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Notice of information collection.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections.
DATES: All comments should be
submitted within 60 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Lori Parker, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Lori Parker, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546, (202) 358–1351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
Federal agencies are required by
statute not to engage in discrimination
on the bases of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, disability, genetic
information, or retaliation. A federal
employee, former employee, or job
applicant who believes s/he was
discriminated against has a right to file
a complaint with the agency’s office
responsible for its Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) programs. Federal
agencies must offer pre-complaint
counseling or EEO alternative dispute
resolution (EEO ADR) to individuals
who allege that they were discriminated
against by the agency. If pre-complaint
counseling or EEO ADR does not resolve
the dispute(s), the individual can file a
formal discrimination complaint with
the agency’s EEO office.
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II. Methods of Collection
Title 29 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 1614 Section 104
requires agencies to establish
procedures for processing individual
and class complaints of discrimination
that include the provisions contained in
29 CFR 1614.105 through 1614.110 and
in § 1614.204, which are consistent with
all other applicable Federal EEO
regulations and complaint processing
requirements contained in the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) Management Directives (MD).
When an individual decides to pursue
the formal discrimination complaint
process, EEOC MD 110 requires that the
formal complaint must be:
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• In writing;
• Specific with regard to the claim(s)
that the individual raised in precomplaint counseling and that the
person wishes to pursue;
• Must be signed by the individual
and/or his or her representative; and
• Must be filed within fifteen (15)
calendar days from the date s/he
receives the Notice of Right to File a
Discrimination Complaint.
Consequently, NASA established NF–
1355P form to ensure the individual
who wishes to utilize the EEO process
complies with the requirements listed
above.
III. Data
Title: Formal Discrimination
Complaint Form.
OMB Number: 2700–0163.
Type of Review: Extension of Existing
Form.
Affected Public: Individuals who wish
to file a formal discrimination
complaint against NASA.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
60.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Public
Burden Hours: 30 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Government
Cost: $500.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of NASA, including
whether the information collected has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
NASA’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including automated
collection techniques or the use of other
forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
They will also become a matter of
public record.
Lori Parker,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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 establishment and clearance
of this collection. In accordance with
the requirements 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 that OMB
approve clearance of this collection for
no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by April 23, 2018 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information, Contact:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room W
18000, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 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).
Instructions: Please submit one copy
of your comments by only one method.
All submissions received must include
the agency name and collection name
identified above for this information
collection. Commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email. Comments,
including any personal information
provided become a matter of public
record. They will be summarized and/
or included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request.
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
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; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
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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: Developing an
Evaluation Framework and Pilot-Testing
a Longitudinal Tracking System for REU
Site Students.
OMB Number: 3145–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Abstract
The National Science Foundation
(NSF) seeks to develop and pilot test
different approaches to collecting data
electronically from one cohort of
applicants to the Research Experiences
for Undergraduates (REU) Program and
track their program and career outcomes
over time. The intent is for the pilot
tests to provide information for NSF to
select the most effective and least
burdensome approach to collect data
needed to monitor the Program, report
to NSF leadership, and comply with a
Congressional requirement.
The REU program was created in 1987
to strengthen the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
workforce. Building on research
experiences as ‘‘one of the most
effective avenues for attracting students
to and retaining them in science and
engineering, and for preparing them for
careers in these fields,’’ the program is
designed to foster student research and
promote diversity.
The main goal of the current study is
to pilot test alternative approaches to
collecting data required by Congress in
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010, which
states that students in the REU program
must ‘‘be tracked, for employment and
continued matriculation in STEM fields,
through receipt of the undergraduate
degree and for at least three years
thereafter’’ (Section 514[a][6] of Pub. L.
111–358). The legislation also mentions
specific demographic characteristics of
participants that need to be reported,
such as gender, ethnicity, and
enrollment in a two-year college. In
addition to needing these data to report
to Congress, NSF program officers and
leadership need a more robust data
system to enhance their efforts to
monitor participation in the program
and eventually to assess its
effectiveness.
In addition to designing the system,
the present study will pilot test different
approaches to collecting data from a
sample of REU Sites that volunteer to
participate. By participating in this
study, these Sites will have the
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opportunity to experience the data
collections first hand and provide
feedback that will be used to determine
which approach will be the most
effective, most efficient, and least
burdensome for possible future
implementation across all REU Sites.
The pilot includes:
1. Testing a web-based system that
includes two approaches to obtain basic
student background and participation
information:
• Registration. The registration will
be designed to collect the basic
demographic and contact information
needed for analysis and tracking
purposes. Students will be asked to
register at a website through which they
will obtain a unique ID. With this
unique ID, they will then apply directly
to the REU Sites using the existing Site
application processes. Staff at REU Sites
will use the IDs provided by students to
record application decisions and
participation status of admitted
applicants.
• Common Application. The common
application will replace existing REU
Site applications among participating
Sites for the 2019 cycle. It will enable
students to apply to multiple Sites
through one application. Students will
first complete the REU Registration
described above, and then proceed to
the common application through which
they will submit additional information
commonly required by Sites as part of
their applications, such as transcripts.
Staff at REU Sites will use the system to
provide information needed by potential
applicants, retrieve applicant
information, record application
decisions and participation status
among admitted applicants, and
produce reports and run queries of data
submitted by applicants to their Sites.
