81 FR 41556 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)

In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41556-41557]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15081]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-New-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments 
from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other 
aspect of the ICR.

DATES: July 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-0990-New-30D 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
(TPP) Tier 1B Design and Implementation Study
    Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) is requesting an 
approval by OMB on a new information collection. For the TPP Tier 1B 
Design and Implementation Study, we will document how each of the 50 
grantees funded under this grant program are scaling-up efforts to 
strengthen and expand the reach of evidence-based TPP programs in their 
respective communities. OAH anticipates that grantees will employ 
diverse strategies in working within their communities to scale up 
their initiatives. Because this information collection will contribute 
to the emerging knowledge base about community-wide efforts to scale up 
evidence-based programs (EBPs), mobilize community support, and 
establish linkages to youth-friendly health services at the community 
level, it will be important to document the variety of grantee 
approaches and challenges they have encountered as a result of local 
conditions and strategies. To document these features and experiences, 
a lead staff member in each grantee organization will be interviewed by 
phone as well as up to two key grantee partners. Partners to be 
interviewed will be selected based on the prominence and variety of 
their roles within each initiative in order to provide multiple 
perspectives on implementation. To obtain more detail on implementation 
than can be gathered in a telephone interview, site visits with up to 
15 grantees will be conducted to collect data that will illustrate in 
detail a variety of approaches and strategies for scaling up to the 
community level evidence-based approaches to teen pregnancy prevention.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents for telephone interviews will 
include 50 TPP Tier 1B grantee project directors and 100 implementation 
partner project directors. Site visit interview participants will 
include 120 grantee and partner staff members, and 40 Community 
Advisory Group members. Eighty Youth Leadership Council members will be 
recruited to participate in 10 focus groups.

                                                        Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                                              Number      Average burden
               Type of respondent                               Form name                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Grantee director (telephone)...................  Attachment B...........................              50               1           90/60              75

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Other grantee staff............................  Attachment A...........................              60               1               1              60
Partner director (telephone)...................  Attachment B...........................             100               1           90/60             150
Other partner directors........................  Attachment A...........................              60               1               1              60
Youth Leadership Council members...............  Attachment A...........................              80               1               1              80
Community Advisory Group Members...............  Attachment A...........................              40               1               1              40
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    Total......................................  .......................................             390  ..............  ..............             465
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    OS 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.

Terry S. Clark,
Asst Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-15081 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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