[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41521-41522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16383]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: [21-049]]
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 September 1, 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
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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.
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.
Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Lori Parker,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-16383 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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