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funded research and development
centers—FFRDCs). These institutions
account for over 95 percent of the
Nation’s academic R&D funds. NSF will
also conduct a pretest of a revised and
expanded version of the survey for
planned implementation in FY 2010
with a subset of 40 universities or
colleges.
The survey has provided continuity of
statistics on R&D expenditures by
source of funds and by science &
engineering (S&E) field, with separate
data requested on current fund
expenditures for research equipment by
S&E field. Further breakdowns are
collected on passed through funds to
subrecipients and received as a
subrecipient, and on R&D expenditures
by field of science and engineering from
specific Federal Government agency
sources. Information on R&D for nonS&E fields is also requested. Data are
published in NSF’s annual publication
series Academic R&D Expenditures and
are available electronically on the World
Wide Web.
The survey is a fully automated Web
data collection effort and is handled
primarily by the administrators in
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Dated: May 19, 2009.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Establish an Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by July 21, 2009 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne Plimpton,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington,
Virginia 22230; telephone 703–292–
7556; or send e-mail to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
university budget and accounting
offices. To minimize burden,
institutions are provided with an
abundance of guidance and help menus
on the Web, in addition to printing and
responding via paper copy if necessary.
Each record is pre-loaded with the
institution’s 2 previous years’ data and
a complete program for editing and
trend checking. Response to this
voluntary survey in FY 2007 was 96.9
percent.
Burden estimates are as follows: 1
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Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday. You also may
obtain a copy of the data collection
instrument and instructions from
Suzanne Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: National
Evaluation of the Alliances for Graduate
Education and the Professoriate Faculty
and Student Surveys.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to establish an information
collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The Division of
Human Resource Development (HER/
HRD) of the National Science
Foundation has requested impact
information on the Alliances for
Graduate Education and the
Professoriate (AGEP) Program. Funded
by NSF, the AGEP Program has funded
28 alliances of colleges and universities
to promote the participation of
underrepresented minority groups in
PhD programs in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM). The ultimate goal
of the program is to increase the number
of underrepresented minorities in these
fields who enter the professoriate. NSF
now seeks follow-up information on
program participants—that is, students
and faculty—to determine what impact
the program has had on graduate
students’ decisions to enroll in and
graduate from STEM doctoral programs
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proposes a one-time on-line survey of
STEM graduate students currently
enrolled in STEM doctoral programs
and faculty members at universities
taking part in AGEP.
Estimate of Burden: The Foundation
estimates that, on average, 30 minutes
per respondent will be required to
complete the surveys, for a total of 8,250
hours for all respondents. Respondents
from the 104 institutions that received
NSF AGEP support will be asked to
complete this survey once.
Respondents: STEM faculty at AGEP
institutions and STEM graduate
students at AGEP institutions.
Estimate Total Number of Responses:
16,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8,250 hours.
Dated: May 19, 2009.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the National Science Foundation
(NSF) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by July 21,
2009 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information or Comments: Contact Suzanne Plimpton,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone 703-
292-7556; or send e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. to 8
p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. You also may obtain a copy
of the data collection instrument and instructions from Suzanne
Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: National Evaluation of the Alliances for
Graduate Education and the Professoriate Faculty and Student Surveys.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an
information collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The Division of Human Resource Development (HER/
HRD) of the National Science Foundation has requested impact
information on the Alliances for Graduate Education and the
Professoriate (AGEP) Program. Funded by NSF, the AGEP Program has
funded 28 alliances of colleges and universities to promote the
participation of underrepresented minority groups in PhD programs in
the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The ultimate goal of the program is to increase the number of
underrepresented minorities in these fields who enter the
professoriate. NSF now seeks follow-up information on program
participants--that is, students and faculty--to determine what impact
the program has had on graduate students' decisions to enroll in and
graduate from STEM doctoral programs and enter the professoriate. NSF
proposes a one-time on-line survey of STEM graduate students currently
enrolled in STEM doctoral programs and faculty members at universities
taking part in AGEP.
Estimate of Burden: The Foundation estimates that, on average, 30
minutes per respondent will be required to complete the surveys, for a
total of 8,250 hours for all respondents. Respondents from the 104
institutions that received NSF AGEP support will be asked to complete
this survey once.
Respondents: STEM faculty at AGEP institutions and STEM graduate
students at AGEP institutions.
Estimate Total Number of Responses: 16,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,250 hours.
Dated: May 19, 2009.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. E9-12010 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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