Notice2024-00593
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information Collection System; Computer Science for All-Evaluation and Systematic Review of Grantee Documents
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Published
January 12, 2024
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National Science Foundation
Abstract
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting the general public or other Federal agencies to comment on this proposed continuing information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2257-2258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00593]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information
Collection System; Computer Science for All--Evaluation and Systematic
Review of Grantee Documents
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting the general public or
other Federal agencies to comment on this proposed continuing
information collection.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by March 12,
2024, to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to address
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
E7400, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bf8fbe7e2e6fbffe4cbe5f8eda5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a191a0603071a1e052a04190c440d051c">[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 are invited on: (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Foundation, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Foundation's estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Computer Science for All--Evaluation and
Systematic Review of Grantee Documents.
OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an
information collection for post-award output and outcome monitoring
system.
Abstract: Computer Science for All Researcher Practitioner
Partnership (RPP) grantees are required to submit Annual Reports and
Project Outcome reports to NSF that summarize the outputs, outcomes,
and impact of their funded work. NSF is required by Congress to
demonstrate the long-term outcomes for the CSforAll RPP initiative,
defined as those that occur at least 5 years since grantees received
funding. the first year where these long-term outcomes can be
documented for the first CSforAll RPP cohort, funded in 2017, was 2023.
This multi-year evaluation is focused on documenting the long-term
outcomes for the first three cohorts of the initiative--2017, 2018, and
2019. There are a total of 73 funded grants from the three cohorts. To
effectively extract and analyze the needed information to document
long-term outcomes for these 73 RPP grants, a systematic review of all
grantee reports of outputs, outcomes, and impacts will be conducted,
following these steps:
Develop a document review form. The researchers conducting the
evaluation of these long-term outcomes for the three cohorts of
grantees will develop and use a document review form that will include
fields for recording information needed for this evaluation, guided by
the required outputs, outcomes, and impacts that NSF must document in a
report to Congress. The form will include all information that the
researchers were able to glean from the grantees' reports and will
highlight where information is missing about each grant's outputs and
outcomes during the period of performance, and up to at least 5 years
after the grant was funded. The review form will focus on the relevant
outputs, outcomes, and impacts related to each of the three strands of
the CSforAll RPPs initiative (preK-8, high school, and multi-grade
pathways) to document the long-term outcomes for each of those strands.
Review all grantee documents using the review form. The document
review form will be completed and compiled by trained researchers who
conduct a primary and secondary review of all relevant grantee
documents related to the funded RPP, including the grantees' reports to
NSF, as well as any related publications and websites, to help ensure
thoroughness, consistency, and accuracy. The researchers will
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document all outputs, outcomes, and impacts they can find in their
document reviews. These will be aligned with the list of required
outputs, outcomes, and impacts that NSF must report to Congress (e.g.,
number and demographics of teachers, number and demographics of
students served by the grant).
Produce grantee profile memos for grantee verification. After the
researchers complete the document review forms for each funded RPP
grant to the best of their ability, the information will be summarized
in a memo to be shared with each grantee for their review and to gather
any missing information. PIs will be asked to provide any missing
information, focused on known outputs, outcomes, and impacts up to at
least 5 years after funding was received. After they have had time to
review the form and gather the missing information, each PI will be
invited to participate in 30-60 minute interview conducted via
videoconferencing. The interview will be conducted by a member of the
research team, with the purpose of confirming the outputs, outcomes,
and impacts in the document review form, and following up with any
remaining questions about the impact of the grant on preK-12 computer
science education in the education systems that were served by the
grant.
Finalize grantee-provided data and identify additional primary data
collections. Any additional information provided by grantees will be
added to the review document forms to finalize existing grantee data
and to determine what additional data are needed to address research
questions, the most appropriate method for collecting that information
(e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups), and from whom (e.g.,
district or school administration, teachers). Because this evaluation
project involves providing NSF with insights about other relevant
outcomes and impacts they may not have anticipated for this evaluation,
the information collected from grantees' completion of the document
review form and their interviews will be used to identify those
additional outcomes and impacts.
Use of the Information
Much of the data needed for this collection will come from a review
of the Annual Reports, Final Reports, Evaluation Reports, and Project
Outcome Reports that grantees are required to submit to NSF. After a
systematic review of all grantee documents for the 73 funded grants,
necessary information will be extracted from the documents and reviewed
by grantee PIs, following the steps outlined in the abstract.
Estimate of Public Burden
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Annual number of responses/ Annual hour
Collection title Number of respondents respondent burden
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Verification of Document Review Form 73 grantee PIs............ 2 (1 hour for document 146
Information by RPP Grantees. review and up to 1 hour
for follow-up call).
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Respondents
The respondents are the Principal Investigator and/or program
evaluator of each grant. They will be asked to review their grantee-
specific memo, determine whether their data are accurately represented,
and provide any additional available information during a 30-60-minute
call.
Estimates of Annualized Cost to Respondents for the Hour Burdens
The overall annualized cost to the respondents is estimated to be
$8,085.48. The following table shows the annualized estimate of costs
to PIs/designee respondents, who are generally university research
faculty members. This estimated hourly rate is based on the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics from May
2022, for ``Education Administrators, Postsecondary.'' According to
these estimates, the mean hourly wage for a postsecondary education
administrator was $55.38.
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Number of Burden hours Average hourly Estimated
Respondent type respondents per respondent rate annual cost
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Grantees/PIs.................................... 73 2 $55.38 $8,085.48
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Total....................................... 73 .............. .............. 8,085.48
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Source: <a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes119033.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes119033.htm</a>.
Estimated Number of Responses per Report
Data collection involves all 73 grantees for the funded CSforAll
RPP grants in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 cohorts.
Dated: January 9, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-00593 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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