Notice2024-05698
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Computer Science for All-Evaluation and Systematic Review of Grantee Documents
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March 18, 2024
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National Science Foundation
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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 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19364-19366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05698]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
Computer Science for All--Evaluation and Systematic Review of Grantee
Documents
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#1360637f7a7e63677c537d60753d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2c1c2dedbdfc2c6ddf2dcc1d49cd5ddc4">[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:
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.
Title of Collection: Computer Science for All--Evaluation and
Systematic Review of Grantee Documents.
OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
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
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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 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 72 grantee PIs............ 2 (1 hour for document 144
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 per Average hourly Estimated annual
Respondent type respondents respondent rate cost
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Grantees/PIs........................ 72 2 $55.38 $8,085.48
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Total........................... 72 ................. ................. 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>.
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Estimated Number of Responses per Report
Data collection involves all 72 grantees for the funded CSforAll
RPP grants in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 cohorts.
Dated: March 13, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-05698 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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