[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14403-14404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5962]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request
Title: Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-
Component Evaluation.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Family Youth Services Bureau (HHS/ACF/ACYF/FYSB)
and the Office of Planning Research and Evaluation (HHS/ACF/OPRE) in
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) are proposing three
data collection activities to be undertaken for the Personal
Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-Component Evaluation.
The impact study included in the PREP Multi-Component Evaluation is
a random assignment evaluation which will expand available evidence on
whether the replication of evidence-based effective programs, or the
substantial incorporation of elements of these programs, funded as part
of the Personal Responsibility Education Program, are effective at
delaying sexual activity, increasing condom or contraceptive use for
sexually active youth, or reducing pregnancy among youth. The
evaluation will document and test a range of pregnancy prevention
approaches in up to five program sites. The findings from the
evaluation will be of interest to the general public, to policy-makers,
and to organizations interested in teen pregnancy prevention.
This Federal Register Notice is to notify the public regarding Data
Collection for the Baseline, Field Collection, and In-Depth
Implementation Components of the Impact and In-Depth Implementation
Evaluation of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)
Multi-Component Evaluation.
Field Collection: The field collection 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.
In-Depth Implementation: The implementation data collection
activity as part of the in-depth implementation portion of the PREP
Multi-Component Evaluation 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.
Baseline: The baseline data collection activity will present
respondents with carefully selected questions about demographics and
risk and protective factors related to teen pregnancy. Also proposed is
a collection of school records, performance, and program participation
for the youth. Information from this data collection will be used to
perform meaningful analysis to determine significant program effects.
Respondents:
Field Clearance: Researchers; Policy Experts; State Level
Coordinators; Program Directors; Program Staff; Program Participants;
School Administrators.
In-Depth Implementation: General Staff; Community Members;
Frontline Staff; Participating Youth; and Control Group Schools.
Baseline: Study participants (i.e., adolescents, and schools and
organizations responsible for administrative data); Schools and
Organizations.
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Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Annual number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Field clearance instrument:
Discussion Guide for use with 10 1 1 10
Researchers, Policy Experts,
and State Level Coordinators...
Discussion Guide for Use with 20 2 2 80
Program Directors..............
Discussion Guide for Use with 40 1 2 80
Program Staff..................
Focus Group Discussion Guide for 100 1 1.5 150
use with Program Participants..
Discussion Guide for Use with 70 1 1 70
School Administrators..........
Short Survey with Program 70 1 0.25 17.5
Directors......................
Short Survey with Program Staff. 140 1 0.25 35
Short Survey with School 70 1 0.25 17.5
Administrators.................
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Estimated Annual Burden Sub- ................. ................. ................. 460
total for Field Clearance..
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In-Depth Implementation Instrument:
Master Topic Guide Interviews 40 1 1.5 60
for General Staff and Community
Members........................
Focus Group Discussion Guide 30 1 1.5 45
with Frontline Staff...........
Focus Group Discussion Guide 150 1 1.5 225
with Participating Youths......
Focus Group Discussion Guide 40 1 1 40
with Control Group Schools
About Counterfactuals..........
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Estimated Annual Burden Sub- ................. ................. ................. 370
total for In-Depth
Implementation.............
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Baseline Instrument:
Baseline Instrument for study 2500 1 .5 1250
participants...................
Administrative Data Collection 100 1 4 400
instrument for Schools and
Organizations..................
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Estimated Annual Burden Sub- ................. ................. ................. 1650
total for Baseline.........
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TOTAL Estimated Annual ................. ................. ................. 2640
Burden.................
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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: March 9, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-5962 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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