[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 506-507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33827]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-New; 30-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-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

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proposed collection 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) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
(202) 395-5806.
    Proposed Project: Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Evaluation 
Study: Baseline Data Collection--OMB No. OS-0990-NEW--The 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 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 will jointly oversee with ASPE the Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
Replication Evaluation Study (TPP Replication Study). The TPP 
Replication Study will be a random assignment evaluation which will 
determine the extent to which evidence-based program models that have 
been shown to be effective in an earlier trial, demonstrate effects on 
adolescent sexual risk behavior and teenage pregnancy when they are 
replicated in similar and in different settings and for different 
populations.
    The findings from this evaluation will be of interest to the 
general public, to policy-makers, and to organizations interested in 
teen pregnancy prevention.
    OAH and ASPE are proposing baseline data collection activity as 
part of the TPP Replication Evaluation. Respondents will be asked to 
answer carefully selected questions about demographics and risk and 
protective factors related to teen pregnancy. Information from this 
data collection will be used to perform meaningful analysis to 
determine significant program effects.
    Respondents: The survey 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.

Estimated Annualized Burden Table

Reporting Burden on Study Participants

                             Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Evaluation Study
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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.........................           5,250                1              0.5            2,625
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Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33827 Filed 1-4-12; 8:45 am]
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