[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22315]


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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 Programs

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 Programs Survey.
    Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The survey will attempt to 
assess customer demographics and their satisfaction with the NIH 
curriculum supplements in presenting science in a more engaging and 
interactive way. The supplements help K-12 educators teach science by 
featuring the latest NIH research and utilized research-based 
instructional methods. 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 6,000 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 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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                                                                                    Average time    Hour burden
         Type of respondent: survey title             Number of     Frequency of    per response     per year
                                                     respondents      response        (hours)         (hours)
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Supplement requestor.............................          16,000               1           0.17             910
Workshop Teacher: initial survey.................           2,000               1           0.17             117
Workshop Teacher: in-depth survey................             200               1           0.5               34
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    Totals.......................................          18,200             n/a         n/a              1,061
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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, 6100 
Executive Boulevard, Suite 3E01, Bethesda, MD 20892, Attention: Dr. 
Dave Vannier. To request more information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and survey, contact: Dr. 
Vannier at the above address, 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.

    Dated: September 16, 2008.
David Vannier,
Office of Science Education, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-22315 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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