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Dated: December 17, 2012.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 USC U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), and as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, the
National Science Foundation invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this information collection.
DATES: Written comments should be
received by February 25, 2013 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.
295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne Plimpton,
the NSF Reports Clearance Officer,
phone (703) 292–7556, or send email to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance of the
Science Resources Statistics Survey
Improvement Projects.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0174.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,
2013.
Abstract. Established within the
National Science Foundation by the
America COMPETES Reauthorization
Act of 2010 § 505, codified in the
National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as amended, the National Center
for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) serves as a central Federal
clearinghouse for the collection,
interpretation, analysis, and
dissemination of objective data on
science, engineering, technology, and
research and development for use by
practitioners, researchers, policymakers,
and the public. NCSES conducts about
a dozen nationally-representative
surveys to obtain the data for these
purposes. The Generic Clearance will be
used to ensure that the highest quality
data are obtained from these surveys.
State of the art methodology will be
used to develop, evaluate, and test
questionnaires and survey concepts as
well as to improve survey methodology.
This may include field or pilot tests of
questions for future large scale surveys,
as needed.
Expected Respondents. The
respondents will be from industry,
academia, nonprofit organizations,
members of the public, and State, local,
and Federal governments. Respondents
will be either individuals or
institutions, depending upon the survey
under investigation. Qualitative
procedures will generally be conducted
in person or over the phone, but
quantitative procedures may be
conducted using mail, Web, email, or
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phone modes, depending on the topic
under investigation. Up to 11,060
respondents will be contacted across all
survey improvement projects. No
respondent will be contacted more than
twice in one year under this generic
clearance. Every effort will be made to
use technology to limit the burden on
respondents from small entities.
Both qualitative and quantitative
methods will be used to improve
NCSES’s current data collection
instruments and processes and to
reduce respondent burden, as well as to
develop new surveys. Qualitative
methods include, but are not limited to,
expert review; exploratory, cognitive,
and usability interviews; focus groups;
and respondent debriefings. Cognitive
and usability interviews may include
the use of scenarios, paraphrasing, card
sorts, vignette classifications, and rating
tasks. Quantitative methods include, but
are not limited to, telephone surveys,
behavior coding, split panel tests, and
field tests.
Use of the Information. The purpose
of these studies is to use the latest and
most appropriate methodology to
improve NCSES surveys and evaluate
new data collection efforts.
Methodological findings may be
presented externally in technical papers
at conferences, published in the
proceedings of conferences, or in
journals. Improved NCSES surveys will
help policy makers in decisions on
research and development funding,
graduate education, and the scientific
and technical workforce, as well as
contributing to reduced survey costs.
Burden on the Public. NCSES
estimates that a total reporting and
recordkeeping burden of 14,280 hours
will result from activities to improve its
surveys. The calculation is shown in
Table 1.
TABLE 1—POTENTIAL SURVEYS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WITH THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS AND BURDEN HOURS
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Survey name
Number of respondents [1]
Hours
Graduate Student Survey ........................................................................................................................................
SESTAT Surveys .....................................................................................................................................................
Early Career Doctorate Project ...............................................................................................................................
New and Redesigned R&D Surveys .......................................................................................................................
Higher Education R&D .....................................................................................................................................
Government R&D .............................................................................................................................................
Nonprofit R&D ..................................................................................................................................................
Business R&D ..................................................................................................................................................
Microbusiness R&D ..........................................................................................................................................
Survey of Scientific & Engineering Facilities ...........................................................................................................
Public Understanding of S&E Surveys ....................................................................................................................
Survey of Earned Doctorates ..................................................................................................................................
Additional surveys not specified ..............................................................................................................................
Total ..................................................................................................................................................................
[2]1,500
4,700
1,000
400
60
100
50
150
........................
300
200
1,000
1,600
11,060
2,500
3,350
800
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1,200
180
300
150
450
300
50
800
4,200
14,280
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2 This number refers to the science, engineering, and health-related departments within the academic institutions of the United States (not the
academic institutions themselves).
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection; they also will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13
(44 USC U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), and as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this information collection.
DATES: Written comments should be received by February 25, 2013 to be
assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, VA
22230, or by email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne Plimpton, the
NSF Reports Clearance Officer, phone (703) 292-7556, or send email to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1-800-877-8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance of the Science Resources Statistics Survey
Improvement Projects.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0174.
Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2013.
Abstract. Established within the National Science Foundation by the
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 Sec. 505, codified in the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, the National
Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) serves as a
central Federal clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation,
analysis, and dissemination of objective data on science, engineering,
technology, and research and development for use by practitioners,
researchers, policymakers, and the public. NCSES conducts about a dozen
nationally-representative surveys to obtain the data for these
purposes. The Generic Clearance will be used to ensure that the highest
quality data are obtained from these surveys. State of the art
methodology will be used to develop, evaluate, and test questionnaires
and survey concepts as well as to improve survey methodology. This may
include field or pilot tests of questions for future large scale
surveys, as needed.
Expected Respondents. The respondents will be from industry,
academia, nonprofit organizations, members of the public, and State,
local, and Federal governments. Respondents will be either individuals
or institutions, depending upon the survey under investigation.
Qualitative procedures will generally be conducted in person or over
the phone, but quantitative procedures may be conducted using mail,
Web, email, or phone modes, depending on the topic under investigation.
Up to 11,060 respondents will be contacted across all survey
improvement projects. No respondent will be contacted more than twice
in one year under this generic clearance. Every effort will be made to
use technology to limit the burden on respondents from small entities.
Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be used to improve
NCSES's current data collection instruments and processes and to reduce
respondent burden, as well as to develop new surveys. Qualitative
methods include, but are not limited to, expert review; exploratory,
cognitive, and usability interviews; focus groups; and respondent
debriefings. Cognitive and usability interviews may include the use of
scenarios, paraphrasing, card sorts, vignette classifications, and
rating tasks. Quantitative methods include, but are not limited to,
telephone surveys, behavior coding, split panel tests, and field tests.
Use of the Information. The purpose of these studies is to use the
latest and most appropriate methodology to improve NCSES surveys and
evaluate new data collection efforts. Methodological findings may be
presented externally in technical papers at conferences, published in
the proceedings of conferences, or in journals. Improved NCSES surveys
will help policy makers in decisions on research and development
funding, graduate education, and the scientific and technical
workforce, as well as contributing to reduced survey costs.
Burden on the Public. NCSES estimates that a total reporting and
recordkeeping burden of 14,280 hours will result from activities to
improve its surveys. The calculation is shown in Table 1.
Table 1--Potential surveys for improvement projects, with the number of
respondents and burden hours
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
Survey name respondents Hours
[1]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Graduate Student Survey................. [2]1,500 2,500
SESTAT Surveys.......................... 4,700 3,350
Early Career Doctorate Project.......... 1,000 800
New and Redesigned R&D Surveys.......... 400 ..............
Higher Education R&D................ 60 1,200
Government R&D...................... 100 180
Nonprofit R&D....................... 50 300
Business R&D........................ 150 150
Microbusiness R&D................... .............. 450
Survey of Scientific & Engineering 300 300
Facilities.............................
Public Understanding of S&E Surveys..... 200 50
Survey of Earned Doctorates............. 1,000 800
Additional surveys not specified........ 1,600 4,200
Total............................... 11,060 14,280
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Number of respondents listed for any individual survey may represent
several methodological improvement projects.
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2 This number refers to the science, engineering, and health-related
departments within the academic institutions of the United States (not
the academic institutions themselves).
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; Comments submitted
in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will
become a matter of public record.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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