[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 73101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29917]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches and Teen 
Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation.
    OMB No.: 0970-0360.
    Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
(ASPE), and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), 
13.5. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are proposing a 
data collection activity to be undettaken by two related studies--the 
Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches study and the Teen 
Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation. Both studies are sponsored by ASH and 
will use the same data collection instruments; ACF is facilitating the 
Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches, while ASPE is 
facilitating the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evaluation.
    These two studies 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 and persons involved with programs 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 studies.
    Respondents: Researchers and policy experts, program directors, 
program staff, or school administrators.

                                             ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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                                                                      Number of       Average        Estimated
                    Instrument                      Annual number   responses per   burden hours   annual burden
                                                   of respondents    respondent     per response       hours
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Discussion Guide for Use with Researchers and                  30               1            1                30
 Policy Experts..................................
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Directors..              30               2            2               120
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Staff......              60               1            2               120
Focus Group Discussion Guide for Use with Program             300               1            1.5             450
 Participants....................................
Discussion Guide for Use with School                          200               1            1               200
 Administrators..................................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 920.
    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: November 22, 2010.
Steven Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29917 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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