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demonstrate their viability,
sustainability, and which have had a
significant impact on industry research
as measured through annual reports, site
visits, and adherence to I/UCRC
requirements. Centers are expected to be
fully supported by industry, other
Federal agencies, and State and local
government partners after fifteen years
as an I/UCRC.
Centers will be required to provide
data to NSF and its authorized
representatives (contractors or grantees).
These data will be used for NSF internal
reports, historical data, assessing
program impact and recommending
changes to strengthen the program, as
well as for strengthening the program
and to ensure the program remains
responsive to a changing environment
in order to secure future funding for
continued I/UCRC program
maintenance and growth. Updates to the
I/UCRC database of performance
indicators will be required annually.
Centers will be responsible for
submitting the following information
after the award expires for their fiscal
year of activity. The indicators are both
quantitative and descriptive.
• Quantitative information from the
most recently completed fiscal year
such as:
Æ Number and diversity of students,
faculty, and industrial numbers
involved in the center
Æ Degrees granted to students
involved in center activities
Æ Amounts and sources of income to
the center, and
Æ Lists of patents, licenses, and
publications created
• Operating budget and total funding:
Æ Total funding
Æ NSF I/UCRC funding received
Æ Other NSF funding received
Æ Additional support broken down by
Industry, State, University, Other
Federal, Non-Federal and other
support
• Capital and in-kind support:
Æ Equipment
Æ Facilities
Æ Personnel
Æ Software
Æ Other support
• Human resources:
Æ Researchers (number of faculty
scientists and engineers, number of
non-faculty scientists and
engineers)
Æ Students (number of graduates,
number of undergraduates)
Æ Administration, number of full and
part time professional and clerical
staff
Æ Information about broadening
participation on the above with
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plans to increase broadening
participation, if necessary
• Center director descriptors:
Æ Position and rank of director
Æ Status of tenure
Æ Name and position of the person to
whom the center director reports
Æ Estimate of the percent of time the
director devotes to center
administration, other
administration, research, teaching,
other
• Center outcomes:
Æ Students receiving degrees and type
degree earned
Æ Students hired by industry by type
of degree
Æ Publications
• Number with center research
• Number with Industrial Advisory
Board Members
• Number of presentations
• Intellectual property events:
Æ Invention disclosures
Æ Patent applications
Æ Software copyrights
Æ Patents granted and derived or both
Æ Licensing agreements
Æ Royalties realized
I/UCRCs will also include evaluation
conducted by independent evaluators
who cannot be from the department(s)
with the institution(s) receiving funding
for the I/UCRC award. The center
evaluator will be responsible for:
Æ Preparing an annual report of center
activities with respect to industrial
collaboration
Æ Conducting a survey of all center
participants to probe the participant
satisfaction with center activities
Æ Compiling a set of quantitative
indicators determined by NSF to
analyze the management and
operation of the center
Æ Participating in I/UCRC center and
informational meetings
Æ Reporting to NSF on the center’s
status using a checklist provided by
NSF to help determine if the center is
adhering to the IUCRC policy and
guidelines
Æ Bi-annual reporting to NSF
Æ Reporting to NSF within a month of
each Industrial Advisory Board
meeting on the top research
highlights, technology transfer,
patents, and major discoveries that
demonstrate successful investments
Æ Performing exit interviews to
determine why members chose to
withdraw from the center
Æ Participating in continuous quality
process improvement by providing
information to the NSF I/UCRC
program
reports, historical data, and for securing
future funding for continued I/UCRC
program maintenance and growth.
Estimate of Burden: 150 hours per
center (160 sites) for fifty-six centers for
a total of 8400 hours.
Respondents: Industry, academic
institutions; non-profit institutions;
government.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One from each of the 160 sites.
Use of the Information: The data
collected will be used for NSF internal
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Dated: March 3, 2011.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Committee Management; Notice of
Establishment
The Director of the National Science
Foundation has determined that the
establishment of the U.S. Antarctic
Program Blue Ribbon Panel is necessary
and in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed
upon the National Science Foundation
(NSF), by 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This
determination follows consultation with
the Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration.
Name of Committee: U.S. Antarctic
Program Blue Ribbon Panel (#76826).
Purpose: The Panel will conduct an
independent review of the current U.S.
Antarctic Program to ensure the nation
is pursing the best twenty-year
trajectory for conducting science and
diplomacy in Antarctica. The Panel will
aim to identify and characterize a range
of options for supporting and
implementing the required national
scientific endeavors, international
collaborations and strong U.S. presence
in Antarctica. The Panel will examine
the appropriate amount of R&D and
complementary scientific activities
needed to make Antarctic activities
most productive and affordable over the
long term, as well as appropriate
opportunities for international
collaboration.
Responsible NSF Official: Karl Erb,
Director, Office of Polar Programs,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
Telephone: 703/292–8030.
Dated: March 9, 2011.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Committee Management; Notice of Establishment
The Director of the National Science Foundation has determined that
the establishment of the U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel is
necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance
of duties imposed upon the National Science Foundation (NSF), by 42
U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This determination follows consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.
Name of Committee: U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel
(76826).
Purpose: The Panel will conduct an independent review of the
current U.S. Antarctic Program to ensure the nation is pursing the best
twenty-year trajectory for conducting science and diplomacy in
Antarctica. The Panel will aim to identify and characterize a range of
options for supporting and implementing the required national
scientific endeavors, international collaborations and strong U.S.
presence in Antarctica. The Panel will examine the appropriate amount
of R&D and complementary scientific activities needed to make Antarctic
activities most productive and affordable over the long term, as well
as appropriate opportunities for international collaboration.
Responsible NSF Official: Karl Erb, Director, Office of Polar
Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703/292-8030.
Dated: March 9, 2011.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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