Notice2024-26829
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request: NSF Research Experience and Mentoring Survey
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Published
November 18, 2024
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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 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90771-90772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26829]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request: NSF
Research Experience and Mentoring 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. Send
comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room
E6447, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8dbd8c4c1c5d8dcc7e8c6dbce86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5724273b3e3a2723381739243179303821">[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: NSF Research Experience and Mentoring Survey.
OMB Number: 3145-0261.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to renew an information
collection.
Abstract:
The Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) Program supports the
active involvement of research participants (RPs) that include high
school students, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) teachers, undergraduate STEM students, faculty, and veterans, in
hands-on research in order to bring participants into contact with STEM
mentors and expose them to a summer research experience. Research
participants are recruited as cohorts in order to facilitate mentoring
and research activities, community building, and provide mutual student
support. The main goals of the REM Program are to provide research
experiences and mentored opportunities to STEM students and/or
educators that may ultimately enhance their career and academic
trajectories while enhancing NSF research projects by the Emerging
Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program, the Engineering
Research Centers (ERC), and the Industry-University Cooperative
Research Centers (IUCRC). The REM Program may also enable the building
of long-term collaborative partnerships among EFRI-,ERC-, and ICUCR-
supported researchers, community colleges, local four-year colleges,
and local school districts.
A REM supplement of maximum of $110,000 over a 1-year period.
Activities that are innovative and site-specific are encouraged.
Effective REM programs typically have many of the following
characteristics, which are provided here as general guidelines:
mentorship training for researchers and affiliated graduate students or
postdoctoral researchers; well-designed, introductory training for RPs;
Six to ten weeks of summer research (full time); Continued mentorship
of RPs throughout the academic year; Participation of RPs in research
team meetings and topic-related conferences or workshops; and guidance
for RPs in co-authoring publications and/or posters.
NSF is requesting OMB approval for the REM program to collect
information from past and present research participants and mentors.
The REM program seeks to collect data from research participants and
mentors to: (1) inform REM programming (e.g., to identify areas of
growth); and (2) conduct retrospective analysis of the REM program to
assess the success of REM historically.
Use of the Information: The information collected is primarily for
the use of the NSF REM program to assess the success of the program and
for informing decisions NSF will make regarding future programming and
support provided to research participants.
Estimate burden on the public: Estimated at 116 hours annually.
Respondents: All REM research participants and mentors will be
invited to respond to the survey. The REM research participants include
high school students, STEM teachers, undergraduate STEM students,
faculty, and veterans.
Estimated number of respondents: 351.
Average Time per Reporting: The online survey is comprised
primarily of closed-ended questions and is designed to be completed by
respondents in under 20 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
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Dated: November 13, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-26829 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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