[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32066-32067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11913]


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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 66 FR 65748 and no comments were received. NSF is 
forwarding the proposed 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 within 30 days 
of publication in the Federal Register.

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 e-mail 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 Office at (703) 292-7556 or send e-mail 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:

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    Title of Collection: The Evaluation of the Preparing Future Faculty 
(PFF) Program.
    OMB Control No.: 3145-NEW.
    Abstract: This document has been prepared to support the clearance 
of data collection instruments to be used in the evaluation of the 
Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program, funded since 1993 by The PEW 
Charitable Trust, the National Science Foundation, and an anonymous 
donor. PFF is designed to change the culture of graduate education in 
order to produce faculty for colleges and universities who are fully 
prepared for teaching and service responsibilities as well as the 
research role.
    Data will be collected using Web-based surveys and conducting 
institutional site visits for six selected case studies. Titles of the 
survey instruments and interview protocol for the PFF Evaluation are as 
follows:
     PFF Partner Faculty Survey
     PFF Graduate Faculty Survey
     PFF Participant Survey (Graduate Students)
     PFF Site Visit Protocol (for case studies)
    NSF will use this collection to evaluate the impact and 
effectiveness of the Preparing Future Faculty Program on graduate 
education and the development of future professors.
    2. Expected Respondents: The expected respondents are project 
directors, deans, and graduate student participants at PFF grantee 
institutions as well as faculty associated directly with the PFF 
program at both graduate institutions and partner institutions.
    3. Burden on the Public: The remaining elements for this collection 
represent 734 burden hours for a maximum of 3840 participants over two 
years, assuming an 80-100% response rate. The burden on the public is 
negligible; the study is limited to project participants that have 
directly received funding from or otherwise have benefited from 
participation in the PFF program.

    Dated: May 7, 2002.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 02-11913 Filed 5-10-02; 8:45 am]
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