[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64830-64831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26038]


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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 77 FR 49832. 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: 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 H. 
Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email 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 H. Plimpton at (703) 292-7556 
or send email 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).
    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: Grantee Reporting Requirements for the 
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program.
    OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an 
information collection.

Abstract

Proposed Project

    The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Reporting Module 
is a component of the NSF Project Reports System that is designed to 
gather information about students participating in Research Experiences 
for Undergraduates (REU) Sites and Supplements projects. All NSF 
projects are required to use the FastLane Project Reports System for 
developing and submitting annual and final project reports. If NSF 
cannot collect information about undergraduate participants in 
undergraduate research experiences, NSF will have no other means to 
consistently document the number and diversity of participants, types 
of participant involvement in the research, and types of institutions 
represented by the participants.
    NSF is committed to providing program stakeholders with information 
regarding the expenditure of taxpayer funds on these types of 
experiences, which provide training for postsecondary students in basic 
and applied research in STEM.

Background

    All NSF grantees are required to use the FastLane Project Reports 
System for reporting progress, accomplishments, participants, and 
activities annually and at the conclusion of their project. Information 
from annual and final reports provides yearly updates on project 
inputs, activities, and outcomes for agency reporting purposes. If 
project participants include undergraduate students supported by the 
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program or by an 
REU Supplement, then the grantees and their students are required to 
complete the REU Reporting Module.
    Respondents: Individuals (Principal Investigators and REU 
undergraduate student participants).
    Number of Principal Investigator Respondents: 2,000.
    Burden on the Public: 650 total hours.
    Number of REU Student Participant Respondents: 7,250.

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    Burden on the Public: 1,810 total hours.

    Dated: October 15, 2012.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2012-26038 Filed 10-22-12; 8:45 am]
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