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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57922-57923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20129]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OMB # 0990-0424-30D]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of
Adolescent Health, 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 Information
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before September 23,
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance
staff, Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690-6162.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier OMB # 0990-0424-30D
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Positive Adolescent Futures
(PAF) Study
Abstract: The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting approval by OMB on a
revised data collection. The Positive Adolescent Futures (PAF) Study
will provide information about program design, implementation, and
impacts through a rigorous assessment of program impacts and
implementation of two programs designed to support expectant and
parenting teens. These programs are located in Houston, Texas and
throughout the state of California. This revised information collection
request includes the 24-month follow-up survey instrument related to
the impact study. The data collected from this instrument in the two
study sites will provide a detailed understanding of program impacts
about two years after youth are enrolled in the study and first have
access to the programming offered by each site.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The data will be used to
determine program effectiveness by comparing outcomes on repeat
pregnancies, sexual risk behaviors, health and well-being, and
parenting behaviors between treatment (program) and control youth. The
data will also be used to understand whether the programs are more
effective for some youth than others. The findings will be of interest
to the general public, to policymakers, and to organizations interested
in supporting expectant and parenting teens.
Likely Respondents: The 24-month follow-up survey data will be
collected through a web-based survey or through telephone interviews
with study participants. The mode of survey administration will
primarily be based on the preference of the study participants. The
survey will be completed by 1,515 respondents across the two study
sites. Clearance is requested for three years.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized
in the table below.

Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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24-month follow-up survey of impact study 505 1 30/60 252.5
participants...............................
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Total....................................... .............. ................ ................ 252.5
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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. 2016-20129 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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