[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14403-14404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5962]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request

    Title: Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-
Component Evaluation.
    OMB No.: New collection.
    Description: The Family Youth Services Bureau (HHS/ACF/ACYF/FYSB) 
and the Office of Planning Research and Evaluation (HHS/ACF/OPRE) in 
the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) are proposing three 
data collection activities to be undertaken for the Personal 
Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-Component Evaluation.
    The impact study included in the PREP Multi-Component Evaluation is 
a random assignment evaluation which will expand available evidence on 
whether the replication of evidence-based effective programs, or the 
substantial incorporation of elements of these programs, funded as part 
of the Personal Responsibility Education Program, are effective at 
delaying sexual activity, increasing condom or contraceptive use for 
sexually active youth, or reducing pregnancy among youth. The 
evaluation will document and test a range of pregnancy prevention 
approaches in up to five program sites. The findings from the 
evaluation will be of interest to the general public, to policy-makers, 
and to organizations interested in teen pregnancy prevention.
    This Federal Register Notice is to notify the public regarding Data 
Collection for the Baseline, Field Collection, and In-Depth 
Implementation Components of the Impact and In-Depth Implementation 
Evaluation of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) 
Multi-Component Evaluation.
    Field Collection: The field collection 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.
    In-Depth Implementation: The implementation data collection 
activity as part of the in-depth implementation portion of the PREP 
Multi-Component Evaluation involves the collection of information from 
program records and site visits at two to three points in the program 
implementation period. Understanding the programs, documenting their 
implementation and context, and assessing fidelity of implementation 
will allow for description of each implemented program and the 
treatment-control contrast evaluated in each site. It will also help in 
interpreting impact findings, differences in impacts across programs, 
and differences in impacts across locations or population subgroups.
    Baseline: The baseline data collection activity will present 
respondents with carefully selected questions about demographics and 
risk and protective factors related to teen pregnancy. Also proposed is 
a collection of school records, performance, and program participation 
for the youth. Information from this data collection will be used to 
perform meaningful analysis to determine significant program effects.
    Respondents:
    Field Clearance: Researchers; Policy Experts; State Level 
Coordinators; Program Directors; Program Staff; Program Participants; 
School Administrators.
    In-Depth Implementation: General Staff; Community Members; 
Frontline Staff; Participating Youth; and Control Group Schools.
    Baseline: Study participants (i.e., adolescents, and schools and 
organizations responsible for administrative data); Schools and 
Organizations.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                             Number of        Average burden
                                       Annual number of    responses per        hours per         Total burden
                                         respondents         respondent          response            hours
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 Field clearance instrument:
    Discussion Guide for use with                    10                  1               1                 10
     Researchers, Policy Experts,
     and State Level Coordinators...
    Discussion Guide for Use with                    20                  2               2                 80
     Program Directors..............
    Discussion Guide for Use with                    40                  1               2                 80
     Program Staff..................
    Focus Group Discussion Guide for                100                  1               1.5              150
     use with Program Participants..
    Discussion Guide for Use with                    70                  1               1                 70
     School Administrators..........
    Short Survey with Program                        70                  1               0.25              17.5
     Directors......................
    Short Survey with Program Staff.                140                  1               0.25              35
    Short Survey with School                         70                  1               0.25              17.5
     Administrators.................
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        Estimated Annual Burden Sub-  .................  .................  .................             460
         total for Field Clearance..
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In-Depth Implementation Instrument:
    Master Topic Guide Interviews                    40                  1               1.5               60
     for General Staff and Community
     Members........................
    Focus Group Discussion Guide                     30                  1               1.5               45
     with Frontline Staff...........
    Focus Group Discussion Guide                    150                  1               1.5              225
     with Participating Youths......
    Focus Group Discussion Guide                     40                  1               1                 40
     with Control Group Schools
     About Counterfactuals..........
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        Estimated Annual Burden Sub-  .................  .................  .................             370
         total for In-Depth
         Implementation.............
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Baseline Instrument:
    Baseline Instrument for study                  2500                  1                .5             1250
     participants...................
    Administrative Data Collection                  100                  1               4                400
     instrument for Schools and
     Organizations..................
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        Estimated Annual Burden Sub-  .................  .................  .................            1650
         total for Baseline.........
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            TOTAL Estimated Annual    .................  .................  .................            2640
             Burden.................
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    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: March 9, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-5962 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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