[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9418-9419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4209]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches--
Baseline Data Collection.
OMB No.: ICRAS: 0970-0360.
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 Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention Approaches (PPA). PPA is being undertaken to 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. Program impacts will be
estimated using a random assignment design, involving random assignment
at the school, individual, or other level, depending on the program
setting. The findings of the evaluation will be of interest to the
general public, to policy-makers, and to organizations interested in
teen pregnancy prevention.
This proposed information collection activity focuses on collecting
baseline data from a self-administered questionnaire which will be used
to perform meaningful analysis to determine significant program
effects. Through a survey instrument, respondents will be asked to
answer carefully selected questions about demographics and risk and
protective factors related to teen pregnancy. As appropriate to each
program being evaluated, youth records, performance, and program
participation data will also be collected.
Respondents: The data will be collected through private, self-
administered questionnaires completed by study participants, i.e.
adolescents assigned to a select school or community teen pregnancy
prevention program or a control group. Surveys will be distributed and
collected by trained professional staff. Youth school records,
performance, and program participation data will also be collected from
participating schools and organizations, as appropriate to the site.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Annual number responses per hours per Total annual
of respondents respondent response burden hours
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Baseline Instrument............................. 3,600 1 .5 1,800
School Records, Performance, and Program 8 1 8 64
Participation Data Collection..................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,864.
Additional Information
Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained 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. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection. E-mail address:
[email protected].
OMB Comment
ONE is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document
in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202-395-6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families.
Dated: February 23, 2010.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-4209 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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