[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36807-36808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15194]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier HHS-OS-0990-NEW-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
Adolescent Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new collection. 
Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be 
provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on 
this ICR during the review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before July 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

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-0990-NEW-30D 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Cost Study of Evidence-Based 
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs.
    Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting approval by OMB on a new 
collection. The proposed study will provide information on the cost and 
economic impact of selected evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention 
programs. This proposed information collection activity includes 
collecting information on (a) program costs and (b) program impacts 
from a subset of OAH TPP Program grantees.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: A cost tool will collect 
comprehensive information on the cost of implementing of each selected 
program. An implementation tool will collect and summarize information 
on the characteristics of participating grantees. A staff time use 
survey will collect information on how program staff allocates their 
time across program activities. An economic evaluation form will 
collect information on program impact findings needed to assess the 
cost-effectiveness of selected programs.
    Likely Respondents: A subset of up to 30 OAH TPP Program grantees 
will be asked to participate in the cost analysis. Of these 30 
grantees, up to 15 will also be asked to participate in the economic 
evaluation. Study respondents will include the grant administrator or 
fiscal agent, the grantee's evaluator, and program staff.
    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, rocessing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train

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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 total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized 
in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                    Form name                        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Cost Tool.......................................              30               1               8             240
Implementation Tool.............................              30               1               1              30
Staff Time Use Survey...........................             600               2           \1/3\             400
Economic Evaluation Form........................              15               1               3              45
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             715
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Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15194 Filed 6-27-14; 8:45 am]
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