OMB NDTS 2012 Supporting Statement PART A

SUPPORTING STATEMENT
National Drug Intelligence Center National Drug Threat Survey
OMB No. 1105-0071

A. JUSTIFICATION
1. Title IX Section 9078 of Public Law 102-396, establish the National Drug Intelligence Center
(NDIC), with the responsibility to coordinate and consolidate drug intelligence from all a
national security and law enforcement agencies. The General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan
designated NDIC as the nation’s principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
Part of the mission of NDIC is to prepare national, regional, and state drug threat assessments.
2. The mission of the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is to prepare strategic
intelligence products to provide federal, state, and local policymakers and law enforcement
decision makers with information to assist in forming counterdrug policy and plans allocating
resources in the fight against illegal drugs. NDIC products produced annually include a
National Drug Threat Assessment, Drug Market Analyses for Regional Drug Threat
Assessments for the nine Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
regions.
The information requested of state, local, and tribal law enforcement and counterdrug
agencies through the National Drug Threat Survey (NDTS), combined with other local, state,
and federal information, is used to present an accurate picture of the national drug threat.
NDTS statistical estimates are used by NDIC analysts to corroborate and verify anecdotal
drug intelligence obtained from various sources. In addition to supporting NDIC products
targeted to counterdrug policymakers, the statistical estimates derived from NDTS response
data also are used by local, state, and federal agencies in support of counterdrug and public
health programs.
To ensure the accuracy of data obtained through the NDTS, NDIC annually verifies the
appropriate point-of-contact (POC) at each law enforcement agency (LEA) selected in the
NDTS sample (see Section B) to ensure that the most accurate data are obtained via the
survey. NDIC Collection Management Unit personnel are tasked to verify the POC at each
agency. The protocol used for POC identification is attached.
3. The use of this form provides the most efficient means for collecting and processing the required
data. Providing electronic submission as the sole method of response is unreliable since many
local agencies do not have the capability to respond to the survey electronically. A PDF form
that can be completed electronically and returned to NDIC via email is available for respondents
with the capability to respond electronically. Respondents are urged to respond electronically,
whenever possible, through notification letters and reminders sent to survey recipients.
4. There is no similar information available currently that can be used for this purpose.

5. This collection of information does not have an impact on small businesses or entities.
6. The use of this information provides several benefits to both the provider and NDIC. The
information received is analyzed and included in an intelligence product that is shared, thus
providing a complete picture of the national, regional and local drug threat.
7. There are no special circumstances applicable to this information collection.
8. By notice in the Federal register on August 26, 2011, at Volume 76, Number 167, pages
53696-53697, the National Drug Intelligence Center notified the public that it was
collecting information for the National Drug Threat Assessment. The notice allowed for a
60-day public comment period. The NDIC has received no public comments.
By notice in the Federal register on November 6, 2011, at Volume 76, Number 221, page
71072, the National Drug Intelligence Center notified the public that it was collecting
information for the National Drug Threat Assessment. The notice allowed for a 30-day
public comment period. The NDIC has received no public comments.
9. NDIC does not provide payment to respondents.
10. There is no assurance of confidentiality.
11. Responses to questions may contain law enforcement sensitive information. Sensitive
information will be included in the analytical process but not be referenced in the final public
document.
12. Annual Reporting Burden
a. Number of Respondents
b. Number of Responses per Respondent
c. Total Annual Response

2,807
1
2,807

d. Hours per Response

0.33

e. Total Annual Report Burden

926

f. Total Public Cost

$13,890

The collection of information is estimated to average 0.33 hour per response, including time
for reviewing instructions, searching data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed
and completing and reviewing the information collection.

Total Annual Reporting Burden
Total annual reporting burden hours are 926. This figure was derived by multiplying the
number of respondents (2,807) x frequency of response (1) x 0.33 hours per response. The
estimate time for response is a conservative estimate. The technology available to the
respondent will further reduce response time.
Public Cost
The estimated public cost is $13,890. This is based on the number of respondents
(2,807) x 0.33 hour x $15.00 per hour.
13. There are no capital or start-up costs associated with this information collection.
There is no fee charge associated with this information collection.
14. Annualized Cost Analysis
Printing/Mailing Costs
Collection and Processing/Staff Support Costs
Total Cost to Government

$ 9,000
$131,000
$140,000

Government Cost
The estimated cost to the Government is $140,000. This figure includes an estimate of partial
annual salaries (including overhead) for two information technology developer
/programmers, one information technology administrator, the NDTS program administrator,
and a clerical assistant. Also included is the cost of verification and follow-up activities
performed by NDIC Collection Management Unit personnel. In addition, this figure includes
the estimated printing and mailing costs of $9,000 associated with the processing of the paper
survey document.
15. This is an extension, with change, of previously approved collection – available in the OMB
Information Collection Inventory at OMB Number 1105-0071. Therefore, this collection
represents no increase in the current inventory.
16. NDIC intends to incorporate the response to the survey in an analytical product available to
all respondents and the public.
17. NDIC has no objections to displaying the expiration date of this information collection.
18. NDIC does not request an exception to the certification of this information collection. See
attached Item 19 of Form 83-I.