Notice2023-23240
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72499-72502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23240]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of information
collection requests under OMB review, in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these
documents, call the SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276-0361
or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25664457494a560b6257444d4448655644484d56440b4d4d560b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99daf8ebf5f6eab7deebf8f1f8f4d9eaf8f4f1eaf8b7f1f1eab7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a>.
Project: Assessment of the Communities Talk To Prevent Alcohol and
Other Drug Misuse (Formerly Communities Talk To Prevent Underage
Drinking--OMB No. 0930-0288) Revision
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA/CSAP) is requesting a
revision from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the
information collection regarding the Assessment of the Communities Talk
to Prevent Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse initiative, which is
implemented by the Substance Use Disorder Prevention Engagement
Initiatives (SUDPEI) within CSAP. Communities Talk activities are
grassroots activities that raise awareness of the public health dangers
of substance misuse and engage communities in evidence-based
prevention, particularly to individuals aged 12-25 years old. In this
survey, substance use disorder (SUD) questions refers to any alcohol or
drugs used in the 12 months prior to the survey and the language
``alcohol and other drug misuse'' will be used to ask questions about
SUDs throughout the survey. Alcohol misuse includes any underage use of
alcohol. Other drug misuse includes use of marijuana, cocaine
(including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, methamphetamine,
and any use of prescription stimulants, tranquilizers or sedatives
(e.g., benzodiazepines), and pain relievers.\1\ The data collection was
most recently reinstated under OMB No. 0930-0288, Assessment of the
Town Hall Meetings on Underage Drinking Prevention, which expires on
May 31, 2025.
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\1\ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
(2022). Highlights for the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and
Health. <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2022-12/2021NSDUHFFRHighlights092722.pdf">https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2022-12/2021NSDUHFFRHighlights092722.pdf</a>.
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Changes
Under the most recent approval, the Organizer Survey consisted of
14 items. Under this amendment, the Organizer Survey includes 12 items
about Communities Talk activities and how communities might be carrying
out evidence-based strategies to prevent alcohol and other drug misuse.
The following table provides a summary of the changes that were made to
the instrument.
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Current question/item Changes made
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Burden statement....................... Updated with language provided
by SAMHSA to include ``alcohol
and other drug misuse''
verbiage: `This information is
being collected to assist the
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) for the purpose of
program monitoring of the
Communities Talk to Prevent
Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse
initiative. This voluntary
information collected will be
used at an aggregate level to
assess the Communities Talk
stipend recipients'
experiences with the events
and alcohol and other drug
misuse prevention activities
deployed by their
organizations or institutions.
Under the Privacy Act of 1974,
any personally identifying
information obtained will be
kept private to the extent of
the law. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to
respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays
a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
control number. The OMB
control number for this
project is 0930-0288. Public
reporting burden for this
collection of information is
estimated to average 15
minutes per encounter,
including the time for
reviewing instructions,
searching existing data
sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed,
and completing and reviewing
the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of
information, including
suggestions for reducing this
burden, to SAMHSA Reports
Clearance Officer, 5600
Fishers Ln, Room 15 E57B,
Rockville, MD 20857.'
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Informed consent....................... Updated to include new
``alcohol and other drug
misuse'' verbiage provided by
SAMSHA: `The Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
invites prevention specialists
working individually or as
part of a coalition to fill
out this survey. A coalition
refers to any group of
individuals or organizations
working together. This survey
asks about your possible
experiences with Communities
Talk to Prevent Alcohol and
Other Drug Misuse and how your
community might be carrying
out evidence-based strategies
addressing alcohol and other
drug misuse. Evidence-based
strategies have been evaluated
and found to have positive
effects on the people being
targeted. The survey should
take approximately 15 minutes.
Your participation is
completely voluntary. You can
stop at any time. Refusal to
participate will not affect
your employment, funding for
your work, or result in any
other penalty or loss of
benefit. The evaluation team
will keep your survey answers
in a password-protected
computer folder. It will be
accessed only by the
evaluation team. The
evaluation team will summarize
everyone's answers in a
report. The evaluation team
will keep your name and
contact information separate
from your answers. We collect
your name and contact
information only to monitor
who has already completed the
survey, as to not request more
than one response per
organization. The report will
not identify you and the
person documenting survey
completions will not analyze
the data. Your thoughts are
very important. They will help
SAMHSA improve how it supports
community-based prevention
efforts. If you have any
questions, please contact Dr.
