    [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 84 (Friday, May 2, 2025)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 18873-18874]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2025-07669]

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    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

    Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

    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
    renewal 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 splimpto@nsf.gov; telephone 703-
    292-7556. 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 regarding this information
    collection are best assured of having their full effect if received
    within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) 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: National Science Foundation's Education and
    Training Application Pilot.
        OMB Approval Number: 3145-0248.
        Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend with revision an
    information collection for three years.
        Description of the Collection: The National Science Foundation
    Education & Training Application (https://etap.nsf.gov/) is a
    customizable, common application system designed to connect
    individuals--such as students and educators--with NSF-funded education
    and training opportunities. Initially developed for the Research
    Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, the system has since been
    revised and enhanced to support a diverse array of NSF programs focused
    on human capital development.
        ETAP is designed to gather data on applicants and participants of
    NSF-funded opportunities; reducing burden on Principal Investigators
    (PIs) and applicants while enhancing NSF's ability to monitor our
    education and workforce development programs and conduct future
    evaluations of their impact. PIs of NSF awards can utilize the ETAP
    system to recruit prospective participants for various NSF-funded
    opportunities, including research experiences, fellowships,
    scholarships, internships, teaching assistantships, dissertation
    grants, summer boot camps, and more. ETAP's centralized platform allows
    potential applicants to easily discover and apply for these NSF-

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    funded programs aimed at STEM professional development and growth.
        Estimate of Burden: At present, most education and training
    opportunities funded by NSF use applications that are submitted
    directly to each Site, if such applications are required as is the case
    with the REU Sites program. Sites might run competitive and
    noncompetitive applications to select their program participants. We
    estimate that individuals applying for noncompetitive Sites will spend
    3.7 hours submitting information through the ETAP system; for
    competitive Sites, this estimate is 6.1 hours. We estimate that
    individuals writing letters of reference for students will spend 0.5
    hours drafting a letter in support of a student's application to a
    competitive Site.
        Respondents: Individuals.
        Estimated Number of Respondents: 286,619.
        Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 270,378 hours.

        Dated: April 29, 2025.
    Suzanne H. Plimpton,
    Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
    [FR Doc. 2025-07669 Filed 5-1-25; 8:45 am]
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