[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 53 (Monday, March 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13511-13512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5472]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The 
Effectiveness of the NIH Curriculum Supplements and Workshops Survey

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects, the Office of Science 
Education, 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: The Effectiveness of the NIH Curriculum 
Supplements and Workshops Survey. Information Collection Request: New. 
Need and Use of Information Collection: The survey will attempt to 
assess the effectiveness of the NIH curriculum supplements in aiding 
teachers to teach science in a more engaging and interactive way. The 
supplements help k-12 educators teach science in more engaging and 
effective ways by featuring the latest NIH research. A typical 
supplement contains two weeks of student activities on the science 
behind a health topic, such as cancer, sleep or obesity. Web-based 
simulations, animations and experiments enhance the ``pencil and 
paper'' activities. In addition to developing and distributing the 
supplements, OSE conducts professional workshops to help teachers 
successfully implement these lessons with their students. Since January 
2000, over 3,000 teachers have attended an OSE workshop.
    Assessing the effectiveness of the NIH Curriculum Supplements and 
teacher workshops is critical to determining if OSE is successfully 
fulfilling its mission. OSE has the database infrastructure in place to 
easily collect customer satisfaction data from supplement requesters 
and workshop attendees. At present, we do not have clearance to contact 
our customers to determine how NIH resources are meeting their 
educational needs.

                                                  Burden Table
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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Average time     Annual hour
               Type of respondent                   respondents      response      per response       burden
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Focus Group Teachers............................              60               1             2.0             120
Workshop Teachers: Initial Survey...............             350               1           0.083              29
Workshop Teachers: In-Depth Survey..............              50               1             0.5              25
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    Totals......................................             460  ..............  ..............             174
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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) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (3) 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 NIH: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice should be directed to 
the: Office of Science Education, National Institutes of Health, 6705 
Rockledge Drive, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20817, Attention: Cassandra 
Isom. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain 
a copy of the data collection plans and survey, contact: Dr. David 
Vannier, Office of Science Education, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 700, 
Bethesda, MD 20817, or call 301-496-8741, 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 the date of this publication.


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    Dated: March 11, 2005.
Cassandra Isom,
Program Administrator, Office of Science Education, National Institutes 
of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-5472 Filed 3-18-05; 8:45 am]
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