[Federal Register: February 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 32)]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 
Notice of Intent To Establish an Information Collection

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for public comment 
on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF 
will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of 
this collection for no longer than 1 year.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by April 19, 
1999 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports 
Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 306-1125 x 2017; 
or send email 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: Impact of the International Institute for 
Applied Systems Analysis Programs on Scientific Knowledge, Career 
Development of US Scientists, and US Institutional Capabilities for 
Research and Policy Development.
    OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to carry out a new 
information collection for one year.
    Abstract: ``Outcomes and Impacts of Research Programs of the 
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)''
    Proposed Project: The International Institute for Applied Systems 
Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, is a non-governmental, 
multilateral research institution created in 1972. IIASA's most recent 
10-year strategic plan, adopted in 1992, focuses on research in three 
thematic areas: (1) Global Environmental Change; (2) Global Economic 
and Technological Transitions; and (3) Systems Methods for the Analysis 
of Global Issues. Its core research programs are funded by annual 
contributions from member countries. Since 1989 the US contribution has 
been funded by a series of grants from the National Science 
Foundation's Division of International Programs (NSF/INT). NSF is 
seeking to identify (1) the impacts of IIASA's research programs on 
scientific knowledge and on the education and careers of US scientists, 
and (2) the impacts of the information and options resulting from 
IIASA's research on public and private policy-related institutions in 
the United States.
    To achieve these objectives, data will be collected from senior US 
scientists who have conducted research at IIASA since the current 
strategic plan went into effect in 1992, and from US scientists who 
have been participants in IIASA's Young Summer Scientists Program from 
1992 through the time the data is collected. Respondents will be asked 
to respond to questions relevant to such factors as: (1) the impacts of 
their experience at IIASA on their future scientific work and career 
development; the impacts of IIASA's research on conceptual developments 
in their disciplines; and the impacts of the results of IIASA's 
research on US institutional capabilities for research and policy 
analysis.
    Use of the Information: The information will be used by NSF to 
assess the extent to which the results of research that has been 
supported at IIASA involving US researchers are consistent with the 
specific outcome goals defined in the context of the NSF Strategic Plan 
approved by OMB and the Congress, as required by the General 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Among NSF's five approved 
outcome goals, the three that are most relevant to its investments in 
research at IIASA are: promoting discoveries at and across the frontier 
of science and engineering; facilitating connections between 
discoveries and their use in service to society; developing a diverse, 
globally oriented workforce of scientists and engineers.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 60 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Form: 120.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 120 hours, broken 
down by 120 respondents at 1 hour per response.
    Frequency of Responses: One time.

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

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of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; 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.

    Dated: February 12, 1999.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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