[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39694-39695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16877]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0990-New; 60-day Notice]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60-days.
Proposed Project: Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches:
Implementation Study Data Collection--OMB No. 0970-0360--Office of
Adolescent Health in collaboration with the Administration for Children
and Families.
Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), Office of Public
Health and Science (OPHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), is requesting approval by OMB on a new collection. OAH is
overseeing and coordinating adolescent pregnancy prevention evaluation
efforts as part of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative. OAH is
working collaboratively with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), and the Administration for Children and Families
(ACF) on adolescent pregnancy prevention evaluation activities.
OAH has provided funding to ACF to oversee the implementation of
the Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA). PPA
is a random assignment evaluation which will expand available evidence
on effective ways to reduce teen pregnancy. The evaluation will
document and test a range of pregnancy prevention approaches in up to
eight program sites. The findings of the evaluation will be of interest
to the general public, to policy-makers, and to organizations
interested in teen pregnancy prevention.
OAH and ACF are proposing implementation data collection activity
as part of the PPA evaluation. The proposed activity involves the
collection of information from program records and site visits at two
to three points in the program implementation period. Understanding the
programs, documenting their implementation and context, and assessing
fidelity of implementation will allow for description of each
implemented program and the treatment-control contrast evaluated in
each site. It will also help in interpreting impact findings,
differences in impacts across programs, and differences in impacts
across locations or population subgroups.
Respondents: Semi-structured individual and group interviews will
be held with program developers, program leaders and staff,
participating youths,
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school representatives, program partners, and other community members
knowledgeable about related services for adolescents. All information
will be collected by trained professional staff.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Forms Type of Annual number responses per hours per Total annual
respondent of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Staff and community member Program staff 48 1 1.5 72
interviews (Master Topic and community
Guide). members.
Guide for Discussion with Control group 48 1 1 48
Control Group Schools about school staff.
Counterfactual.
Guide for Group Discussion Frontline 48 1 1.5 72
with Frontline Staff. Program Staff.
Guide for Group Discussion Participating 216 1 1.5 324
with Participating Youths. Youth.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 516
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-16877 Filed 7-9-10; 8:45 am]
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