[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1968]


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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: 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. 
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 quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 e-mail to [email protected]. Comments 
regarding these information collections are best assured of having 
their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. 
Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 703-292-7556.
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: The Evaluation of NSF's Graduate Teaching 
Fellows in 
K-12 Education (GK-12) 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 Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12). GK-12 is a 
fellowship that offers graduate students and advanced undergraduates 
the opportunity to serve as resources for K-12 teachers of science and 
mathematics. The study design focuses on GK-12 projects funded during 
the period 1999-2002 and involves two types of studies. One consists of 
case studies of three cohorts of GK-12 projects. The second is a survey 
of all GK-12 projects funded in this time period. This OMB submission 
seeks clearance for data collection instruments for both studies.
    2. Expected Respondents: The expected respondents are GK-12 
Fellows, Cooperating Teachers in the school districts where the Fellows 
are placed, Principal Investigators, and other educators associated 
directly with the GK-12 Program.
    3. Burden on the Public: The total estimate for this collection is 
1,823 burden hours for a maximum of 3,645 participants assuming an 80-
100% response rate. The average annual reporting burden is 2 hours per 
respondent. The burden on the public is negligible; the study is 
limited to project participants that have received funding from the NSF 
GK-12 program.

    Dated: January 22, 2002.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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