[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60128-60129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24400]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Brain Power! The NIDA
Junior Scientist Program and the Companion Program, Brain Power!
Challenge Information Collection
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 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. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The 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 implemented. The proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2010
Volume 75, No. 123, pages 36659-36660, and allowed 60-days for public
comment. No comments were received on this notice.
Proposed Collection: Title: Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist
Program, for grades K-5, and the companion program for Middle School,
the Brain Power! Challenge.
Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. The previous OMB
approval was discontinued on March 31, 2009 (OMB Control number 0925-
0542 that was obtained in 2005), and the new submission is requested
until July 31, 2011.
Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for
clearance to evaluate the effectiveness of the Brain Power! Program's
ability to:
Increase students' knowledge about the biology of the
brain and the neurobiology of drug addiction;
Increase positive attitudes toward science, careers in
science, and science as an enjoyable endeavor, and stimulating interest
in scientific careers; and
Promote more balanced perceptions and attitudes of
scientists as being of many races, ages, and genders
The secondary goal is to determine the influence or change of
attitudes toward and intentions about drug use. The findings will
provide valuable information concerning the goals of NIDA's Science
Education Program of increasing scientific literacy and stimulating
interest in scientific careers. In order to test the effectiveness of
the evaluation, information will be collected from students before and
after exposure to the curriculum with pre- and post-test self-report
measures. Surveys also will be administered to teachers after the
completion of the program to examine ease and fidelity of
implementation, as well as impact in knowledge and understanding of the
neurobiology of addiction. Surveys will be administered to parents to
obtain parental reaction and opinion on the materials and the degree to
which parents find the curriculum informative and appropriate.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Elementary and middle school students, teachers,
and parents.
Type of Respondents: Students, Teachers, and Parents. The reporting
burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,260.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Students 2, Parents
and Teachers: 1.
Average Burden Hours per Response: Students: .5, Parents: .5, and
Teachers: .5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 892.5. There are no
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to
report. The estimated annualized burden is summarized below.
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Average
Types of respondents Number of Frequency time per Annual hour
respondents of response response burden
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Students (K-grade 5)..................................... 375 2 .5 375
Students (grades 6-9).................................... 375 2 .5 375
Parents (survey) (K-grade 5)............................. 25 1 .25 6.25
Parents (survey) (grades 6-9)............................ 25 1 .25 6.25
Parents (postcard) (K-grade 5)........................... 200 1 .25 50
Parents (postcard) (grades 6-9).......................... 200 1 .25 50
Teachers (evaluation).................................... 30 1 .5 15
Teachers (online survey.................................. 30 1 .5 15
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Total................................................ 1,260 ........... ........... 892.50
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Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (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 those who are to
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
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: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Cathrine Sasek, Coordinator, Science Education
Program, Office of Science Policy and Communications, National
Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Blvd, Room 5237, Bethesda, MD
20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 443-6071; fax (301) 443-6277;
or by e-mail to [email protected].
Comments 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.
Dated: September 22, 2010.
Mary Affeldt,
Executive Officer, (OM Director, NIDA).
[FR Doc. 2010-24400 Filed 9-28-10; 8:45 am]
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