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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; Analysis
of Partnerships
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to establish 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
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) clearance of this collection for no
longer than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by February 6, 2023 to
be assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practical. Send
comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
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 of Collection: Information
collection for evaluating NSF
partnership activities.
OMB Number: 3145–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to establish an information
collection.
Abstract: Building partnerships is a
high priority for NSF, as evidenced by
two consecutive Agency Priority Goals
(APGs for FY 2018 and FY 2020)
focused on developing a partnerships
strategy. The importance of partnerships
is also echoed in the recent National
Science Board’s Vision 2030 report and
reflected in the new Directorate for
Technology, Innovation and
Partnerships (TIP). Partnerships are
hypothesized to accelerate discovery in
several ways: they can enable access to
expertise, resources, and infrastructure;
accelerate the flow of knowledge and
expertise; and expand communities of
researchers. NSF direct partnerships are
established by NSF with other federal
agencies, industry, private foundations,
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non-governmental organizations, and
foreign science agencies.
NSF is requesting OMB approval for
the NSF to collect information from past
and present participants and partners in
NSF partnership programs. The
information collection will enable the
Evaluation and Assessment Capability
(EAC) Section within NSF to garner
quantitative and qualitative information
that will be used to inform
programmatic improvements related to
partnership models at NSF including
partnerships between NSF and other
entities and funding opportunities that
require or encourage partnerships
between grantees. This information
collection, which entails collecting
information from relevant NSF grantees
and partners, is in accordance with the
Agency’s commitment to improving
service delivery as well as the Agency’s
strategic goal to ‘‘advance the capability
of the Nation to meet current and future
challenges.’’
Use of the Information: The data
collected will be used for NSF internal
and external reports related to
partnerships, program level studies, and
evaluations. These outputs will inform
decisions NSF makes regarding future
activities.
Respondents: Participants in NSF
grants (principal investigators, partners,
research personnel, etc.). Partners
involved in NSF partnership programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
300.
Estimate Burden on the Public:
Estimated at 450 hours for a one-time
collection.
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; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
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
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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.
Dated: December 1, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics, National Science
Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Center for
Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request renewal of the Survey of
Doctorate Recipients (SDR), [OMB
Control Number 3145–0020]. In
accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
NCSES is providing opportunity for
public comment on this action. After
obtaining and considering public
comment, NCSES 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 February 6, 2023 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite E7465,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 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 of Collection: 2023 Survey of
Doctorate Recipients.
OMB Control Number: 3145–0020.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
July 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
Abstract: Established within the NSF
by the America COMPETES
SUMMARY:
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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.
NCSES is the primary sponsor of the
Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR);
the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
serves as a co-sponsor. The SDR has
been conducted biennially since 1973
and is a longitudinal survey. The 2023
SDR will consist of a sample of
individuals under 76 years of age who
have earned a research doctoral degree
in a science, engineering, or health
(SEH) field from a U.S. academic
institution. The purpose of this panel
survey is to collect data to provide
national estimates on the doctoral
science and engineering workforce and
changes in their employment,
education, and demographic
characteristics. NCSES uses these data
to prepare essential congressionally
mandated reports (explained below).
Government agencies and academic
researchers use SDR data and
publications to make planning decisions
regarding science and engineering
research, training, and employment
opportunities. Employers also use the
SDR to understand trends in
employment sectors, industry types, and
salary. Students who want to learn
about the relationship between graduate
education and careers often obtain
valuable information from the SDR. Data
and publications from the SDR are
available to the public on the NCSES
website: https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
srvydoctoratework/. The first SDR
longitudinal data products were
released in 2022.
The SDR will collect data by web
survey, mail questionnaire, and
computer-assisted telephone interviews
beginning in June 2023. The survey will
be collected in conformance with the
Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of
2018 and the individual’s response to
the survey is voluntary. NCSES will
ensure that all information collected
will be kept strictly confidential and
will be used only for statistical
purposes.
Use of the Information: NCSES uses
the information from the SDR to prepare
two congressionally mandated reports:
Diversity and STEM: Women,
Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities
and Science and Engineering Indicators.
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NCSES publishes statistics from the
SDR in many reports, primarily in the
biennial series, Characteristics of
Scientists and Engineers with U.S.
Doctorates. As with prior SDR data
collections, a cross-sectional public
release file of collected data designed to
protect respondent confidentiality will
be made available to researchers on the
NCSES website: https://
ncsesdata.nsf.gov/datadownload/.
Expected Respondents: The U.S.
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) previously directed that NCSES
enhance and expand the sample to
measure employment outcomes by the
fine field of degree taxonomy used in
the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED).
NCSES initiated this change in the 2015
cycle and has since maintained it by
developing a detailed field of degree
taxonomy based on the SED fine fields
that is aggregated to a level that is
reportable and sustainable. (For
information defining these fields, see
the survey technical notes.) The SDR
sample is drawn using the SED as a
frame. The SDR uses a fixed panel
design with a sample of new doctoral
graduates added to the panel in each
biennial survey cycle. The sample
stratification, allocation, and estimation
precision targets are described in the
survey description.
For the 2023 SDR, a statistical sample
of approximately 130,000 individuals
with U.S. earned doctorates in science,
engineering, or health will be contacted.
