[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 118 (Thursday, June 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36885-36886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13167]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; 
Evaluation of the Sustainability and Diffusion of the NSF ADVANCE 
Program

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

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requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; 
the first was published in the Federal Register, and no comments were 
received. NSF is forwarding the proposed submission to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the 
publication of this second notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, VA 22314, 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).
    Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling 703-292-7556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Sustainability and Diffusion 
of the NSF ADVANCE Program.
    OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
    Type of Request: Establishment of a new information collection.
    Proposed Project: The ADVANCE Program, launched by the National 
Science Foundation in 2001, supports projects to identify and address 
structural and policy barriers to equity for STEM faculty. The proposed 
evaluation examines the sustainability and diffusion of ADVANCE 
strategies. The evaluation focuses on ADVANCE projects that started 
between 2001 and 2018, as well as proposals for the ADVANCE 
Institutional Transformation (IT) grants that were not funded. The data 
collection for this request includes: Six self-completion online 
surveys (with questions tailored to different types of ADVANCE grants); 
one self-completion online survey for ADVANCE Institutional 
Transformation applicants; and one instrument to conduct interviews 
with two representatives from six ADVANCE grantees.
    Respondents: Respondents are representatives from ADVANCE grantees 
and applicants of ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grants.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 360 individuals.
    Burden on the Public: 207.5 hours.

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                                                                                   Participation
                      Data collection type                           Number of       time (in       Burden (in
                                                                    individuals      minutes)      annual hours)
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Single Institution Organizational Change Ended Survey...........              75              45           56.25
Single Institution Organizational Change Ongoing Survey.........              17              30             8.5
Partnership Ended Survey........................................              29              30            14.5
Single Institution Self-Assessment Ended Survey (version A).....              17              30             8.5
Single Institution Self-Assessment Ended Survey (version B).....              20              30              10
General ADVANCE Ended Survey....................................              53              30            26.5
General ADVANCE Ongoing Survey..................................              13              30             6.5
Single Institution Organizational Change Ended Survey and                      2              75             2.5
 Partnership Ended Survey.......................................
General ADVANCE Ended Survey and Single Institution Self-                      1              60               1
 Assessment Ended Survey (version A)............................
Single Institution Organizational Change Ended Survey and Single               1              75            1.25
 Institution Self-Assessment Ended Survey (version A)...........
Institutional Transformation Applicant Survey...................             120              30              60
Teleconference interviews with representatives of ADVANCE awards              12              60              12
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    Total.......................................................             360  ..............          207.50
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    Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (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.

    Dated: June 15, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2020-13167 Filed 6-17-20; 8:45 am]
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