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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Extend an
Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request renewal of the Survey of
Earned Doctorates (OMB No. 3145–
0019). In accordance with 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
that OMB approve clearance of this
collection for three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by November 14, 2016,
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
SUMMARY:
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
COMMENTS: 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). You
also may obtain a copy of the data
collection instrument and instructions
from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
NSF, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the NSF’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, use, 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
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respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Title of Collection: Survey of Earned
Doctorates.
OMB Control Number: 3145–0019.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
May 31, 2018.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
1. 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. The Survey of Earned
Doctorates (SED) is part of an integrated
survey system that collects data on
individuals in an effort to provide
information on science and engineering
education and careers in the United
States.
The SED has been conducted
annually since 1958 and is jointly
sponsored by the National Science
Foundation, National Institutes of
Health, U.S. Department of Education,
and National Endowment for the
Humanities in order to avoid
duplication. It is an accurate, timely
source of information on one of our
Nation’s most important resources—
highly educated individuals. Data are
obtained via Web survey or paper
questionnaire from each person earning
a research doctorate at the time they
receive the degree. Data are collected on
their field of specialty, educational
background, sources of support in
graduate school, debt level,
postgraduation plans, and demographic
characteristics.
The Federal government, universities,
researchers, and others use the
information extensively. The National
Science Foundation, as the lead agency,
publishes statistics from the survey in
several reports, but primarily in the
annual publication series Doctorate
Recipients from U.S. Universities. These
reports are available on the NSF Web
site.
The survey will be collected in
conformance with the Privacy Act of
1974. Responses from individuals are
voluntary. NSF will ensure that all
individually identifiable information
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collected will be kept strictly
confidential and will be used only for
research or statistical purposes.
2. Use of the Information: Results
from the SED are used to assess
characteristics of the doctorate
population and trends in doctoral
education and degrees by researchers,
policy makers, universities, and
government agencies. Data from the
survey are published annually on the
NCSES Web site in a publication series
reporting on all fields of study, titled
Doctorate Recipients from U.S.
Universities. Information from the SED
is also included in other series available
online: Science and Engineering
Degrees; Science and Engineering
Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity of
Recipients; Science and Engineering
Indicators; and Women, Minorities, and
Persons with Disabilities in Science and
Engineering. In addition, access to
tabular data from selected variables is
available through WebCASPAR, an
online table-generating tool on the
NCSES Web site.
3. Expected Respondents: The SED is
a census of all individuals receiving a
research doctorate from an accredited
U.S. academic institution in the
academic year beginning 1 July and
ending 30 June of the subsequent year.
As such, the population for the 2018
SED consists of all individuals receiving
a research doctorate in the 12-month
period beginning 1 July 2017 and
ending 30 June 2018. Likewise, the
population for the 2019 SED consists of
all individuals receiving a research
doctorate in the 12-month period
beginning 1 July 2018 and ending 30
June 2019. A research doctorate is a
doctoral degree that (1) requires
completion of an original intellectual
contribution in the form of a
dissertation or an equivalent
culminating project (e.g., musical
composition) and (2) is not primarily
intended as a degree for the practice of
a profession. The most common
research doctorate degree is the Ph.D.
Recipients of professional doctoral
degrees only, such as MD, DDS, JD,
DPharm, and PsyD, are not included in
the SED. The 2018 and 2019 SED are
expected to include about 580
separately reporting doctoral programs
from among approximately 455 eligible
research doctorate-granting institutions.
4. Estimate of Burden: A total
response rate of 90% of the 55,006
persons who earned a research doctorate
from a U.S. institution was obtained in
academic year 2015. This level of
response rate has been consistent for
several years. Based on the historical
trend, in 2018 approximately 58,000
individuals are expected to receive
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research doctorates from U.S.
institutions. Using the past response
rate, the number of SED respondents in
2018 is estimated to be 52,200 (58,000
doctorate recipients × 0.90 response
rate). Similarly, the number of
individuals expected to earn research
doctorates in 2019 is estimated to be
about 59,000; hence, the number of
respondents in 2019 is estimated to be
53,100 (59,000 × 0.90).
Based on the average Web survey
completion time for the 2017 SED (19
minutes) and the extension of a few
questions to an additional subset of
respondents, NSF estimates that, on
average, 21 minutes per respondent will
be required to complete the 2018 or
2019 SED questionnaire. The annual
respondent burden for completing the
SED is therefore estimated at 18,270
hours in 2018 (52,200 respondents × 21
minutes) and 18,585 hours in 2019
(based on 53,100 respondents).
In addition to the actual
questionnaire, the SED requires the
collection of administrative data from
participating academic institutions. The
Institutional Coordinator at the
institution helps distribute the Web
survey link (and paper surveys when
necessary), track survey completions,
and submit information to the SED
survey contractor. Based on focus
groups conducted with Institutional
Coordinators, it is estimated that the
SED demands no more than 1% of the
Institutional Coordinator’s time over the
course of a year, which computes to 20
hours per year per Institutional
Coordinator (40 hours per week × 50
weeks per year × .01). With about 580
programs expected to participate in the
SED in 2018 and 2019, the estimated
annual burden to Institutional
Coordinators of administering the SED
is 11,600 hours.
Therefore, the total annual
information burden for the SED is
estimated to be 29,870 hours in 2018
(18,270 + 11,600) and 30,185 hours in
2019 (18,585 + 11,600). This is higher
than the last annual estimate approved
by OMB due to the increased number of
respondents (doctorate recipients) and
the increased number of survey
questions being asked of each
respondent.
