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States Program ‘‘State Program
Reporting System’’ for the next three
years. These forms include:
• SPR Reporting System User
Documentation
• Grants to States Program Report
• Financial Status Report
• SPR Phase 3 Reporting
• State Legal Officer’s Certification of the
Authorized Certifying Official
• internet Safety Certification for
Applicant Public Libraries, Public
Elementary and Secondary School Libraries,
and Consortia with Public and/or Public
School Libraries
The Grants to States program is the
largest source of Federal funding
support for library services in the U.S.
Using a population based formula, more
than $150 million is distributed among
the State Library Administrative
Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs
are official agencies charged by law with
the extension and development of
library services, and they are located in:
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• Each of the 50 States of the United
States, and the District of Columbia;
• The Territories (the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands); and
• The Freely Associated States (the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau).
Each year, over 1,500 Grants to States
projects support the purposes and
priorities outlined in the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
(See 20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) SLAAs may
use the funds to support statewide
initiatives and services, and they may
also distribute the funds through
competitive subawards (subgrants or
cooperative agreements) to public,
academic, research, school, or special
libraries or library consortia (for-profit
and Federal libraries are not eligible).
Each SLAA must submit a plan that
details library services goals for a fiveyear period. (20 U.S.C 9134). SLAAs
must also conduct a five-year evaluation
of library services based on that plan.
These plans and evaluations are the
foundation for improving practice and
informing policy. Each SLAA receives
IMLS funding to support the five year
period through a series of overlapping,
two year grant awards.
Each SLAA must file interim and final
financial reports, as well as final
performance reports for each of these
two year grants. Since 2002, the final
performance reporting has been
accomplished through IMLS’ State
Program Reporting (SPR) system. To
improve how IMLS measures the impact
of the Federal investment in the Grants
to States program, IMLS and SLAAs
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have been partnering on a
comprehensive planning and evaluation
initiative called ‘‘Measuring Success.’’
This multi-year effort has fundamentally
shifted the way in which Grants to
States final report information is
gathered and shared, and it is improving
program accountability, reporting,
evaluation, and assessment. The SPR
has been developed in phases, in
concert with a small group of SLAAs
acting as pilots for each phase. Roughly,
these phases corresponded to:
Framework and question development;
descriptive reporting for the two year
award; and finally the incorporation of
the performance measurement
reporting. Currently, all phases have
been rolled out and are reflected in the
documentation submitted for the three
year approval. The Measuring Success
initiative has driven the development of
the data reporting and analysis system
(database) that replaces the older
narrative State Program Report system.
The SPR development was guided by
a data reporting and collection
framework that balances the need for
descriptive information to monitor
compliance with award conditions with
the need for data on performance
measures to assess the impact of the
public funds. By gathering project data
more consistently, IMLS is better able to
compare projects within and across
states and demonstrate the impact of
public funds on library services. States
are also able to share information about
their projects both within the library
community and with the public at large.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: IMLS Grants to States Program
‘‘State Program Reporting System (SPR)
Forms.
OMB Number: 3137–0071.
Frequency: Once per year.
Affected Public: State Library
Administrative Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 47.83 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,678 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: n/a.
Total Annual costs: $74,113.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of
Grants Policy and Management.
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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 (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection
requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This is the
second notice for public comment; the
first was published in the Federal
Register on February 14, 2018, and no
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments should be addressed to:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for National Science Foundation, 725
7th Street NW, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne
H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Room W18000,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or send
email to splimpto@nsf.gov. Copies of the
submission may be obtained by calling
Ms. Plimpton at (703) 292–7556.
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).
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.
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, utility, and clarity of the
SUMMARY:
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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: Engineering Industrial
Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
Program Monitoring Data Collections.
OMB Control Number: 3145–0238.
Proposed Project: NSF provides
nearly 20 percent of federal funding for
basic research to academic institutions.1
Within NSF, the Directorate for
Engineering (ENG) has primary
responsibility for promoting the
progress of engineering in the United
States in order to enable the Nation’s
capacity to perform. Its investments in
engineering research and education aim
to build and strengthen a national
capacity for innovation that can lead
over time to the creation of new shared
wealth and a better quality of life. Most
NSF programs in engineering are funded
through the Directorate for Engineering,
which also sponsors the NSF’s
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
(IIP) Division. To these ends, ENG
provides support for research and
implementation activities that may meet
national needs. While scientists seek to
discover what is not yet known,
engineers apply fundamental science to
design and develop new devices and
engineered systems to solve societal
problems. ENG also focuses on
broadening participation in engineering
research and careers, particularly among
those individuals traditionally
underrepresented and underemployed
in the STEM workforce, including but
not limited to, women, persons with
disabilities, and racial and ethnic
minorities.
