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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. 

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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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demonstrate their viability, 

sustainability, and which have had a 

significant impact on industry research 

as measured through annual reports, site 

visits, and adherence to I/UCRC 

requirements. Centers are expected to be 

fully supported by industry, other 

Federal agencies, and State and local 

government partners after fifteen years 

as an I/UCRC. 

Centers will be required to provide 

data to NSF and its authorized 

representatives (contractors or grantees). 

These data will be used for NSF internal 

reports, historical data, assessing 

program impact and recommending 

changes to strengthen the program, as 

well as for strengthening the program 

and to ensure the program remains 

responsive to a changing environment 

in order to secure future funding for 

continued I/UCRC program 

maintenance and growth. Updates to the 

I/UCRC database of performance 

indicators will be required annually. 

Centers will be responsible for 

submitting the following information 

after the award expires for their fiscal 

year of activity. The indicators are both 

quantitative and descriptive. 

• Quantitative information from the 

most recently completed fiscal year 

such as: 

Æ Number and diversity of students, 

faculty, and industrial numbers 

involved in the center 

Æ Degrees granted to students 

involved in center activities 

Æ Amounts and sources of income to 

the center, and 

Æ Lists of patents, licenses, and 

publications created 

• Operating budget and total funding: 

Æ Total funding 

Æ NSF I/UCRC funding received 

Æ Other NSF funding received 

Æ Additional support broken down by 

Industry, State, University, Other 

Federal, Non-Federal and other 

support 

• Capital and in-kind support: 

Æ Equipment 

Æ Facilities 

Æ Personnel 

Æ Software 

Æ Other support 

• Human resources: 

Æ Researchers (number of faculty 

scientists and engineers, number of 

non-faculty scientists and 

engineers) 

Æ Students (number of graduates, 

number of undergraduates) 

Æ Administration, number of full and 

part time professional and clerical 

staff 

Æ Information about broadening 

participation on the above with 

plans to increase broadening 

participation, if necessary 

• Center director descriptors: 

Æ Position and rank of director 

Æ Status of tenure 

Æ Name and position of the person to 

whom the center director reports 

Æ Estimate of the percent of time the 

director devotes to center 

administration, other 

administration, research, teaching, 

other 

• Center outcomes: 

Æ Students receiving degrees and type 

degree earned 

Æ Students hired by industry by type 

of degree 

Æ Publications 

• Number with center research 

• Number with Industrial Advisory 

Board Members 

• Number of presentations 

• Intellectual property events: 

Æ Invention disclosures 

Æ Patent applications 

Æ Software copyrights 

Æ Patents granted and derived or both 

Æ Licensing agreements 

Æ Royalties realized 

I/UCRCs will also include evaluation 

conducted by independent evaluators 

who cannot be from the department(s) 

with the institution(s) receiving funding 

for the I/UCRC award. The center 

evaluator will be responsible for: 

Æ Preparing an annual report of center 

activities with respect to industrial 

collaboration 

Æ Conducting a survey of all center 

participants to probe the participant 

satisfaction with center activities 

Æ Compiling a set of quantitative 

indicators determined by NSF to 

analyze the management and 

operation of the center 

Æ Participating in I/UCRC center and 

informational meetings 

Æ Reporting to NSF on the center’s 

status using a checklist provided by 

NSF to help determine if the center is 

adhering to the IUCRC policy and 

guidelines 

Æ Bi-annual reporting to NSF 

Æ Reporting to NSF within a month of 

each Industrial Advisory Board 

meeting on the top research 

highlights, technology transfer, 

patents, and major discoveries that 

demonstrate successful investments 

Æ Performing exit interviews to 

determine why members chose to 

withdraw from the center 

Æ Participating in continuous quality 

process improvement by providing 

information to the NSF I/UCRC 

program 

Use of the Information: The data 

collected will be used for NSF internal 

reports, historical data, and for securing 

future funding for continued I/UCRC 

program maintenance and growth. 

Estimate of Burden: 150 hours per 

center (160 sites) for fifty-six centers for 

a total of 8400 hours. 

Respondents: Industry, academic 

institutions; non-profit institutions; 

government. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Report: One from each of the 160 sites. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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Committee Management; Notice of 

Establishment 

The Director of the National Science 

Foundation has determined that the 

establishment of the U.S. Antarctic 

Program Blue Ribbon Panel is necessary 

and in the public interest in connection 

with the performance of duties imposed 

upon the National Science Foundation 

(NSF), by 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This 

determination follows consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: U.S. Antarctic 

Program Blue Ribbon Panel (#76826). 

Purpose: The Panel will conduct an 

independent review of the current U.S. 

Antarctic Program to ensure the nation 

is pursing the best twenty-year 

trajectory for conducting science and 

diplomacy in Antarctica. The Panel will 

aim to identify and characterize a range 

of options for supporting and 

implementing the required national 

scientific endeavors, international 

collaborations and strong U.S. presence 

in Antarctica. The Panel will examine 

the appropriate amount of R&D and 

complementary scientific activities 

needed to make Antarctic activities 

most productive and affordable over the 

long term, as well as appropriate 

opportunities for international 

collaboration. 

Responsible NSF Official: Karl Erb, 

Director, Office of Polar Programs, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

Telephone: 703/292–8030. 

Dated: March 9, 2011. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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