Notice2023-08994
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; NSF Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program (CyberCorps® SFS)
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Published
April 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
National Science Foundation
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26347-26348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08994]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; NSF
Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program (CyberCorps[supreg] SFS)
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain</a>. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5625263a3f3b2622391638253078313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="780b08141115080c1738160b1e561f170e">[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).
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:
Title of Collection: CyberCorps[supreg] SFS Scholarship Agreement
to Serve or Repay.
OMB Control No.: 3145-NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an
information collection for three years.
Abstract: NSF published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on July 15,
2022 (87 FR 42431), which included a requirement for an information
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collection. The proposed rule set forth additional information
collection activities subject to OMB clearance and approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA). OPM, in
operating the SFS program office on behalf of NSF, already has OMB
clearance for information collected from scholarship recipients and
others through its SFS online Web portal, which NSF's rule does not
modify. See OMB Control Number 3206-0246.\1\
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\1\ NSF also has its own OMB approval and clearance number
(3145-0058) that applies when it collects information from
institutions of higher education that seek or obtain grant awards
under the CyberCorps[supreg] SFS program to fund scholarships to
their students.
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The additional information to be collected under the NSF's rule
includes any additional employment, contact, or other information
relating to a scholarship recipient's repayment obligation if the
recipient fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the scholarship,
the conversion of that obligation into a Federal direct unsubsidized
student loan administered by and payable to the Department of
Education, and/or the referral of that repayment obligation to the
Department of Treasury for amounts that remain unpaid and cannot be
converted to such a loan. See Sec. 620.3, Sec. 620.6. This
information collection activity would also include any form,
questionnaire, or other set of identical questions relating to a
scholarship recipient's request to defer or waive their service or
repayment obligation. See Sec. 620.4, Sec. 620.5. The proposed rule
document provided an estimate of the total number of respondents and
annual burden hours. NSF received no public comments on the proposed
information collection activities or burden estimates.
Use of the Information: Information collected from scholarship
recipients will be used to monitor their compliance with the program's
service obligation, to update and maintain their current contact
information in relevant agency records maintained by NSF and OPM, to
answer questions regarding the recipient's repayment obligation or the
conversion of that obligation to an unsubsidized student loan for
collection purposes by the Department of Education, and to review and
determine whether to grant or deny any individual requests or appeals
to NSF for discharge or deferral of their repayment or service
obligation. Information pertaining to the conversion of the recipient's
obligation to a Federal unsubsidized student loan may be forwarded to
and used by NSF, the Department of Education, and Department of
Treasury, as applicable, for student loan management, tracking, and
collection purposes. Information may also be used to prepare and
disseminate aggregate statistics or other data to fulfill statutory
program tracking, reporting, and evaluation requirements.
Expected Respondents: Individual participants in the CyberCorps
Scholarships for Service Program.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 20.
Burden on the Public: 2 hours minutes per respondent for an
estimated 40 hours annually.
Dated: April 24, 2023.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2023-08994 Filed 4-27-23; 8:45 am]
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