[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 65 (Thursday, April 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16794-16795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1673]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


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

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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
              Instrument                 Number of  respondents    responses per   burden  hours   Total burden
                                                                    respondent     per  response       hours
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Telephone interview..................  2,000 (1,000 adolescent/                1            0.33             660
                                        parent pairs).
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    Total annual burden estimates: 660.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. All requests should be identified by the title of the 
information collection. E-mail address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB 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: April 2, 2007.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-1673 Filed 4-4-07; 8:45 am]
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