Notice2025-18107
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-CorpsTM) Program Pre-Submission Executive Summary Form
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September 19, 2025
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Abstract
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission 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 180 (Friday, September 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45261-45262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18107]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; U.S.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-
Corps<SUP>TM</SUP>) Program Pre-Submission Executive Summary Form
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public
comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by November 18,
2025 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to address
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#becdced2d7d3cecad1fed0cdd890d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e794978b8e8a979388a7899481c9808891">[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
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hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal
holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Innovation Corps (I-Corps<SUP>TM</SUP>) Program Pre-submission
Executive Summary Form.
OMB Control No.: 3145-0283.
Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/2025.
Abstract: The goal of the NSF I-Corps program is to use
experiential education to help entrepreneurial researchers reduce the
time necessary to translate promising ideas from the laboratory bench
to widespread implementation. In addition to accelerating technology
translation, the NSF I-Corps program also seeks to reduce the risk
associated with technology development conducted without insight into
industry requirements and challenges.
The NSF I-Corps program consists of National I-Corps Teams (herein
referred as I-Corps Teams) and Regional I-Corps Hubs (herein referred
as I-Corps Hubs). I-Corps Teams are teams of scientists and engineers
who explore the commercial potential of technologies developed in
university laboratories through a standardized entrepreneurial training
program. The I-Corps Hubs are a network of universities, NSF-funded
researchers, established entrepreneurs, local and regional
entrepreneurial communities, and other federal agencies, will work
collaboratively to build, and sustain an innovation ecosystem that
includes the participation of all Americans in innovation and
entrepreneurship throughout the United States.
In order to participate in the I-Corps Teams program, researchers
need to have had an active relevant and related research award with NSF
within the past five years, or by participating in the NSF I-Corps Hubs
program. These eligibility requirements make up part of the NSF I-Corps
Program Pre-Submission Executive Summary Form, which is a pre-proposal
submission requirement for teams of academic researchers or small
businesses considering applying to the I-Corps Teams program. In order
for these teams to apply to the I-Corps Teams program, they must first
submit the I-Corps Executive Summary Form, which is then reviewed by
the cognizant I-Corps Program Directors.
The I-Corps Executive Summary Form requests information on the
members of the applying team (name, email address, and a brief
biographical sketch to list each team member's qualifications), the
eligibility pathway, and a description of the team's proposed
technology innovation, which includes the intellectual property status,
commercial application, and commercialization plan. The purpose of the
pre-submission step is to ensure the teams applying to the NSF I-Corps
(National) Teams program meet the following eligibility requirements:
1. Pathway of entry: NSF lineage or through recommendation by the
I-Corps Hubs program;
2. Technical and/or commercial maturity level of the technology
proposed;
3. Confirmation that the team members are currently in place (as
opposed to not yet determined).
The data collection burden to the applicants will be limited to no
more than 60 minutes of the respondents' time in each instance.
Summaries of the collected data are also being used to respond to
queries and inquiries from Congress, the public, NSF's external merit
reviewers who serve as advisors, NSF's Office of the Inspector General,
and other pertinent stakeholders.
Respondents: The respondents are typically Principal Investigators
(PIs) at universities, founders, co-founders, and/or other key
personnel of the small businesses.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,000-1,500.
Burden on the Public: The overall annualized cost to the
respondents is estimated to be $53,000-$79,500. The following table
shows the annualized estimate of costs to PIs who are generally
university professors. This estimated hourly rate is based on a report
from the American Association of University Professors, ``Annual Report
on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2022-23,'' Academe, March-
April 2021, Survey Report Table 1. According to this report, the
average salary of an associate professor across all types of doctoral-
granting institutions (public, private-independent, religiously
affiliated) was $110,945. When divided by the number of standard annual
work hours (2,080), this calculates to approximately $53 per hour.
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Number of Burden hours Average hourly Estimated annual
Respondent Type respondents per respondent rate cost
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PIs,(co-) Founders, Business Partners. 1,000-1,500 1 $53 $53,000-$79,500
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Dated: September 16, 2025.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2025-18107 Filed 9-18-25; 8:45 am]
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