[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72705-72706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28654]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 14-126]


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 30 calendar days from 
December 8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
regarding the proposed information collection to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 7th Street NW., Washington DC, 20543. Attention: Desk Officer for 
NASA.

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,

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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, 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 and cognitive interview 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, split-half methodology 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.
    This 30-day FRN reflects a reduction in the estimated number of 
respondents, as published in the 60-day FRN, Volume 78, Number 237, 
pages 74169-74170 on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. The targeted 
respondent pool will include educators, pre-college, undergraduate, 
graduate, and post-graduate students only. As a result of this 
reduction, the estimated cost burden also decreased. The cost burden 
reflects the estimated amount of time it will take for respondents to 
read the instructions, gather and submit the information. This 30-day 
notice also replaces FRN Notice 14-121, Volume 79, Number 225, pages 
69537-69538 published on Friday, November 21, 2014 which incorrectly 
identified secondary students as part of the respondent pool.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronic, paper, and focus group interviews.

III. Data

    Title: Generic Clearance for the NASA 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: 3,358.
    Estimated Annual Responses: Variable.
    Estimated Time per Response: Variable.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,312.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $31,876.37.

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. 2014-28654 Filed 12-5-14; 8:45 am]
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