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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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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 Carlos.Graham@samhsa.hhs.gov.
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
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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.
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.
Current question/item
Changes made
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.’
1 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration. (2022). Highlights for the 2021
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Current question/item
Changes made
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 info@
stopalcoholabuse.net.
By continuing, you are consenting to participate in this survey on behalf of your coalition or you.’
Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and other drug
misuse’’ verbiage.
Question was reworded for clarity: ‘‘What is the total number of Communities Talk activities hosted in your community during this calendar year? These events may have been primarily hosted by your
organization or a different one.’’
No modification.
q1—In your opinion, how important is underage drinking, and its consequences, to the residents of your community?.
q2—How many Communities Talk activities have ever taken place in
your community? These events may have been primarily hosted by
your organization or a different one.
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q3—What was the total number of attendees at your Communities Talk
event? (Estimates are okay.).
q4—Evidence-based strategies have been evaluated and found to
have positive effects on the intended audience. Certain advance
preparation may or may not help professionals build their capacity to
carry out any number of 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 the Communities Talk website
(www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/communitiestalk)?.
q5A—What material(s) from the Communities Talk website
(www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/communitiestalk) have you used?.
q6—Please rate your agreement with the following statement: I know
how to use evidence-based approaches to carry out future underage
drinking prevention activities.
q7—Prevention professionals take several steps as part of their evidence-based work. How confident are you that you can carry out the
following tasks?.
q8—There are many ways to prevent underage drinking in a community. Different communities need different evidence-based strategies.
SAMHSA wants to learn what works best for your community. Currently, which of the following activities are you or your organization
collaborating with others on to prevent underage drinking in your
community?.
q9—A community’s needs and its resources may change over time. In
the future, how likely is it that you or your organization will plan or
collaborate with others on the following activities to prevent substance use underage drinking in your community?.
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New q5; Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and
other drug misuse’’ verbiage; Added examples of evidence-based
strategies.
New q6.
New q6A; Modified response options: removed ‘‘Registration Tutorial
Video’’ and added ‘‘Prevention Event Planner web app’’.
New q7; Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and
other drug misuse’’ verbiage.
New q8; Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and
other drug misuse’’ verbiage; Added the 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.’’
New q9; Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and
other drug misuse’’ verbiage; Added the following items under this
question:
‘‘Prevent sales of other drugs at public events where youth are
present’’.
New q12; Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and
other drug misuse’’ verbiage; Added the following items under this
question:
‘‘Prevent sales of other drugs at public events where youth are
present’’.
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Current question/item
Changes made
q10—Think about all of the Communities Talk activities that might have
taken place in your community. How much do you agree with the following statements?.
q11—Do you have a report or something else (e.g., tables) that includes substance (mis)use data at the community level (e.g.,
incidences of use; activities or actions employed to prevent and combat underage drinking)?.
q11A—<IF Q11=Yes> Would you be willing to share the report with
SAMHSA?.
q11B—<IF Q11A=Yes> Please send the report to the following address: info@stopalcoholabuse.net, [or] ICF, Attn.: Communities
Talk—Genevieve Martinez-Garcia, 530 Gaither Rd., Suite 500, Rockville, MD 20857.
q12—How would you characterize the location where the Communities
Talk event or activity was held?.
q13—Which of the following best describes your organization? .............
q14—Which of the following best describes the primary audience(s)
served by your organization? (Mark all that apply.).
<ALL ENDING> SAMHSA would like to 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:
New q13; Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and
other drug misuse’’ verbiage.
New q14; Replaced ‘‘underage drinking’’ verbiage with ‘‘alcohol and
other drug misuse’’ verbiage.
New q14A.
New q14B.
New q15.
New q16.
New q17; Added the following response options:
‘‘Prevention specialists and volunteers’’
‘‘Healthcare providers’’.
Item deleted.
carry out future alcohol and other drug
misuse prevention activities; and
• Increase staff’s intention related to
using evidence-based approaches to
carry out future alcohol and other drug
misuse prevention activities.
Short-Term
Long-Term
• Increase staff’s use of evidencebased approaches to carry out future
alcohol and other drug misuse
prevention activities.
• Reduce burden on the respondents
by removing the option to be contacted
for a follow-up assessment.
• Increase organization’s efforts
related to a holistic approach to
substance use prevention, beyond solely
underage drinking.
• Increase staff’s perceived threat of
alcohol and other drug misuse to
residents of the community;
• Increase staff’s knowledge related to
using evidence-based approaches to
carry out future alcohol and other drug
misuse prevention activities;
• Increase staff’s perceived efficacy of
Communities Talk to enhance alcohol
and other drug misuse prevention in the
community;
• 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;
• Increase staff’s self-efficacy related
to using evidence-based approaches to
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,
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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 webbased 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
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total hour
burden
Organizer Survey—Initial .....................................................
500
1
500
0.25
125
Total ..............................................................................
500
........................
500
........................
125
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. 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.
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Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Missouri
(FEMA–4741–DR), dated September 21,
2023, and related determinations.
DATES: The declaration was issued
September 21, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
September 21, 2023, the President
issued a major disaster declaration
under the authority of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows:
SUMMARY:
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I have determined that the damage in
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resulting from severe storms, straight-line
winds, tornadoes, and flooding during the
period of July 29 to August 14, 2023, is of
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant
a major disaster declaration under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the
‘‘Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such
a major disaster exists in the State of
Missouri.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds
available for these purposes such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster
assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Public
Assistance in the designated areas and
Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal
assistance be supplemental, any Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will
be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible
costs.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration for the approved
assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Andrew P. Meyer,
of FEMA is appointed to act as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
major disaster.
The following areas of the State of
Missouri have been designated as
adversely affected by this major disaster:
Adair, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton,
Bollinger, Camden, Christian, Clark,
Crawford, Dade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy,
Henry, Iron, Knox, Madison, Maries,
Mississippi, Morgan, New Madrid, Ozark,
Perry, Scotland, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Ste.
Genevieve, Taney, Vernon, Wayne, and
Worth Counties for Public Assistance.
All areas within the State of Missouri are
eligible for assistance under the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
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Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
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Administrator, Federal Emergency
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an Emergency Declaration
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Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice amends the notice
of an emergency declaration for the
State of Florida (FEMA–3596–EM),
dated August 28, 2023, and related
determinations.
SUMMARY:
This amendment was issued
August 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
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State of Florida is hereby amended to
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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 [email protected].
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. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2022-12/2021NSDUHFFRHighlights092722.pdf.
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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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
[email protected].
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
(www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/communitiestalk 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-- Would you be willing New q14A.
to share the report with SAMHSA?.
q11B-- Please send the New q14B.
report to the following address:
[email protected], [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''.
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
Increase organization's efforts related to a holistic
approach to substance use prevention, beyond solely underage drinking.
Increase staff's perceived threat of alcohol and other
drug misuse to residents of the community;
Increase staff's knowledge related to using evidence-based
approaches to carry out future alcohol and other drug misuse prevention
activities;
Increase staff's perceived efficacy of Communities Talk to
enhance alcohol and other drug misuse prevention in the community;
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;
Increase staff's self-efficacy related to using evidence-
based approaches to carry out future alcohol and other drug misuse
prevention activities; and
Increase staff's intention related to using evidence-based
approaches to carry out future alcohol and other drug misuse prevention
activities.
Long-Term
Increase staff's use of evidence-based approaches to carry
out future alcohol and other drug misuse prevention activities.
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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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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