This request seeks approval for a
group of information collections
intended to monitor outputs, short-term,
intermediate and long-term outcomes of
NSF–ENG investments in research and
innovation in the Division of Industrial
Innovation and Partnerships (IIP). IIP
programs serve the entire foundation by
fostering partnerships to advance
technological innovation and plays an
important role in the public-private
innovation partnership enterprise by
investing in science and engineering
research across all disciplines that have
the potential for high impact in meeting
national and societal needs. IIP focuses
on leveraging federal, small business,
industrial, university, state and
community college resources.
Genuine partnerships between
academe and industry are an important
aspect of IIP programs and should
facilitate the types of infrastructure that
can sustain and nurture the spread of
innovative activity.
Innovation infrastructures educate
and train human capital for the research
enterprise and the entrepreneurial
aspects of innovation; develop social
networks characterized by shared
commitment and trust; and build a base
of operational support without which
sustainable partnerships cannot exist.
This support includes a diversified base
of private investment, a physical place
to provide a context for incubation,
technical, management, and
administrative support, laboratories,
communications services, and reliable
sources of capital. One end of the
innovation spectrum within the division
includes unsolicited research proposals
generated by the academic community.
On the other end of the innovation
spectrum, IIP supports small business
research proposals aimed at pursuing
opportunities to commercialize
products and services.
IIP is home to the two Congressionally
mandated small business research
programs, the Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) program
and the Small Business Technology
Transfer (STTR) program. IIP also
manages the Partnerships for
Innovation: Accelerating Innovation
Research (PFI:AIR) as well as the
Partnerships for Innovation: Building
Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC) program,
which stimulate innovation by building
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partnerships across the scientific,
engineering, and business community.
In addition, the IIP leverages industrial
support through the Industry/University
Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC)
program. The division also actively
participates in NSF-wide programs,
such as the Grants Opportunities for
Academic Liaison with Industry
(GOALI) program. Another NSF-wide
program in which IIP actively
participates is the Innovation Corps
program (I-Corps), which equips
scientists with the entrepreneurial tools
needed to transform discoveries with
commercial realization potential into
innovative technologies.2 ENG-funded
projects could include research
opportunities and mentoring for
educators, scholars, small businesses
and university students.
These survey questionnaires,
individually tailored to measure outputs
and outcomes for different programs,
will provide essential information for
program monitoring purposes.
Data collected by ENG IIP program
monitoring collections will be used for
program planning, management, and
evaluation. Summaries of monitoring
data are used to respond to queries from
Congress, the public, NSF’s external
merit reviewers who serve as advisors,
including Committees of Visitors
(COVs), and NSF’s Office of the
Inspector General. These data are
needed for effective administration,
program and project monitoring,
evaluation, and for measuring
attainment of NSF’s program and
strategic goals, as identified by the
President’s Accountable Government
Initiative, the Government Performance
and Results Act (GPRA) Modernization
Act of 2010, and NSF’s Strategic Plan.
The eight (8) program-specific
collections included in this request are
designed to assist in management of
specific programs and to serve as data
resources for current and future program
evaluations. As such, expected
outcomes could vary according to the
nature of the program funding, field of
study, and other program
characteristics.
Programs
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) .............................................
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Office
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI).
Innovation Corps (I-Corps).
Partnerships For Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (PFI:
AIR).
Partnerships For Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC).
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).
1 National Science Foundation. (2012). NSF at a
glance. Retrieved from https://www.nsf.gov/about/
glance.jsp.
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2 National Science Foundation. (2014) About IIP.
Retrieved from https://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/
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This data collection effort will enable
program officers to longitudinally
monitor outputs and outcomes given the
unique goals and purpose of their
programs. This is very important to
enable appropriate and accurate
evidence-based management of the
programs and to determine whether or
not the specific goals of the programs
are being met.
Grantees will be invited to submit this
information on a periodic basis via data
collection methods that include but are
not limited to online surveys,
interviews, phone interviews, etc. These
indicators are both quantitative and
descriptive and may include, for
example, the characteristics of project
personnel and students; sources of
complementary cash and in-kind
support to the ENG project;
characteristics of industrial and/or other
sector participation; research activities;
education activities; knowledge transfer
activities; patents, licenses;
publications; descriptions of significant
advances and other outcomes of the
ENG-funded effort.
