2018-14203. Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request  

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    AGENCY:

    Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.

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    DATES:

    Comments on the ICR must be received on or before August 31, 2018.

    ADDRESSES:

    Submit your comments to Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling (202) 795-7714.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the document identifier 0990-New-60D and project title for reference., to Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Officer.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (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.

    Title of the Collection: SMARTool Pilot Replication Project.

    Type of Collection: OMB No. 0990-NEW—Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).

    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is requesting approval by OMB of a new information collection request. OASH is updating the Center for Relationship Education's Systematic Method for Assessing Risk-Avoidance Tool (SMARTool), a tool for sexual risk avoidance (SRA) curriculum developers and implementing organizations (IOs) to ensure that their SRA curricula are grounded in evidence. In an effort to assess the SMARTool's impact, OASH aims to conduct a formative evaluation to (1) provide preliminary evidence on the effectiveness of SRA curricula that are aligned with the SMARTool, (2) derive lessons learned to improve the implementation of SRA curricula, and (3) develop and test baseline and follow-up questionnaires that assess SRA program effects on the key SMARTool constructs. The evaluation will be conducted with an estimated four IOs. The evaluation will use quantitative and qualitative methods and will include both a process evaluation and an outcome evaluation.

    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: To enhance the rigor of the evaluation, a comparison group will be identified for each IO, if possible. This would enable an assessment of whether any changes identified in individual and contextual risk and protective factors in the intervention group differ from those in the comparison group. The process evaluation will describe in detail each IO's program, how it was delivered, and factors that may have influenced the success of the program's implementation. Process evaluation data are necessary for the interpretation of outcome findings and to inform efforts to improve program implementation. Depending on their performance on measures of reliability and validity, the baseline and follow-up questionnaires may be made available to organizations planning to evaluate curricula that are aligned with the SMARTool.

    Likely respondents: Respondents will include participants in each of the IOs' SRA programs (9th or 10th grade youth), their parent(s), program facilitators, representatives of schools participating in the program (e.g., school principals), and school or school district administrative staff.

    Exhibit 1—Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

    RespondentsForm nameNumber of respondentsNumber of responses per respondentAverage burden per response (in hours)Total burden (hours)
    Outcome Evaluation
    ParentsParental consent2,35615/60196
    High school studentsYouth Assent2,35615/60196
    Baseline survey2,356130/601178
    Follow-up survey2,120130/601060
    School or school district administrative staffClassroom roster report241120/6048
    Process Evaluation
    Program FacilitatorsProcess Evaluation Facilitator Session Log482015/60240
    Program FacilitatorsProcess Evaluation Facilitator Survey38125/6016
    High school studentsProcess Evaluation Participant Survey1,060110/60177
    Program facilitators, site representativesProcess Evaluation Key Informant Interviews24160/6024
    TeachersAttendance form48205/6080
    Total burden3,135
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    Terry Clark,

    Asst Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of the Secretary.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-14203 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
07/02/2018
Department:
Health and Human Services Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2018-14203
Dates:
Comments on the ICR must be received on or before August 31, 2018.
Pages:
30942-30943 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Document Identifier: OS-0990-new
PDF File:
2018-14203.Pdf