[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 41191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17032]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request: 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. Type of Information Collection Request: 
Extension of the previously approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0551, 
expiration date 06/30/2012). 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  (in
                                                    respondents      response       (in hours)        hours)
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Supplement requestor............................          17,500               1            0.17             995
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......................................          19,700             n/a             n/a           1,146
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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information on 
the proposed collection of information, contact Lisa Strauss, Office of 
Science Education, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive 
Boulevard, Suite 3E01, Bethesda, MD 20892-7520, or call non-toll-free 
at 301-496-8547. You may also email your request 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: July 3, 2012.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-17032 Filed 7-11-12; 8:45 am]
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