Use of the Information: The data
collected will be used for NSF internal
reports, historical data, program level
studies and evaluations, and for
securing future funding for the ENG
program maintenance and growth.
These data could be used for program
evaluation purposes if deemed
necessary for a particular program.
Evaluation designs could make use of
metadata associated with the award, and
other characteristics to identify a
comparison group to evaluate the
impact of the program funding and
other interesting research questions.
ESTIMATE OF BURDEN
Annual
number
of hours/
respondents
Number of
respondents
Collection title
Annual hour
burden
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) ..............................................
Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Longitudinal Collection .....................................................................
Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Pre-Course Survey Questionnaire ...................................................
Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Post-Course Survey Questionnaire .................................................
Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (PFI:AIR) .................................
Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC) .........................................
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) .....
SBIR Baseline Monitoring Survey ...............................................................................................
200
700
800
800
200
30
800
800
1
1
.5
.5
1
1
2
2
200
700
400
400
200
30
1,600
1,600
Total ......................................................................................................................................
4,430
8.5
4,880
Respondents: The respondents are
PIs, partners or students. For some
programs (I-Corps) the burden already
includes a response from 3 members of
the team in the pre- and post surveys.
For all others, one PI or assignee per
award completes the questionnaire.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One.
Dated: April 23, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change to Rule 4120 To
Correct a Citation
April 23, 2018.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
2 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to change
Rule 4120 to correct a citation.
The text of the proposed rule change
is set forth below. Proposed new
language is italicized; deleted text is in
brackets.
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COMMISSION
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notice is hereby given that on April 11,
2018, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
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4120. Limit Up-Limit Down Plan and
Trading Halts
(a)–(b) No change.
(c) Procedure for Initiating and
Terminating a Trading Halt
(1)–(8) No change.
(9) For purposes of this Rule and Rule
4753, the process for halting and initial
pricing of a security that is the subject of an
initial public offering shall also be available
for the initial pricing of any other security
that has not been listed on a national
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immediately prior to the initial pricing,
provided that a broker-dealer serving in the
role of financial advisor to the issuer of the
securities being listed is willing to perform
the functions under Rule 4120(c)[(7)(B)](8)
that are performed by an underwriter with
respect to an initial public offering.
(10) No change.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Nasdaq is proposing to correct a rule
reference found in Rule 4120.
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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 (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second
notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal
Register on February 14, 2018, and no 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments should be addressed to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk
Officer for National Science Foundation, 725 7th Street NW, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room
W18000, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or send email to [email protected].
Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling Ms. Plimpton at
(703) 292-7556. 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).
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.
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, utility, and clarity of the
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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: Engineering Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
Program Monitoring Data Collections.
OMB Control Number: 3145-0238.
Proposed Project: NSF provides nearly 20 percent of federal funding
for basic research to academic institutions.\1\ Within NSF, the
Directorate for Engineering (ENG) has primary responsibility for
promoting the progress of engineering in the United States in order to
enable the Nation's capacity to perform. Its investments in engineering
research and education aim to build and strengthen a national capacity
for innovation that can lead over time to the creation of new shared
wealth and a better quality of life. Most NSF programs in engineering
are funded through the Directorate for Engineering, which also sponsors
the NSF's Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Division. To
these ends, ENG provides support for research and implementation
activities that may meet national needs. While scientists seek to
discover what is not yet known, engineers apply fundamental science to
design and develop new devices and engineered systems to solve societal
problems. ENG also focuses on broadening participation in engineering
research and careers, particularly among those individuals
traditionally underrepresented and underemployed in the STEM workforce,
including but not limited to, women, persons with disabilities, and
racial and ethnic minorities.
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\1\ National Science Foundation. (2012). NSF at a glance.
Retrieved from https://www.nsf.gov/about/glance.jsp.
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This request seeks approval for a group of information collections
intended to monitor outputs, short-term, intermediate and long-term
outcomes of NSF-ENG investments in research and innovation in the
Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP). IIP programs
serve the entire foundation by fostering partnerships to advance
technological innovation and plays an important role in the public-
private innovation partnership enterprise by investing in science and
engineering research across all disciplines that have the potential for
high impact in meeting national and societal needs. IIP focuses on
leveraging federal, small business, industrial, university, state and
community college resources.
Genuine partnerships between academe and industry are an important
aspect of IIP programs and should facilitate the types of
infrastructure that can sustain and nurture the spread of innovative
activity.
