants in the presentations;
Actions planned;
Media coverage;
Composition of the audience;
Responses of the attendees;
Materials provided;
Indications of increased awareness; and
Indications of increased involvement.
Under this revision, SAMHSA/CSAP will provide organizers of THM
events with password-protected login information to access the
Organizers Survey via the Internet. The Organizers Survey includes 36
items about the THM event. Listed below is a summary of the revisions
that were made--
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Reworded topics/questions New topics/questions
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Date of THM event. Indication of whether a
Location of THM event. THM event was not held and reason
Organization(s) why the event was not held.
coordinating the THM event. Venue in which THM event
Format/Features of the THM was held.
event. Characterization of the
Promotion of the THM THM event location.
event. Duration of the THM event
Participants in the THM (in hours and minutes).
event presentations. Youth involvement in the
Major actions planned as a THM event.
result of the THM event. Topic of THM event, if
Overall satisfaction with other than underage drinking.
the THM event. Demographics of the
Sharing of any other participants (age, race, gender).
important features of reactions to Language of the THM event.
the THM event. Use of materials from the
Number/Composition of THM http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov
attendees. Web site.
Participation in THM-
related Webinars.
Viewing of online training
and requests for technical
assistance (TA).
Satisfaction with training
and/or TA received.
Improved capacity to
provide effective UAD services due
to training and/or TA received.
Implementation of training
and/or TA recommendations.
Indication of whether data
were collected about the THM event
and willingness to share those
data with CSAP.
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Deleted topics/questions
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Description of meeting.
Organization affiliation.
Overall response of THM
event attendees.
Use of materials from the
THM resource kit.
Indications of increased
awareness.
Indications of increased
involvement.
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New Data Collection Component
SAMHSA/CSAP will provide organizers of THM events with a unique URL
to make available to participants of their THM event. This unique URL
provides access to the Participants Survey. The Participants Survey
includes 17 items about the THM event, among which--
When and where the THM event was held;
Estimation of the number of attendees at the THM event;
Perception of increased awareness;
Indication of reach of the underage drinking prevention
messages from the THM event;
Perception of increased involvement;
Indication of the most important underage drinking issues
facing the community;
Perception of how well the THM event addressed those
issues;
Appropriateness of the THM event in terms of length and
duration;
Overall assessment of the THM event; and
Demographics of the participants.
The Organizers Survey will be completed by an estimated 3,400 THM
event organizers and will require only one response per respondent. It
will take an average of 30 minutes (0.500 hours) to review the
instructions and complete the survey. This burden estimate is based on
comments from several potential respondents who reviewed the survey and
provided comments on how long it would take them to complete it.
The Participants Survey will be completed by an estimated nine
participants per THM event and will require only one response per
respondent. The estimated number of participant respondents is based on
21 percent of the average of the sum of adult (66,519) and youth
(53,554) participants, as reported on the 2008 THM events feedback
forms (1,492 forms reported adults as participants and 1,316 forms
reported youth as participants) [(120,073/2,808 = 42.76) x 0.21 =
8.9798]. It will take an average of 10 minutes (0.167 hours) to review
the instructions and complete the survey. This burden estimate is based
on comments from several potential respondents who reviewed the survey
and provided comments on how long it would take them to complete it.
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Responses per Hours per Total hour
Form name Number of respondents respondent response burden
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Organizers Survey.................... 3,400.................. 1 0.500 1,700.00
Participants Survey.................. 30,600 (9 responses per 1 0.167 5,110.20
THM event [3,400]).
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Total............................ 34,000................. ................ .............. 6,810.20
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SAMHSA/CSAP intends to support THM events every other year. The
information collected will be used by SAMHSA/CSAP to help plan for
these biennial events, to provide technical assistance and training to
organizations that sponsor the events, and to comply with the reporting
requirements of the Government Performance Results Act of 1993. The
information collected will also provide a descriptive picture of the
nationwide initiative, and it will indicate how the THM events were
received by the community and factors that may be associated with well-
received events.
Send comments to Summer King, SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7-1044, One Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 and e-mail a
copy to [email protected].
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Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: March 15, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Program Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-6192 Filed 3-19-10; 8:45 am]
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