[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36925-36926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18130]


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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 Institute 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

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Enrichment Program (SEP). Type of Information Collection Request: New. 
Need and Use of Information Collection: This evaluation will assess the 
effectiveness of the NCI SEP in meeting its goals of: (1) encouraging 
under-represented minority and under-served students 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 is a five- to six-week 
residential program taking place on two university campuses--University 
of Kentucky, Lexington and San Diego State University--in summers 1998-
2002. The five-year evaluation is designed as a controlled, 
longitudinal study, consisting of the five SEP cohorts and two cohorts 
of control group students who do not attend the program. The evaluation 
will provide NCI with valuable information regarding specific 
components that promote or limit the program's effectiveness, the 
extent to which the program has been implemented as planned, how much 
the two regional programs vary, 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: Semi-annually. Affected Public: Individuals or households and 
Federal Government. Type of Respondents: High School and College 
students and parents. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated 
at $4,040.00.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                                            Number of     Average       Annual  
                     Type of respondents                         Number     responses      hours        hours   
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SEP Participants............................................          342            2         .334          229
Control Group Students......................................          133            3         .334          156
Parents.....................................................          114            1         .167           19
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      Total.................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          404
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    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Cost to report.

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) 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: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Mr. Frank Jackson, Office of Special Populations 
Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 
Executive Plaza South, Room 320, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, 
MD 20852, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-8589, or E-mail your 
request, including your address 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 
this publication.

    Dated: June 29, 1998.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-18130 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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