Genevieve Martinez-Garcia or
Sarah Caban, Study
Administrators, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a63646c654a797e657a6b6669656265666b687f796f24646f7e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="650c0b030a2516110a150409060a0d0a0904071016004b0b0011">[email protected]</span></a>.
By continuing, you are
consenting to participate in
this survey on behalf of your
coalition or you.'
q1--In your opinion, how important is Replaced ``underage drinking''
underage drinking, and its verbiage with ``alcohol and
consequences, to the residents of your other drug misuse'' verbiage.
community?.
q2--How many Communities Talk Question was reworded for
activities have ever taken place in clarity: ``What is the total
your community? These events may have number of Communities Talk
been primarily hosted by your activities hosted in your
organization or a different one. community during this calendar
year? These events may have
been primarily hosted by your
organization or a different
one.''
q3--What was the total number of No modification.
attendees at your Communities Talk
event? (Estimates are okay.).
q4--Evidence-based strategies have been New q5; Replaced ``underage
evaluated and found to have positive drinking'' verbiage with
effects on the intended audience. ``alcohol and other drug
Certain advance preparation may or may misuse'' verbiage; Added
not help professionals build their examples of evidence-based
capacity to carry out any number of strategies.
evidence-based strategies to prevent
underage drinking in their community.
Some of the preparation may be tied to
Communities Talk, while some of the
preparation may not be tied to
Communities Talk. This question asks
about any preparation for evidence-
based strategies, other than hosting a
Communities Talk activity. How much
have you completed the following
steps?.
q5--Have you used any material(s) from New q6.
the Communities Talk website
(<a href="http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/communitiestalk">www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/communitiestalk</a> communitiestalk)?.
q5A--What material(s) from the New q6A; Modified response
Communities Talk website options: removed
(www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/ ``Registration Tutorial
communitiestalk) have you used?. Video'' and added ``Prevention
Event Planner web app''.
q6--Please rate your agreement with the New q7; Replaced ``underage
following statement: I know how to use drinking'' verbiage with
evidence-based approaches to carry out ``alcohol and other drug
future underage drinking prevention misuse'' verbiage.
activities.
q7--Prevention professionals take New q8; Replaced ``underage
several steps as part of their drinking'' verbiage with
evidence-based work. How confident are ``alcohol and other drug
you that you can carry out the misuse'' verbiage; Added the
following tasks?. following items under this
question:
``Acquire/get materials for
priority populations.''
``Collaborate with others to
implement resources or
programming.''
``Work with my local
legislators or policymakers to
create laws and/or policies.''
q8--There are many ways to prevent New q9; Replaced ``underage
underage drinking in a community. drinking'' verbiage with
Different communities need different ``alcohol and other drug
evidence-based strategies. SAMHSA misuse'' verbiage; Added the
wants to learn what works best for following items under this
your community. Currently, which of question:
the following activities are you or ``Prevent sales of other drugs
your organization collaborating with at public events where youth
others on to prevent underage drinking are present''.
in your community?.
q9--A community's needs and its New q12; Replaced ``underage
resources may change over time. In the drinking'' verbiage with
future, how likely is it that you or ``alcohol and other drug
your organization will plan or misuse'' verbiage; Added the
collaborate with others on the following items under this
following activities to prevent question:
substance use underage drinking in ``Prevent sales of other drugs
your community?. at public events where youth
are present''.
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q10--Think about all of the Communities New q13; Replaced ``underage
Talk activities that might have taken drinking'' verbiage with
place in your community. How much do ``alcohol and other drug
you agree with the following misuse'' verbiage.
statements?.
q11--Do you have a report or something New q14; Replaced ``underage
else (e.g., tables) that includes drinking'' verbiage with
substance (mis)use data at the ``alcohol and other drug
community level (e.g., incidences of misuse'' verbiage.
use; activities or actions employed to
prevent and combat underage drinking)?.
q11A--<IF Q11=Yes> Would you be willing New q14A.
to share the report with SAMHSA?.
q11B--<IF Q11A=Yes> Please send the New q14B.
report to the following address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c45424a436c5f58435c4d404f434443404d4e595f4902424958"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0999e969fb083849f80919c939f989f9c9192858395de9e9584">[email protected]</span></a>, [or] ICF,
Attn.: Communities Talk--Genevieve
Martinez-Garcia, 530 Gaither Rd.,
Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20857.
q12--How would you characterize the New q15.
location where the Communities Talk
event or activity was held?.
q13--Which of the following best New q16.
describes your organization?.
q14--Which of the following best New q17; Added the following
describes the primary audience(s) response options:
served by your organization? (Mark all ``Prevention specialists and
that apply.). volunteers''
``Healthcare providers''.
