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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29282-29283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11069]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-new-60D]

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 July 11, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-0990-new-60D
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Federal Evaluation of Making
Proud Choices! (MPC!)

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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 program 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, being used in the models for estimating program
impacts, and 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 data 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.

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....................................... .............. .............. .............. 630.5
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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. 2016-11069 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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