[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41168-41169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19400]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Intent To Establish an Information Collection

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, Public Law 104-13. 
This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published 
in the Federal Register at 64 FR 8144 (February 18, 1999), 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. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the qualify, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; 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 should be addressed 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, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 
Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, 
Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email to [email protected].
    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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received on or before August 30, 1999. 
Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 703-306-1125 x 
2017.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H. Plimpton, 
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 306-
1125 x 2017; 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 between 8 a.m. and 8 
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. You also may obtain a copy 
of the data collection instrument and instruments from Ms. Plimpton.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: Impact of the International Institute for 
Applied Systems Analysis Programs on Scientific Knowledge, Career 
Development of US Scientists, and US Institutional Capabilities for 
Research and Policy Development.
    OMB Number: 3145-New.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to carry out a new 
information collection for one year.
    Abstract: ``Outcomes and Impacts of Research Programs of the 
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)''.
    Proposed Project: The International Institute for Applied Systems 
Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, is a non-governmental, 
multilateral research institution created in 1972. IIASA's most recent 
10-year strategic plan, adopted in 1992, focuses on research in three 
thematic areas: (1) Global Environmental Change; (2) Global Economic 
and Technological Transitions; and (3) Systems Methods for the Analysis 
of Global Issues. Its core research programs are funded by annual 
contributions from member countries. Since 1989 the US contribution has 
been funded by a series of grants from the National Science 
Foundation's Division of International Programs (NSF/INT). NSF is 
seeking to identify (1) the impacts of IIASA's research programs on 
scientific knowledge and on the education and careers of US scientists, 
and (2) the impacts of the information and options resulting from 
IIASA's research on public and private policy-related institutions in 
the United States.
    To achieve these objectives, data will be collected from senior US 
scientists who have conducted research at IIASA since the current 
strategic plan went into effect in 1992, and from US scientists who 
have been participants in IIASA's Young Summer Scientists

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Program from 1992 through the time the data is collected. Respondents 
will be asked to respond to questions relevant to such factors as: (1) 
The impacts of their experience at IIASA on their future scientific 
work and career development; the impacts of IIASA's research on 
conceptual developments in their disciplines; and the impacts of the 
results of IIASA's research on US institutional capabilities for 
research and policy analysis.
    Use of the Information: The information will be used by NSF to 
assess the extent to which the results of research that has been 
supported at IIASA involving US researchers are consistent with the 
specific outcome goals defined in the context of the NSF Strategic Plan 
approved by OMB and the Congress, as required by the General 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Among NSF's five approved 
outcome goals, the three that are most relevant to its investments in 
research at IIASA are: Promoting discoveries at and across the frontier 
of science and engineering; facilitating connections between 
discoveries and their use in service to society; developing a diverse, 
globally oriented workforce of scientists and engineers.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 60 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Form: 125.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 125 hours, broken 
down by 125 respondents at 1 hour per response.
    Frequency of Responses: One time.

    Dated: July 26, 1999.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc 99-19400 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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