During this review, ONDCP changes consolidated its interview protocols, simplified its Likert scale on the social networking survey, and eliminated confusing multiple choice options. ONDCP also better explained its sampling procedures, amended its race question to comply with OMB guidelines, and moved demographic questions to the end of its social networking survey.
In the final report ONDCP shall fully explain limitations of its sampling procedures, including but not limited to its selection of participants for interviews/focus group.
ONDCP shall only interview more than 16 people at each site only when it has a compelling reason for the additional qualitative data.
ONDCP shall gather geographic data using RUCA codes and use self-reporting for comparison purposes.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
2,507
0
0
9,972
0
0
0
0
0
ONDCP directs the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Program in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. 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.
Under reauthorization legislation (21 § USC 1702), Congress mandated an evaluation of the DFC Program to determine its effectiveness in meeting objectives. In 2009, a contract was awarded to evaluate the DFC Program. This evaluation will build upon the results of an earlier evaluation and make use of an existing web-based performance system, called the Coalition Online Management and Evaluation Tool (COMET) and the Coalition Classification Tool (CCT), to gather information from DFC grantees. COMET and CCT are being revised to reduce the burden of information collection on grantees, increase the quality of the data, and facilitate the monitoring and tracking of grantee progress. Revisions to the core outcome measures of DFC are also proposed to bring this data collection in line with the National Outcome Measures (NOMS). Proposed changes include the addition of a peer disapproval measure, the removal of the age of first use measure, and a revision to the perception of risk measure for alcohol to focus on binge drinking. Moreover, prescription drug use is proposed to be tracked as a core substance of abuse in this study.
In addition to the information collected from the COMET and CCT system, the new evaluation will include a case study component to document coalition practices. This element of the evaluation will involve interviews with coalition leaders and surveys of coalition partners from a number of agencies. Each year, nine DFC grantees will be evaluated and the information from the case studies will be shared other grantees.
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 469 801
Name of Law: Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006
US Code:
21 USC 1701 et seq.
Name of Law: Office of National Drug Control Policy
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 82 all
Name of Law: Drug Free Communities Support Program Reathorization
PL:
Pub.L. 105 - 20 all
Name of Law: Drug Free Communities Act of 1997
The current package represents a request to a previously approved collection pertaining to the Drug Free Communities Support Program(DFC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act Program. The current request pertains to revisions to the Coalition Online Management and Evaluation Tool (COMET) and the Coalition Classification Tool (CCT), and the addition of a case study component.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 3a Drug Free Communities Support Program National Evaluation
Attachment 10e_DFC Stakeholder Youth Group Interview Protocol.doc
Attachment 15_30-Day Federal Register Notice.docx
Attachment 12_60-Day Federal Register Notice.pdf
Drug Free Communities Support Program National Evaluation