81 FR 72056 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 202 (October 19, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 72056]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP); Promising 
Youth Programs (PYP).
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) 
grants provide education to adolescents on both abstinence and 
contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted 
infections, including HIV/AIDS, as well as education on additional 
topics to prepare youth for adulthood. PREP programs are overseen by 
the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), in the Administration for 
Children and Families (ACF), in the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).
    The Promising Youth Programs (PYP) project supports PREP 
programming in two ways. First, it supports grantees as they 
collaborate with independent evaluators to conduct evaluations of their 
programs. Second, it is working to develop curricula for underserved 
youth. PYP is overseen by ACF's Office of Planning, Research, and 
Evaluation (OPRE). To support the PYP project, FYSB and OPRE seek 
approval to collect the following information:
    (1) Abstract template: We will annually ask grantees and their 
independent evaluators to develop/update abstracts about their 
programs/evaluations.
    (2) CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials) diagram 
template: We will bi-annually ask grantees and their independent 
evaluators for information about study recruitment, enrollment, and 
retention.
    (3) Baseline equivalence template: We will bi-annually ask grantees 
and their independent evaluators for information that demonstrates 
whether program and comparison groups are comparable.
    (4) Implementation analysis plan template: In Year 2 of their 
grants we will ask grantees and their independent evaluators for 
information that outlines their implementation analysis plans.
    (5) Youth discussions topic guide: We will hold discussions with 
youth from target populations about their perceptions of PREP-related 
programming.
    Respondents: We will ask grantees and their independent evaluators 
for information related to (1), (2), (3), and (4). We will ask youth 
from target populations for information related to (5).

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
                                         [3 year information collection]
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                                                                     Number of
                                   Total number   Annual  number   responses per      Average      Annual burden
           Instrument             of respondents        of        respondent per   burden hours        hours
                                                    respondents        year        per response
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(1) Abstract template...........              29              29               1               3              87
(2) CONSORT diagram template....              29              29               2               1              58
(3) Baseline equivalence                      16              16               2               2              64
 template.......................
(4) Implementation analysis plan              29              10               1               5              50
 template.......................
(5) Youth discussions topic                   64              21               1             1.5              32
 guide..........................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 291.

    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
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. Email address: 
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by 
the title of the information collection.
    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.

Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-25231 Filed 10-18-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4184-37-P