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Appendix B - IC Data Forms

IC Data Part 1

Please read the instructions before completing this form. For assistance in completing this form, contact ED’s 

Paperwork Clearance Official. Submit electronic copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, parts A 

and B of the Supporting Statement, and any additional documentation through EDICS.

1. Agency/Subagency Originating Request:

U.S. Department of Education/Institute of 

Education Sciences

1850-0873

3. Title: 

IES Research Training Program Survey: Annual IES Fellows Survey

4. Type Of Information Collection (Check One):

New collection

X Revision of a currently approved collection

Extension of a currently approved collection

Reinstatement, with change of a previously approved collection

Reinstatement, without change of a previously approved collection

Existing collection in use without an OMB control number

4a. Is this a request for a generic clearance?

Yes No X NA

5. Type Of Review Requested:

X Regular (If Streamlined Also Click Here )

Emergency – Approval requested by: MM/DD/YYYY

6. Expiration Date: MM/DD/YYYY

a. X Three Years From Approval Date

b. Six months from approval date (Max for Emergency Review)

c. Other: MM/DD/YYYY

d. Specify: / or Number of Months from Approval Date: 

7. Does this ICR contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? X Yes (Attach Part B of Supporting Statement) No

8.Does the Supporting Statement serve as a joint ICR and Privacy Impact Assessment per OMB Memorandum 03-22, Section II.D

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/m03-22.html)? Yes X No

9. Agency Contact and Phone Number: Dr. Meredith Larson, (202) 219-2025

10. Abstract:

The surveys are for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows taking part in the Institute of Education 

Sciences’ three education training grant programs. These programs provide universities support to 

provide predoctoral training in education research, postdoctoral training in education research, or 

postdoctoral training in special education research. The results of the survey will be used both to improve 

the fellowship programs as well as to provide information on the programs to policymakers, practitioners, 

and the public. 

11. Authorizing Statute(s):

a. US 

Code

USC Name 

of 

Law:

US 

Code

USC Name 

of 

Law:

b. PL Pub L 107 27

9

Se

c

15

3

Name of 

Law:

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002

PL Pub.L. - Se

c

Name of 

Law:

c. Statute 

at 

Large

USC Name of 

Statute:
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Statute 

at 

Large

USC Name of 

Statute:

d. EO EO Name 

/Subject of 

EO:

EO EO Name/Subj

ect of EO:

n

12. Associated Rulemaking Information

RIN: Stage of Rulemaking 

(check one):

Federal 

Register 

Citation:

Citation Date: 

 Proposed Rule F

R

(MM/DD/YY

YY)

 Interim Final or 

Final Rule

FOR OM/RIMS USE ONLY

 XNot associated with 

rulemaking

For a Proposed Rule, OMB will not consider an ICR complete until the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has been published.

FOR OM/RIMS USE ONLY

13. Federal Register Notices & Comments

Federal Register 

Citation:

Citation 

Date:

Did ED receive public comments on this ICR?

60-day Notice: F

R

(MM/

DD/Y

YYY)

Yes No NA

30-day Notice: F

R

(MM/

DD/Y

YYY)

Unless submitted as an Emergency or Associated with Rulemaking, OMB will not consider an ICR complete until the 30-day notice 

has been published.

14

.

Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $44,392.00

15

.

Add/Edit Information Collections (See IC Data Part 2: Information Collection Detail)

16. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden:

a. Number of respondents: Average 625 (Year 1 = 600, Year 2 = 625, Year 3 = 650)

b. Total annual responses: Average 625 (Year 1 = 600, Year 2 = 625, Year 3 = 650)

Percentage of these responses collected electronically: 100%

c. Total annual hours requested: Average 218.75 hours annually for 625 people. 

 Year 1 = 210 hours for 600 people, Year 2 = 218.75 for 625, Year 3 = 227.5 for 650

d. Current OMB inventory: 170
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e. Difference (+/-): 48.75

f. Explanation of difference

1. Program Change: 48.75

2. Adjustment: 0

17. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (check all that apply):

a. Recordkeeping b. Third party disclosure c. X Reporting

1. On occasion 2. Weekly 3. Monthly

4. Quarterly 5. Semiannually6. X Annually

7. Biennially 8. Once 9. Other (describe) 

18. Citations for New Statutory Requirements: (Required if any change in burden is a Program Change Due to New Statute.)

a. US Code: USC Name of Law:

b. PL: Pub.L. - Sec Name of Law:

c. Statute at Large: USC Name of Statute:

d. EO: EO Name /Subject of EO:

19. X Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion

Burden increases because of program change due to statutory changes

Burden decreases because of program change due to statutory changes

Burden increases because of program change due to lapse of OMB approval

Burden decreases because of program change due to lapse of OMB approval

Short Statement: (Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments reported; provide a short statement on how the 

reduction in burden was achieved or why the increase in burden occurred. (if you need more space, please provide a short statement 

less than 4000 characters here and elaborate in the Supporting Statement.))

