[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 13126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04613]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier 0990-0416-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 renewal of the approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 0990-0416, scheduled 
to expire on March 31, 201. 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 April 10, 
2017.

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) 795-7714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-0416-30D for 
reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Pregnancy Assistance Fund 
(PAF) Performance Measures Collection.
    OMB No.: 0990-0416.
    Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting an extension of a 
currently approved information collection request by OMB. The purpose 
of the renewal is to extend the period of collection through March 31, 
2018 to complete the collection of the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) 
Performance Measures from grantees funded in August 2013, and to allow 
for data collection from 3 new PAF grantees funded in July 2015, 
increasing the number of respondents from 17 to 20. There are no 
changes to the data to be collected.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: OAH will use the 
performance data to inform planning and resource allocation decisions; 
identify technical assistance needs; and provide Congress, OMB, and the 
general public with information about the individuals who participate 
in PAF-funded activities and the services they receive.
    Likely Respondents: 20 PAF grantees (States and Tribes).
    The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized 
in the table below.

                                  Total Estimated Annualized Burden--584 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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Participant & Partner Characteristics (16                     20               1              19             380
 measures)......................................
Category 1 Measures (5 measures)................               3               1               6              18
Category 2 Measures (7 measures)................              18               1               9             162
Category 3 Measures (3 measures)................               5               1               3              15
Category 4 Measures (1 measure).................               9               1               1               9
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    Total.......................................              20  ..............  ..............             584
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Terry S. Clark,
Asst. Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04613 Filed 3-8-17; 8:45 am]
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