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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation has submitted the following
information collection requirement to
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OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. This is the second
notice for public comment; the first was
published in the Federal Register at 79
FR 19931 and no substantial comments
were received. NSF is forwarding the
proposed renewal submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance simultaneously
with the publication of this second
notice. The full submission may be
found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
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; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission may be
obtained by calling 703–292–7556. NSF
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid
OMB control number and the agency
informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information
that such persons are not required to
respond to the collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725 17th Street NW., Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to
Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 1265, Arlington,
VA 22230, or by 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
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For Additional Information or
Comments: Contact Suzanne Plimpton,
the NSF Reports Clearance Officer,
phone (703) 292–7556, or send email to
splimpto@nsf.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of
Collection: Evaluation of National
Science Foundation’s Partnerships for
International Research and Education
Program.
OMB Control Number: 3145–NEW.
Abstract. This is a request that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve, under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, a three year
clearance for Abt Associates Inc. to
conduct data collection efforts for an
outcome evaluation of the National
Science Foundation’s Partnerships for
International Research and Education
(PIRE) Program. The PIRE program
offers researchers an opportunity to
forge collaborative relationships with
foreign scientists and engineers and
provides educational and professional
development opportunities for U.S.based postdoctoral fellows, graduate
and undergraduate students to acquire
on-site research experience at an
international laboratory, institution or
research site, whether university-,
industry- or government-based. The
PIRE program funds projects across a
broad array of scientific and engineering
disciplines in an effort to catalyze longterm, sustainable international
partnerships for collaborative research.
Across its first four award cohorts in
2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012, PIRE has
made a total of 59 awards. PIRE grant
awards range from $2.5 million to $5
million and typically last five years.
These projects range from relatively
small, bi-national consortia (e.g., two
U.S. and two non-U.S. institutions in
one foreign country) to large, multinational, multi-institutional awards
(e.g., a dozen U.S. institutions and 11
non-U.S. institutions representing eight
foreign nations). Many are multidisciplinary, combining, for example,
the expertise of econometricians with
researchers in fluid dynamics; and,
notably, many feature partnerships
between academic and industrial or
non-profit institutions. Collectively,
these 59 PIRE projects have provided
research and educational opportunities
for more than 100 postdoctoral fellows,
more than 625 graduate students and
approximately 600 undergraduates.
More than 600 U.S.-based and over 400
foreign-based faculty and researchers at
university and non-academic
institutions have participated in one or
more PIRE-funded collaborations.
To assess the program’s outcomes,
NSF plans to collect data to explore the
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number and quality of publications
produced by PIRE projects and
participants, the international
experiences of participants, their
educational and career outcomes, the
extent to which program participants
establish and maintain collaborations
with foreign researchers, and what effect
the PIRE program has on policies and
practices at U.S. and foreign
institutions. The primary methods of
data collection will include analyses of
NSF program records and bibliometric
data, and web-based surveys of
principal investigators, postdoctoral and
student participants, foreign senior
investigators, and administrative
officials at U.S. institutions.
Expected Respondents. Include PIRE
principal and co-principal investigators;
postdoctoral, graduate student and
undergraduate PIRE participants;
foreign senior investigators (individuals
with whom PIRE principal investigators
have formed partnerships);
administrative officials within
international affairs and/or study abroad
offices at U.S. institutions of the lead
PIRE principal investigators; and
principal or co-principal investigators,
postdoctoral and graduate student
participants in NSF-funded projects
other than PIRE, selected for similarity
to PIRE based on award year, amount,
and duration, research fields, and
degree of emphasis on international
collaboration.
Use of the Information. The purpose
of these studies is to provide NSF with
outcome data on the PIRE program.
These data will be used for internal
program management and for reporting
to stakeholders within and outside of
NSF.
Burden on the Public. NSF estimates
3,102 survey responses collected one
time at an average of 26 minutes per
response for a total of 1,417 hours.
Consult With Other Agencies and the
Public
NSF has not consulted with other
agencies. However, the contractor
conducting the evaluation has gathered
information from an external working
group of subject matter experts on the
study design and data collection plan.
Dated: July 9, 2014.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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COMMISSION
[Docket No. NRC–2014–0135]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to
submit an information collection
request to the Office of Management of
Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public
comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) invites public
comment about our intention to request
the OMB’s approval for renewal of an
existing information collection that is
summarized below. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Information pertaining to the
requirement to be submitted:
1. The title of the information
collection: 48 CFR 20, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Acquisition
Regulation (NRCAR).
2. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0169.
3. How often the collection is
required: On occasion; one time.
