[Federal Register: January 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 12)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed collection will gather data about what constitutes
an innovative research environment. It will also contribute to building
a dataset for the development of a science of science and innovation
policy, as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) program by
that name.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
February 20, 2009. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time
allowed by this notice, please advise the Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer
may be telephoned at 202-395-4650.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the:
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503; and to:
Timothy Fitzsimmons, Materials Science and Engineering Division, SC-
22.2, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, US Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington DC 20585-1290,
Tim.Fitzsimmons@science.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to:
Timothy Fitzsimmons, Materials Science and Engineering Division, SC-
22.2, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, US Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290,
Tim.Fitzsimmons@science.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No. ``New''; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: Developing the Science of Science and Innovation Policy:
Profiles of Innovativeness and Effective Research Communication. (3)
Type of Request: New collection. (4) Purpose: This data collection
request will bring to conclusion a long-term research effort funded by
the Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences to develop
the best practices in the management of scientific innovation. This
data collection request will also help support an effort under a new
National Science Foundation program (SciSIP) which is developing a
scientific approach to the formulation of science and innovation
policy.
Survey data will be collected on researcher attitudes towards their
research environment. Research managers will be asked in addition to
describe laboratory policies that promote innovation. Hypotheses from
the industrial innovation literature about what constitutes an
innovative environment will be tested on 72 research projects in six
national laboratories chosen to reflect a diversity
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of scientific disciplines, specifically chemistry, biology, materials
sciences, alternative energy, and geosciences. The selected projects
represent four research profiles: Small- and large-scope, and
incremental and radical innovation. Polices that encourage diverse work
teams and the exchange of information will also be explored. (5) Type
of Respondents: Research staff and research managers; (6) Estimated
Number of Respondents: 1,800 researchers and 132 project leaders and
managers; (7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 900 hours for
researchers and 132 hours for project leaders and managers at six
national laboratories. This is a one time collection of information.
Due to calendar considerations this collection will be split between FY
2009 and FY 2010 as opposed to the original goal of completing the
survey in FY 2009. (8) Estimated annual reporting and recordkeeping
cost burden: zero.
Statutory Authority: Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
Issued in Washington, DC on January 12, 2009.
Raymond L. Orbach,
Under Secretary for Science.
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