[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22984-22985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08974]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OMB # 0990-0424-60D]


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 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). The ICR is for revision of the approved information 
collection assigned OMB control number 0990-0424, which expires on 
January 31, 2019. 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. 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 June 20, 2016.

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

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document identifier OMB # 0990-0424-60D for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Positive Adolescent Futures 
(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 Positive Adolescent Futures (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 revised information collection 
request includes the 24-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 two years after youth are enrolled in the study and first have 
access to the programming offered by each site.
    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: The 24-month follow-up survey data will be 
collected through a web-based survey or through telephone interviews 
with study participants; i.e. adolescents randomly assigned to a 
program for expectant and parenting teens being tested for program 
effectiveness, or to a control group. The mode of survey administration 
will primarily be based on the preference of the study participants. 
The survey will be completed by 1,515 respondents across the two study 
sites. Clearance is requested for three years.
    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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24-month follow-up survey of impact study                505                1               .5            252.5
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    Total...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           252.5
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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. 2016-08974 Filed 4-18-16; 8:45 am]
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