81 FR 57596 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new collection. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and approval period.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57596-57597]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20136]


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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; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new collection. 
Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be 
provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on 
this ICR during the review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before September 22, 
2016.

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

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: Federal Evaluation of Making 
Proud Choices! (MPC!).
    Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting approval by OMB for a new 
data collection. The Federal Evaluation of Making Proud Choices! (MPC!) 
will provide information about program design, implementation, and 
impacts through a rigorous assessment of a highly popular teen 
pregnancy prevention curriculum--MPC; it includes the baseline survey 
instrument related to the impact study and instruments for the 
implementation and fidelity assessment. The evaluation will be 
conducted in 39 schools nationwide. The data collected from these 
instruments will be used to describe the characteristics of the study 
sample of youth, be used in the models for estimating program impacts, 
and will provide a detailed understanding of program implementation.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The baseline survey data 
will be used to describe the study sample and to assess whether random 
assignment successfully generated treatment and control groups balanced 
on important baseline characteristics. The findings from these analyses 
of program impacts and implementation will be of interest to the 
general public, to policymakers, and to schools and other organizations 
interested in supporting a comprehensive approach to teen pregnancy 
prevention. Likely Respondents: The baseline survey will be collected 
through a Web based survey with study participants in the participating 
evaluation schools. Study participants will primarily be in 8th or 9th 
grade at the time of the baseline survey, and will be enrolled in the 
schools' mandatory health class.
    Burden Statement: The total annual burden hours estimated for this 
ICR are summarized in the table below.

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                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                    Form name                       respondents   responses  per   response (in        hours
                                                                     respondent       hours)
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Baseline survey of impact study participants....             865               1           30/60           432.5
Master topic guide for staff interviews.........              39               1               1              39
Staff survey....................................              26               1           30/60              13
Program attendance data and collection protocol.              13              14            9/60            27.3
Program fidelity checklist......................               9              14           15/60            31.5
Youth focus group...............................              87               1               1              87
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           630.3
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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. 2016-20136 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am]
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