4. Who is required or asked to report:
NRC contractors and potential
contractors.
5. The number of annual respondents:
2,473 respondents.
6. The number of hours needed
annually to complete the requirement or
request: 20,095 (18,750 reporting plus
1,345 recordkeeping).
7. Abstract: The mandatory
requirements of the NRCAR implement
and supplement the Government-wide
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),
and ensure that the regulations
governing the procurement of goods and
services within the NRC satisfy the
particular needs of the agency. Because
of differing statutory authorities among
Federal agencies, the FAR authorizes
agencies to issue regulations to
implement FAR policies and procedures
internally to satisfy the specific need of
the agency.
Submit, by September 12, 2014,
comments that address the following
questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the NRC to
properly perform its functions? Does the
information have practical utility?
2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
3. Is there a way to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected?
SUMMARY:
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation has submitted the following
information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. This is
the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the
Federal Register at 79 FR 19931 and no substantial comments were
received. NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with
the publication of this second notice. The full submission may be found
at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Comments regarding these information collections are best
assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this
notification. Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling 703-
292-7556. NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725 17th Street NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and
to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 1265, Arlington, VA 22230, or by
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).
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For Additional Information or Comments: Contact Suzanne Plimpton,
the NSF Reports Clearance Officer, phone (703) 292-7556, or send email
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: Evaluation of National
Science Foundation's Partnerships for International Research and
Education Program.
OMB Control Number: 3145-NEW.
Abstract. This is a request that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a
three year clearance for Abt Associates Inc. to conduct data collection
efforts for an outcome evaluation of the National Science Foundation's
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) Program.
The PIRE program offers researchers an opportunity to forge
collaborative relationships with foreign scientists and engineers and
provides educational and professional development opportunities for
U.S.-based postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students to
acquire on-site research experience at an international laboratory,
institution or research site, whether university-, industry- or
government-based. The PIRE program funds projects across a broad array
of scientific and engineering disciplines in an effort to catalyze
long-term, sustainable international partnerships for collaborative
research. Across its first four award cohorts in 2005, 2007, 2010 and
2012, PIRE has made a total of 59 awards. PIRE grant awards range from
$2.5 million to $5 million and typically last five years. These
projects range from relatively small, bi-national consortia (e.g., two
U.S. and two non-U.S. institutions in one foreign country) to large,
multi-national, multi-institutional awards (e.g., a dozen U.S.
institutions and 11 non-U.S. institutions representing eight foreign
nations). Many are multi-disciplinary, combining, for example, the
expertise of econometricians with researchers in fluid dynamics; and,
notably, many feature partnerships between academic and industrial or
non-profit institutions. Collectively, these 59 PIRE projects have
provided research and educational opportunities for more than 100
postdoctoral fellows, more than 625 graduate students and approximately
600 undergraduates. More than 600 U.S.-based and over 400 foreign-based
faculty and researchers at university and non-academic institutions
have participated in one or more PIRE-funded collaborations.
To assess the program's outcomes, NSF plans to collect data to
explore the number and quality of publications produced by PIRE
projects and participants, the international experiences of
participants, their educational and career outcomes, the extent to
which program participants establish and maintain collaborations with
foreign researchers, and what effect the PIRE program has on policies
and practices at U.S. and foreign institutions. The primary methods of
data collection will include analyses of NSF program records and
bibliometric data, and web-based surveys of principal investigators,
postdoctoral and student participants, foreign senior investigators,
and administrative officials at U.S. institutions.
Expected Respondents. Include PIRE principal and co-principal
investigators; postdoctoral, graduate student and undergraduate PIRE
participants; foreign senior investigators (individuals with whom PIRE
principal investigators have formed partnerships); administrative
officials within international affairs and/or study abroad offices at
U.S. institutions of the lead PIRE principal investigators; and
principal or co-principal investigators, postdoctoral and graduate
student participants in NSF-funded projects other than PIRE, selected
for similarity to PIRE based on award year, amount, and duration,
research fields, and degree of emphasis on international collaboration.
Use of the Information. The purpose of these studies is to provide
NSF with outcome data on the PIRE program. These data will be used for
internal program management and for reporting to stakeholders within
and outside of NSF.
Burden on the Public. NSF estimates 3,102 survey responses
collected one time at an average of 26 minutes per response for a total
of 1,417 hours.
Consult With Other Agencies and the Public
NSF has not consulted with other agencies. However, the contractor
conducting the evaluation has gathered information from an external
working group of subject matter experts on the study design and data
collection plan.
Dated: July 9, 2014.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2014-16399 Filed 7-11-14; 8:45 am]
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