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.
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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 PresidentÂs 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
Reginfo record details
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