[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45222-45223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18316]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) will be submitting the 
following information collection requirement to Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is the 
second notice for public comment; the first was published in the 
Federal Register at 79 FR 29220 and no comments were received. NSF is 
forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the OMB for clearance 
simultaneously with the publication of

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this second notice. The full submission may be found at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch.
    Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Foundation, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; b) the accuracy of the Foundation's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
automated 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 Ms. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265, Arlington, Virginia 
22230; telephone (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 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. 
Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of 
having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification.
    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: Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science 
and Engineering.
    OMB Approval Number: 3145-0062.
    Summary of Collection: The Survey of Graduate Students and 
Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS), sponsored by the NSF 
and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a census of all 
institutions with post-baccalaureate programs in science, engineering 
and health fields in the United States. The GSS is the only national 
survey that collects information on specific characteristics of 
graduate enrollment for science, engineering and health disciplines at 
the department level. It also collects information on race and 
ethnicity, citizenship, gender, sources of support, mechanisms of 
support, and enrollment status for graduate students; information on 
postdoctoral appointees (postdocs) by citizenship, sex, sources of 
support, type and origin of doctoral degree; and information on other 
doctorate-holding non-faculty researchers. To improve coverage of 
postdocs, the GSS periodically collects information on the race and 
ethnicity, sex, citizenship, source of support, field of research for 
the postdocs employed in Federally Funded Research and Development 
Centers (FFRDCs). The survey will be collected in conformance with the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, and the Privacy 
Act of 1974. Responses from the institutions are voluntary.
    The Federal government, universities, researchers, and others use 
the information extensively. The NSF and the NIH publish statistics 
from the survey in several reports, but primarily in the data tables, 
and the congressionally mandated biennial publication series, ``Science 
and Engineering Indicators'' and ``Women, Minorities and Persons with 
Disabilities in Science and Engineering.'' In addition, survey results 
will be used for research or statistical purposes, analyzing data, and 
preparing scientific reports and articles. All tables and reports are 
made available in various electronic formats on the GSS Web site 
(http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/). The survey results 
are also available in the Web-based Computer-Aided Science Policy 
Analysis and Research (WebCASPAR) database system. The URL for 
WebCASPAR is https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/webcaspar/. A public release 
file is also made available on the GSS Web site (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/).
    Description of Respondents: Institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 14,065.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 35,760.

    Dated: July 30, 2014.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2014-18316 Filed 8-1-14; 8:45 am]
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