Notice2025-07819
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program Evaluation
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Published
May 6, 2025
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National Science Foundation
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to establish this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing the opportunity for final public comment on this action, following the expiration of the sixty-day Notice. After obtaining and considering this final public comment, NSF will, if necessary, update the OMB submission if requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19231-19232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07819]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Louis
Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program Evaluation
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
establish this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing the opportunity for
final public comment on this action, following the expiration of the
sixty-day Notice. After obtaining and considering this final public
comment, NSF will, if necessary, update the OMB submission if
requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this
collection for no longer than 3 years.
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, Suite
E6447, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e2d2e3237332e2a311e302d3870393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92e1e2fefbffe2e6fdd2fce1f4bcf5fde4">[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.
Title of Collection: Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority
Participation (LSAMP) Program Evaluation.
OMB Control No.: 3145-New.
Abstract: This proposed data collection is a core component of a
larger comprehensive evaluation strategy to assess the effectiveness
and functioning of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority
Participation (LSAMP) program, funded through grants from the National
Science Foundation (NSF). LSAMP alliances are institutions of higher
education (IHEs) that support the preparation of students at the
undergraduate and postbaccalaureate levels in science, technology,
engineering and technology (STEM) disciplines.
This current research seeks to consider the experiences of those
leading and participating in LSAMP since the last full evaluation
(which concluded in 2007), as well as current experiences, at ten
select site locations. The ten sites were selected by the NSF in
collaboration with its research partner, NORC at the University of
Chicago, who will conduct all data collection. A key component of the
site selection process was ensuring inclusion of alliance sites with
varied features, to include sites with more remote geographies and
alliance types.
This work will enable the program to better understand where
successes can be modeled and replicated and opportunities can be
identified to better support promising LSAMP students in these fields,
by encouraging greater participation in academic and professional
development opportunities. Currently, we are seeking approval to
conduct interviews and focus groups with individuals who are affiliated
with the LSAMP alliances at these pre-identified sites using the
procedures discussed below.
As of FY2021, there were 61 LSAMP alliances, 55 of which were led
by four-year institutions. There are three groups of LSAMP alliances:
11 STEM Pathways Implementation Only (SPIO) alliances in existence less
than 10 years, 22 STEM Pathways Research Alliances (SPRA) in existence
at least 10 or more years, and 22 alliances that had not yet applied
for funding under the 2018 solicitation. Ten of the alliances in
existence at least 10 years also have Bridge to the Doctorate (BD)
projects that provide additional funding to support students' graduate
work. An additional 6 alliances are Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B)
alliances led by two-year institutions. Each alliance consists of a
lead institution and several other partner
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institutions consisting of two-and-four year IHEs all operating towards
the same alliance goals. Partner institutions typically are in the same
geographic region. Participating STEM students in alliance schools
could be defined in three groups: Level 1 students who receive direct
financial support through the alliance for activities, Level 2 students
who attended activities sponsored by the alliances but receive no
direct funding, and Level 3 students who are students at LSAMP
institutions who did not receive funds or participate in LSAMP
activities.
Research suggests that collaboratives, such as the alliances funded
by the LSAMP program can improve STEM degree completion rates, but
long-term success requires sustained change at the institutional level
(Center for Urban Education, 2019; May & Bridger, 2010). The LSAMP
program has a 30-year history of broadening participation \1\ in STEM
disciplines and the STEM workforce.
NORC at the University of Chicago's is leading the present approach
for evaluating the effectiveness and impact, of the LSAMP program,
under the guidance and sponsorship of the NSF Directorate for STEM
Education (EDU). This evaluation aims to identify and characterize the
organizational structure and institutionalization of LSAMP alliances
and assess the impact of LSAMP activities and strategies to strengthen
pathways and increase STEM degrees earned by promising LSAMP students
in STEM on all educational levels.
As part of this comprehensive evaluation, and with a focus on fully
utilizing all preexisting data, NORC has completed a thorough review of
available data (e.g., annual reports). The LSAMP program anticipates
using the results of this evaluation (both the review of existing data
and data from site visits) to identify ``LSAMP best practices'' that
can be implemented by both LSAMP grantee/alliance institutions and non-
LSAMP grantees/alliance institutions to sustain and grow impacts of the
LSAMP programming on broadening participation in STEM and inform the
LSAMP program on sustainability mechanisms and goals appropriate for
LSAMP alliance institutions to maintain their successful outcomes.
Respondents: LSAMP Faculty and Staff (200); LSAMP Students (120).
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 320.
Burden on the Public: Estimated 1-3 hours to participate in an
interview or focus group (1 hour for staff and students, 3 hours for
coordinators/provosts or other leaders). The estimated burden time is
750 hours.
Dated: April 30, 2025.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2025-07819 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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