[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53357-53358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20693]


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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 3507(a)(1)(D) 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 for review and

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approval of the information collection listed below. 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 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 assess 
the effectiveness of the NCI SEP in making progress toward 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 5 to 6-week residential program taking place on two university 
campuses--University of Kentucky, Lexington and San Diego State 
University. The 5-year evaluation is designed as a controlled, 
longitudinal study, consisting of the five SEP cohorts and three 
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. 
There is no estimated cost to respondents. The annual reporting burden 
is as follows:

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                                                               Average
                                                              number of    Frequency   Average time    Average
                    Type of respondents                     respondents/  of response  per response  annual hour
                                                                year                                    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        \(1)\          1.00          100
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    Total.................................................           500  ...........  ............          300
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                                Estimates of Hour Burden: Burden Requested (2003)
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SEP Participants..........................................           500        (\2\)          0.5           250
Control Group Students....................................           300        (\2\)          0.5           150
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    Total.................................................           800  ...........  ............         400
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\1\ 2 (pre and post).    \2\ 1 (follow up).

    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 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.

Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in the 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, 6116 Executive 
Boulevard, Room 602, 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 30 days of this 
publication.

    Dated: August 8, 2002.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 02-20693 Filed 8-14-02; 8:45 am]
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