[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43476-43477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17927]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: (15-061)]


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 
the date of this publication.

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

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Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Code 
JF000, Washington, DC 20546, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 has three primary goals: (1) Strengthen NASA and the Nation's 
future workforce, (2) attract and retain students in science, 
technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, disciplines, and (3) 
engage Americans in NASA's mission.
    This notice informs the public of NASA's intent to revise a 
currently approved information collection for a project formerly known 
as the NASA Summer of Innovation Project. The request for renewal 
pertains to the administration of surveys to youth in support of the 
agency's STEM challenge activities for middle school youth. The 
information collection was revised to collect the minimum amount of 
data required to (1) evaluate the activity for improvement 
opportunities, and (2) collect outcome data to assess the activity 
model's effectiveness in meeting its intended objectives. Youth surveys 
have been retained in this information collection, but the parent 
survey and teacher focus groups have been eliminated to reduce burden. 
The number of youth participating in this information collection has 
been reduced to reflect the estimated number of participants who will 
be engaged in this activity in the future. The cost of the information 
collection, to participating members of the public, has also been 
reduced as a result of these and other changes to the information 
collection.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronic.

III. Data

    Title: NASA Office of Education STEM Challenges.
    OMB Number: 2700-0150.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 810.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 1,620.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 162.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,175.

 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. 2015-17927 Filed 7-21-15; 8:45 am]
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