The number of individuals trained by the IES programs has increased over time. This survey will be 

sent to all current fellows and former fellows who have completed their training within the past 5 

years. Thus, the total number respondents has grown since the survey was established. The number of 

questions has also increased slightly, so there is a modest increase in the amount of time each 

respondent may spend filling in the survey relative to past years. To help reduce the burden, we have 

taken the following three steps: (1) the survey will be administered online, (2) respondents will receive 

targeted questions based on where they are in their programs (e.g., if they have not completed their 

programs or if they finished years ago, they will receive only the most relevant questions), and (3) 

fellows will be tracked for only 5 years after completing their fellowships. These last three elements all 

reduce the burden. Given these adjustments, the overall burden for a respondent is approximately 20 

minutes.

20. Is this collection related to EDFacts? Yes X No NA
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21. Are EDFacts standard definitions for School, LEA, SEA, Children With Disabilities, LEP and Migrant Used? Yes X No NA

22. Please describe the types of reports and analysis to be performed against the data (500 Characters Maximum): 

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) established its predoctoral and postdoctoral research 

training programs in the education sciences to increase the supply of scientists and researchers in 

education who are prepared to conduct rigorous education research, including carrying out 

rigorous evaluation studies and developing curricula, education technology, and innovative 

instructional approaches that are grounded in a science of learning. The survey will collect data on 

the fellows’ satisfaction with their research training program, their accomplishments within the 

program, and their success in the field of education research after they have completed the 

program. The analyses will sum these responses and document:

(1) fellows’ overall satisfaction with their research training program specifically for 

a) Specific training in relevant [special] education research content

b) Specific training in education research methodology & statistics

c) Opportunities for meaningful independent research in [special] education

d) Opportunities for meaningful interdisciplinary education research outside of your home 

department [ONLY predocs]

e) Opportunities to collaborate with researchers outside of your university

f) Opportunities to collaborate with education policymakers, practitioners, and other 

education stakeholders

g) Opportunities to publish

h) Opportunities to present at conferences

i) Opportunities to learn grant-writing

j) Overall preparation for obtaining future employment in [special] education research

k) Overall satisfaction with quality of mentoring received from primary mentor

l) Overall satisfaction with quality of training received;

(2) the percent of fellows completing their program;

(3) the accomplishments of fellows within their program including the percent of fellows who 

made conference presentations or published a paper;

(4) the positions taken by fellows upon completion of their program including what percent of 

fellows take a position in the field of education research;

(5) fellows’ plans for submitting a grant application to do education research; and 

(6) fellows’ other professional activities during and after their fellowships.

The analyses will help IES assess the effectiveness of the training programs and make 

improvements as needed. The findings will be summarized and posted on the IES website.
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IC Data Part 2

Please prepare this sheet for each Information Collection covered by the ICR.

1. ICR Title: 2. EDICS Tracking Number 3. CFR Citation:

1850-0873 CFR

4. Is this a common form? Yes X No NA

5. Information Collection Instruments

Instrument 

Filename

Document Type

(Select One)

Form Name 

and No.

Available

Electronically?

Electronic Capability

(Select One)

Obligation to 

Respond

(select one)

Affected Public

(check all that apply)

IC 1 Survey Annual IES 

Fellows 

Survey

X Yes No Printable Voluntary Federal Government

X Individuals or 

Households

Private Sector

Business or other forprofit

Not-for-profit 

Institutions

Farms

State, Local or Tribal 

Gov’t

Can Be Submitted 

Electronically? URL: link: 

https://surveys.ies.ed.gov/?IES_Fellows_2012

Note: This link is updated yearly. This is the link for the 

most recent survey.

X Yes No Electronic Repository:

Percent 

Reporting 

Electronically

100%

6. Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Module Line of Business: Subfunction:

X Education Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education

X Higher Education

Cultural and Historic Preservation

Cultural and Historic Exhibition

None

7. Privacy Act System of Records (if applicable) Federal Register Citation:

Title FR

8. Respondents:
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a. Number of Respondents: 625, 

average 

per year

b. Number of Respondents who are Small 

Entities:

0
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