[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71060-71061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26881]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; BrainTrain4Kids: New 
Delivery of the Brain Power 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 Institute on Drug 
Abuse (NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will public 
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: BrainTrain4Kids: New Delivery of the Brain 
Power Program.
    Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This research will evaluate 
the effects of BrainTrain4Kids.com, an online program for students 
(Grades 2 and 3), on: (1) Students' knowledge of scientific inquiry, 
the human nervous system, the effects of alcohol and tobacco on the 
brain, and the differences between helpful and harmful drugs; (2) 
students' attitudes toward science in general; and (3) students' 
attitudes toward substance abuse. The secondary goals of the summative 
evaluation are to determine if changes in knowledge and attitudes are 
retained over a follow-up period as well as to determine if parents and 
second- and third-grade students will report a high degree of 
satisfaction with the online program. The online program is a new 
delivery of a National Institute on Drug Abuse science education 
curriculum for second- and third-grade teachers (Brain Power! The NIDA 
Junior Scientist Club) adapted for the Internet and for use by students 
at home under the guidance of their parents. if the new program is 
successful, the public will access to an evidence-based program via the 
Internet that contributes to scientific literacy and provides a basis 
of knowledge upon which to build future substance abuse prevention. In 
order to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, information will be 
collected from students before (pretest) and after (post-test) exposure 
to the website and again 3 to 6 weeks after the program has been 
completed (follow-up). Parents will be asked to complete usage logs at 
three points during their use of the BrainTrain4Kids website with their 
children. Prior to the evaluation study, the knowledge and attitude 
assessment instruments will be pilot-tested with a sample of students 
to determine validity and reliability. Additionally, during the 
development phase of the project, satisfaction surveys will be 
administered to students, parents, and teachers at two points during 
the development of the website to collect preference data and assess 
the level of satisfaction with the website. This is necessary to ensure 
target audience satisfaction with the final program. All data 
collection will occur online.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Second- and third-grade students, their parents, 
and their teachers.
    Type of Respondents: Second- and third-grade students, their 
parents, and their teachers. The reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 410.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: one for seven key 
cohorts, three for one key cohort and six for one key cohort.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.574.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 637.5.
    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      total burden
                Type of respondents                    number of     responses per   burden hours      hours
                                                      respondents     respondent     per response    requested
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Students (Assessment Instrument Development)......              30               1           0.75           22.5
Students (Summative Evaluation)...................             100               3           0.75          225
Students (Satisfaction Survey 1)..................              30               1           0.5            15
Students (Satisfaction Survey 2)..................              30               1           0.5            15
Parents (Summative Evaluation)....................             100               6           0.5           300
Parents (Satisfaction Survey 1)...................              30               1           0.5            15
Parents (Satisfaction Survey 2)...................              30               1           0.5            15
Teachers (Satisfaction Survey 1)..................              30               1           0.5            15

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Teachers (Satisfaction Survey 2)..................              30               1           0.5            15
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    Total.........................................             410  ..............  .............          637.5
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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 the 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 Dr. Catherine 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 is received within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: December 1, 2004.
Laura Rosenthal,
Associate Director for Management, National Institute for Drug Abuse.
[FR Doc. 04-26881 Filed 12-7-04; 8:45 am]
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