[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36317-36318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17536]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Comment Request; Submission for OMB Review
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Comment request; submission for OMB review.
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Title of Collection: Baseline Data Collection for FastLane Project.
SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation, 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, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). This is the second notice for public comment, the first
was published in the Federal Register on April 21, 1997 at Vol. 62, No.
76, page 19358. No comments were received in response to the first
notice. NSF is submitting this proposed collection to OMB for clearance
simultaneously with the publication of this second notice.
COMMENT DUE DATE: Written comments must be received on or before August
4, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for National Science
Foundation, 725-17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC. 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gail A. McHenry, the NSF Reports Clearance Officer on (703) 306-1125
x2010 or send email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Abstract
The NSF FastLane project is a 3-year experimental program using
advanced information technology to re-design and streamline the way NSF
does business with the research community. The long-term goals of
FastLane are to reduce administrative burden, lower costs, and increase
access to information for the research and education communities. The
National Science Foundation (NSF) designed this new collection effort
to assemble baseline information from
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research institutions about the administrative burden (time and cost
measurements) and workflow processes associated with the preparation,
submission, and post-award administration of proposals to NSF and other
federal research funding agencies.
2. Use of the Information
The purpose of this study is to collect baseline data about
administrative processes that NSF expects to improve with FastLane. NSF
will then be able to gauge the impact of FastLane on specific
administrative processes at research institutions by comparing out-year
measurements to these baselines. The results of these comparisons will
help to guide future FastLane development efforts.
3. Expected Respondents
The collection effort will involve approximately 55 institutions
and will be conducted as a telephone survey. In the course of the
survey, both administrative and research staff will be contacted at
each institution.
4. Burden on the Public
The Foundation estimates that a total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden of 363 hours will result from the collection of
information. The calculation is: 484 respondents (11 individuals per
institution x 55 institutions x 80% estimated response rate) x 1
response (one-time survey) x 45 minutes/respondent=363 hours.
Dated: June 24, 1997.
Gail A. McHenry,
NSF Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-17536 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am]
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