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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request;
Education and Human Resources
Program Monitoring Clearance
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 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.
This is the second notice for public
comment; the first was published in the
Federal Register at 80 FR 69701 and no
comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed 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.
DATES: Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
OMB within 30 days of publication in
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ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
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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. Copies of the
submission may be obtained by calling
(703) 292–7556.
For Additional Information: 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
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year (including federal holidays).
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sponsor a collection of information
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potential persons who are to respond to
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persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
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number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Education and
Human Resources Program Monitoring
Clearance.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0226.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to renew an information
collection.
Abstract: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) requests
establishment of program accountability
data collections that describe and track
the impact of NSF funding that focuses
on the Nation’s science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education and STEM workforce. NSF
funds grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements to colleges, universities, and
other eligible institutions, and provides
graduate research fellowships to
individuals in all parts of the United
States and internationally.
The Directorate for Education and
Human Resources (EHR), a unit within
NSF, promotes rigor and vitality within
the Nation’s STEM education enterprise
to further the development of the 21st
century’s STEM workforce and public
scientific literacy. EHR does this
through diverse projects and programs
that support research, extension,
outreach, and hands-on activities that
service STEM learning and research at
all institutional (e.g., pre-school through
postdoctoral) levels in formal and
informal settings; and individuals of all
ages (birth and beyond). EHR also
focuses on broadening participation in
STEM learning and careers among
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United States citizens, permanent
residents, and nationals, particularly
those individuals traditionally
underemployed in the STEM research
workforce, including but not limited to
women, persons with disabilities, and
racial and ethnic minorities.
The scope of this information
collection request will primarily cover
descriptive information gathered from
education and training (E&T) projects
that are funded by NSF. NSF will
primarily use the data from this
collection for program planning,
management, and audit purposes to
respond to queries from the Congress,
the public, NSF’s external merit
reviewers who serve as advisors,
including Committees of Visitors
(COVs), the NSF’s Office of the
Inspector General, and as a basis for
either internal or third-party evaluations
of individual programs.
The collections will generally include
three categories of descriptive data: (1)
Staff and project participants (data that
are also necessary to determine
individual-level treatment and control
groups for future third-party study or for
internal evaluation); (2) project
implementation characteristics (also
necessary for future use to identify wellmatched comparison groups); and (3)
project outputs (necessary to measure
baseline for pre- and post-NSF-fundinglevel impacts).
Use of the Information: This
information is required for effective
administration, communication,
program and project monitoring and
evaluation, and for measuring
attainment of NSF’s program, project,
and strategic goals, and as identified by
the President’s Accountability in
Government Initiative; GPRA, and the
NSF’s Strategic Plan. The Foundation’s
FY 2014–2018 Strategic Plan may be
found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/
2014/nsf14043/nsf14043.pdf.
Since this collection will primarily be
used for accountability and evaluation
purposes, including responding to
queries from COVs and other scientific
experts, a census rather than sampling
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design typically is necessary. At the
individual project level funding can be
adjusted based on individual project’s
responses to some of the surveys. Some
data collected under this collection will
serve as baseline data for separate
research and evaluation studies.
NSF-funded contract or grantee
researchers and internal or external
evaluators in part may identify control,
comparison, or treatment groups for
NSF’s E&T portfolio using some of the
descriptive data gathered through this
collection to conduct well-designed,
rigorous research and portfolio
evaluation studies.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, not-for-profit institutions,
business or other for profit, and Federal,
State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 7,284.
Burden on the Public: NSF estimates
that a total reporting and recordkeeping
burden of 58,449 hours will result from
activities to monitor EHR STEM
education programs. The calculation is
shown in table 1.
TABLE 1—ANTICIPATED PROGRAMS THAT WILL COLLECT DATA ON PROJECT PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES ALONG WITH
THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS AND BURDEN HOURS PER COLLECTION PER YEAR
Number of
respondents
Collection title
Advancing Information STEM Learning (AISL) Monitoring System .............................
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU–RISE) Monitoring System.
Graduate STEM Fellows in K–12 Education (GK–12) Monitoring System ..................
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) Monitoring System.
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Monitoring System ..........
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP–
BD) Monitoring System.
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) Monitoring System .................
Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) Monitoring System .....................................
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S–STEM)
Monitoring System.
Number of responses
Annual hour
burden
155
40
155 ................................
40 ..................................
1,921
1,810
1,267
3,307
1,267 .............................
3,307 .............................
3,529
12,282
563
55
563 ................................
55 ..................................
12,949
2,090
422
12
500
5,908
1,368
6,000
6,648
277
686
686 ................................
2,744
900
900 ................................
1,200
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
(STEP) Monitoring System.
Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (TUES) Monitoring System.
Additional Collections not Specified .............................................................................
422 ................................
12 ..................................
1,000 .............................
(500 respondents × 2
responses/yr.).
277 ................................
8,184
8,684 .............................
58,449
The total estimate for this collection
is 58,449 annual burden hours. The
average annual reporting burden is
between 1.7 and 114 hours per
‘‘respondent,’’ depending on whether a
respondent is a direct participant who is
self-reporting or representing a project
and reporting on behalf of many project
participants.