Innovation infrastructures educate and train human capital for the
research enterprise and the entrepreneurial aspects of innovation;
develop social networks characterized by shared commitment and trust;
and build a base of operational support without which sustainable
partnerships cannot exist. This support includes a diversified base of
private investment, a physical place to provide a context for
incubation, technical, management, and administrative support,
laboratories, communications services, and reliable sources of capital.
One end of the innovation spectrum within the division includes
unsolicited research proposals generated by the academic community. On
the other end of the innovation spectrum, IIP supports small business
research proposals aimed at pursuing opportunities to commercialize
products and services.
IIP is home to the two Congressionally mandated small business
research programs, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. IIP
also manages the Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation
Research (PFI:AIR) as well as the Partnerships for Innovation: Building
Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC) program, which stimulate innovation by
building partnerships across the scientific, engineering, and business
community. In addition, the IIP leverages industrial support through
the Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) program.
The division also actively participates in NSF-wide programs, such as
the Grants Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)
program. Another NSF-wide program in which IIP actively participates is
the Innovation Corps program (I-Corps), which equips scientists with
the entrepreneurial tools needed to transform discoveries with
commercial realization potential into innovative technologies.\2\ ENG-
funded projects could include research opportunities and mentoring for
educators, scholars, small businesses and university students.
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\2\ National Science Foundation. (2014) About IIP. Retrieved
from https://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/about.jsp.
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These survey questionnaires, individually tailored to measure
outputs and outcomes for different programs, will provide essential
information for program monitoring purposes.
Data collected by ENG IIP program monitoring collections will be
used for program planning, management, and evaluation. Summaries of
monitoring data are used to respond to queries from Congress, the
public, NSF's external merit reviewers who serve as advisors, including
Committees of Visitors (COVs), and NSF's Office of the Inspector
General. These data are needed for effective administration, program
and project monitoring, evaluation, and for measuring attainment of
NSF's program and strategic goals, as identified by the President's
Accountable Government Initiative, the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act of 2010, and NSF's Strategic Plan.
The eight (8) program-specific collections included in this request
are designed to assist in management of specific programs and to serve
as data resources for current and future program evaluations. As such,
expected outcomes could vary according to the nature of the program
funding, field of study, and other program characteristics.
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Office Programs
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Industrial Innovation and Partnerships Grant Opportunities for
(IIP). Academic Liaison with Industry
(GOALI).
Innovation Corps (I-Corps).
Partnerships For Innovation:
Accelerating Innovation
Research (PFI: AIR).
Partnerships For Innovation:
Building Innovation Capacity
(PFI:BIC).
Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR).
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This data collection effort will enable program officers to
longitudinally monitor outputs and outcomes given the unique goals and
purpose of their programs. This is very important to enable appropriate
and accurate evidence-based management of the programs and to determine
whether or not the specific goals of the programs are being met.
Grantees will be invited to submit this information on a periodic
basis via data collection methods that include but are not limited to
online surveys, interviews, phone interviews, etc. These indicators are
both quantitative and descriptive and may include, for example, the
characteristics of project personnel and students; sources of
complementary cash and in-kind support to the ENG project;
characteristics of industrial and/or other sector participation;
research activities; education activities; knowledge transfer
activities; patents, licenses; publications; descriptions of
significant advances and other outcomes of the ENG-funded effort.
Use of the Information: The data collected will be used for NSF
internal reports, historical data, program level studies and
evaluations, and for securing future funding for the ENG program
maintenance and growth. These data could be used for program evaluation
purposes if deemed necessary for a particular program. Evaluation
designs could make use of metadata associated with the award, and other
characteristics to identify a comparison group to evaluate the impact
of the program funding and other interesting research questions.
Estimate of Burden
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Annual number
Collection title Number of of hours/ Annual hour
respondents respondents burden
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Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI).. 200 1 200
Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Longitudinal Collection.............. 700 1 700
Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Pre-Course Survey Questionnaire...... 800 .5 400
Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Post-Course Survey Questionnaire..... 800 .5 400
Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research 200 1 200
(PFI:AIR)......................................................
Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity 30 1 30
(PFI:BIC)......................................................
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business 800 2 1,600
Technology Transfer (STTR).....................................
SBIR Baseline Monitoring Survey................................. 800 2 1,600
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Total....................................................... 4,430 8.5 4,880
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Respondents: The respondents are PIs, partners or students. For
some programs (I-Corps) the burden already includes a response from 3
members of the team in the pre- and post surveys. For all others, one
PI or assignee per award completes the questionnaire.
Estimated Number of Responses per Report: One.
Dated: April 23, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2018-08863 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am]
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