[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64889-64890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30893]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to 
request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the 
requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 OMB clearance of this collection for no longer 
than 3 years.
    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.

DATES: Written comments should be received by February 12, 2002, to be 
assured of consideration. Comments received after that date would be 
considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the information collection and 
requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
should be addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, 
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, VA 
22230, or by E-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292-7556 or 
send E-mail 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: The Evaluation of NSF's Louis Stokes Alliance 
for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program.
    OMB Control No.: 3145-NEW.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.

1. Abstract

    This document has been prepared to support the clearance of data 
collection instruments to be used in the evaluation of the Louis Stokes 
Alliance of Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program. The goal of this 
program is to increase the number of interested, academically qualified 
minority students receiving baccalaureate degrees in science, 
technology, engineering and math (STEM), continuing to graduate school 
to attain a STEM graduate degree, and entering the STEM workforce. The 
program makes awards to alliances, which are composed of institutional

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partnerships (e.g., with two- and four-year higher education 
institutions, business, research labs, and local, state, and federal 
agencies). LSAMP projects fund students, offer a range of student 
support services, and undertake systemic reform of undergraduate 
education in STEM (particularly curricular improvement and faculty 
professional development). This mixed-methods study will gather data 
through telephone interviews with project staff, a survey questionnaire 
of program graduates, and in person interviews with faculty, staff, and 
students at three selected case study sites. The process evaluation 
component of this study will identify strategies that accelerate or 
inhibit the attainment of project goals, strategies employed to promote 
linkages among Alliance partners, and the manner in which the LSAMP 
model has evolved since its inception. The impact evaluation component 
of this study will examine program impact on institutions of higher 
education in promoting diversity in STEM, and participant career 
outcomes.

2. Expected Respondents

    The expected respondents are project directors and/or managers of 
all 27 projects; LSAMP graduates who received program funding and who 
earned STEM baccalaureate degrees between 1992 and 1997; ad, faculty, 
staff, and student participants at the three selected case study sites.

3. Burden on the Public

    The total elements for this collection are 308 burden hours for a 
maximum of 795 participants annually, assuming a 90-100% response rate. 
The average annual reporting burden is under 1 hour per respondent. The 
burden on the public is negligible because the study is limited to 
project participants that have received funding from the LSAMP Program.

    Dated: December 10, 2001.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
NSF Reports Clearance Officer.
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