[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14397-14398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6088]
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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: Outcome Evaluation of Teenage Pregnancy
Prevention: Integrating Services, Programs, and Strategies through
Community-wide Initiatives--OMB No. 0990--NEW--Office of Adolescent
Pregnancy Programs.
The Office of Adolescent Health and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) are working collaboratively to address the high
pregnancy rate of women between the ages of 15-19 by demonstrating the
effectiveness of innovative, multi-component, community-wide
initiatives in preventing teen pregnancy and reducing rates of teen
births in communities with the highest rates, with a focus on reaching
African American and Latino youth aged 15-19.
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Components of these efforts include (1) implementing evidence-based or
evidence-informed prevention programs; (2) linking teens to quality
health services; (3) educating stakeholders (community leaders, parents
and other constituents) about relevant evidence-based or evidence-
informed strategies to reduce teen pregnancy and data on needs and
resources in target communities; and (4) supporting the sustainability
of the community-wide teen pregnancy prevention effort.
The main objective for the proposed Outcome Evaluation of Teenage
Pregnancy Prevention: Integrating Services, Programs, and Strategies
through Community-wide Initiatives is to measure risk behaviors,
pregnancies, and use of contraceptives and family planning services
among youth. The data collection instrument for the proposed study is a
modified version of a recently approved survey (OMB No. 0970-0360
Expiration date 7/31/2013). Clearance is being requested to expand the
utilization of a modified version of the previously-approved
instrument.
The Outcome Evaluation of Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Integrating
Services, Programs, and Strategies through Community-wide Initiatives
will focus on the combined change of two proportions: (1) The
proportion of youth who have not engaged in sexual intercourse during
the past 12 months and (2) the proportion of youth who have engaged in
sexual intercourse but have used contraception consistently during the
past 12 months. To determine if the change in this proportion of
interest in the intervention community is significantly different from
the control community is one of the most important parameters to be
estimated. Power analysis determined that 1,200 surveys per community
will be sufficient to detect this difference. The precise number of
youth surveyed will depend on the response rates, and will be between
1,200 and 1,500 per community.
Table: Estimated Annualized Burden
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Type of respondent Number of responses per hours per Total annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
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Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches Youth aged 15-19 9,000 1 45/60 6,750
Household Survey..............................................
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-6088 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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