[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48693-48694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12558]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Systematics Scientists 
Community 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, 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. The first 
request for public comment was published on December 5, 2023, at 88 FR 
84364.
    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: 
    Title of Collection: Systematics Scientists Community Survey.
    OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Systematics and Biodiversity Science Cluster (SBS) of 
the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) at the National Science 
Foundation (NSF) supports research and methods development that 
advances understanding of the diversity, systematics, distribution and 
evolutionary history of extant and extinct organisms. SBS has a 
longstanding commitment to support research and taxonomic capacity 
building across the breadth of life on earth.
    SBS requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to 
initiate a new survey that will capture the current state of systematic 
research in the U.S. across subdisciplines, taxonomic groups, and 
scientific training and ranks.
    Use of the Information: Individual survey responses will not be 
identifiable to the respondent. Aggregate results from the survey will 
be analyzed and summarized for internal SBS use. The data collected and 
analyzed will be used for program planning, management, and evaluation 
purposes. Analyzed data in aggregate may be used in a white paper 
reporting on the state of systematics science in the U.S. These data 
are needed for effective administration, program monitoring, 
evaluation, and for strategic planning within SBS.
    Expected Respondents: The respondents will be scientists that self-
identify as systematists.
    Estimate of Burden:
    Estimates of Annualized Cost to Respondents for the Hour Burdens: 
The overall annualized cost to the respondents is estimated to be 
$6,730. The following table shows the estimated burden and costs to 
respondents, who are generally biologists at the postsecondary level. 
This estimated hourly rate is based on a report from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021).\1\ 
According to this report, the median hourly rate is $33.65.
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    \1\ https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes251021.htm.

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                                      Total number    Burden hours    Total hour  Average hourly
          Collection title           of respondents  per respondent     burden         rate       Estimated cost
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Survey of Systematists.............             800             .25          200          $33.65          $6,730
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    Total..........................             800  ..............          200  ..............           6,730
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    Estimated Number of Responses per Report: Survey requests will be 
sent to members of all North American scientific societies to which 
systematists belong. The total number of systematists employed in the 
U.S. is not known but estimated that ca. 800 will respond.

    Dated: June 4, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-12558 Filed 6-6-24; 8:45 am]
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