[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 14180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04659]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; NSF 
Evaluation of Anti-Harassment Term and Condition

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, Virginia 22314; 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, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 
days a year (including Federal holidays).
    Comments: Comments regarding (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the NSF, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the NSF's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
use, and clarity of the information on respondents; 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 should be addressed to the points 
of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Copies of the submission 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Comments: As required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), comments on the 
information collection activities as part of this study were solicited 
through the publication of a 60-Day Notice in the Federal Register on 
November 29, 2022, at 87 FR 73337. We received one comment from the 
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (dated 
January 30, 2023), which was supportive of this information collection. 
NSF is proceeding with the request to OMB.
    Title of Collection: NSF Evaluation of Anti-Harassment Term and 
Condition.
    OMB Control No.: 3145-New.
    Abstract: The purpose of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) 
Office of Equity and Civil Rights (OECR) Awardee Survey Form is to 
collect awardee feedback and input on NSF's awardee term and condition 
that requires NSF to be notified: (1) of any findings/determinations 
regarding the PI or co-PI that demonstrate a violation of awardee codes 
of conduct, policies, regulations or statutes relating to sexual 
harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault; or (2) if the 
awardee places the PI, or co-PI on administrative leave or imposes an 
administrative action relating to a finding or investigation of a 
violation of awardee policies, codes of conduct, statutes or 
regulations relating to sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, 
or sexual assault. This survey will assist NSF OECR in assessing how 
the term and condition has been implemented at awardee organizations 
and whether improvements or adjustments to the term and condition are 
either necessary or appropriate to maximize its efficacy and ease of 
use. This survey will allow us to reach out directly to NSF awardees, 
to include Authorized Organizational Representatives, Title IX 
coordinators and researchers, to better understand their respective 
experiences with the term and condition and to gather their comments 
for adjustments or enhancements to it.
    Respondents: Representatives from NSF Awardee Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.
    Burden on the Public: Two methods of information collection will be 
used--interviews and a survey. Interviews will be conducted with no 
more than 70 participants, and the estimated time to complete the 
interview is 45 minutes based on the study team's experience with other 
similar studies. The total burden for the interviews is 52.5 hours.
    Survey responses will be requested from approximately 2,000, with 
an estimated response rate of 44%. The estimated time to complete the 
survey is 15 minutes, based on the study team's experience with other 
similar studies. The total burden for the survey collection is 220 
hours.

    Dated: March 2, 2023.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2023-04659 Filed 3-6-23; 8:45 am]
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