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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:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request approval of this collection. In
accordance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
opportunity for public comment on this
action. After obtaining and considering
public comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting OMB clearance
of this collection for no longer than 3
years.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
send comments regarding the burden or
any other aspect of this collection of
information requirements by July 10,
2015.
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.
1265, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Comments: Written 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;
or (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
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(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: Evaluation of the Science,
Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
(STEP)
OMB Approval Number: 3145—NEW.
Expiration Date: Not applicable.
Overview of this information
collection: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is supporting an
evaluation of the Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics Talent
Expansion Program (STEP). The primary
objectives of the evaluation, stated
generally, are to (a) analyze STEP
implementation and outcome data from
the participating institutions of higher
education (IHEs), (b) compare these data
to baseline data from the IHEs and
matched comparison IHEs, and (c)
produce a clear report of the findings to
inform future programmatic activities
focused on degree attainment in STEM.
The evaluation will include surveys of
principal investigators; extant data
retrieval from Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (IPEDS), grantee
proposals and annual reports, and STEP
monitoring system; and extant outcome
data collection from grantee and
comparison IHEs that includes aggregate
data for key indicators over time (from
2000 to 2015). These key indicators
include (a) number of students who are
science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) majors; (b) STEM
retention rates; (c) persistence to a
STEM degree; (d) number of STEM
major transfers from 2-year associate
programs into 4-year baccalaureate
programs; (e) associate and
baccalaureate degree attainment among
STEM majors; and (f) enrollment in
STEM courses. Additionally, in a subset
of 10 IHEs, de-identified student level
outcomes for participating students and
comparison student counterparts will be
collected (see Graduate 10K+ grants
below).
NSF granted STEP awards to a
geographically diverse set of two- and
four-year IHEs, with the first round of
grant awards beginning in the 2002–
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2003 school year and new awards
granted each year through the 2013–
2014 school year. Over the course of the
program, STEP awarded a total of 255
grants (129 of which are currently
active). STEP supported 3 types of
grants:
D Type 1—Type 1 grants supported
the implementation of best practices in
recruitment, retention, and degree
attainment that would lead to an
increase in the number of students
obtaining associate or baccalaureate
degrees in STEM or completing credits
to transfer from associate to
baccalaureate programs in a STEM
discipline. Specific strategies
implemented were based on an analysis
of the needs of the undergraduate
institution of higher education (IHE).
D Type 2—Type 2 grants supported
educational research projects that
helped identify best practices and
further understanding of the factors
influencing STEM recruitment,
retention, and degree attainment.
D Graduate 10K+—In support of
President Obama’s 2012 initiative
calling for ‘‘one million STEM graduates
in ten years,’’ a public-private
collaboration among NSF, Intel, and the
GE Foundation, with a generous
personal donation from Mark Gallogly,
established the Graduate 10K+ special
funding focus in FY2013. Graduate
10K+ projects strived to improve first
and second year retention rates in
engineering and computer science,
especially among women and other
groups of students who are
underrepresented in the attainment of
degrees in those disciplines.
NSF is committed to providing
stakeholders with information regarding
the expenditures of taxpayer funds. The
evaluation of STEP will assess the
overall effect of STEP funding across
STEP-funded IHEs; explore the types
and combinations of STEP strategies,
practices, and characteristics that are
most effective at achieving the desired
STEP outcomes; examine differences in
outcomes across targeted disciplines;
assess the effects of Graduate 10K+
funding on first- and second-year
retention rates in engineering and
computer science; and investigate the
broad influence of STEP Type 2 projects
to the base of quality, practical research
in STEM education and in preparing
new researchers to enter the field.
If NSF cannot collect information
from STEP participants and comparison
IHEs, NSF will have no other means to
consistently assess the program
outcomes and identify strategies,
practices, and characteristics that are
most effective at achieving those desired
outcomes.
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Background
The evaluation will involve data from
web surveys and extant sources. OMB
approval is being sought for the new
data that will be collected for the study.
Primary data sources will include web
surveys of STEP Principal Investigators
(PIs) and aggregate level outcome data
provided by PIs at grantee IHEs and
Institutional Research staff at
comparison IHEs.
Respondents: Individuals (Principal
Investigators, Institutional Research
staff).
Number of Type 1 PI Survey
Respondents: 325.
Number of Type 2 PI Survey
Respondents: 17.
Number of Data Request Respondents:
1,031.
Average Time per Response (Type 1
PI Survey): 15 minutes.
Average Time per Response (Type 2
PI Survey): 20 minutes.
Average Time per Data Request
(Principal Investigators. Institutional
Research Staff): 120 minutes.
Burden on the Public: 2,149 total
hours.
Dated: May 5, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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DATE:
May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15,
2015.
Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
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STATUS: Public and Closed.
PLACE:
Week of May 11, 2015
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of May 11, 2015.
