Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program and the Companion Program, Brain Power! Challenge, 10262 [E8-3563]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• The National Institutes of Health
• National Institutes of Health

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 10262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

The National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Brain Power! The NIDA 
Junior Scientist Program and the Companion Program, Brain Power! 
Challenge

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for the opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on 
Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish 
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    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: This information 
collection request is for an EXTENSION of 0925-0542 that was obtained 
in 2005, and is requested for two additional years to meet scheduling 
availability for participating school districts. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This is a request to evaluate the effectiveness 
of the Brain Power! Program's ability to (1) increase children's 
knowledge about the biology of the brain and the neurobiology of drug 
addiction, (2) increase positive attitudes toward science, careers in 
science, science as an enjoyable endeavor, and the use of animals in 
research; and stimulate interest in scientific careers; and (3) 
engender more realistic perceptions of scientists as being from many 
races, ages, and genders. The secondary goals of the evaluation are to 
determine the Program's impact on attitudes and intentions toward 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 will also 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: 1,337; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2; Average Burden Hours 
Per Response: .25; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
640.5. 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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                                                         Estimated number                       Estimated total
        Type of Respondents           Estimated number   of responses per    Average burden      annual burden
                                       of respondents       respondent     hours per response   hours requested
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Students (K-grade 5)...............                640                  2                 .25                320
Students (grades 6-9)..............                560                  2                 .25                280
Parents (K-grade 5)................                 56                  1                 .25                 14
Parents (grades 6-9)...............                 56                  1                 .25                 14
Teachers...........................                 25                  1                 .5                12.5
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    Total..........................              1,337  .................                1.5               640.5
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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 csasek@nida.nih.gov.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: February 20, 2008.
Mary Affeldt,
Associate Director for Management, National Institute for Drug Abuse.
[FR Doc. E8-3563 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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