[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44158-44159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14654]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Survey of Science and
Engineering Research Facilities
AGENCY: 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 requirements 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain. 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
E7400, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to [email protected]. 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.
NCSES 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: Survey of Science and Engineering Research
Facilities.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0101.
Summary of Collection: The National Science Foundation Survey of
Science and Engineering Research Facilities is a Congressionally
mandated (Pub. L. 99-159; NSF Act of 1950, as amended; America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010), biennial survey that has been conducted
since 1986. As required by law, the survey collects data on the amount,
condition, and costs of the physical facilities used to conduct science
and engineering research. Congress expected this survey to provide the
data necessary to describe the status and needs of science and
engineering research facilities.
Use of the Information: Analysis of the Facilities Survey data will
provide updated information on the status of scientific and engineering
research facilities and capabilities. Statistics on the square footage
of R&D space available, the condition of R&D space, and the costs for
new construction, repairs, and renovation of R&D space at higher
education institutions by S&E field are produced from the survey. The
sources of funding for new construction and repair and renovation
projects are also published. The survey information can be used by
Federal policy makers, planners, and budget analysts in making policy
decisions, as well as by institutional academic officials, the
scientific/engineering establishment, and state agencies and
legislatures that fund universities.
Data are published in NSF's annual publication series Survey of
Science and Engineering Research Facilities, available on the web at
http://nsf.gov/statistics/srvyfacilities/.
Expected respondents: The Facilities Survey, is a census of
institutions that performed at least $1 million in separately accounted
for science and engineering research and development in the previous
year.
In the most recent FY 2021 Facilities Survey, a census of 586
academic
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institutions was conducted. The sampling frame used for the survey was
the FY 2020 Higher Education Research and Development Survey conducted
by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
Estimate of burden: The Facilities Survey will be sent to
approximately 600 academic institutions for both the FY 2023 and FY
2025 data collection cycles. Response to this voluntary survey is
typically 97 percent each cycle. The total estimated burden is 22,800
for the FY 2023 and FY 2025 surveys combined. Additional details on the
burden calculation can be found in the first Federal Register Notice
published on March 10, 2023, at 88 FR 15102.
Dated: July 6, 2023.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2023-14654 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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