[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]
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