[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 233 (Monday, December 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30749]


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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: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF) 
is inviting the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on 
this proposed continuing information collection. This is the second 
notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal 
Register at 65 FR 50019 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.

DATES: Comments regarding these information collections are best 
assured of having their full effect if received by OMB before January 
3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding (a) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NSF, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of NSF's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; or (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]. Copies of 
the submission may be obtained by calling (703) 292-7556.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, NSF Reports 
Clearance Officer at (703) 292-7556 or send email to [email protected].
    An agency 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:
    Title of Collection: Survey of Public Attitudes Toward and 
Understanding of Science and Technology (OMB Control No. 3145-0033).
    1. Use of the information. The proposed continuing information 
collection is a survey used to monitor public attitudes towards science 
and technology, including the public's level of scientific 
understanding and policy preferences on selected issues. This telephone 
survey has been conducted approximately every two years for more than 
20 years, and the information collected with it appears in the 
Congressionally mandated National Science Board biennial report, 
Science and Engineering Indicators, and other pubications. Information 
on public attitudes and understanding of science and technology is used 
by government and nongovernment policy makers in developing and 
designing science and education programs and by researchers in 
government, industry, and academia. The proposed collection will occur 
in early 2001.
    2. Expected respondents. The survey will be conducted by telephone. 
Using state-of-the-art, computer-assisted telephone interviewing 
software and random digit dialing, approximately 2000 adults will be 
contacted and asked a series of questions designed to measure their 
attitudes toward science and technology and their understanding of 
scientific concepts.
    3. Burden on the public. The estimated respondent burden is 1000 
hours. This estimate is based on the completion of 2000 telephone 
interviews with an average length of 30 minutes each.

    Dated: November 28, 2000.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
NSF Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-30749 Filed 12-01-00; 8:45 am]
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