Notice2024-12558
Agency Information Collection Activities: Systematics Scientists Community Survey
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Published
June 7, 2024
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 89, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48693-48694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12558]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Systematics Scientists
Community Survey
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#7102011d181c01051e311f02175f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89faf9e5e0e4f9fde6c9e7faefa7eee6ff">[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. The first
request for public comment was published on December 5, 2023, at 88 FR
84364.
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: Systematics Scientists Community Survey.
OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an
information collection.
Abstract: The Systematics and Biodiversity Science Cluster (SBS) of
the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) at the National Science
Foundation (NSF) supports research and methods development that
advances understanding of the diversity, systematics, distribution and
evolutionary history of extant and extinct organisms. SBS has a
longstanding commitment to support research and taxonomic capacity
building across the breadth of life on earth.
SBS requests the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to
initiate a new survey that will capture the current state of systematic
research in the U.S. across subdisciplines, taxonomic groups, and
scientific training and ranks.
Use of the Information: Individual survey responses will not be
identifiable to the respondent. Aggregate results from the survey will
be analyzed and summarized for internal SBS use. The data collected and
analyzed will be used for program planning, management, and evaluation
purposes. Analyzed data in aggregate may be used in a white paper
reporting on the state of systematics science in the U.S. These data
are needed for effective administration, program monitoring,
evaluation, and for strategic planning within SBS.
Expected Respondents: The respondents will be scientists that self-
identify as systematists.
Estimate of Burden:
Estimates of Annualized Cost to Respondents for the Hour Burdens:
The overall annualized cost to the respondents is estimated to be
$6,730. The following table shows the estimated burden and costs to
respondents, who are generally biologists at the postsecondary level.
This estimated hourly rate is based on a report from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021).\1\
According to this report, the median hourly rate is $33.65.
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Total number Burden hours Total hour Average hourly
Collection title of respondents per respondent burden rate Estimated cost
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Survey of Systematists............. 800 .25 200 $33.65 $6,730
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Total.......................... 800 .............. 200 .............. 6,730
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Estimated Number of Responses per Report: Survey requests will be
sent to members of all North American scientific societies to which
systematists belong. The total number of systematists employed in the
U.S. is not known but estimated that ca. 800 will respond.
Dated: June 4, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-12558 Filed 6-6-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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