[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43099-43100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17777]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-0424-30D]


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 an 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 August 20, 
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-0990-0424-
30D for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Pregnancy Assistance Fund 
(PAF) Study Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting approval by 
OMB on a revised data collection. The Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) 
Study will provide information about program design, implementation, 
and impacts through a rigorous assessment of program impacts and 
implementation of two programs designed to support expectant and 
parenting teens. These programs are located in Houston, Texas and 
throughout the state of California. This revision to this information 
collection request includes the 12-month follow-up survey instrument 
related to the impact study. The data collected from this instrument in 
the two study sites will provide a detailed understanding of program 
impacts about one year after youth are enrolled in the study, at which 
time they first have access to the programming offered by each site. 
Clearance is requested for three years.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The data will serve two 
main purposes. First, the data will be used to determine program 
effectiveness by comparing outcomes on repeat pregnancies, sexual risk 
behaviors, health and well-being, and parenting behaviors between 
treatment (program) and control youth. Second, the data will be used to 
understand whether the programs are more effective for some youth than 
others. The findings from these analyses of program impacts will be of 
interest to the general public, to policymakers, and to organizations 
interested in supporting expectant and parenting teens.
    Likely Respondents: 1,913 study participants

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                                     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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12-month follow-up survey of impact study                    638               1           35/60           372.2
 participants...................................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           372.2
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Terry S. Clark,
Asst Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-17777 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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