[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36088-36089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14221]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches--Phase 1.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing a data 
collection activity as part of the Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention 
Approaches study. This study will assess the effectiveness of a range 
of programs designed to prevent or reduce sexual risk behavior and 
pregnancy among older adolescents. Knowing what types of programs are 
effective will enhance programmatic decisions by policymakers and 
practitioners.
    The proposed activity involves the collection of information from 
observations of program activities and interviews with a range of 
experts 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 study.
    Respondents: Researchers and policy experts, program directors, 
program staff, or school administrators.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                  Annual  number     Number of        Average        Estimated
                   Instrument                           of         responses per   burden hours    annual burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Discussion Guide for Use with Researchers and                100               1               1             100
 Policy Experts.................................
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Directors.              50               1               1              50
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Staff.....             100               1               1             100
Discussion Guide for Use with School                          50               1               1              50
 Administrators.................................

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Activity Observation Guide......................              50               1             .75              38
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 338
    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: June 18, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14221 Filed 6-24-08; 8:45 am]
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