[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 177 (Thursday, September 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51671-51672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19976]


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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 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 November 15, 
2021.

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 0990-New-60D and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette A. Funn, email: 
[email protected], or call (202) 795-7714, the Reports Clearance 
Officer.

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: The Health Education and Relationships for 
Teens Study.
    Type of Collection: New.
    OMB No. 0990-NEW--Office of Population Affairs/OASH.
    Abstract: The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting 3 years of approval by 
OMB on a new collection. The Health Education and Relationships for 
Teens Study (HEARTS) is expected to be a large, multischool random 
assignment evaluation of the Love Notes curriculum, a popular 
relationship education curriculum that is widely implemented among 
federal teen pregnancy prevention and sexual risk avoidance education 
grantees. The purpose of HEARTS is to provide evidence of effectiveness 
of the Love Notes curriculum by examining the impacts of Love Notes on 
youth outcomes such as knowledge about healthy relationships, self-
efficacy and motivation to engage in healthy behaviors, interpersonal 
communication skills, sexual risk behaviors, and health. The study will 
be conducted in approximately 40 schools, with half randomly assigned 
to deliver Love Notes to high school youth in health or other classes 
and the other half in the control condition with business as usual 
health programming. Data collection activities are planned to begin in 
spring 2022 in approximately four to six schools, with additional 
schools brought into the study during the 2022-23 school year. The 
study will collect youth outcome surveys at baseline and at 6 months 
and 12 months following the completion of the program. The study will 
also collect extensive implementation data, including youth

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engagement exit ticket surveys after Love Notes sessions, focus groups 
with youth, program facilitator logs and attendance records, and 
teacher exit ticket surveys after periodic Love Notes sessions. Study 
staff will also interview facilitators and site leadership.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of
     Forms (if necessary)        Respondents (if     Number of     responses per  Average burden   Total burden
                                   necessary)       respondents     respondents    per response        hours
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Youth Outcome Survey Baseline.  Youth...........             855               1           30/60             428
Youth Outcome Survey--6 Month   Youth...........             727               1           30/60             363
 Follow-up.
Youth Outcome Survey--12 Month  Youth...........             684               1           30/60             342
 Follow-up.
Youth Focus Group Topic Guide.  Youth...........              67               1               1              67
Youth Engagement Exit Tickets.  Youth...........             450              13            2/60             195
Teacher Exit Tickets..........  Classroom                     13               4            2/60               2
                                 teachers.
Fidelity Log..................  Program                        7              52           10/60              58
                                 Facilitators.
Facilitator Interview Topic     Facilitators....               7               1               1               7
 Guide.
Provider/School Leadership      Provider/School               53               1               1              53
 Interview Topic Guide.          Administrators
                                 and Staff.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............              75  ..............            1514
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19976 Filed 9-15-21; 8:45 am]
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