[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37097-37098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Promising 
Youth Programs (PYP).
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) 
grantees provide education to adolescents on both abstinence and 
contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted 
infections, as well as education on additional topics to prepare youth 
for adulthood. PREP programs are overseen by the Family and Youth 
Services Bureau (FYSB), in the Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
    The Promising Youth Programs (PYP) project supports PREP 
programming in two ways. First, it supports PREP grantees as they 
collaborate with independent evaluators to conduct evaluations of their 
programs. Second, it is working to develop curricula to address PREP-
related needs for underserved youth. PYP is overseen by ACF's Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). To support the PYP project, 
FYSB and OPRE seek approval to collect the following information:
    (1) Abstract template: We will annually ask grantees and their 
independent evaluators to develop/update abstracts about their 
evaluations.
    (2) CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) diagram 
template: We will bi-annually ask grantees and their independent 
evaluators for information about study recruitment, enrollment, and 
retention.
    (3) Baseline equivalence template: We will bi-annually ask grantees 
and their independent evaluators for information that demonstrates 
whether program and comparison groups are comparable.

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    (4) Youth discussions topic guide: We will hold discussions with 
youth from target populations about their perceptions of PREP-related 
programming.
    Respondents: Grantees and their independent evaluators; and youth 
from target populations.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of
                                   Total number    Annual number   responses per  Average burden   Annual burden
           Instrument             of respondents  of respondents    respondent       hours per         hours
                                                                    (annually)       response
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(1) Abstract template...........              29              29               1               3              87
(2) CONSORT diagram template....              29              29               2               1              58
(3) Baseline equivalence                      16              16               2               2              64
 template.......................
(4) Youth discussions topic                   64              21             * 1             1.5              32
 guide..........................
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* Total.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 241.
    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, 
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection. Email address: [email protected].
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office 
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration 
for Children and Families.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16671 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-37-P