[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62637-62638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24578]


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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) Multi-
Component Evaluation--Data Collection Related to the Design and 
Implementation Study.
    OMB No.: 0970-0398.
    Description: The Office of Data Analysis, Research, and Evaluation 
(HHS/ACF/ACYF/ODARE) in the Administration for Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF) and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation 
(HHS/ACF/OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
propose a data collection activity as part of the Personal 
Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-Component Evaluation.
    The goals of the PREP Multi-Component Evaluation are to document 
how PREP programs are designed and implemented in the field, collect 
performance measure data for PREP programs, and assess the 
effectiveness of selected PREP-funded programs.
    The PREP Multi-Component Evaluation contains three components: The 
``Design and Implementation Study,'' the ``Performance Analysis 
Study,'' and the ``Impact and In-Depth Implementation Study.'' 
Previously approved data collection efforts for each of the three 
components can be found on reginfo.gov. This notice is specific to data 
collection activities for the implementation portion of the Design and 
Implementation Study.
    The goals of this portion of the study are to document how States 
and sub-awardees actually implemented their PREP programs, given their 
program designs. In order to meet this goal, both State PREP 
Administrators and a selection of sub-awardee program providers, across 
the nation, will be interviewed. The interviews will be used to 
understand important aspects of implementation, such as training, 
technical assistance and program fidelity monitoring.
    Respondents: State PREP Administrators; Program Providers

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden     Estimated
           Instrument              Total number    Annual number   responses per     hours per     annual burden
                                  of respondents  of respondents    respondent       response          hours
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                             Design and Implementation Study: Implementation Survey
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State PREP Administrator survey.              45              15               1               1              15
Program Provider (Sub-awardee)                50              17               1               1              17
 survey.........................
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............              32
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    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, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be

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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.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2013-24578 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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