[Federal Register: June 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 123)]
[Notices]
[Page 36088-36089]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project
Title: Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches--Phase 1.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention
Approaches study. This study will assess the effectiveness of a range
of programs designed to prevent or reduce sexual risk behavior and
pregnancy among older adolescents. Knowing what types of programs are
effective will enhance programmatic decisions by policymakers and
practitioners.
The proposed activity involves the collection of information from
observations of program activities and interviews with a range of
experts about various aspects of existing prevention programs and
topics the experts view as important to address through evaluation.
These data will be used to help enhance decisions about the types of
programs to be evaluated in the study.
Respondents: Researchers and policy experts, program directors,
program staff, or school administrators.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average Estimated
Instrument of responses per burden hours annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Discussion Guide for Use with Researchers and 100 1 1 100
Policy Experts.................................
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Directors. 50 1 1 50
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Staff..... 100 1 1 100
Discussion Guide for Use with School 50 1 1 50
Administrators.................................
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Activity Observation Guide...................... 50 1 .75 38
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 338
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 Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370
L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports
Clearance Officer. E-mail address: OPREinfocollection@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: June 18, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14221 Filed 6-24-08; 8:45 am]
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