2. Obtaining and integrating
educational and employment
information. The study will follow the
subset of rising seniors who participate
in the REU program in 2019 (as seniors
are the large majority of participants) to:
• Obtain educational outcomes
information from the National Student
Clearinghouse (NSC).
• Administer a survey to obtain
information on employment outcomes
(among those not enrolled in graduate
school at the time of the survey).
3. Conducting site visits to a few REU
Sites participating in the pilot to
interview principal investigators and
program administrators, and to conduct
focus groups with REU students. The
site visits will be used to elicit in-depth
feedback on the registration and
common application systems as well as
the tools available for PIs to obtain data
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and reports through the REU data
system.
Estimate of Burden: At present,
applications to the REU program are
submitted yearly directly to each Site.
For those participating in the
registration pilot, it is estimated that
applicants will spend 2 hours
submitting basic information through
the REU Data System and then complete
the rest of their applications through the
individual REU sites. For those
participating in the common application
pilot, it is estimated that each
submission will take, on average, 12
hours. Reference writers are expected to
take 0.5 hours to draft a letter in support
of students’ application to the program.
It is estimated that REU Principal
Investigators will spend 8.9 hours using
the system to track applications.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,455.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 96,130 hours.
Frequency of Responses: One round of
pilot data collection.
Dated: February 9, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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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 establishment and clearance of this collection. In accordance
with the requirements 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 that OMB approve clearance of this collection for
no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by April 23,
2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information, Contact: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Room W 18000, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; or send email to
[email protected].
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).
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and
collection name identified above for this information collection.
Commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email. Comments, including any personal information
provided become a matter of public record. They will be summarized and/
or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval
of the information collection request.
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 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; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
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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: Developing an Evaluation Framework and Pilot-
Testing a Longitudinal Tracking System for REU Site Students.
OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
Abstract
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to develop and pilot
test different approaches to collecting data electronically from one
cohort of applicants to the Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU) Program and track their program and career outcomes over time.
The intent is for the pilot tests to provide information for NSF to
select the most effective and least burdensome approach to collect data
needed to monitor the Program, report to NSF leadership, and comply
with a Congressional requirement.
The REU program was created in 1987 to strengthen the science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Building on
research experiences as ``one of the most effective avenues for
attracting students to and retaining them in science and engineering,
and for preparing them for careers in these fields,'' the program is
designed to foster student research and promote diversity.
The main goal of the current study is to pilot test alternative
approaches to collecting data required by Congress in the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which states that students in the
REU program must ``be tracked, for employment and continued
matriculation in STEM fields, through receipt of the undergraduate
degree and for at least three years thereafter'' (Section 514[a][6] of
Pub. L. 111-358). The legislation also mentions specific demographic
characteristics of participants that need to be reported, such as
gender, ethnicity, and enrollment in a two-year college. In addition to
needing these data to report to Congress, NSF program officers and
leadership need a more robust data system to enhance their efforts to
monitor participation in the program and eventually to assess its
effectiveness.
In addition to designing the system, the present study will pilot
test different approaches to collecting data from a sample of REU Sites
that volunteer to participate. By participating in this study, these
Sites will have the opportunity to experience the data collections
first hand and provide feedback that will be used to determine which
approach will be the most effective, most efficient, and least
burdensome for possible future implementation across all REU Sites.
The pilot includes:
1. Testing a web-based system that includes two approaches to
obtain basic student background and participation information:
Registration. The registration will be designed to collect
the basic demographic and contact information needed for analysis and
tracking purposes. Students will be asked to register at a website
through which they will obtain a unique ID. With this unique ID, they
will then apply directly to the REU Sites using the existing Site
application processes. Staff at REU Sites will use the IDs provided by
students to record application decisions and participation status of
admitted applicants.
Common Application. The common application will replace
existing REU Site applications among participating Sites for the 2019
cycle. It will enable students to apply to multiple Sites through one
application. Students will first complete the REU Registration
described above, and then proceed to the common application through
which they will submit additional information commonly required by
Sites as part of their applications, such as transcripts. Staff at REU
Sites will use the system to provide information needed by potential
applicants, retrieve applicant information, record application
decisions and participation status among admitted applicants, and
produce reports and run queries of data submitted by applicants to
their Sites.
2. Obtaining and integrating educational and employment
information. The study will follow the subset of rising seniors who
participate in the REU program in 2019 (as seniors are the large
majority of participants) to:
Obtain educational outcomes information from the National
Student Clearinghouse (NSC).
Administer a survey to obtain information on employment
outcomes (among those not enrolled in graduate school at the time of
the survey).
3. Conducting site visits to a few REU Sites participating in the
pilot to interview principal investigators and program administrators,
and to conduct focus groups with REU students. The site visits will be
used to elicit in-depth feedback on the registration and common
application systems as well as the tools available for PIs to obtain
data and reports through the REU data system.
Estimate of Burden: At present, applications to the REU program are
submitted yearly directly to each Site. For those participating in the
registration pilot, it is estimated that applicants will spend 2 hours
submitting basic information through the REU Data System and then
complete the rest of their applications through the individual REU
sites. For those participating in the common application pilot, it is
estimated that each submission will take, on average, 12 hours.
Reference writers are expected to take 0.5 hours to draft a letter in
support of students' application to the program. It is estimated that
REU Principal Investigators will spend 8.9 hours using the system to
track applications.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,455.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 96,130 hours.
Frequency of Responses: One round of pilot data collection.
Dated: February 9, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2018-03469 Filed 2-20-18; 8:45 am]
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