[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74170-74171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29390]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 13-143]


Notice of Information Collection

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from 
the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Frances Teel, Mail Code 
JF000, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 
20546-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Frances Teel, NASA PRA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Code JF000, Washington, DC 20546, 
[email protected].

I. Abstract

    NASA's founding legislation, the Space Act of 1958, as amended, 
directs the agency to expand human knowledge of Earth and space 
phenomena and to preserve the role of the United States as a leader in 
aeronautics, space science, and technology. The NASA Office of 
Education administers the agency's national education activities in 
support of the Space Act, including the performance measurement and 
evaluation of educational projects and programs.
    This generic clearance will allow the Office of Education to test 
and pilot with subject matter experts, secondary students, higher 
education students, educators, and interested parties new and existing 
information collection forms and assessment instruments for the 
purposes of improvement and establishing validity and reliability 
characteristics of the forms and instruments. Forms and instruments to 
be tested include program application forms, customer satisfaction 
questionnaires, focus group protocols, and project activity survey 
instruments. Methodological testing will include focus group 
discussions, pilot surveys to test new individual question items as 
well as the complete form and instrument. In addition, test-retest and 
similar protocols will be used to determine reliability characteristics 
of the forms and instruments. Methodological testing will assure that 
forms and instruments accurately and consistently collect and measure 
what they are intended to measure and that data collection items are 
interpreted precisely and consistently, all towards the goal of 
accurate Agency reporting while improving the execution of NASA 
Education project activities.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronic, paper, and focus group interviews.

III. Data

    Title: Generic Clearance for the Office of Education Performance 
Measurement and Evaluation (Testing).
    OMB Number: 2700-XXXX.
    Type of Review: New Generic Clearance.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,756.
    Estimated Annual Responses: Variable.
    Estimated Time per Response: Variable.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,487.

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    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $50,913.23.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.

Frances Teel,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-29390 Filed 12-9-13; 8:45 am]
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