[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72422-72423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30862]


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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: [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: November 25, 2002.
Reesa Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 02-30862 Filed 12-4-02; 8:45 am]
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