HHS Tweaks Surveys for Teen Health Programs—Feedback Wanted
Published Date: 4/17/2026
Notice
Summary
The government wants to update how it collects data from groups running teen education programs about health and life skills. These changes will make surveys easier to fill out and better match what’s really needed, helping programs work smarter without extra hassle. If you run or work with these programs, get ready to share feedback by June 16, 2026!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
40% Cut in Annual Reporting Burden
ACF estimates the proposed revisions will produce a 40 percent reduction in annual burden hours for the PREP information collection, lowering the total estimated annual burden to 24,552 hours. The Federal Register notice lists detailed burdens by instrument (for example, State grant recipients: 49 respondents, 6 responses each, 18 hours per response, annual burden 1,764 hours; State subrecipients: 269 respondents, annual burden 7,532 hours).
Survey Questions Simplified; Some Measures Removed
The revisions include re-wording items to simpler language, reducing sub-items and response categories, removing some measures that FYSB no longer needs or can obtain elsewhere, and avoiding skip patterns that confuse respondents. Participant survey changes were cognitively tested with program participants to check clarity and burden estimates.
Shorter Youth Surveys — Less Time
The participant entry survey is shortened from 8 minutes to 5 minutes and the exit survey is shortened from 7 minutes to 5 minutes per response. The request estimates 235,353 total entry survey respondents (annual burden 6,535 hours) and 195,528 total exit survey respondents (annual burden 5,429 hours) under the revised collection. These changes are intended to reduce the time burden on youth taking PREP surveys.
Stakeholders Invited to Comment by June 16, 2026
ACF and OPRE request public comments on the proposed revisions to the PREP performance measures and the PRA burden estimates; comments are due June 16, 2026. The Department specifically asks for feedback on necessity, burden estimates, clarity, and ways to minimize burden including automated collection techniques.
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