[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36337-36338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14436]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Simulations for Drug
Related Science Education
Summary: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for the opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA), 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: Simulations for Drug Related Science
Education. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of
Information Collection: This is a request for a one-time clearance to
evaluate an interactive multimedia module developed by ArchieMD. This
evaluation seeks to determine whether the multimedia module ArchieMD:
The Science of Drugs (1) Increases students' knowledge in brain and
heart biology and the effects drugs have on the body (2) Increases
positive attitudes towards science education for high school students
(3) Reinforces or instills negative attitudes towards substance abuse.
In order to test the effectiveness of the interactive multimedia
module, data will be collected in the form of pre- and post-test
surveys from 10th and 11th grade high school students utilizing the
developed module. The findings will provide valuable information
regarding information pertaining to the use of interactive multimedia
educational modules in high school science classrooms and their ability
to increase knowledge and change attitudes and perceptions.
Frequency of Response: 4. Affected Public: High school students
engaged with the ArchieMD: The Science of Drugs program. Type of
Respondent: Participants will include high school students enrolled in
the tenth and eleventh grade. Estimated Total Annual Number of
Respondents: 360. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Average Burden Hours per Response: One high school period lasting 50
minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1199.95. There
are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance
Costs to report. The estimated annualized burden is summarized below.
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Estimated
Number of Frequency of Average total burden
Type of respondents respondents response burden hours hours
per response requested
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Participants-High School Students............... 360 4 .8333 1199.95
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Total....................................... 360 4 .8333 1199.95
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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 functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (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 respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if
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received within 60-days of the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection
plans, please contact Dr. Cathrine Sasek, Coordinator, Science
Education Program, Office of Science Policy and Communications,
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Blvd, Room 5237,
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 443-6071; fax
(301) 443-6277; or by e-mail to [email protected].
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: June 17, 2008.
Mary Affeldt,
Associate Director for Management, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
[FR Doc. E8-14436 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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