8408 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 24, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: February 17, 2010. 

Martha Morphy, 

Assistant Archivist for Information Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3876 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, the 

National Science Foundation (NSF) is 

inviting the general public or other 

Federal agencies to comment on this 

proposed continuing information 

collection. The NSF will publish 

periodic summaries of the proposed 

projects. 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

NSF, including whether the information 

will have practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the NSF’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 those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by April 26, 2010 to 

be assured consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to address below. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the information collection and 

requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request should be 

addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports 

Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 

295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by e-mail 

to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

For Additional Information or 

Comments: Contact Suzanne Plimpton, 

the NSF Reports Clearance Officer, 

phone (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, which is accessible 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a 

year (including Federal holidays). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: 2010 Survey of 

Doctorate Recipients. 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0020. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2011. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection for three years. 

1. Abstract. The Survey of Doctorate 

Recipients (SDR) has been conducted 

biennially since 1973 and is a 

longitudinal survey. The 2010 SDR will 

consist of a sample of individuals less 

than 76 years of age who have earned 

a research doctoral degree in a science, 

engineering or health field from a U.S. 

institution. The purpose of this 

longitudinal panel survey is to collect 

data that will be used to provide 

national estimates on the doctoral 

science and engineering workforce and 

changes in their employment, education 

and demographic characteristics. The 

SDR is one of the three component 

surveys of the Scientists and Engineers 

Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 

which produces national estimates of 

the size and characteristics of the 

nation’s science and engineering 

workforce. The 2010 SDR will provide 

necessary input into the SESTAT. 

The National Science Foundation Act 

of 1950, as subsequently amended, 

includes a statutory charge to ‘‘* * * 

provide a central clearinghouse for the 

collection, interpretation, and analysis 

of data on scientific and engineering 

resources, and to provide a source of 

information for policy formulation by 

other agencies of the Federal 

Government.’’ The SDR is designed to 

comply with these mandates by 

providing information on the supply 

and utilization of the nation’s doctoral 

level scientists and engineers. The NSF 

uses the information from the SDR to 

prepare congressionally mandated 

reports such as Women, Minorities and 

Persons with Disabilities in Science and 

Engineering and Science and 

Engineering Indicators. The NSF 

publishes statistics from the SDR in 

many reports, but primarily in the 

biennial series, Characteristics of 

Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the 

United States. A public release file of 

collected data, designed to protect 

respondent confidentiality, also will be 

made available to researchers on CD– 

ROM and on the World Wide Web. 

Currently, the NSF has contracted 

with the National Opinion Research 

Corporation (NORC) of the University of 

Chicago to conduct this survey. Data 

will be obtained by mail questionnaire, 

computer-assisted telephone interviews 

and Web survey beginning in October 

2010. The survey will be collected in 

conformance with the Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 and the 

individual’s response to the survey is 

voluntary. NSF will ensure that all 

information collected will be kept 

strictly confidential and will be used 

only for statistical purposes. 

2. Expected Respondents. A statistical 

sample of approximately 40,000 

individuals with U.S. earned doctorates 

in science, engineering and health will 

be contacted in 2010, and this is the 

main SDR sample. The total response 

rate in 2008 was 80%. NSF will also 

include a supplemental statistical 

sample of 3,300 U.S. doctorates that 

received their degrees in the 2001–2009 

academic years, who are non-U.S. 

citizens, and indicated they planned on 

leaving the U.S. after they received their 

U.S. doctorate. The total response rate 

for the supplemental sample in 2008 

was 72%. 

3. Estimate of Burden. The amount of 

time to complete the questionnaire may 

vary depending on an individual’s 

circumstances; however, on average it 

will take approximately 25 minutes. 

NSF estimates that the annual burden 

will be 13,400 hours for the main 

sample and 990 hours for the 

supplemental sample. Thus, NSF 

estimates that the total annual burden 

for both the main and the supplemental 

sample will be 14,390 hours. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3591 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, the 

National Science Foundation (NSF) is 

inviting the general public or other 

Federal agencies to comment on this 

proposed continuing information 

collection. The NSF will publish 


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