This information
collection activity is approved for 6 months. At the period ending
6 months, NASA will determine what results of the study will be
made available to the public and whether an extension for
collecting more information is necessary.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2007
6 Months From Approved
30
0
0
3,720
0
0
558,000
0
0
This information collection is in
response to NASA's change in mission, i.e., to explore the solar
system. NASA is reexamining its approaches to structuring, sizing,
and managing its programs by benchmarking best practices with
select successful programs in corporate America.
(a)1. NASA has
undertaken a study of Program Office Size, Structure and
Performance in Corporations to explore successful corporate
practices and evaluate their potential for application to the
Presidents Vision for Space Exploration. (a)2. It is critical that
the study be completed by March 2007 to enable incorporation of
findings in the Vision for Space Exploration Program. A fixed price
contract has been let to conduct the planned interviews and
workshops and absent authorization to proceed, NASA will have
defaulted on its commitments to support the schedule embedded in
the contract. The contractor has established the content that will
be explored in the interviews and workshops and has begun
soliciting voluntary participants. The initial planning called for
initiation of the interviews in December. (b) NASA needs approval
of this emergency request by the end of December to minimize the
cost growth associated with further delays in initiating the
effort. Slippage into January will result in additional costs to be
borne by the U.S. taxpayers. (c) Participation in the study is
entirely voluntary. Corporations agreeing to participate in the
benchmarking will realize an estimated benefit of $50,000 resulting
from the report that will be provided back that enables them to see
where their corporation falls relative to the remainder of the
corporate participants. Of approximately 11 corporations that have
been contacted to date, 10 have agreed to participate. In these
corporations, NASA has received offers of Corporate sponsorship for
the benchmarking from CEOs, Vice Presidents, CIOs, and Senior
Officials in Program Management Offices. (d) A Federal Register
notice has been filed.
This information collection is
the result of the President's VIsion for Space Exploration. The
results of this study will help NASA better manage implementation
of its space exploration program.
$425,000
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Walter Kit
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Justification for Emergency ICR.doc
NASA Benchmarking of Program Office Size, Structure, and Performance