[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9418-9419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4209]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches--
Baseline Data Collection.
    OMB No.: ICRAS: 0970-0360.
    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 Adolescent Pregnancy 
Prevention Approaches (PPA). PPA is being undertaken to expand 
available evidence on effective ways to reduce teen pregnancy. The 
evaluation will document and test a range of pregnancy prevention 
approaches in up to eight program sites. Program impacts will be 
estimated using a random assignment design, involving random assignment 
at the school, individual, or other level, depending on the program 
setting. The findings of the evaluation will be of interest to the 
general public, to policy-makers, and to organizations interested in 
teen pregnancy prevention.
    This proposed information collection activity focuses on collecting 
baseline data from a self-administered questionnaire which will be used 
to perform meaningful analysis to determine significant program 
effects. Through a survey instrument, respondents will be asked to 
answer carefully selected questions about demographics and risk and 
protective factors related to teen pregnancy. As appropriate to each 
program being evaluated, youth records, performance, and program 
participation data will also be collected.
    Respondents: The data will be collected through private, self-
administered questionnaires completed by study participants, i.e. 
adolescents assigned to a select school or community teen pregnancy 
prevention program or a control group. Surveys will be distributed and 
collected by trained professional staff. Youth school records, 
performance, and program participation data will also be collected from 
participating schools and organizations, as appropriate to the site.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                      Annual number   responses per     hours per     Total annual
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response      burden hours
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Baseline Instrument.............................           3,600               1              .5           1,800
School Records, Performance, and Program                       8               1               8              64
 Participation Data Collection..................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,864.

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

    ONE 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: February 23, 2010.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-4209 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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