[Federal Register: November 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Public Education Study on Public Knowledge of Abstinence and
Abstinence Education.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: In support of the goal to prevent unwed childbearing,
pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases, Congress has recently
authorized funding increases to support abstinence education.
To learn more about the public's views, the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) will conduct a public opinion survey of a
nationally representative sample of adolescents (age 12 to 18) and
their parents to examine current attitudes on abstinence and knowledge
of abstinence education. The survey data will be used to inform current
and future public education campaigns. In addition, the information
gathered will assist ACF with grant administration and technical
assistance activities. The survey will ask parents (one parent per
adolescent) and adolescents about their views and attitudes about
abstinence until marriage, awareness of abstinence education, and views
and attitudes about abstinence education. Each parent and adolescent
interview will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Respondents: A nationally representative sample of adolescents will
be selected through a random-digit-dial sample of households with
landline telephones.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Telephone interview......................... \1\ 2,000 1 0.33 660
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\1\ 1,000 adolescent/parent pairs.
Total annual burden estimates: 660.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: November 8, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9224 Filed 11-15-06; 8:45 am]
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