Week of May 18, 2015—Tentative
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
9:00 a.m. Briefing on Cumulative Effects
of Regulation and Risk
Prioritization Initiatives (Public
Meeting) (Contact: Steve Ruffin,
301–415–1985).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
Thursday, May 21, 2015
9:00 a.m. Briefing on the Results of the
Agency Action Review Meeting
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Nathan
Sanfilippo, 301–415–8744).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
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Week of May 25, 2015—Tentative
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The schedule for Commission
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the status of meetings, contact Glenn
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Glenn Ellmers,
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Proposed Submission of Information
Collection for OMB Review; Comment
Request; Annual Financial and
Actuarial Information Reporting
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
10:00 a.m. Meeting with the Advisory
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Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension
of OMB approval.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) extend approval, under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, of its
collection of information for annual
financial and actuarial reporting under
29 CFR part 4010 (OMB control number
1212–0049, expires June 30, 2015). This
notice informs the public of PBGC’s
SUMMARY:
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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: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
request approval of this collection. In accordance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are
providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After
obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the
burden or any other aspect of this collection of information
requirements by July 10, 2015.
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. 1265, Arlington, VA
22230, or by email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Comments: Written 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; or (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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite
1265, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (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: Evaluation of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
OMB Approval Number: 3145--NEW.
Expiration Date: Not applicable.
Overview of this information collection: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is supporting an evaluation of the Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
(STEP). The primary objectives of the evaluation, stated generally, are
to (a) analyze STEP implementation and outcome data from the
participating institutions of higher education (IHEs), (b) compare
these data to baseline data from the IHEs and matched comparison IHEs,
and (c) produce a clear report of the findings to inform future
programmatic activities focused on degree attainment in STEM. The
evaluation will include surveys of principal investigators; extant data
retrieval from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
grantee proposals and annual reports, and STEP monitoring system; and
extant outcome data collection from grantee and comparison IHEs that
includes aggregate data for key indicators over time (from 2000 to
2015). These key indicators include (a) number of students who are
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors; (b)
STEM retention rates; (c) persistence to a STEM degree; (d) number of
STEM major transfers from 2-year associate programs into 4-year
baccalaureate programs; (e) associate and baccalaureate degree
attainment among STEM majors; and (f) enrollment in STEM courses.
Additionally, in a subset of 10 IHEs, de-identified student level
outcomes for participating students and comparison student counterparts
will be collected (see Graduate 10K+ grants below).
NSF granted STEP awards to a geographically diverse set of two- and
four-year IHEs, with the first round of grant awards beginning in the
2002-2003 school year and new awards granted each year through the
2013-2014 school year. Over the course of the program, STEP awarded a
total of 255 grants (129 of which are currently active). STEP supported
3 types of grants:
[ssquf] Type 1--Type 1 grants supported the implementation of best
practices in recruitment, retention, and degree attainment that would
lead to an increase in the number of students obtaining associate or
baccalaureate degrees in STEM or completing credits to transfer from
associate to baccalaureate programs in a STEM discipline. Specific
strategies implemented were based on an analysis of the needs of the
undergraduate institution of higher education (IHE).
[ssquf] Type 2--Type 2 grants supported educational research
projects that helped identify best practices and further understanding
of the factors influencing STEM recruitment, retention, and degree
attainment.
[ssquf] Graduate 10K+--In support of President Obama's 2012
initiative calling for ``one million STEM graduates in ten years,'' a
public-private collaboration among NSF, Intel, and the GE Foundation,
with a generous personal donation from Mark Gallogly, established the
Graduate 10K+ special funding focus in FY2013. Graduate 10K+ projects
strived to improve first and second year retention rates in engineering
and computer science, especially among women and other groups of
students who are underrepresented in the attainment of degrees in those
disciplines.
NSF is committed to providing stakeholders with information
regarding the expenditures of taxpayer funds. The evaluation of STEP
will assess the overall effect of STEP funding across STEP-funded IHEs;
explore the types and combinations of STEP strategies, practices, and
characteristics that are most effective at achieving the desired STEP
outcomes; examine differences in outcomes across targeted disciplines;
assess the effects of Graduate 10K+ funding on first- and second-year
retention rates in engineering and computer science; and investigate
the broad influence of STEP Type 2 projects to the base of quality,
practical research in STEM education and in preparing new researchers
to enter the field.
If NSF cannot collect information from STEP participants and
comparison IHEs, NSF will have no other means to consistently assess
the program outcomes and identify strategies, practices, and
characteristics that are most effective at achieving those desired
outcomes.
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Background
The evaluation will involve data from web surveys and extant
sources. OMB approval is being sought for the new data that will be
collected for the study. Primary data sources will include web surveys
of STEP Principal Investigators (PIs) and aggregate level outcome data
provided by PIs at grantee IHEs and Institutional Research staff at
comparison IHEs.
Respondents: Individuals (Principal Investigators, Institutional
Research staff).
Number of Type 1 PI Survey Respondents: 325.
Number of Type 2 PI Survey Respondents: 17.
Number of Data Request Respondents: 1,031.
Average Time per Response (Type 1 PI Survey): 15 minutes.
Average Time per Response (Type 2 PI Survey): 20 minutes.
Average Time per Data Request (Principal Investigators.
Institutional Research Staff): 120 minutes.
Burden on the Public: 2,149 total hours.
Dated: May 5, 2015.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2015-11279 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am]
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