[Federal Register: July 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 139)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Effectiveness of
the NIH Curriculum Supplements and Workshops Survey
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, Office of Science
Policy, Office of Science Education, National Institutes of Health has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection has not been previously published in
the Federal Register. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days
for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct
or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an
information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented
on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
number.
Proposed Collection: Title: The Effectiveness of the NIH Curriculum
Supplements and Workshops Survey. Information Collection Request: NEW.
New and Use of Information Collection: The survey will attempt to
assess the effectiveness of the NIH curriculum supplements in aiding
teachers to teach science in a more engaging and interactive way. The
supplements help k-12 educators teach science in more engaging and
effective ways by featuring the latest NIH research. A typical
supplement contains two weeks of student activities on the science
behind a health topic, such as cancer, sleep or obesity. Web-based
simulations, animations and experiments enhance the ``pencil and
paper'' activities. In addition to developing and distributing the
supplements, OSE conducts professional workshops to help teachers
successfully implement these lessons with their students. Since January
2000, over 3,000 teachers have attended an OSE workshop.
Assessing the effectiveness of the NIH Curriculum Supplements and
teacher workshops is critical to determining if OSE is successfully
fulfilling its mission. OSE has the database infrastructure in place to
easily collect customer satisfaction data from supplement requests and
workshops attendees. At present, we do not have clearance to contact
our customers to determine how NIH resources are meeting their
educational needs.
Burden Estimates
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Number of Frequency of Ave. time per
Type of respondent: survey title respondents response response Hour burden/yr
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Teacher: supplement requestor survey............ 9,000 1 0.17 500
Teacher: focus group participant................ 60 1 2.0 120
Teacher: workshop short survey.................. 1,300 1 0.17 220
Teacher: workshop long survey................... 260 1 0.5 130
Teacher: Career video requestor................. 500 1 0.17 85
Teacher: Career poster requestor................ 585 1 0.17 100
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Total....................................... 11,735 .............. .............. 1,155
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Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) ways
to enhance the quality,utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (3) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice should be directed to
the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20502, Attention:
Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and survey,
contact: Dr. David Vannier, Office of Science Education, 6705 Rockledge
Drive, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20817, or call 301-496-8741, or e-mail
you request including your address to: vannierd@od.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received with 30 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: July 12, 2005.
Cassandra Isom,
Program Administrator, Office of Science Education, National Institutes
of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-14421 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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