[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5217-5218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01573]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-new]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 February 28, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 795-7714. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0990-New-30D and project title 
for reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (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 of 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. Eight 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 from select implementing organizations and their 
communities. 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 12-16 years 
old, 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 and youth             1,216            1.00           1,216
                                      assent.
                                     First follow-up survey.....             730            0.83             608
                                     3-month follow-up survey...             438            0.83             365
                                     Focus group assent.........             474            0.25             119

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                                     Focus group protocol.......             285            1.50             428
Youth Comparison Group Participants  Baseline survey and youth             2,946            1.00           2,946
                                      assent.
                                     First follow-up survey.....             730            0.83             608
                                     3-month follow-up survey...             438            0.83             365
Parents/Guardians..................  Parental consent...........           4,163            0.25           1,041
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    Total..........................  ...........................  ..............  ..............           7,696
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Please Note: No. Responses per Respondent is 1. Each form is completed one time.


Terry Clark,
Office of the Secretary, Asst Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01573 Filed 1-28-20; 8:45 am]
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