[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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