[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42075-42076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14421]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The Effectiveness of 
the NIH Curriculum Supplements and Workshops Survey

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, Office of Science 
Policy, Office of Science Education, National Institutes of Health 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 has not been previously published in 
the Federal Register. 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 
number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: The Effectiveness of the NIH Curriculum 
Supplements and Workshops Survey. Information Collection Request: NEW. 
New 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 requests and 
workshops attendees. At present, we do not have clearance to contact 
our customers to determine how NIH resources are meeting their 
educational needs.

                                                Burden Estimates
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                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Ave. time per
        Type of respondent: survey title            respondents      response        response     Hour burden/yr
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Teacher: supplement requestor survey............           9,000               1            0.17             500
Teacher: focus group participant................              60               1            2.0              120
Teacher: workshop short survey..................           1,300               1            0.17             220
Teacher: workshop long survey...................             260               1            0.5              130
Teacher: Career video requestor.................             500               1            0.17              85
Teacher: Career poster requestor................             585               1            0.17             100
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    Total.......................................          11,735  ..............  ..............           1,155
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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 OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice should be directed to 
the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20502, Attention: 
Desk Officer for NIH. 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 
you 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 with 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: July 12, 2005.
Cassandra Isom,
Program Administrator, Office of Science Education, National Institutes 
of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-14421 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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