[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 131 (Friday, July 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40371-40372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16977]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-
Component Evaluation.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Family and 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 a data collection activity 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 
field data collection for the ``Impact and In-Depth Implementation 
Study'' component of the Personal Responsibility 'Education Program 
(PREP) Multi-Component Evaluation.
    The proposed field data collection activity involves the collection 
of information from interviews, focus groups, and short surveys 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. Interviews and short surveys 
will focus on information leading to site selection. These data will be 
also used to help enhance decisions about the types of programs to be 
evaluated in the study.

Respondents

    Researchers; Policy Experts; State Level Coordinators; Program 
Directors; Program Staff; Program Participants; School Administrators.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                   Field data collection instrument clearance
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                                                 Annual  number     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                          of         responses per   burden hours     Total burden
                                                   respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Discussion Guide for Use with Researchers,                   10               1            1                10
 Policy Experts, and Macro-Level Coordinators..
Discussion Guide for Use with Program Directors              20               2            2                80

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Discussion Guide for Use with Program Staff....              40               1            2                80
Focus Group Discussion Guide for Use with                   100               1            1.5             150
 Program Participants..........................
Discussion Guide for Use with School                         70               1            1                70
 Administrators................................
Short Survey with Program Directors............              70               1            0.25             17.5
Short Survey with Program Staff................             140               1            0.25             35
Short Survey with School Administrators........              70               1            0.25             17.5
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    Estimated Annual Burden Total for Field      ..............  ..............  ..............            460
     Clearance.................................
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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: July 1, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-16977 Filed 7-7-11; 8:45 am]
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