Notice2024-30713
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) National Evaluation Overarching Generic (New Collection)
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December 26, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentChildren and Families Administration
Abstract
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an overarching generic clearance to collect data from programs delivered by Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) grant recipients on behalf of the SRAE National Evaluation. The generic mechanism will allow ACF to rapidly respond to research and evaluation opportunities that would not otherwise be feasible under the timelines associated with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The opportunities may relate to innovative implementation strategies and program components in use by SRAE grant recipients as they arise, and in particular, for youth subpopulations served by grant recipients. The purpose of the data collections submitted under the generic will be to inform ACF programming by building evidence about what innovations work to improve programming and outcomes across the SRAE grant recipients and the youth they serve.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105050-105051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30713]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Sexual Risk Avoidance
Education (SRAE) National Evaluation Overarching Generic (New
Collection)
AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) requests Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval for an overarching generic clearance to
collect data from programs delivered by Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
(SRAE) grant recipients on behalf of the SRAE National Evaluation. The
generic mechanism will allow ACF to rapidly respond to research and
evaluation opportunities that would not otherwise be feasible under the
timelines associated with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
opportunities may relate to innovative implementation strategies and
program components in use by SRAE grant recipients as they arise, and
in particular, for youth subpopulations served by grant recipients. The
purpose of the data collections submitted under the generic will be to
inform ACF programming by building evidence about what innovations work
to improve programming and outcomes across the SRAE grant recipients
and the youth they serve.
DATES: Comments due February 24, 2025. In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting
public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection
described above.
ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of
information and submit comments by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86c9d6d4c3efe8e0e9e5e9eaeae3e5f2efe9e8c6e7e5e0a8eeeef5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="054a5557406c6b636a666a69696066716c6a6b456466632b6d6d762b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>. Identify all requests by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: Under the proposed umbrella generic, OPRE intends to
conduct research and evaluation of innovative implementation strategies
and program components used by SRAE grant recipients and in particular,
for youth subpopulations served by grant recipients. There is not an
extensive evidence base on SRAE programming to inform SRAE grant
recipients' implementation and program improvement efforts. To add to
this limited body of evidence and to support ACF's administration of
the SRAE grant program, the SRAE National Evaluation includes data
collection to identify strategies and components that have the
potential to improve the delivery and/or quality of SRAE programming
and to understand better how to meet the needs of the range of youth
served by the programs. As the evaluation team identifies strategies
that are ready for evaluation, the work will need to begin quickly so
that the learnings can be disseminated back to SRAE grant recipients
within the period of performance. Due to the need for this rapid
decision making, OPRE is seeking approval for a generic clearance to
conduct this research. Potential data collection efforts include
conducting interviews with SRAE program staff, including front-line
facilitators working directly with youth; staff from partner
organizations that work with SRAE programs; brief exit tickets
following individual program sessions, focus groups, and surveys of
youth participating in SRAE programs; session logs completed by program
facilitators after individual program sessions; and analysis plan and
report templates that grant recipients can use to disseminate their own
evaluation findings.
Under this generic clearance, information is meant to inform ACF
activities and may be incorporated into documents or presentations that
are made public such as through conference presentations, websites, or
social media. The following are some examples of ways in which we may
share information resulting from these data collections: technical
assistance (TA) plans, webinars, presentations, infographics, issue
briefs/reports, evaluation specific reports, or other documents
relevant to the field, such as federal leadership and staff, grant
recipients, local implementing agencies, researchers, and/or training/
TA providers. In sharing findings, we will describe the study methods
and limitations regarding generalizability and as a basis for policy.
Following standard OMB requirements, OPRE will submit an individual
request for each specific data
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collection activity under this generic clearance. Each request will
include the individual instrument(s), a justification specific to the
individual information collection, and any supplementary documents.
Example instruments are available upon request.
Respondents: Staff and administrators of SRAE programs; staff from
partner organizations; current or former participants in SRAE programs;
and grant recipients conducting their own evaluations.
Annual Burden Estimates: A variety of instruments and platforms
will be used to collect information from respondents and each
individual request will vary by number of respondents and average time
per response. The burden table below is illustrative to provide an
estimated maximum level of burden for this overarching generic. While
we will not exceed the total burden cap for this generic without
requesting a change for updates, we may use more or less burden within
each instrument type. Each individual request under the generic will
provide information specific to the burden for that request.
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Number of
Number of responses per
respondents respondent Avg. burden Total burden Annual burden
Example instruments (total over (total over per response (in hours) (in hours)
request request (in hours)
period) period)
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Youth survey.................... 2,160 3 0.5 3,240 1,080
Administrator, staff, and 144 1 1.25 180 60
partner interview topic guide..
Youth focus group topic guide... 120 1 1 120 40
Youth exit ticket............... 2,160 15 0.03 972 324
Facilitator Log................. 36 30 0.06 64.8 21.6
Analysis plan for local impact 10 1 8 80 26.67
local evaluations..............
Analysis plan for local 10 1 8 80 26.67
descriptive evaluations........
Report template for local impact 10 1 32 320 106.67
local evaluations..............
Report template for local 10 1 32 320 106.67
descriptive evaluations........
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,792.28.
Comments: 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 710.
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-30713 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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