[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45068-45069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17127]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

The National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Brain Power! The NIDA 
Junior Scientist Program and the Companion Program, Brain Power! 
Challenge

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 1, 
2004, page 17194, 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: Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist 
Program, for grades K-5, and the companion program for Middle School, 
the Brain Power! Challenge. Type of Information Collection Request: 
NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for a 
three-year clearance to evaluate the effectiveness of the Brain Power! 
Program's ability to: (1) Increase student's knowledge about the 
biology of the brain and the neurobiology of drug addiction, (2) 
increase positive attitudes toward science, careers in science, science 
as an enjoyable endeavor, and the use of animals in research; and 
stimulate interest in scientific careers; and (3) engender more 
realistic perceptions of scientists as being from many races, ages, and 
genders. The secondary goals of the evaluation are to determine the 
Program's impact on attitudes and intentions toward drug use. The 
findings will provide valuable information concerning the goals of 
NIDA's Science Education Program of increasing scientific literacy and 
stimulating interest in scientific careers. In order to test the 
effectiveness of the evaluation, information will be collected from 
students before and after exposure to the curriculum with pre- and 
post-test self-report measures. Surveys will also be administered to 
teachers after the completion of the program to examine ease and 
fidelity of implementation, as well as impact in knowledge and 
understanding of the neurobiology of addiction. Surveys will be 
administered to parents to obtain parental reaction and opinion on the 
materials and the degree to which parents find the curriculum 
informative and appropriate.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Elementary and 
middle school students, teachers, and parents. Type of Respondents: 
Students, Teachers, and Parents. The reporting

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burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,437; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: Students: 2; Parents and teachers: 
1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: Students and Teachers: .5; 
Parents of students K-grade 5: .25; Parents of students grades 6-9: .5; 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 434.83. 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                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total burden
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per         hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Students (K-grade 5)............................             640               2             .5           640
Students (grades 6-9)...........................             560               2             .5           560
Parents (K-grade 5).............................              56               1             .25           14
Parents (grades 6-9)............................              56               1             .5            28
Teachers (full eval.)...........................              25               1             .5            12.5
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Teachers (online eval.).........................             100               1             .5            50
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    Total.......................................           1,437               1             .5         1,304.5
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    Annualized Burden Total.....................             479  ..............  ..............          434.83
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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 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 this notice, especially regarding 
the estimate 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 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 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: July 21, 2004.
Laura Rosenthal,
Associate Director for Management, National Institute for Drug Abuse.
[FR Doc. 04-17127 Filed 7-27-04; 8:45 am]
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