[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48730-48731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19842]


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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. 
This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published 
in the Federal Register at 75 FR 32508, 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 H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, 
Virginia 22230 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, which is accessible 
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal 
holidays).
    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.
    Title of Collection: Evaluation of the Robert Noyce Teacher 
Scholarship Program.
    OMB Control No.: 3145-(NEW).
    Abstract: The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests a three-
year clearance for research, evaluation and data collection (e.g., 
surveys and interviews) about the Noyce Program. NSF established the 
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to encourage talented STEM 
majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science 
teachers. The Noyce Program awards scholarships, stipends, fellowships 
and internships to support the preparation of K-12 teachers in 
mathematics and science. For specific details and the most updated 
information regarding Noyce program operations, please visit the NSF 
Web site at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733.
    The study will survey Principal Investigators of the Noyce Program, 
Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) Faculty 
involved in the Noyce Program, Noyce Recipients, and K-12 Principals in 
schools where former recipients are teaching. Noyce recipients may be 
undergraduates majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or 
mathematics (STEM) discipline; STEM post-baccalaureates; STEM 
professionals; or exemplary mathematics and science teachers, who have 
master's degrees. The Noyce program evaluation will include all awards 
made between 2003 and 2009.
    NSF has contracted a program evaluation of the Noyce Program, to be 
conducted by Abt Associates Inc. Through this evaluation of the Noyce 
Program, NSF aims to examine and document:
    (1) The strategies and programs Noyce grantees use to recruit and 
retain teacher candidates, both during teacher preparation and during 
the induction period;

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    (2) The institutional change occurring within STEM departments 
regarding the preparation of future mathematics and science teachers;
    (3) The relationships between characteristics of the Noyce Program, 
types of Noyce recipients, characteristics of the schools in which 
Noyce recipients teach, and recipients' plans to teach in high-need 
schools and to pursue leadership roles; and
    (4) The impacts of the Noyce program on teacher recruitment and 
retention and on teacher effectiveness.
    The methods of data collection will include both primary and 
secondary data collections. Primary data collection will include 
surveys and telephone interviews; secondary data sources include open 
sources, records at NSF and grantee institutions, and state departments 
of education and teacher retirement funds. There is a bounded (or 
limited) number of respondents within the general public who will be 
affected by this research, including current and former Noyce grantees 
and associated faculty, STEM majors, post-baccalaureates, or 
professionals eligible who are supported by Noyce funding, and K-12 
principals and district administrators. NSF will use the Noyce program 
evaluation data and analyses to respond to requests from Committees of 
Visitors (COV), Congress and the Office of Management and Budget, 
particularly as related to the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) and the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) or its 
replacement. NSF will also use the program evaluation to share the 
broader impacts of the Noyce program with the general public.
    Respondents: Individuals, Federal Government, State, Local or 
Tribal Government and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5000.
    Burden on the Public: 2400 hours.

    Dated: August 6, 2010.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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