[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 64 (Thursday, April 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18575-18576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06867]


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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), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), proposes survey data collection 
activities as part of the Youth Empowerment IDEAS study.

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, ACF 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 emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be 
obtained 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. All 
requests, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the 
information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: OPRE/ACF/HHS proposes data collection activities as 
part of the Youth Empowerment IDEAS study. The goal of this project is 
to collect descriptive data that will inform educational topics and 
strategies for adolescent pregnancy prevention and youth health and 
well-being. The project will identify 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 approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget to collect survey information from 
youth and young adults ages 14-24 and of parents of teens ages 14-18 
using an online panel that is based on a

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probability-based sample of the U.S. population. We propose the 
following data collection instruments:
    (1) Parent Survey: We will administer this as a web 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.
    (2) Youth Survey: We will administer a web survey in two parts to 
youth ages 14-18. 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.
    (3) Young Adult Survey: We will administer this to young adults 
ages 19-24 as a web survey. Topics align with the youth survey, but 
with slight wording changes to reflect the older population.
    Respondents: The survey respondents are from an online panel of a 
probability-based sample of the U.S. population of parents of youth 
ages 14-18 and their youth ages 14-18 and of young adults ages 19-24.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                     Number of
                                     Number of     responses per      Average
                                    respondents     respondent      burden per     Total burden    Annual burden
           Instrument               (total over     (total over    response (in     (in hours)      (in hours)
                                      request         request         hours)
                                      period)         period)
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(1) Parent Survey...............           1,550               1            .333             516             172
(2) Part I Youth Survey.........             675               1            .333             225              75
(3) Part II Youth Survey........             540               1            .333             180              60
(4) Young Adult Survey..........             775               1            .583             452             151
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 458.
    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. 2020-06867 Filed 4-1-20; 8:45 am]
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