[Federal Register: December 14, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 241)]
[Notices]
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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 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 February 12, 2002, to be
assured of consideration. Comments received after that date would 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 addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, VA
22230, or by E-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292-7556 or
send E-mail to splimpto@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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: The Evaluation of NSF's Louis Stokes Alliance
for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program.
OMB Control No.: 3145-NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
1. Abstract
This document has been prepared to support the clearance of data
collection instruments to be used in the evaluation of the Louis Stokes
Alliance of Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program. The goal of this
program is to increase the number of interested, academically qualified
minority students receiving baccalaureate degrees in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM), continuing to graduate school
to attain a STEM graduate degree, and entering the STEM workforce. The
program makes awards to alliances, which are composed of institutional
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partnerships (e.g., with two- and four-year higher education
institutions, business, research labs, and local, state, and federal
agencies). LSAMP projects fund students, offer a range of student
support services, and undertake systemic reform of undergraduate
education in STEM (particularly curricular improvement and faculty
professional development). This mixed-methods study will gather data
through telephone interviews with project staff, a survey questionnaire
of program graduates, and in person interviews with faculty, staff, and
students at three selected case study sites. The process evaluation
component of this study will identify strategies that accelerate or
inhibit the attainment of project goals, strategies employed to promote
linkages among Alliance partners, and the manner in which the LSAMP
model has evolved since its inception. The impact evaluation component
of this study will examine program impact on institutions of higher
education in promoting diversity in STEM, and participant career
outcomes.
2. Expected Respondents
The expected respondents are project directors and/or managers of
all 27 projects; LSAMP graduates who received program funding and who
earned STEM baccalaureate degrees between 1992 and 1997; ad, faculty,
staff, and student participants at the three selected case study sites.
3. Burden on the Public
The total elements for this collection are 308 burden hours for a
maximum of 795 participants annually, assuming a 90-100% response rate.
The average annual reporting burden is under 1 hour per respondent. The
burden on the public is negligible because the study is limited to
project participants that have received funding from the LSAMP Program.
Dated: December 10, 2001.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
NSF Reports Clearance Officer.
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