[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]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Max number of burden per Total max
Respondents Form name respondents response burden (hours)
(hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------------------------------------
Total Burden...................... ........................ .............. .............. 21,654
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 60100]]
Terry Clark,
Asst Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer,Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24296 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-28-P