[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69077-69078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24037]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-INTERP-21788; PPWOIEADC0, PPMVSIE1Y.Y00000 (166)]


Proposed Information Collection; After School Place-Based STEM 
Learning Partnership Evaluation Survey

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor 
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before December 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive (MS-242), Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please reference ``1024-New STEM 
Survey'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Lynne Murdock, Natural Resources Interpretive 
Specialist, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor, #39, Washington, DC 20005 
(mail); [email protected] (email), or at (202) 513-7195 (phone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Under 54 U.S.C. 100101 (National Park Service Act Organic Act), we 
must preserve America's natural wonders unimpaired for future 
generations, while also making them available for the enjoyment of the 
visitor. The NPS' commitment to future generations includes a 
commitment to engaging children in science at some of the country's 
most beautiful and ecologically intact sites while improving the 
quality of STEM--or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics--
instruction. The study of the After School Place-Based STEM Learning 
Partnership will provide insight into how STEM education programs can 
strengthen students' interest and engagement in STEM, develop skills 
and knowledge around ecological monitoring, and encourage students to 
see themselves as active participants in building scientific knowledge. 
The study is part of an interagency agreement between the U.S. 
Department of Education (ED) and the NPS, and a project implemented in 
partnership with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), the 21st Century 
Community Learning Center (CCLC), and the National Environmental 
Education Foundation. The study will include a student survey to assess 
the following outcomes:
     Confidence in the ability to participate in environmental 
monitoring and citizen science activities/discussions,
     Interest in pursuing or participating in classes, 
activities or discussions related to general STEM and/or environmental 
science,
     Recognition of the relevance of STEM and environmental 
science to students' lives and communities, and
     Interest in environmental science and/or in pursuing 
additional STEM-related classes, activities and/or careers.

The study sample will include students who participate in STEM 
education programs delivered in partnership with eight national parks 
and their partner schools.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024--New.
    Title: After School Place-Based STEM Learning Partnership 
Evaluation Survey.
    Service Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: New.
    Description of Respondents: Students, grades K-12.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.

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                                                           Number of
               Activity                    Number of        annual         Completion time per     Total annual
                                          respondents      responses            response           burden hours
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Program Evaluation Survey--Students...             300             300  15 minutes..............              75
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    Totals............................             300             300  ........................              75
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, 
email address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your 
personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.


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    Dated: September 29, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-24037 Filed 10-4-16; 8:45 am]
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