Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2011 / Notices 13673 

1The 60-day notice included the following 

estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this 

generic clearance federal-wide: 

Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 

25,000. 

Average number of Respondents per Activity: 

200. 

Annual responses: 5,000,000. 

Frequency of Response: Once per request. 

Average minutes per response: 30. 

Burden hours: 2,500,000. 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: the 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

The Agency received no comments in 

response to the 60-day notice published 

in the Federal Register of December 22, 

2010 (75 FR 80542). 

Below we provide the National 

Endowment for the Arts’ projected 

average estimates for the next three 

years:1

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

activities: 4 (FY 2011, 2012); 3 (FY 

2013). 

Respondents: 21,272. 

Annual responses: 7,024 (FY 2011); 

7,524 (FY 2012); 6,724 (FY 2013). 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average minutes per response: 11.25 

minutes. 

Burden hours: FY 2011: 1,139.6; FY 

2012: 1,309.6; FY 2013: 1,109.6. 

The NEA acknowledges that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget control 

number. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Support Services Supervisor, Administrative 

Services, National Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5701 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: The National Endowment for 

the Arts, NFAH. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of 

information collection approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process to seek feedback from the 

public on service delivery, the National 

Endowment for the Arts has submitted 

a Generic Information Collection 

Request (Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery’’ to OMB for approval under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

National Endowment for the Arts, Office 

of Management and Budget, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202– 

395–7316, within 30 days from the date 

of this publication in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information, please 

contact Sunil Iyengar, Director, 

Research & Analysis, National 

Endowment for the Arts, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, 

Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone 

(202) 682–5654 (this is not a toll-free 

number), fax (202) 682–5677. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: The 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

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13674 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 49 / Monday, March 14, 2011 / Notices 

1The 60-day notice included the following 

estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this 

generic clearance Federal-wide: 

Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 

25,000 

Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 

200. 

Annual Responses: 5,000,000. 

Frequency of Response: Once per request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30. 

Burden Hours: 2,500,000. 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

The Agency received no comments 

were received in response to the 60-day 

notice published in the Federal Register 

of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542). 

Below we provide the National 

Endowment for the Arts’ projected 

average estimates for the next three 

years: 1

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 4. 

Respondents: 7,091. 

Annual Responses: 7,091. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 11.25 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 1,186. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Support Services Supervisor, Administrative 

Services, National Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5705 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 

following information collection 

requirement to OMB for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13. This is the second notice for public 

comment; the first was published in the 

Federal Register at 75 FR 8818. NSF is 

forwarding the proposed renewal 

submission to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance 

simultaneously with the publication of 

this second notice. The full submission 

may be found at: http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Comments: Comments regarding (a) 

Whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; or (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 should be 

addressed to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for National Science 

Foundation, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, 

Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send e-mail 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments 

regarding these information collections 

are best assured of having their full 

effect if received within 30 days of this 

notification. Copies of the submission(s) 

may be obtained by calling 703–292– 

7556. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton at 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. 

NSF may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number 

and the agency informs potential 

persons who are to respond to the 

collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting 

Requirements for the Industry 

University Cooperative Research 

Centers Program (I/UCRC). 

OMB Number: 3145–0088. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to reinstate an information 

collection. 

Abstract 

Proposed Project 

The Industry/University Cooperative 

Research Centers (I/UCRC) Program was 

initiated in 1973 to develop long-term 

partnerships among industry, academe 

and government. The National Science 

Foundation invests in these 

partnerships to promote research 

programs of mutual interest, contribute 

to the Nation’s research infrastructure 

base and enhance the intellectual 

capacity of the engineering or science 

workforce through the integration of 

research and education. As appropriate, 

NSF encourages international 

collaborations that advance these goals 

within the global context. 

The I/UCRC program seeks to achieve 

this by: 

1. Contributing to the nation’s 

research enterprise by developing longterm partnerships among industry, 

academe, and government; 

2. Leveraging NSF funds with 

industry to support graduate students 

performing industrially relevant 

research; and 

3. Expanding the innovation capacity 

of our nation’s competitive workforce 

through partnerships between industries 

and universities. 

4. Encouraging the nation’s research 

enterprise to remain competitive 

through active engagement with 

academic and industrial leaders 

throughout the world. 

The centers are catalyzed by a small 

investment from NSF and they are 

primarily supported by other private 

and public sector center members, with 

NSF taking a supporting role in the 

development and evolution of the I/ 

UCRC. The I/UCRC program initially 

offers five-year (Phase I) continuing 

awards. This five-year period of support 

allows for the development of a strong 

partnership between the academic 

researchers and their industrial and 

government members. After five years, 

centers that continue to meet the I/ 

UCRC program requirements may 

request support for a second five-year 

(Phase II) period. These awards allow 

centers to continue to grow and 

diversify their non-NSF memberships 

during their Phase II period. After ten 

years, a Phase III award provides a third 

five-year award for centers that 

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