83_FR_401 83 FR 399 - Notice of Information Collection

83 FR 399 - Notice of Information Collection

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 2 (January 3, 2018)

Page Range399-400
FR Document2017-28427

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 399-400]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28427]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: (17-092)]


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.

DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from 
the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
regarding the proposed information collection to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20543. Attention: Desk Officer for 
NASA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Lori Parker, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 
300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546 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 
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 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 Undergraduate Internship Impact Surveys (Baseline 
and Follow-up Instruments), Undergraduate Internship Impact Surveys 
(Retrospective and Traditional Developed Instruments), STEM Challenges 
Impact Surveys (Student Baseline and Follow-up Instruments), STEM 
Challenges Impact Surveys (Educator Retrospective Instruments), One 
Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI) Student-level data application, and 
Office of Education

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Performance Measurement (OEPM) Program-level data system. 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: 2700-0159.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,756.
    Estimated Time per Response: Variable.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,487 hours.
    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.
    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. 2017-28427 Filed 1-2-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2018 / Notices 399 comments by mail or courier to the U.S. published in the Federal Register on SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of October 18, 2017 (82 FR 48533). Space Administration, as part of its the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Interested parties are encouraged to continuing effort to reduce paperwork Departmental Information Compliance send comments to the OMB, Office of and respondent burden, invites the Management Program, Room N1301, Information and Regulatory Affairs at general public and other Federal 200 Constitution Avenue NW, the address shown in the ADDRESSES agencies to take this opportunity to Washington, DC 20210; or by email: section within thirty (30) days of comment on proposed and/or DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. publication of this notice in the Federal continuing information collections, as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Register. In order to help ensure required by the Paperwork Reduction Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– appropriate consideration, comments Act of 1995. 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not should mention OMB Control Number DATES: All comments should be toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ 1240–0008. The OMB is particularly submitted within 60 calendar days from PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. interested in comments that: the date of this publication. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). • Evaluate whether the proposed ADDRESSES: Interested persons are collection of information is necessary invited to submit written comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR for the proper performance of the regarding the proposed information seeks to extend PRA authority for the functions of the agency, including collection to the Office of Information Rehabilitation Action Report whether the information will have and Regulatory Affairs, Office of information collection. The contractor practical utility; Management and Budget, 725 7th Street vocational rehabilitation counselor • Evaluate the accuracy of the NW, Washington, DC 20543. Attention: submits form OWCP–44 during an agency’s estimate of the burden of the Desk Officer for NASA. ongoing vocational rehabilitation. The proposed collection of information, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: form gives prompt notification of key including the validity of the Requests for additional information or events that may require OWCP action in methodology and assumptions used; copies of the information collection the vocational rehabilitation process. • Enhance the quality, utility, and instrument and instructions should be For example, when a disabled worker clarity of the information to be directed to Lori Parker, NASA Clearance returns to work, benefits are adjusted collected; and Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E quickly to avoid an overpayment. The • Minimize the burden of the rehabilitation counselor from Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC collection of information on those who information in his or her records 20546 or email Lori.Parker-1@nasa.gov. are to respond, including through the completes all items. The Federal use of appropriate automated, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Employees’ Compensation Act sections electronic, mechanical, or other I. Abstract 8104(a) and 8111(b) and the Longshore technological collection techniques or and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act NASA’s founding legislation, the other forms of information technology, Space Act of 1958, as amended, directs sections 908(g) and 939(c) authorizes e.g., permitting electronic submission of this information collection. See 5 U.S.C. the agency to expand human knowledge responses. of Earth and space phenomena and to 8104(a), 8111(b) and 33 U.S.C. 908(g), Agency: DOL–OWCP. 939(c). preserve the role of the United States as Title of Collection: Rehabilitation This information collection is subject a leader in aeronautics, space science, Action Report. to the PRA. A Federal agency generally and technology. The NASA Office of OMB Control Number: 1240–0008. cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Affected Public: Private Sector— Education administers the agency’s of information, and the public is businesses or other for-profits and not- national education activities in support generally not required to respond to an for-profit institutions. of the Space Act, including the information collection, unless it is Total Estimated Number of performance measurement and approved by the OMB under the PRA Respondents: 4,066. evaluation of educational projects and and displays a currently valid OMB Total Estimated Number of programs. This generic clearance will Control Number. In addition, Responses: 4,066. allow the NASA Office of Education to notwithstanding any other provisions of Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: continue to test and pilot with subject law, no person shall generally be subject 678 hours. matter experts, secondary students, to penalty for failing to comply with a Total Estimated Annual Other Costs higher education students, educators, collection of information that does not Burden: $0. and interested parties new and existing display a valid Control Number. See 5 information collection forms and Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). assessment instruments for the purposes CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this Seleda Perryman, of improvement and establishing information collection under Control Assistant Departmental Clearance Officer. validity and reliability characteristics of Number 1240–0008. [FR Doc. 2017–28333 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] the forms and instruments. Existing OMB authorization for an ICR cannot BILLING CODE 4510–CR–P information collections include be for more than three (3) years without Undergraduate Internship Impact renewal, and the DOL seeks to extend Surveys (Baseline and Follow-up PRA authorization for this information Instruments), Undergraduate Internship NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND collection for three (3) more years, Impact Surveys (Retrospective and SPACE ADMINISTRATION without any change to existing Traditional Developed Instruments), sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES requirements. The DOL notes that [Notice: (17–092)] STEM Challenges Impact Surveys existing information collection (Student Baseline and Follow-up requirements submitted to the OMB Notice of Information Collection Instruments), STEM Challenges Impact receive a month-to-month extension AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Surveys (Educator Retrospective while they undergo review. For Space Administration (NASA). 