Notice2025-00683
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; 2025 National Survey of College Graduates
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Published
January 15, 2025
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National Science Foundation
Abstract
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within 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 two comments were received. NCSES is forwarding the proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second notice. The full submission may be found at: http://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3969-3970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00683]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; 2025
National Survey of College Graduates
AGENCY: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics,
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within 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 two comments were received. NCSES is forwarding the
proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second
notice. The full submission may be found at: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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, VA 22314, or send email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#740704181d1904001b341a07125a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7605061a1f1b0602193618051058111900">[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 regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of
this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by
calling 703-292-7556.
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.
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.
Comments: As required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), comments on the
information collection activities as part of this study
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were solicited through the publication of a 60-Day Notice in the
Federal Register on September 4, 2024, at 89 FR 71938. We received four
comments. The nature of each comment and our responses are summarized
below.
<bullet> The American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
provided a joint comment discussing the necessity of the NSCG data to
provide critical insights into opportunities and gaps in the STEM
workforce. The commentors also encouraged the incorporation of a sexual
orientation question into the 2025 NSCG survey cycle.
<bullet> The Council of Professional Associations on Federal
Statistics (COPAFS) provided a comment encouraging the incorporation of
a sexual orientation question into the 2025 NSCG survey cycle.
<bullet> The Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain
Sciences (FABBS) provided a comment encouraging the incorporation of a
sexual orientation question into the 2025 NSCG survey cycle.
<bullet> An Associate Professor from Columbia University provided
feedback on past sexual orientation and gender identity research
conducted by NCSES and the Census Bureau. The commentor also encouraged
the incorporation of a sexual orientation question into the 2025 NSCG
survey cycle.
Response: NCSES thanked the commentors for their support of the
NSCG, referenced the NCSES website that summarizes past research
findings, and summarized the necessity of using the Census Bureau's
American Community Survey sexual orientation research findings, when
completed, to inform NCSES's future data collection plans.
Title of Collection: 2025 National Survey of College Graduates.
OMB Control Number: 3145-0141.
Summary of Collection: The National Survey of College Graduates
(NSCG) has been conducted biennially since the 1970s. The 2025 NSCG
sample will be selected from the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS)
and the 2023 NSCG. By selecting the sample from these two sources, the
2025 NSCG will provide coverage of the college graduate population
residing in the United States. The purpose of this repeated cross-
sectional survey is to collect data that will be used to provide
national estimates on the science and engineering workforce and changes
in their employment, education, and demographic characteristics.
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as subsequently
amended, includes a statutory charge to ``. . . provide a central
clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data
on scientific and engineering resources, and to provide a source of
information for policy formulation by other agencies of the Federal
Government.'' The NSCG is designed to comply with these mandates by
providing information on the supply and utilization of the nation's
scientists and engineers.
The U.S. Census Bureau will continue to serve as the NSCG data
collection contractor for NCSES. The survey data collection is expected
to begin in March 2025 and continue for approximately six months. Data
will be collected using web and mail questionnaires. The individual's
response to the survey is voluntary. The survey will be conducted in
conformance with Census Bureau statistical quality standards and, as
such, the NSCG data will be afforded confidentiality protection under
the applicable Census Bureau confidentiality statutes.
Use of the Information: NCSES uses the information from the NSCG to
prepare congressionally mandated reports such as Women, Minorities and
Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/women/">https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/women/</a>) and Science and Engineering Indicators
(<a href="https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators">https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators</a>), both of which are available online.
A public release file of collected data, designed to protect respondent
confidentiality, will be made available on the internet and will be
accessible through an online data tool (<a href="https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/ids/">https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/ids/</a>
).
Expected Respondents: A statistical sample of approximately 161,000
persons will be contacted in 2025. NCSES estimates the 2025 NSCG
response rate to be 60 to 65 percent.
Estimate of Burden: The amount of time to complete the
questionnaire may vary depending on an individual's circumstances;
however, it is estimated that on average it will take approximately 23
minutes to complete the survey. NCSES estimates that the average annual
burden for the 2025 NSCG over the course of the three-year OMB
clearance period will be no more than 13,372 hours [(161,000
individuals x 65% response rate x 23 minutes)/3 years].
Dated: January 8, 2025.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2025-00683 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am]
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