[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14396-14397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6077]


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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

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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 Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention 
Approaches (PPA) and the Impact Evaluation of the Teen Pregnancy 
Prevention Program Grantees: First Follow-up Data Collection--OMB No. 
OS-0990--NEW--Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs.
    Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), 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.
    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. OAH, ACF, and ASPE are proposing first follow-
up data collection activity as part of the PPA and TPP Impact 
evaluations. Respondents will be asked to answer carefully selected 
questions about risk and protective factors related to teen pregnancy, 
intermediate outcomes, and behavioral outcomes.
    OAH will jointly oversee with ASPE the Impact Evaluation of the 
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Grantees (TPP Impact Evaluation). The 
TPP Impact Evaluation will be a random assignment evaluation which will 
determine whether program models funded as part of the OAH evidence-
based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative are effective at preventing 
teen pregnancy, reducing sexually transmitted infections, and/or 
impacting sexual risk behaviors.
    The findings from both evaluations will be of interest to the 
general public, to policy-makers, and to organizations interested in 
teen pregnancy prevention.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                           of         responses per   burden hours    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent     per  response   burden hours
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                         Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA)
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Baseline Instrument.............................           3,060               1           30/60           1,530
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              Impact Evaluation of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Grantees (TPP Evaluation)
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Baseline Instrument.............................           6,868               1           30/60           3,434
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    Total for both evaluations..................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,964
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-6077 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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