[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59165-59166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25003]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Evaluation of 
the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Program (OD)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on 06/03/2015 (Vol. 80, No. 106, Pages 31610-31611) and 
allowed 60 days for public comment. Zero public comments were received. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public 
comment. The Office of Science Education/SEPA, National Institutes of 
Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required 
to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, 
revised, or

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implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.

DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the 
proposed project contact: Tony Beck, Ph.D., Office of Science 
Education/SEPA, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, Division of 
Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of 
the Director, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, 
Room 206, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number 301-435-0805 
or email your request, including your address to: [email protected]. 
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested 
in writing.
    Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the Science Education 
Partnership Award (SEPA) Program, 0925--NEW, the Office of Science 
Education/SEPA, within the Office of the Research Infrastructure 
Programs (ORIP), an office of the Division of Program Coordination, 
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), within the Office of the 
Director (OD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Science Education 
Partnership Award Program is a program in the Office of the Research 
Infrastructure Programs within the Office of Research Infrastructure 
Program of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and 
Strategic Initiatives. The program provides 5-year grants for PK-12 
educational projects, science centers, and museum exhibits to increase 
students' interest in pursuing science-related careers, deliver topical 
and interactive information about NIH-funded medical research, and 
cultivate an understanding about healthy living habits among the 
general public. SEPA is undertaking an evaluation to examine the extent 
to which SEPA grants awarded from 2004 through 2014 have met goals 
related to project structure, partnership formation, and evaluation 
quality. The evaluation will utilize archival grant project data (e.g., 
SEPA solicitations, project proposals, annual and final reports, and 
summative evaluations). The evaluation will also collect new data to 
(1) determine the extent to which the SEPA portfolio is aligned with 
the program's overall goals; (2) assess how the SEPA Program has 
contributed to the creation and/or enrichment of beneficial productive 
partnerships; and (3) determine the extent to which the SEPA Program is 
generating a rigorous evidence-based system that provides high-quality 
evaluations to inform the knowledge base. The goal of this process 
evaluation is to provide SEPA, program staff, the NIH, and other 
interested stakeholders with information about how the program is 
operating, the extent to which projects address the program's multiple 
goals, and the extent to which project-level evaluations are informing 
and enhancing the quality of work in the field.
    OMB approval is requested for one year. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 523.

                                      Estimated of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                 Data collection     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total annual
      Type of respondent              type          respondents    responses per   response  (in   burden hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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PI............................  Web survey......             156               1           30/60              78
                                Telephone script              34               1            5/60               3
                                 to schedule
                                 interview.
                                Telephone                     34               1               1              34
                                 interview.
                                Telephone script              34               1            5/60               3
                                 to schedule
                                 site visit.
                                Site visit                     6               1           90/60               9
                                 interview.
Project partner...............  Web survey......             312               1           30/60             156
                                Telephone script              74               1            5/60               7
                                 to schedule
                                 interview.
                                Telephone                     74               1               1              74
                                 interview.
                                Telephone script              74               1            5/60               7
                                 to schedule
                                 site visit.
                                Site visit                     6               1           90/60               9
                                 interview.
Other key staff...............  Telephone script              90               1            5/60               8
                                 to schedule
                                 site visit.
                                Site visit                    90               1           90/60             135
                                 interview.
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    Total.....................  ................             558  ..............  ..............             523
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    Dated: September 24, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-25003 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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