[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 47840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16139]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Field Test of the 
Discovering the Science of Alcohol Curriculum

    Summary: In compliance with the requirement of Section 
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, regarding the 
opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, 
the National institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of 
proposed projects submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Field Test of the Discovering the 
Science of Alcohol Curriculum. Type of Information Collection Request: 
New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The Discovering the 
Science of Alcohol curriculum (DSA) was developed with a Phase II SBIR 
grant to bring accurate, research-based information to high school 
students in biology and science classrooms. The curriculum includes 
standards-based content objectives and assessment activities. 
Curriculum materials include a teacher's guide and website. The field 
test is necessary to estimate the DSA curriculum's effectiveness in 
conveying information to students and teachers. Specifically, the field 
study is designed to enable NIAAA to determine whether teachers and 
students who complete the DSA curriculum demonstrate significantly 
greater knowledge of the topics covered in the curriculum than teachers 
and students who do not use the DSA curriculum. In addition, the study 
is designed to enable NIAAA to determine whether the students who are 
exposed to the curriculum components self-report different beliefs, 
attitudes, and intentions regarding alcohol use than their counterparts 
who are not exposed to the curriculum at their schools.
    Participating in this field test will be an experimental group of 
30 high school biology classrooms with a total of approximately 400 to 
500 students and a control group of 30 high school biology classrooms 
with approximately 400 to 500 students. Teachers and students from 
grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 will comprise both groups. The field test will 
include two surveys: (1) An online, computerized survey that measures 
teachers' knowledge of the DSA curriculum components and teacher 
satisfaction with the DSA curriculum components. (2) For students, an 
anonymous, online, computerized survey that measures three factors: (a) 
student knowledge of the DSA components, (b) student attitudes, 
beliefs, and intentions, and (c) student satisfaction with the DSA 
curriculum components. Frequency of response: Once per respondent. 
Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Biology/Science 
teachers and high school students.
    The reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: It is estimated that we will be able to recruit 
approximately 60 teachers and approximately 1000 students. Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: One response per respondent. 
Average Burden Hours per Response: 15 minutes per individual in the 
control group and 30 minutes per individual in the experimental group, 
for a total respondent burden of 662.5 hours. Estimated Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 662.5 hours. Estimated Costs to Respondents: 
Assuming an hourly rate of $22 for teachers, we estimate the total 
costs to be $825. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no 
Operating or Maintenance costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on the following points: (1) 
Whether the data collection 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; (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 Jason Lazarow, M.Ed., NIH/NIAAA/ORTC/HSEB, 5635 
Fishers Lane, Room 3101, MSC 9304, Bethesda, MD 20892-9304, or e-mail 
your request to: [email protected]. Mr. Lazarow can be contacted by 
telephone at 301-435-8043.
    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.

    Dated: August 8, 2005.
Stephen Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA.
[FR Doc. 05-16139 Filed 8-12-05; 8:45 am]
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