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400 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2018 / Notices Performance Measurement (OEPM) They will also become a matter of Challenge project activities. The request Program-level data system. Forms and public record. for emergency renewal pertains to the instruments to be tested include administration of surveys to youth in Lori Parker, program application forms, customer support of the agency’s STEM challenge satisfaction questionnaires, focus group NASA PRA Clearance Officer. activities for youth. The information protocols, and project activity survey [FR Doc. 2017–28427 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] collection was previously revised to instruments. Methodological testing will BILLING CODE 7510–13–P collect the minimum amount of data include focus group discussions, pilot required to (1) evaluate the activity for surveys to test new individual question improvement opportunities, and (2) items as well as the complete form and NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND collect outcome data to assess the instrument. In addition, test-retest and SPACE ADMINISTRATION activity model’s effectiveness in meeting similar protocols will be used to [Notice: (17–093)] its intended objectives. The number of determine reliability characteristics of youth participating in this information the forms and instruments. Notice of Information Collection collection were previously reduced to Methodological testing will assure that reflect the estimated number of forms and instruments accurately and AGENCY: National Aeronautics and participants who will be engaged in this consistently collect and measure what Space Administration (NASA). activity in the future. The cost of the they are intended to measure and that ACTION: Notice of information collection. information collection, to participating data collection items are interpreted members of the public, reflects a SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and previous reduction as a result of the precisely and consistently, all towards Space Administration, as part of its changes to the information collection the goal of accurate Agency reporting continuing effort to reduce paperwork described above. while improving the execution of NASA and respondent burden, invites the Education project activities. II. Method of Collection general public and other Federal II. Method of Collection agencies to take this opportunity to Electronic. comment on proposed and/or Electronic, paper, and focus group III. Data continuing information collections, as interviews. Title: NASA Office of Education required by the Paperwork Reduction III. Data Act of 1995. STEM Challenges. DATES: All comments should be OMB Number: 2700–0150. Title: Generic Clearance for the NASA Type of Review: Emergency 6 month Office of Education Performance submitted within 60 calendar days from extension of a currently approved Measurement and Evaluation (Testing). the date of this publication. collection. OMB Number: 2700–0159. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Affected Public: Individuals. invited to submit written comments Estimated Number of Respondents: Type of Review: Extension of a regarding the proposed information 1,620. currently approved collection. collection to the Office of Information Estimated Time per Response: 6 Affected Public: Individuals and and Regulatory Affairs, Office of minutes. Households. Management and Budget, 725 7th Street Estimated Total Annual Burden Estimated Number of Respondents: NW, Washington, DC 20543. Attention: Hours: 162 hours. 10,756. Desk Officer for NASA. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,175. Estimated Time per Response: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IV. Request for Comments Variable. Requests for additional information or Estimated Total Annual Burden Comments are invited on: (1) Whether copies of the information collection Hours: 4,487 hours. the proposed collection of information instrument and instructions should be is necessary for the proper performance Estimated Total Annual Cost: directed to Lori Parker, NASA Clearance of the functions of NASA, including $50,913.23. Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E whether the information collected has IV. Request for Comments Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 20546 or email Lori.Parker-1@nasa.gov. NASA’s estimate of the burden Comments are invited on: (1) Whether SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (including hours and cost) of the the proposed collection of information I. Abstract proposed collection of information; (3) is necessary for the proper performance ways to enhance the quality, utility, and of the functions of NASA, including NASA’s founding legislation, the clarity of the information to be whether the information collected has Space Act of 1958, as amended, directs collected; and (4) ways to minimize the practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency to expand human knowledge burden of the collection of information NASA’s estimate of the burden of Earth and space phenomena and to on respondents, including automated (including hours and cost) of the preserve the role of the United States as collection techniques or the use of other proposed collection of information; (3) a leader in aeronautics, space science, forms of information technology. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and and technology. The NASA Office of Comments submitted in response to clarity of the information to be Education has three primary goals: (1) this notice will be summarized and collected; and (4) ways to minimize the Strengthen NASA and the Nation’s included in the request for OMB burden of the collection of information future workforce, (2) attract and retain sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES approval of this information collection. on respondents, including automated students in science, technology, They will also become a matter of collection techniques or the use of other engineering and mathematics, or STEM, public record. forms of information technology. disciplines, and (3) engage Americans in Comments submitted in response to NASA’s mission. This notice informs Lori Parker, this notice will be summarized and the public of NASA’s intent to review NASA PRA Clearance Officer. included in the request for OMB and revise the currently approved [FR Doc. 2017–28428 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] approval of this information collection. information collection for STEM BILLING CODE 7510–13–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Jan 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\03JAN1.SGM 03JAN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of information collection.
DatesAll comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from the date of this publication.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Lori Parker, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546 or email Lori.Parker- [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 399 
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