[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01566]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Youth Empowerment 
Information, Data Collection, and Exploration on Avoidance of Sex 
(IDEAS) (New Collection)

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation; Administration 
for Children and Families; HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), at the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), proposes data collection activities 
as part of the Youth Empowerment IDEAS study. The goal of this project 
is to collect data that will inform educational topics and strategies 
for an optimal-health sexual risk avoidance (SRA) approach to reducing 
teen pregnancy and improving youth well-being. The project will 
identify strategies, skills, messages, and themes that are most likely 
to resonate with youth. The project will inform hypotheses on how to 
increase the effectiveness of sex education approaches so that more 
youth avoid the risks associated with teen sex, and teen pregnancy 
rates are reduced. To support these efforts, we seek OMB approval to 
collect survey information from a nationally-representative sample of 
youth and young adults age 14-24 and a nationally-representative sample 
of parents of teens ages 14-18.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting 
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection 
described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded 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. Email address: [email protected]. All 
requests should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: We propose the following data collection instruments:
    (1) Parent Survey: Information collected through the Parent Survey 
will be used to report on demographics, the parent-child relationship, 
parents' attitudes and beliefs about youth sex education and sexual 
behaviors, and parental knowledge about youth sexual risk-taking. We 
will use both random-digit-dialing and a web survey.
    (2) Youth Survey: We will administer a web survey in two parts. 
Information collected on Part I of the survey will be used to report on 
demographics, the parent-child relationship, future aspirations, and 
attitudes and beliefs about youth sexual behavior. Information 
collected on Part II of the survey will include knowledge about sexual 
risk, experience with sex education, and sexual risk behaviors.
    Respondents: A nationally representative sample of parents of teens 
ages 14-18 and a nationally representative sample of youth and young 
adults ages 14-24.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     Annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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Parent Survey--Screener.........            7500            2500               1            .083             208
Parent Survey--Telephone Mode                600             200               1            .500             100
 (RDD)..........................
Parent Survey--Web..............             900             300               1            .333             100
Part I Youth Web Survey.........            1500             500               1            .333             167
Part II Youth Web Survey........            1200             400               1            .333             133
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 708.
    Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

    Authority: Sec. 510. [42 U.S.C. 710]

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-01566 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-83-P