[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76164-76165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31199]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-0382 (60-day Notice)]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, email your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches: 
First Follow-Up Data Collection--OMB No. 0990-0382--Office of 
Adolescent Health.
    Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), is requesting approval by OMB on a revised data 
collection. OAH is overseeing and coordinating adolescent pregnancy 
prevention evaluation efforts as part of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
Initiative. OAH is working collaboratively with the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF) on adolescent pregnancy prevention 
evaluation activities.
    OAH is overseeing the Pregnancy Prevention Approaches Evaluation 
(PPA). The PPA Evaluation is a random assignment evaluation which will 
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 seven program sites. The findings from this 
evaluation will be of interest to the general public, to policymakers, 
and to organizations interested in teen pregnancy prevention.
    OAH is proposing a data collection activity as part of the PPA 
Evaluation. The proposed activity involves the collection of follow-up 
data from a self-administered questionnaire which will be analyzed to 
determine 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.
    Respondents: The data will be collected through private, phone-
administered questionnaires with study participants, i.e. adolescents 
assigned to a select school or community teen pregnancy prevention 
program or control group. Trained professional staff will administer a 
paper and pencil survey over the phone.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                          Number of      Average burden
                  Site/Program                            Type of respondent           Annual number    responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                                                      of  respondents     respondent        response     hours  (annual)
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Follow-up Instrument (6 months).................  Participating Youth and Control                 255                1            30/60              128
                                                   Group Youth.
Follow-up Instrument (18 months)................  Participating Youth and Control                 246                1            30/60              123
                                                   Group Youth.
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    Total.......................................  ..................................  ...............  ...............  ...............              251
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-31199 Filed 12-5-11; 8:45 am]
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