<ALL ENDING> SAMHSA would like to Item deleted.
contact you in about 1 year to get an
update on prevention activities taking
place in your community. Are you
willing to be contacted in about 1
year to complete an online follow-up
survey?.
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Two new questions were added pertaining to the types of substance
use topics used in alcohol and other drug misuse prevention activities
(q4), types of organizations that respondents' organization
collaborates with (q10), and how many partners they engage with on
activities monthly (q11).
The revisions were necessary to better align the data gathered to
the short-term and long-term outcomes of the Communities Talk
activities for organizers, specifically:
Short-Term
<bullet> Increase organization's efforts related to a holistic
approach to substance use prevention, beyond solely underage drinking.
<bullet> Increase staff's perceived threat of alcohol and other
drug misuse to residents of the community;
<bullet> Increase staff's knowledge related to using evidence-based
approaches to carry out future alcohol and other drug misuse prevention
activities;
<bullet> Increase staff's perceived efficacy of Communities Talk to
enhance alcohol and other drug misuse prevention in the community;
<bullet> Increase staff's skills related to using evidence-based
approaches to carry out future alcohol and other drug misuse prevention
activities, specifically share information about alcohol and other drug
misuse with others, host meetings or discussion groups; create
committees, task forces, advisory boards, or other action groups; build
coalitions; develop strategic plans; and advocate for policies;
<bullet> Increase staff's self-efficacy related to using evidence-
based approaches to carry out future alcohol and other drug misuse
prevention activities; and
<bullet> Increase staff's intention related to using evidence-based
approaches to carry out future alcohol and other drug misuse prevention
activities.
Long-Term
<bullet> Increase staff's use of evidence-based approaches to carry
out future alcohol and other drug misuse prevention activities.
<bullet> Reduce burden on the respondents by removing the option to
be contacted for a follow-up assessment.
Organizer Survey--Follow-Up
The Organizer Survey--Follow-Up has been discontinued in alignment
with SAMHSA's focus on annual assessments of Communities Talk
activities, instead of bi-annual assessments.
SAMHSA/CSAP will be responsible for collecting, compiling,
analyzing, and reporting on information requested in these surveys.
SAMHSA supports nationwide Communities Talk activities every year.
Collecting data on each round of Communities Talk and using this
information to inform policy and measure impact connects with SAMHSA's
Strategic Plan FY2019-FY2023, specifically ``Objective 3.2: Expand
community engagement around substance use prevention, treatment, and
recovery'' (SAMHSA, 2018). Communities Talk activities are intended to
work at the grassroots level to raise awareness of the public health
dangers of alcohol and other drug misuse and to engage communities in
evidence-based prevention. Notably, Communities Talk activities provide
a forum for communities to discuss ways they can best prevent alcohol
and other drug misuse by reducing the availability of alcohol and other
drugs and by creating community norms that discourage demand.
SAMHSA will use the information collected to document the
implementation efforts of this nationwide initiative, determine if the
federally sponsored Communities Talk activities lead to additional
activities within the community that are aimed at preventing and
reducing alcohol and other drug misuse, identify what these activities
may possibly include, and help plan for future rounds of Communities
Talk. SAMHSA intends to post online a summary document of each round of
Communities Talk activities and present findings at national
conferences attended by CBOs and IHEs that have hosted these activities
and might do so again in the future. Similarly, SAMHSA plans to share
findings with the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention
of Underage Drinking. Agencies within this committee encourage their
grantees to participate in Communities Talk. Additionally, the
information collected will support performance measurement for SAMHSA
programs under the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA).
Data Collection Component
SAMHSA/CSAP will use a web-based method, such as Voxco, to collect
data through the Organizer Survey. The web-based application will
comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the
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Rehabilitation Act to permit accessibility to people with disabilities.
On an annual basis, the Organizer Survey--Initial will be completed
by an estimated 500 Communities Talk activity organizers and will
require only one response per respondent. It will take an average of 15
minutes (0.25 hours) to review the instructions and complete the
survey. This burden estimate is based on comments from three 2019
Communities Talk activity organizers who reviewed the survey and
provided comments on how long it would take them to complete it.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total hour
Form name respondents respondent responses response burden
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Organizer Survey--Initial....... 500 1 500 0.25 125
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Total....................... 500 .............. 500 .............. 125
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Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Alicia Broadus,
Public Health Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2023-23240 Filed 10-19-23; 8:45 am]
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