[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19890]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; An Evaluation of the 
National Cancer Institute Science Enrichment Program

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 8, 
1998, page 36925 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public 
comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 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 control number.

Proposed Collection

    Title: An Evaluation of the NCI Science Enrichment Program (SEP). 
Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and use of 
Information Collection: This Evaluation will include a survey of the 
parents whose children attend the National Cancer Institute (NCI) SEP. 
The survey is part of an evaluation of the program. The SEP was 
developed as an intervention program to respond to the problem of 
under-representation of scientists from minority and under-served 
populations. The program targets high school students from such 
populations with the primary goal of encouraging their interest in 
science, mathematics, or research career. The parent survey will gather 
parents' perceptions of changes in their children's interest or 
commitment to science and the benefits of the program to their 
children. The results of the survey are needed as part of the annual 
evaluation reports that will assess the extent to which SEP has been 
implemented as planned and to determine the effectiveness of the 
program in encouraging students' short- and long-term interest in 
science, to understand the specific components that promote or limit 
the effectiveness of the program, to draw conclusions about how SEP can 
be improved or made more effective, and ultimately to make decisions 
regarding continuation and expansion of the program. 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: Parents of High School 
and College students. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated 
at $200.00.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                                          Number of
                   Type of respondents                       Number       responses     Avg. hrs.    Annl. hrs.
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Parents.................................................          120             1           167            20
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    There are no Capitol Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) 
Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) 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 on information technology.

Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NIH. 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 on or before September 2, 1999.
    Dated: July 23, 1999.
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-19890 Filed 8-2-99; 8:45 am]
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