[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6070]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Title of Collection: Public Understanding of and Attitudes Toward
Science and Technology.
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3508(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the National Science Foundation
(NSF) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects. Such a notice
was published at Federal Register 67350, dated December 20, 1996. No
comments were received.
The materials are now being sent to OMB for review. Send any
written comments to Desk Officer, OMB, 3145-033, OIRA, OMB, Washington,
D.C. 20503. OMB should receive comments within 30 days after the date
of this notice.
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 to be collected, and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated data collection techniques and
other forms of information.
Proposed Project: Study of the Public Understanding of and
Attitudes Toward Science and Technology--New--A telephone survey of
approximately 2,000 adults aged 18 and over.
The proposed survey continues a series of national surveys of
public understanding of and attitudes toward science and technology
that began in 1972. It is used in the preparation of a chapter in the
Science and Engineering Indicators reports by the National Science
Board, as mandated by Section 4(j)(I) of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. The Science and Engineering
Indicators report and the chapter on public understanding and attitudes
are widely used by planners and program development staff in: federal
and state agencies, universities, research centers, and similar
institutions, and by journalists and other individuals seeking to
communicate with the public concerning science and technology. The
average burden per respondent is estimated to be 22 minutes, producing
a total burden of 733 hours for the complete study.
Dated: March 6, 1997.
Gail A. McHenry,
NSF Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-6070 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]
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