[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 73101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29917]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches and Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970-0360.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE), and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH),
13.5. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are proposing a
data collection activity to be undettaken by two related studies--the
Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches study and the Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation. Both studies are sponsored by ASH and
will use the same data collection instruments; ACF is facilitating the
Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches, while ASPE is
facilitating the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation.
These two studies 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 and persons involved with programs 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 studies.
Respondents: Researchers and policy experts, program directors,
program staff, or school administrators.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Number of Average Estimated
Instrument Annual number responses per burden hours annual burden
of respondents respondent per response hours
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Discussion Guide for Use with Researchers and 30 1 1 30
Policy Experts..................................
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Directors.. 30 2 2 120
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Staff...... 60 1 2 120
Focus Group Discussion Guide for Use with Program 300 1 1.5 450
Participants....................................
Discussion Guide for Use with School 200 1 1 200
Administrators..................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 920.
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: [email protected]. 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 22, 2010.
Steven Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29917 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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