[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74169-74170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29388]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: 13-141]
Notice of Information Collection
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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Frances Teel, Mail Code
JF000, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC
20546-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Frances Teel, NASA PRA
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Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Code
JF000, Washington, DC 20546, [email protected].
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
Education 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 Education 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. 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
Education project activities.
II. Method 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-XXXX.
Type of review: New Generic Clearance.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,756.
Estimated Annual Responses: Variable.
Estimated Time per Response: Variable.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,487.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $50,913.23.
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.
Frances Teel,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-29388 Filed 12-9-13; 8:45 am]
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