[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 2546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1270]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Collection of Information Submitted for OMB Review

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on October 24, 1995, Federal Register 
No. 205, page 54522, the National Science Foundation (NSF) published, 
for public comment, a proposed collection of information, ``Evaluation 
of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
(EPSCoR).'' No public comments were received. The collection of 
information is now being forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget for consideration. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, Call Herman Fleming, NSF Clearance Officer at (703) 306-
1243, or send comments to: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Suite 485, Arlington, VA 22230. Written comments should be 
received by February 28, 1996.
    Abstract: EPSCoR is an ongoing initiative of the National Science 
Foundation (NSF)--and, in parallel, of six other Federal agencies--to 
increase the research competitiveness of faculty and universities in 
selected states. The design calls for five substudies drawn from the 
broader framework of the program's objectives, structure, and 
strategies, which was developed in conjunction with several workgroups. 
New, non-archival data collections in substudies 3, 4, and 5 are being 
submitted for OMB Review. Substudy No. 1, ``Has There Been an Increase 
in Funded Research?'' Substudy No. 2, ``How Competitive Was EPSCoR 
Research at the Time of Award?'' Substudy No. 3, ``How Competitive Was 
EPSCoR-Funded Research Later On?'' Substudy No's. 4 and 5, ``Have 
Universities Implemented Research-Supporting Changes? and Have States 
Initiated Research-Supporting Changes?''

    Dated: January 22, 1996.
Herman G. Fleming,
NSF Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-1270 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
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