Notice2026-07859
Paperwork Reduction Act; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
April 23, 2026
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Executive Office of the PresidentOffice of National Drug Control Policy
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announces it will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) an information collection request.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21856-21857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07859]
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Paperwork Reduction Act; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments. Revisions of currently
approved collection: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program and
Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug
Crisis (CARA) Local Drug Crisis Program National Evaluation.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announces it will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) an information collection request.
DATES: ONDCP encourages and will accept public comments on or before 60
days after the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments in writing within 60 days to the Office
of Grants and Programs. Email is the most reliable means of
communication. The DFC Program inbox is <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c515e44325352585f4c32585a5f5c7372787f6c3279736c327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98d5dac0b6d7d6dcdbc8b6dcdedbd8f7f6fcfbe8b6fdf7e8b6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>.
Mailing address is: Executive Office of the President, Office of
National Drug Control Policy, Office of Grants and Programs, Drug-Free
Communities (DFC) Support Program, 1800 G Street NW, Suite 9110,
Washington, DC 20006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract: ONDCP administers the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support
Program and Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address
Local Drug Crisis (CARA) Local Drug Crisis Programs. The DFC Program
has two primary goals: To reduce youth substance abuse, and to support
community anti-drug coalitions by establishing, strengthening, and
fostering collaboration among public and private agencies. The CARA
Local Drug Crisis grant program funds current or former DFC grant award
recipients to focus on preventing and reducing the misuse of opioids,
prescription medication, and the use of methamphetamines among youth
ages 12-18 in communities throughout the United States.
Under reauthorization legislation (21 U.S.C. 1521), Congress
mandated an evaluation of the DFC program to determine its
effectiveness in meeting objectives. Under the CARA Local Drug Crisis
program statute, CARA Local
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Drug Crisis data collection is authorized and required by Public Law
114-198 Sec 103, ``a grant under this section shall be subject to the
same evaluation requirements and procedures as the evaluation
requirements and procedures imposed on the recipients of a grant under
the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, and may also include an
evaluation of the effectiveness at reducing abuse of opioids or
methamphetamines''. ONDCP awarded a contract for a DFC grant oversight
system at the end of 2014, following a competitive request for
proposals process. The DFC Management and Evaluation (DFC Me) system
was launched in 2016. An additional award was made in 2019, with the
requirement to include CARA Local Drug Crisis recipients in the system
and DFC & CARA Me continues to be used and updated (<a href="https://dfcme.ondcp.eop.gov">https://dfcme.ondcp.eop.gov</a>) regularly to support grant recipients.
The development and implementation of the DFC & CARA Me system
provided an improved platform for DFC & CARA recipients to meet data
reporting requirements of the grant, introduced a DFC Learning Center
where resources and success stories can be shared, and strengthened
ONDCP's continued oversight of the programs. The data collected through
this system is more user friendly and validates data during entry,
therefore reducing the burden on grant award recipients.
ONDCP's Drug-Free Communities office will continue to utilize the
case study protocols previously approved by OMB to document coalition
practices, successes and challenges. Approximately nine DFC grant award
recipients are selected each year to highlight in the case studies. The
information from the case studies will be used to illustrate not only
what works to reduce drug use in a community setting, but also how and
why it works.
The CARA Local Drug Crisis program evaluation makes use of a
shortened version of the DFC progress report to support evaluation,
monitoring and tracking of progress annually for grant award recipients
and will provide information to ONDCP and the Administration's effort
to address the opioid crisis.
Title of Information Collection: Web based data collection, surveys
and interviews of DFC and CARA Local Drug Crisis grant award
recipients.
Title: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program and CARA Local
Drug Crisis Program National Cross Site Evaluation.
Frequency: DFC and CARA Local Drug Crisis Program Directors submit
annual progress reports via the DFC & CARA Me System. DFC Program
Directors also submit annual Coalition Asset Survey (CAS) data in DFC &
CARA Me. Core measures are collected and submitted every two years in
progress reports for both grant programs.
Case study interviews and electronic surveys of Program Directors
and electronic surveys of selected coalition members will be
accomplished once a year.
Affected Public: DFC current grant award recipients and CARA Local
Drug Crisis grant award recipients (includes both current and former
DFC grant award recipients).
Estimated Burden: ONDCP expects that the time required to complete
each DFC annual report via DFC & CARA Me will be approximately 24
hours, and each CAS report will take approximately one hour to
complete. Face to face interviews will take 1-2 hours. The estimated
total amount of time required by all DFC respondents over one year,
including Program Directors and recipients to complete DFC & CARA Me,
CAS, surveys, and interviews, is 19,642 hours. ONDCP expects that the
time required to complete each CARA Local Drug Crisis annual report via
DFC & CARA Me will be approximately 10 hours, with an estimated total
time for all respondents to complete of 640 hours. The combined hour
burden is 19,642 hours.
Goals: ONDCP intends to use the data of the DFC & CARA National
Evaluations to assess each Program's effectiveness in preventing and
reducing youth substance use. Two primary objectives of the evaluation
are to: (1) Regularly monitor, measure and analyze data in order to
report on the progress of each program and its recipients on program
goals, and (2) providing technical assistance support to grant award
recipients in effectively collecting and submitting data and in
understanding the role of data in driving local coalition efforts. In
addition, ONDCP intends to use the data from the CARA Local Drug Crisis
grant award recipients to inform ONDCP and the Administration's efforts
to address the opioid crisis.
Comment Request: ONDCP especially invites comments on: Whether the
proposed data are proper for the functions of the agency; whether the
information will have practical utility; the accuracy of ONDCP's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and, ways to ease the burden on proposed respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments will be accepted for sixty days.
Dated: April 20, 2026.
Dario Camacho,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2026-07859 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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