OMB requests
that ONDCP clearly display the OMB control # for this collection on
all forms and instructions related to the collection. OMB also
requests that ONDCP use the information gathered from this round of
approval to reassess the burden of the package upon resubmission.
Previous terms of clearance remain in effect; 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
01/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
1,495
0
0
5,947
0
0
0
0
0
ONDCP, the lead agency for setting
U.S. drug control policy and strategy, provides funding through the
DFC Program to build community capacity for preventing and reducing
substance abuse among our nation's youth. ONDCP directs the DFC
Program in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention (CSAP). DFC has two primary goals: to prevent and reduce
youth substance use and to support community coalitions in building
capacity to address youth substance use. The current package
reflects a request for revisions to the 2012 previously approved
collection pertaining to the Drug Free Communities Support Program
(DFC). DFC was created by the Drug Free Communities Act of 1997
(Public Law 105-20), reauthorized through the Drug Free Communities
Reauthorization Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-82), and reauthorized
again through the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469). The latest
reauthorization extended the program for an additional five years
until 2019. The DFC authorizing statute (21 USC §1521–1032)
provides that community-based coalitions addressing youth substance
use can receive Federal grant funds and that the amount of each DFC
grant award shall not exceed $125,000 annually. The current request
pertains to revisions to the web-based performance system used to
collect DFC data, minor revisions to the DFC progress report and
the DFC Coalition Classification Tool (CCT), and elimination of the
social network survey from the case studies. These changes have
been determined necessary to reduce burden on grantees, facilitate
the monitoring and tracking of grantee progress, and increase the
quality of the data. Currently, DFC grantees interact with multiple
separate systems. ONDCP awarded a contract for the more robust DFC
grant oversight system in January 2015 following a competitive
request for proposals process. This new online system is
anticipated to encompass three sub-systems aimed at strengthening
oversight of the DFC Program: (1) a two-way communication tool to
facilitate system-wide or targeted announcements to DFC grantees,
distribute information related to the DFC Program, and solicit
responses for information; (2) a progress reporting tool for
grantees to submit semi-annual quantitative and qualitative data
pertaining to their grant progress; and (3) a grant application
submission tool to assist communities who are interested in
applying for DFC funding. DFC grantees are required to participate
in three aspects of data reporting related to the grant, most of
which will remain unchanged from the revision requested in 2012
OMB. The requested revisions represent system enhancements and
item/content revisions and are intended to reduce grantee reporting
burden while maintaining quality of data available for the
evaluation. In addition, these requested revisions will allow for
better reporting of process, output, and outcome data.
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
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.