[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73729-73730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20606]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request: NSF
Research Experience and Mentoring Survey
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 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 12,
2024 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, Room
E6447, 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: NSF Research Experience and Mentoring Survey.
OMB Number: 3145-0261.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2024.
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 180 hours for a one-
time collection.
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: 540 (representing a 60% response
rate).
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: One-time collection.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Please submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All
submissions received must include the agency name and collection name
identified above for this information collection. Commenters are
strongly encouraged to transmit their comments
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electronically via email. Comments, including any personal information
provided become a matter of public record. They will be summarized and/
or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval
of the information collection request.
Dated: September 6, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-20606 Filed 9-10-24; 8:45 am]
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