[Federal Register: June 5, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 107)]
[Notices]               
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: 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, Public Law 104-13. 
This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published 
in the Federal Register at 71 FR 4382, and no comments were received. 
NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal submission to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the 
publication of this second notice. Comments regarding (a) whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; or (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: Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for National Science 
Foundation, 725-17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and 
to Catherine Hines, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 
or send e-mail to chines@nsf.gov. Comments regarding these information 
collections 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 703-292-4414.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Hines at (703) 292-4414 or 
send email to chines@nsf.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 
time, Monday through Friday.
    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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: New Project Data Form.
    OMB Control No.: 3145-New.
    Abstract: The New Project Data Form is a component of all grant 
proposals submitted to NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education. This 
form collects information needed to direct proposals to appropriate 
reviewers and to report the estimated collective impact of proposed 
projects on institutions, students, and faculty members. Requested 
information includes the discipline of the proposed project, 
collaborating organizations involved in the project, the academic level 
on which the project focuses (e.g., lower-level undergraduate courses, 
upper-level undergraduate courses), characteristics of the organization 
submitting the proposal, special audiences (if any) that the project 
would target (e.g., women, minorities, persons with disabilities), 
strategic foci (if any) of the project (e.g., research on teaching and 
learning, international activities, integration of research and 
education), and the number of students and faculty at different 
educational levels who would benefit from the project.
    Respondents: Investigators who submit proposals to NSF's Division 
of Undergraduate Education.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,500.
    Burden on the Public: 20 minutes (per response) for an annual total 
of 833 hours.

    Dated: May 31, 2006.
Catherine J. Hines,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 06-5103 Filed 6-2-06; 8:45 am]

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