Notice2022-26422
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
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Published
December 6, 2022
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National Science Foundation
Abstract
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request renewal of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), [OMB Control Number 3145-0020]. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, NCSES is providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NCSES will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of this collection for three years.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74664-74665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26422]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing
plans to request renewal of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR),
[OMB Control Number 3145-0020]. In accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, NCSES is providing opportunity for
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public
comment, NCSES will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve
clearance of this collection for three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by February 6,
2023 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to the
address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
E7465, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#245754484d4954504b644a57420a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdcecdd1d4d0cdc9d2fdd3cedb93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>. 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: 2023 Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
OMB Control Number: 3145-0020.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: July 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend an information
collection for three years.
Abstract: Established within the NSF by the America COMPETES
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Reauthorization Act of 2010 Sec. 505, codified in the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, the National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics (NCSES) serves as a central Federal
clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, analysis, and
dissemination of objective data on science, engineering, technology,
and research and development for use by practitioners, researchers,
policymakers, and the public.
NCSES is the primary sponsor of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients
(SDR); the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as a co-sponsor.
The SDR has been conducted biennially since 1973 and is a longitudinal
survey. The 2023 SDR will consist of a sample of individuals under 76
years of age who have earned a research doctoral degree in a science,
engineering, or health (SEH) field from a U.S. academic institution.
The purpose of this panel survey is to collect data to provide national
estimates on the doctoral science and engineering workforce and changes
in their employment, education, and demographic characteristics. NCSES
uses these data to prepare essential congressionally mandated reports
(explained below). Government agencies and academic researchers use SDR
data and publications to make planning decisions regarding science and
engineering research, training, and employment opportunities. Employers
also use the SDR to understand trends in employment sectors, industry
types, and salary. Students who want to learn about the relationship
between graduate education and careers often obtain valuable
information from the SDR. Data and publications from the SDR are
available to the public on the NCSES website: <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctoratework/">https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctoratework/</a>. The first SDR longitudinal data products
were released in 2022.
The SDR will collect data by web survey, mail questionnaire, and
computer-assisted telephone interviews beginning in June 2023. The
survey will be collected in conformance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018
and the individual's response to the survey is voluntary. NCSES will
ensure that all information collected will be kept strictly
confidential and will be used only for statistical purposes.
Use of the Information: NCSES uses the information from the SDR to
prepare two congressionally mandated reports: Diversity and STEM:
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities and Science and
Engineering Indicators. NCSES publishes statistics from the SDR in many
reports, primarily in the biennial series, Characteristics of
Scientists and Engineers with U.S. Doctorates. As with prior SDR data
collections, a cross-sectional public release file of collected data
designed to protect respondent confidentiality will be made available
to researchers on the NCSES website: <a href="https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/datadownload/">https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/datadownload/</a>.
Expected Respondents: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) previously directed that NCSES enhance and expand the sample to
measure employment outcomes by the fine field of degree taxonomy used
in the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). NCSES initiated this change
in the 2015 cycle and has since maintained it by developing a detailed
field of degree taxonomy based on the SED fine fields that is
aggregated to a level that is reportable and sustainable. (For
information defining these fields, see the survey technical notes.) The
SDR sample is drawn using the SED as a frame. The SDR uses a fixed
panel design with a sample of new doctoral graduates added to the panel
in each biennial survey cycle. The sample stratification, allocation,
and estimation precision targets are described in the survey
description.
For the 2023 SDR, a statistical sample of approximately 130,000
individuals with U.S. earned doctorates in science, engineering, or
health will be contacted. The sample consists of all eligible cases
from the previous cycle (115,000) after removing cases that have never
responded (6,700), including those from the 2017 SDR new sample and the
2019 SDR supplemental sample, as well as a sample of 10,000 new
doctoral graduates. In addition, the sample includes 5,000 cases that
will be part of a non-production bridge panel designed to quantify the
potential impact of question wording modifications on key survey
estimates. For 2023, the new graduate sample received their U.S.
doctorate between July 2019 and June 2021. Across the full sample,
NCSES estimates approximately 88% of individuals will reside in the
U.S. and the remaining 12% will reside abroad.
Estimate of Burden: NCSES expects the overall 2023 SDR response
rate to be approximately 70 percent. The amount of time to complete the
questionnaire may vary depending on an individual's circumstances;
however, based on 2021 SDR completion times and the potential addition
of new retirement-related items for a subsample of respondents, NCSES
estimates an average completion time of approximately 25 minutes. NCSES
estimates that the average annual burden for the 2023 survey cycle over
the course of the three-year OMB clearance period will be no more than
12,639 hours [(130,000 individuals x 70% response x 25 minutes)/60
minutes/3 years].
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of NCSES, including whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of NCSES'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, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; 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.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2022-26422 Filed 12-5-22; 8:45 am]
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