# 2026-12266: HHS Updates Teen Responsibility Program Metrics

2026-12266, Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance Measures, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration published 2026-06-18, effective Comments due July 20, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12266
- Title: Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance Measures
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 36841
- Published: 2026-06-18
- Effective: Comments due July 20, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-20
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-25

## In one line

HHS Updates Teen Responsibility Program Metrics

## Summary

The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) is updating how it collects data from states, tribes, and community groups that run teen education programs. These changes will make reporting easier and clearer while still tracking important info about teen health and life skills. Comments on the updates are open until July 20, 2026, and the program continues to support grants that help teens learn about relationships, health, and more.

## Abstract

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) request approval for a revision to a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance project (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0497; expiration date July 31, 2026). The goal of the project is to collect, analyze, and report on performance measures data for the PREP-funded programs. The purpose of the request is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by PREP grant recipients, with revisions to the current performance measures. We are proposing revisions to the current participant surveys and reporting forms to address feedback from grant recipients to simplify and clarify information collections, and to ensure the measures meet FYSB data needs while reducing burden.

## Effects PRIA read

- Shorter Surveys for Teen Participants: benefit, low. If your child participates in PREP programs, the participant entry survey is shortened from 8 minutes to 5 minutes and the exit survey from 7 minutes to 5 minutes. The revisions apply to an estimated 235,353 entry and 195,528 exit participant responses and are intended to make answering questions e…
- 40% Cut in Annual Reporting Burden: benefit, medium. PREP’s revisions are expected to reduce overall annual burden hours by 40 percent compared to the previously approved estimate, with the filing showing an annual burden of 24,552 hours and a total burden of 73,656 hours over the request period. The changes simplify reporting forms and participant m…
- PREP Grants Continue Supporting Teen Health: benefit, medium. PREP continues to fund grants to states, tribes, and community organizations to support evidence-based programs that teach both abstinence and contraceptive use plus topics like healthy relationships, adolescent development, financial literacy, and employment skills. ACF will keep collecting perfor…

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## Sources
- [2026-12266 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12266/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-personal-responsibility-education-program-prep)
- [2026-12266 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12266.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12266 (as of 2026-06-25).