[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58538-58539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23176]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-20557-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before November 25, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-20557-60D 
for reference.
    Proposed Project: Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) Performance 
Measures Collection: HHS-OS-0990-NEW-PAF.
    Abstract: The Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) is a competitive 
grant program authorized by the Patient

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Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) and administered 
by the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH). PAF provides funding to 
States and Tribes to provide expectant and parenting teens, women, 
fathers and their families with a seamless network of supportive 
services to help them complete high school or postsecondary degrees and 
gain access to health care, child care, family housing, and other 
critical supports. The Act appropriates $25 million for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2019, and in August 2013, OAH awarded the first 
grants to 17 entities for up to four years. Grantees may use PAF grants 
to carry out activities in any of the following four implementation 
categories: (1) Support pregnant and parenting student services at 
institutions of higher education (IHE); (2) Support pregnant and 
parenting teens at high schools and community service centers; (3) 
Improve services for pregnant women who are victims of domestic 
violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (4) 
Increase public awareness and education efforts about services 
available to pregnant and parenting teens and women.
    This request is for a 3-year approval of the collection of PAF 
performance data. This is an annual reporting requirement of all PAF 
grantees. The reporting requirement varies according to the type(s) of 
activities implemented by each grantee. All PAF grantees are required 
to report a standard set of data elements that capture the demographic 
and social characteristics of the individuals served (``participants'') 
and the number and types of organizations that participate in 
implementing the project. In addition, grantees are required to report 
data for a set of measures defined for each implementation category.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The collection of annual 
performance data is important to OAH because it will provide OAH 
leadership and PAF program administrators with data needed to 
administer the PAF program and manage PAF awards and projects, 
including information to assess beneficiary characteristics; measure 
and monitor project implementation, outputs, and outcomes; and comply 
with reporting requirements specified in the Affordable Care Act. In 
addition, OAH will use the performance data to inform planning and 
resource allocation decisions; identify training, technical assistance, 
and evaluation needs; and provide Congress, OMB, and the general public 
with information about the individuals who participate in PAF-funded 
activities and the range and scope of services they receive.
    Likely Respondents: States and Tribes that are PAF grant awardees.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The table below summarizes the total annual 
burden hours estimated for this ICR.

                                  Exhibit 3--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of        Average
             Form                    Type of         Number of     responses per   burden  hours   Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent    per respondent       hours
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Participant & Partner           All Grantees....              17               1              19             323
 Characteristics (17 measures).
Category 1 Measures (4          Category 1                     2               1               6              12
 measures).                      Grantees:
                                 Implementing
                                 activities to
                                 support
                                 pregnant and
                                 parenting
                                 student
                                 services at
                                 institutions of
                                 higher
                                 education.
Category 2 Measures (6          Category 2                    14               1               9             126
 measures).                      Grantees:
                                 Implementing
                                 activities to
                                 support
                                 pregnant and
                                 parenting teens
                                 at high schools
                                 and community
                                 service centers.
Category 3 Measures (2          Category 3                     6               1               3              18
 measures).                      Grantees:
                                 Implementing
                                 activities to
                                 improve
                                 services for
                                 pregnant women
                                 who are victims
                                 of domestic
                                 violence,
                                 sexual
                                 violence,
                                 sexual assault,
                                 and stalking;.
Category 4 Measures (1          Category 4                    13               1               1              13
 measures).                      Grantees:
                                 Implementing
                                 public
                                 awareness and
                                 education
                                 activities.
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    Total.....................  ................              17  ..............  ..............             492
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    The Offices of the Secretary specifically requests comments on (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.

Keith A. Tucker,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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