[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35827-35828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14458]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 21-044]


Name of Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the NASA 
Office of STEM Engagement Performance Measurement and Evaluation 
(Testing)

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.

DATES: Comments are due by August 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information collection 
by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public 
Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Claire Little, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, 202-358-
2375 or email [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 STEM Engagement 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 NASA Office of STEM Engagement to 
continue 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. Existing 
information collections include the NASA Intern Survey (Retrospective 
Survey), NASA Internship Applicants and Awardees Survey (Retrospective 
Survey), STEM Challenges Impact Surveys (Educator Feedback 
Retrospective Survey), STEM Challenges Impact Surveys (Parent Survey), 
and STEM Challenges Impact Surveys (Student Retrospective Survey). 
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 STEM Engagement activities.
    II. Methods 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: 2700-0159.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an existing collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 8.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 2,800.
    Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,600.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $54,082.
    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.

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    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

Lori Parker,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-14458 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]
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