[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 9723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03750]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990--New--60D]


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 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, announces plans to submit a 
new Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the 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 April 27, 
2015.

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-0990--New--
60D for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Office of Adolescent Health 
Teen Pregnancy Prevention, FY 2015-2020 Performance Measure Collection
    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. In FY2015, OAH expects to award a second 5-year cohort of 
TPP grants. Performance Measure data collection is a requirement of all 
TPP grant awards and is included in the funding announcements. The 
measures include dissemination, partners, training, health-care 
linkages, sustainability, reach, dosage, fidelity, quality, and cost, 
reported separately by grantee/sub grantee and program model.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The data collection will 
provide OAH with the data needed to comply with accountability and 
federal performance requirements for the 1993 Government Performance 
and Results Act (Pub. L. 103-62); it will inform stakeholders of 
progress in meeting the goals of the program and of sustainability 
efforts; and it will provide OAH with metrics for monitoring TPP 
grantees and will facilitate grantees' continuous quality improvement 
in program implementation.
    Likely Respondents: 137 TPP grantees and sub-grantees.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                     Estimated       Number of    Average burden
             Forms                   Type of         number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Grantee-Level Measures:         Grantee program              137               2            1.25           342.5
 Dissemination, # of Partners,   staff.
 Number of Facilitators
 Trained Health-Care Linkages,
 Sustainability.
Program-Level Measures:         Grantee/Sub-                 137               2            6.45         1,767.3
 Participant Reach, Dosage,      awardee program
 Fidelity, Cost.                 staff.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         2,109.8
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    OS 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.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03750 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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