[Federal Register: December 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 234)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; An Evaluation of the
National Cancer Institute Science Enrichment Program
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute
(NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Proposed Collection: Title: An Evaluation of the NCI Science
Enrichment Program (SEP): Follow-up Survey. Type of Information
Collection Request: Revision (OMB No. 0925-0510, Expiration 2/28/2003).
Need and Use of Information Collection: This follow-up survey is part
of an evaluation designed to assess the effectiveness of the NCI SEP in
meeting its goals of: (1) Encouraging under-represented minority and
under-served students
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who have just completed ninth grade to select careers in science,
mathematics, and/or research, and (2) broadening and enriching
students' science, research, and sociocultural backgrounds. The program
was a 5- to 6-week residential program taking place on two university
campuses--University of Kentucky, Lexington, and San Diego State
University--in summers 1998-2002. The 5-year evaluation was designed as
a controlled, longitudinal study, consisting of the five SEP cohorts
and two cohorts of control group students who did not attend the
program. The evaluation will provide NCI with valuable information
regarding specific components that promoted or limited the program's
effectiveness, the extent to which the program was implemented as
planned, how much the two regional programs varied, and how the program
can be improved or made more effective. NCI will use this information
to make decisions regarding continuation and expansion of the program.
Frequency of Response: One time. Affected Public: Individuals or
households. Type of Respondents: High school and college students. Cost
to Respondents: $9,600. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
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Average number
Type of respondents of respondents/ Frequency of Average time Average annual
Yr. response per response hour burden
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Estimates of Hour Burden: Burden not Previously Approved (1998-2002)
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SEP Participants................................ 200 1 0.5 100
Control Group Students.......................... 200 1 0.5 100
Control Group Students.......................... 100 \1\ 2 1.00 100
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Total....................................... 500 .............. .............. 300
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Estimates of Hour Burden: Burden Requested
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SEP Participants................................ 500 \2\ 1 0.5 250
Control Group Students.......................... 300 \2\ 1 0.5 150]
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Total....................................... 800 .............. .............. 400
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\1\ Pre and post.
\2\ Follow up.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Requests for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies 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) The accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Mr. Frank Jackson, Center to Reduce Cancer Health
Disparities, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health,
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 602, Rockville, MD 20852, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 496-8589, or E-mail your request, including your
address to: fj12i@nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of this publication.
Dated: November 25, 2002.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 02-30862 Filed 12-4-02; 8:45 am]
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