The sample consists of all eligible cases
from the previous cycle (115,000) after
removing cases that have never
responded (6,700), including those from
the 2017 SDR new sample and the 2019
SDR supplemental sample, as well as a
sample of 10,000 new doctoral
graduates. In addition, the sample
includes 5,000 cases that will be part of
a non-production bridge panel designed
to quantify the potential impact of
question wording modifications on key
survey estimates. For 2023, the new
graduate sample received their U.S.
doctorate between July 2019 and June
2021. Across the full sample, NCSES
estimates approximately 88% of
individuals will reside in the U.S. and
the remaining 12% will reside abroad.
Estimate of Burden: NCSES expects
the overall 2023 SDR response rate to be
approximately 70 percent. The amount
of time to complete the questionnaire
may vary depending on an individual’s
circumstances; however, based on 2021
SDR completion times and the potential
addition of new retirement-related items
for a subsample of respondents, NCSES
estimates an average completion time of
approximately 25 minutes. NCSES
estimates that the average annual
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burden for the 2023 survey cycle over
the course of the three-year OMB
clearance period will be no more than
12,639 hours [(130,000 individuals ×
70% response × 25 minutes)/60
minutes/3 years].
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of NCSES,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
NCSES’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.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing
plans to request renewal of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR),
[OMB Control Number 3145-0020]. In accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, NCSES is providing opportunity for
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public
comment, NCSES 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 February 6,
2023 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to the
address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
E7465, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: 2023 Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
OMB Control Number: 3145-0020.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: July 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
Abstract: Established within the NSF by the America COMPETES
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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.
NCSES is the primary sponsor of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients
(SDR); the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as a co-sponsor.
The SDR has been conducted biennially since 1973 and is a longitudinal
survey. The 2023 SDR will consist of a sample of individuals under 76
years of age who have earned a research doctoral degree in a science,
engineering, or health (SEH) field from a U.S. academic institution.
The purpose of this panel survey is to collect data to provide national
estimates on the doctoral science and engineering workforce and changes
in their employment, education, and demographic characteristics. NCSES
uses these data to prepare essential congressionally mandated reports
(explained below). Government agencies and academic researchers use SDR
data and publications to make planning decisions regarding science and
engineering research, training, and employment opportunities. Employers
also use the SDR to understand trends in employment sectors, industry
types, and salary. Students who want to learn about the relationship
between graduate education and careers often obtain valuable
information from the SDR. Data and publications from the SDR are
available to the public on the NCSES website: https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctoratework/. The first SDR longitudinal data products
were released in 2022.
The SDR will collect data by web survey, mail questionnaire, and
computer-assisted telephone interviews beginning in June 2023. The
survey will be collected in conformance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018
and the individual's response to the survey is voluntary. NCSES will
ensure that all information collected will be kept strictly
confidential and will be used only for statistical purposes.
Use of the Information: NCSES uses the information from the SDR to
prepare two congressionally mandated reports: Diversity and STEM:
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities and Science and
Engineering Indicators. NCSES publishes statistics from the SDR in many
reports, primarily in the biennial series, Characteristics of
Scientists and Engineers with U.S. Doctorates. As with prior SDR data
collections, a cross-sectional public release file of collected data
designed to protect respondent confidentiality will be made available
to researchers on the NCSES website: https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/datadownload/.
Expected Respondents: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) previously directed that NCSES enhance and expand the sample to
measure employment outcomes by the fine field of degree taxonomy used
in the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). NCSES initiated this change
in the 2015 cycle and has since maintained it by developing a detailed
field of degree taxonomy based on the SED fine fields that is
aggregated to a level that is reportable and sustainable. (For
information defining these fields, see the survey technical notes.) The
SDR sample is drawn using the SED as a frame. The SDR uses a fixed
panel design with a sample of new doctoral graduates added to the panel
in each biennial survey cycle. The sample stratification, allocation,
and estimation precision targets are described in the survey
description.
For the 2023 SDR, a statistical sample of approximately 130,000
individuals with U.S. earned doctorates in science, engineering, or
health will be contacted. The sample consists of all eligible cases
from the previous cycle (115,000) after removing cases that have never
responded (6,700), including those from the 2017 SDR new sample and the
2019 SDR supplemental sample, as well as a sample of 10,000 new
doctoral graduates. In addition, the sample includes 5,000 cases that
will be part of a non-production bridge panel designed to quantify the
potential impact of question wording modifications on key survey
estimates. For 2023, the new graduate sample received their U.S.
doctorate between July 2019 and June 2021. Across the full sample,
NCSES estimates approximately 88% of individuals will reside in the
U.S. and the remaining 12% will reside abroad.
Estimate of Burden: NCSES expects the overall 2023 SDR response
rate to be approximately 70 percent. The amount of time to complete the
questionnaire may vary depending on an individual's circumstances;
however, based on 2021 SDR completion times and the potential addition
of new retirement-related items for a subsample of respondents, NCSES
estimates an average completion time of approximately 25 minutes. NCSES
estimates that the average annual burden for the 2023 survey cycle over
the course of the three-year OMB clearance period will be no more than
12,639 hours [(130,000 individuals x 70% response x 25 minutes)/60
minutes/3 years].
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of NCSES, including whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of NCSES'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.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2022-26422 Filed 12-5-22; 8:45 am]
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