[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 221 (Thursday, November 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 66787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9224]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Public Education Study on Public Knowledge of Abstinence and 
Abstinence Education.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: In support of the goal to prevent unwed childbearing, 
pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases, Congress has recently 
authorized funding increases to support abstinence education.
    To learn more about the public's views, the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) will conduct a public opinion survey of a 
nationally representative sample of adolescents (age 12 to 18) and 
their parents to examine current attitudes on abstinence and knowledge 
of abstinence education. The survey data will be used to inform current 
and future public education campaigns. In addition, the information 
gathered will assist ACF with grant administration and technical 
assistance activities. The survey will ask parents (one parent per 
adolescent) and adolescents about their views and attitudes about 
abstinence until marriage, awareness of abstinence education, and views 
and attitudes about abstinence education. Each parent and adolescent 
interview will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
    Respondents: A nationally representative sample of adolescents will 
be selected through a random-digit-dial sample of households with 
landline telephones.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per      hours per      Total  burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Telephone interview.........................       \1\ 2,000                1             0.33              660
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\1\ 1,000 adolescent/parent pairs.

    Total annual burden estimates: 660.
    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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 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 8, 2006.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-9224 Filed 11-15-06; 8:45 am]
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