[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32508-32509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13774]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
request establishment and clearance of this collection. In accordance
with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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 OMB clearance of this collection
for no longer than 3 years.
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.
DATES: Written comments should be received by August 9, 2010 to be
assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be
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addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, VA 22230, or
by e-mail to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292-7556 or
send e-mail 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 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for Clearance for Evaluation of the
National Science Foundation's (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship
(Noyce) Program.
Title of Collection: Evaluation of the Robert Noyce Teacher
Scholarship Program.
OMB Control No.: 3145-(NEW)
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
Abstract: The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests a three-
year clearance for research, evaluation and data collection (e.g.,
surveys and interviews) about the Noyce Program. NSF established the
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to encourage talented STEM
majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science
teachers. The Noyce Program awards scholarships, stipends, fellowships
and internships to support the preparation of K-12 teachers in
mathematics and science. For specific details and the most updated
information regarding Noyce program operations, please visit the NSF
Web site at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5733.
The study will survey Principal Investigators of the Noyce Program,
Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) Faculty
involved in the Noyce Program, Noyce Recipients, and K-12 Principals in
schools where former recipients are teaching. Noyce recipients may be
undergraduates majoring in a science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics (STEM) discipline; STEM post-baccalaureates; STEM
professionals; or exemplary mathematics and science teachers, who have
master's degrees. The Noyce program evaluation will include all awards
made between 2003 and 2009.
NSF has contracted a program evaluation of the Noyce Program, to be
conducted by Abt Associates Inc. Through this evaluation of the Noyce
Program, NSF aims to examine and document:
(1) The strategies and programs Noyce grantees use to recruit and
retain teacher candidates, both during teacher preparation and during
the induction period;
(2) The institutional change occurring within STEM departments
regarding the preparation of future mathematics and science teachers;
(3) The relationships between characteristics of the Noyce Program,
types of Noyce recipients, characteristics of the schools in which
Noyce recipients teach, and recipients' plans to teach in high-need
schools and to pursue leadership roles; and
(4) The impacts of the Noyce program on teacher recruitment and
retention and on teacher effectiveness.
The methods of data collection will include both primary and
secondary data collections. Primary data collection will include
surveys and telephone interviews; secondary data sources include open
sources, records at NSF and grantee institutions, and state departments
of education and teacher retirement funds. There is a bounded (or
limited) number of respondents within the general public who will be
affected by this research, including current and former Noyce grantees
and associated faculty, STEM majors, post-baccalaureates, or
professionals eligible who are supported by Noyce funding, and K-12
principals and district administrators. NSF will use the Noyce program
evaluation data and analyses to provide information and/or respond to
requests from Committees of Visitors (COV), Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget, particularly as related to the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the Program Assessment Rating
Tool (PART) or its replacement. NSF will also use the program
evaluation to share the broader impacts of the Noyce program with the
general public.
Respondents: Individuals, Federal Government, State, Local or
Tribal Government and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Burden on the Public: 2,400 hours.
Dated: June 3, 2010.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2010-13774 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]
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