[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8144-8145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3965]
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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.
[FR Doc. 99-3965 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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