[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60099-60100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24296]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-new]


Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before January 6, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling 
(202) 795-7714.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier OS-0990-new-60D and 
project title for reference., to [email protected], or call 202-
795-7714, the Reports Clearance Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OASH 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.
    Title of the Collection: Health Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention 
Program Replications for High Risk and Hard to Reach Youth.
    Type of Collection: OMB No. 0990-NEW.
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting 
approval by OMB on a new information collection request. OASH seeks to 
collect information to understand whether previously proven adolescent 
pregnancy programs have similar effects on knowledge, attitudes, 
beliefs, intentions, and behaviors related to sexual activity and 
health among different youth in different locations, especially among 
understudied and hard-to-reach youth. We propose to collect both 
qualitative and quantitative information in a quasi-experimental design 
with a matched comparison group. Approximately 12 organizations 
implementing a broad range of previously proven-effective pregnancy 
prevention programs (including sexual health education, sexual risk 
avoidance, and youth development programs) will recruit hard to reach 
or high-risk youth. Youth will complete surveys at baseline, 
immediately following the intervention, and at three months follow-up, 
yielding quantitative data about youth knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, 
intentions, and behaviors related to sexual health. Surveys will last 
for about 50 minutes. Focus groups yielding qualitative data about 
youth perspectives about adolescent pregnancy prevention programs will 
occur after the interventions are complete and will last for 
approximately 90 minutes.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Rates of pregnancy among 
hard-to-reach, high-risk, vulnerable, or understudied youth are 
significantly higher than the general population. However, there have 
been few evaluations assessing whether programs that have been 
previously proven successful can be delivered successfully to these 
youth. Hence, this evaluation is intended to help fill the evidence gap 
about the efficacy and effectiveness of existing pregnancy prevention 
programs among high-risk, vulnerable, or understudied youth. To enhance 
the rigor of the evaluation, a matched comparison group will be 
identified. OASH plans to use the findings of this evaluation to inform 
guidance to HHS grantees and prospective grantees on approaches for 
replication of pregnancy prevention programs for hard-to-reach and 
underserved youth.
    Likely respondents: Respondents will include youth aged, and their 
parents/guardians. Respondents will also include youth in a matched 
comparison group (``comparison youth'').
    Burden: Exhibit 1 summarizes the total annual burden hours 
estimated for this ICR. This hour-burden estimate includes time spent 
by program youth, comparison group youth, and parents/guardians of both 
groups to complete data collection for the ICR.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                                   Max number of    burden per       Total max
              Respondents                       Form name           respondents      response     burden (hours)
                                                                                      (hours)
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Youth Program Participants............  Baseline survey.........           3,060            0.83           2,540
                                        First follow-up survey..           1,836            0.83           1,524
                                        3-month follow-up survey           1,102            0.83             914
                                        Focus group assent......           1,193            0.25             298
                                        Focus group protocol....           1,074            1.50           1,611
Youth Comparison Group Participants...  Baseline survey.........           9,181            0.83           7,620
                                        First follow-up survey..           1,836            0.83           1,524
                                        3-month follow-up survey           1,101            0.83             914
Parents/Guardians.....................  Enrollment forms........           4,708            0.25           1,177
                                        Parental consent........          14,124            0.25           3,531
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    Total Burden......................  ........................  ..............  ..............          21,654
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Terry Clark,
Asst Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer,Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24296 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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