[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 35830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14466]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; NSF
Research Experience and Mentoring Survey
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. 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: NSF Research Experience and Mentoring Survey.
OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an
information collection.
Abstract: The Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) Program
supports the active involvement of research participants (RPs) that
include high school students, Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) teachers, undergraduate STEM students, faculty, and
veterans, in hands-on research in order to bring participants into
contact with STEM mentors and expose them to a summer research
experience. Research participants are recruited as cohorts in order to
facilitate mentoring and research activities, community building, and
provide mutual student support.
The main goals of the REM Program are to provide research
experiences and mentored opportunities to STEM students and/or
educators that may ultimately enhance their career and academic
trajectories while enhancing NSF research projects by the Emerging
Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program and the Engineering
Research Centers (ERC). The REM Program may also enable the building of
long-term collaborative partnerships among EFRI- and ERC-supported
researchers, community colleges, local four-year colleges, and local
school districts.
A REM supplement of maximum of $110,000 over a 1-year period.
Activities that are innovative and site-specific are encouraged.
Effective REM programs typically have many of the following
characteristics, which are provided here as general guidelines:
Mentorship training for researchers and affiliated graduate students or
postdoctoral researchers; Well-designed, introductory training for RPs;
Six to ten weeks of summer research (full time); Continued mentorship
of RPs throughout the academic year; Participation of RPs in research
team meetings and topic-related conferences or workshops; and Guidance
for RPs in co-authoring publications and/or posters.
NSF is requesting OMB approval for the REM program to collect
information from past and present research participants. The REM
program seeks to collect data from research participants and to: (1)
Inform REM programming (e.g., to identify areas of growth); and (2)
conduct retrospective analysis of the REM program to assess the success
of REM historically.
Use of the Information: The information collected is primarily for
the use of the NSF REM program to assess the success of the program and
for informing decisions NSF will make regarding future programming and
support provided to research participants.
Estimate of Burden: Estimated at 180 hours for a one-time
collection.
Respondents: All REM research participants will be invited to
respond to the survey. The REM research participants include high
school students, STEM teachers, undergraduate STEM students, and
faculty.
Estimated Number of Responses: 540 (representing a 60% response
rate).
Dated: June 30, 2021.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2021-14466 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]
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