[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39584-39585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16760]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice; 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

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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 75 FR 11941, and no substantial 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; (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, Room 295, Arlington, VA 
22230, or by 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.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports 
Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Room 295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call or write, Suzanne Plimpton, 
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Room 295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by 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: Generic Clearance for the Evaluation of the National Science 
Foundation's East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes and International 
Research Fellowship Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 3145-(NEW).
    Abstract. The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests that the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, a three year clearance to conduct data 
collection efforts for an outcome evaluation of the National Science 
Foundation's East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) and 
International Research Fellowship (IRFP) Programs.
    These two programs offer early career researchers an opportunity to 
forge collaborative relationships with foreign scientists and 
engineers, albeit through different interventions. Launched in 1999, 
EAPSI provides $5,000 of support to U.S. graduate students to spend the 
summer (two months) conducting research in seven countries in East Asia 
and the Pacific region. The program is designed to immerse US scholars 
into the scientific and social culture of the host location. IRFP, 
established in 1992, provides support to post-graduate scientists 
(generally a year or two after the receipt of a doctoral degree), for a 
research experience abroad lasting from 9 to 24 months, with no 
restriction on geographical area. Awards range from $57,000 to 
$200,000, depending on the location, cost and duration of the project, 
and the applicants' family status.
    To assess the program effectiveness, NSF has plans to collect data 
that are designed to explore the fellowship experiences and educational 
and career outcomes of EAPSI and IRFP fellows as well as the influence 
of the programs on host scientists and their institutions and on U.S. 
scientists and their institutions. The primary methods of data 
collection will include analyses of NSF program records and surveys of 
fellows, unfunded applicants, U.S. advisors of fellows, and foreign 
hosts.
    Respondents. Individuals or households, Federal Government.
    Use of the Information. The purpose of these studies is to provide 
NSF with outcome data on EAPSI and IRFP program. These data would be 
used for internal program management and for reporting to stakeholders 
within and outside of NSF.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,266.
    Burden on the Public: 2,489.25 hours.

    Dated: July 6, 2010.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2010-16760 Filed 7-8-10; 8:45 am]
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