[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55106-55107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22151]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; 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 inform 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 
knowledgeable 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 inform decisions about the 
types of programs to be evaluated in the study.
    Respondents: The respondents will be researchers and policy 
experts, program directors, program staff, or school administrators. 
Data will be collected from observations of program activities as well.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                    Number of    Average burden     Estimated
                   Instrument                     Annual number   responses per     hours per     annual burden
                                                 of respondents    respondent       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

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Discussion Guide for Use with Program Staff....             100               1            1               100
Discussion Guide for Use with School                         50               1            1                50
 Administrators................................
Activity Observation Guide.....................              50               1             .75             37.5
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 337.5.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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. 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: September 15, 2008.
Brendan C. Kelly,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22151 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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