Authority: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L.
104–13)
Dated: September 13, 2016.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Extend 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 renewal of the Survey of Earned Doctorates (OMB No. 3145-0019).
In accordance with 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 that OMB approve clearance of this collection for
three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by November 14,
2016, to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 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). You also may obtain a copy of the data collection instrument
and instructions from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the NSF, including whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the NSF's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, use, 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.
Title of Collection: Survey of Earned Doctorates.
OMB Control Number: 3145-0019.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: May 31, 2018.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
1. 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. The Survey of Earned
Doctorates (SED) is part of an integrated survey system that collects
data on individuals in an effort to provide information on science and
engineering education and careers in the United States.
The SED has been conducted annually since 1958 and is jointly
sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of
Health, U.S. Department of Education, and National Endowment for the
Humanities in order to avoid duplication. It is an accurate, timely
source of information on one of our Nation's most important resources--
highly educated individuals. Data are obtained via Web survey or paper
questionnaire from each person earning a research doctorate at the time
they receive the degree. Data are collected on their field of
specialty, educational background, sources of support in graduate
school, debt level, postgraduation plans, and demographic
characteristics.
The Federal government, universities, researchers, and others use
the information extensively. The National Science Foundation, as the
lead agency, publishes statistics from the survey in several reports,
but primarily in the annual publication series Doctorate Recipients
from U.S. Universities. These reports are available on the NSF Web
site.
The survey will be collected in conformance with the Privacy Act of
1974. Responses from individuals are voluntary. NSF will ensure that
all individually identifiable information
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collected will be kept strictly confidential and will be used only for
research or statistical purposes.
2. Use of the Information: Results from the SED are used to assess
characteristics of the doctorate population and trends in doctoral
education and degrees by researchers, policy makers, universities, and
government agencies. Data from the survey are published annually on the
NCSES Web site in a publication series reporting on all fields of
study, titled Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities. Information
from the SED is also included in other series available online: Science
and Engineering Degrees; Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race/
Ethnicity of Recipients; Science and Engineering Indicators; and Women,
Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering.
In addition, access to tabular data from selected variables is
available through WebCASPAR, an online table-generating tool on the
NCSES Web site.
3. Expected Respondents: The SED is a census of all individuals
receiving a research doctorate from an accredited U.S. academic
institution in the academic year beginning 1 July and ending 30 June of
the subsequent year. As such, the population for the 2018 SED consists
of all individuals receiving a research doctorate in the 12-month
period beginning 1 July 2017 and ending 30 June 2018. Likewise, the
population for the 2019 SED consists of all individuals receiving a
research doctorate in the 12-month period beginning 1 July 2018 and
ending 30 June 2019. A research doctorate is a doctoral degree that (1)
requires completion of an original intellectual contribution in the
form of a dissertation or an equivalent culminating project (e.g.,
musical composition) and (2) is not primarily intended as a degree for
the practice of a profession. The most common research doctorate degree
is the Ph.D. Recipients of professional doctoral degrees only, such as
MD, DDS, JD, DPharm, and PsyD, are not included in the SED. The 2018
and 2019 SED are expected to include about 580 separately reporting
doctoral programs from among approximately 455 eligible research
doctorate-granting institutions.
4. Estimate of Burden: A total response rate of 90% of the 55,006
persons who earned a research doctorate from a U.S. institution was
obtained in academic year 2015. This level of response rate has been
consistent for several years. Based on the historical trend, in 2018
approximately 58,000 individuals are expected to receive research
doctorates from U.S. institutions. Using the past response rate, the
number of SED respondents in 2018 is estimated to be 52,200 (58,000
doctorate recipients x 0.90 response rate). Similarly, the number of
individuals expected to earn research doctorates in 2019 is estimated
to be about 59,000; hence, the number of respondents in 2019 is
estimated to be 53,100 (59,000 x 0.90).
Based on the average Web survey completion time for the 2017 SED
(19 minutes) and the extension of a few questions to an additional
subset of respondents, NSF estimates that, on average, 21 minutes per
respondent will be required to complete the 2018 or 2019 SED
questionnaire. The annual respondent burden for completing the SED is
therefore estimated at 18,270 hours in 2018 (52,200 respondents x 21
minutes) and 18,585 hours in 2019 (based on 53,100 respondents).
In addition to the actual questionnaire, the SED requires the
collection of administrative data from participating academic
institutions. The Institutional Coordinator at the institution helps
distribute the Web survey link (and paper surveys when necessary),
track survey completions, and submit information to the SED survey
contractor. Based on focus groups conducted with Institutional
Coordinators, it is estimated that the SED demands no more than 1% of
the Institutional Coordinator's time over the course of a year, which
computes to 20 hours per year per Institutional Coordinator (40 hours
per week x 50 weeks per year x .01). With about 580 programs expected
to participate in the SED in 2018 and 2019, the estimated annual burden
to Institutional Coordinators of administering the SED is 11,600 hours.
Therefore, the total annual information burden for the SED is
estimated to be 29,870 hours in 2018 (18,270 + 11,600) and 30,185 hours
in 2019 (18,585 + 11,600). This is higher than the last annual estimate
approved by OMB due to the increased number of respondents (doctorate
recipients) and the increased number of survey questions being asked of
each respondent.
Authority: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)
Dated: September 13, 2016.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2016-22285 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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