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Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
Education and Human Resources Program Monitoring Clearance
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13
(44 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. This is the
second notice for public comment; the first was published in the
Federal Register at 80 FR 69701 and no comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed 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.
DATES: Comments regarding these information collections are best
assured of having their full effect if received by OMB within 30 days
of publication in the Federal Register.
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. Copies of the submission may be
obtained by calling (703) 292-7556.
For Additional Information: 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).
An agency 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Education and Human Resources Program
Monitoring Clearance.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0226.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to renew an information
collection.
Abstract: The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests
establishment of program accountability data collections that describe
and track the impact of NSF funding that focuses on the Nation's
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and
STEM workforce. NSF funds grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
to colleges, universities, and other eligible institutions, and
provides graduate research fellowships to individuals in all parts of
the United States and internationally.
The Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), a unit
within NSF, promotes rigor and vitality within the Nation's STEM
education enterprise to further the development of the 21st century's
STEM workforce and public scientific literacy. EHR does this through
diverse projects and programs that support research, extension,
outreach, and hands-on activities that service STEM learning and
research at all institutional (e.g., pre-school through postdoctoral)
levels in formal and informal settings; and individuals of all ages
(birth and beyond). EHR also focuses on broadening participation in
STEM learning and careers among
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United States citizens, permanent residents, and nationals,
particularly those individuals traditionally underemployed in the STEM
research workforce, including but not limited to women, persons with
disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.
The scope of this information collection request will primarily
cover descriptive information gathered from education and training
(E&T) projects that are funded by NSF. NSF will primarily use the data
from this collection for program planning, management, and audit
purposes to respond to queries from the Congress, the public, NSF's
external merit reviewers who serve as advisors, including Committees of
Visitors (COVs), the NSF's Office of the Inspector General, and as a
basis for either internal or third-party evaluations of individual
programs.
The collections will generally include three categories of
descriptive data: (1) Staff and project participants (data that are
also necessary to determine individual-level treatment and control
groups for future third-party study or for internal evaluation); (2)
project implementation characteristics (also necessary for future use
to identify well-matched comparison groups); and (3) project outputs
(necessary to measure baseline for pre- and post-NSF-funding-level
impacts).
Use of the Information: This information is required for effective
administration, communication, program and project monitoring and
evaluation, and for measuring attainment of NSF's program, project, and
strategic goals, and as identified by the President's Accountability in
Government Initiative; GPRA, and the NSF's Strategic Plan. The
Foundation's FY 2014-2018 Strategic Plan may be found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14043/nsf14043.pdf.
Since this collection will primarily be used for accountability and
evaluation purposes, including responding to queries from COVs and
other scientific experts, a census rather than sampling design
typically is necessary. At the individual project level funding can be
adjusted based on individual project's responses to some of the
surveys. Some data collected under this collection will serve as
baseline data for separate research and evaluation studies.
NSF-funded contract or grantee researchers and internal or external
evaluators in part may identify control, comparison, or treatment
groups for NSF's E&T portfolio using some of the descriptive data
gathered through this collection to conduct well-designed, rigorous
research and portfolio evaluation studies.
Respondents: Individuals or households, not-for-profit
institutions, business or other for profit, and Federal, State, local,
or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 7,284.
Burden on the Public: NSF estimates that a total reporting and
recordkeeping burden of 58,449 hours will result from activities to
monitor EHR STEM education programs. The calculation is shown in table
1.
Table 1--Anticipated Programs That Will Collect Data on Project Progress and Outcomes Along With the Number of
Respondents and Burden Hours per Collection per Year
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Number of Annual hour
Collection title respondents Number of responses burden
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Advancing Information STEM Learning (AISL) 155 155....................... 1,921
Monitoring System.
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and 40 40........................ 1,810
Technology (CREST) and Historically Black Colleges
and Universities Research Infrastructure for
Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) Monitoring
System.
Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) 1,267 1,267..................... 3,529
Monitoring System.
Integrative Graduate Education and Research 3,307 3,307..................... 12,282
Traineeship Program (IGERT) Monitoring System.
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation 563 563....................... 12,949
(LSAMP) Monitoring System.
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation 55 55........................ 2,090
Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP-BD) Monitoring
System.
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) 422 422....................... 5,908
Monitoring System.
Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) Monitoring 12 12........................ 1,368
System.
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, 500 1,000..................... 6,000
and Mathematics (S-STEM) Monitoring System. (500 respondents x 2
responses/yr.).
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 277 277....................... 6,648
Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Monitoring System.
Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, 686 686....................... 2,744
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (TUES)
Monitoring System.
Additional Collections not Specified................ 900 900....................... 1,200
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Total........................................... 8,184 8,684..................... 58,449
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The total estimate for this collection is 58,449 annual burden
hours. The average annual reporting burden is between 1.7 and 114 hours
per ``respondent,'' depending on whether a respondent is a direct
participant who is self-reporting or representing a project and
reporting on behalf of many project participants.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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