[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63932-63933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5629]


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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, Pub. L. 104-13. 
This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published 
in the Federal Register at 72 FR 11912, 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. The full submission may be found at: 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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; 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton at (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.

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    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: Evaluation of the National Science Foundation-
National Institutes for Health Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer 
Institutes (BBSI) Program.
    OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
    Abstract: The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National 
Institute of Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (NIBIB), a new component 
of the National Institutes of Health, established a jointly funded 
program run by NSF called the Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer 
Institutes (BBSI) Program to begin creating a supply of professionals 
trained in bioengineering and bioinformatics. This workforce initiative 
complements research and education efforts in these fields funded by 
both agencies and constitutes a high profile effort to meet the 
anticipated human resource needs for bioengineering and bioinformatics.
    The program is designed to provide students majoring in the 
biological sciences, computer sciences, engineering, mathematics, and 
physical sciences with well-planned interdisciplinary experiences in 
bioengineering or bioinformatics research and education, in very active 
`Summer Institutes'; thereby increasing the number of young people 
considering careers in bioengineering and bioinformatics at the 
graduate level and beyond.
    NIBIB and NSF's Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) 
wish to learn whether the BBSI Program as originally conceived is 
achieving its objectives and program-level outcomes, and to collect 
lessons learned for improvement of program design and implementation. 
This short-term evaluation is expected to provide information on what 
educational and career decisions have been affected by participation in 
a Summer Institute, what elements of the students' BBSI affect student 
outcomes, and how the program can be improved, e.g., through changes in 
specific program-wide design components, expected outcomes, proposal 
review criteria, etc. The survey data collection will be done on the 
World Wide Web.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 765.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 387 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once.

    Dated: November 7, 2007.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 07-5629 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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