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for Science and Engineering Statistics 

(NCSES) serves as a central Federal 

clearinghouse for the collection, 

interpretation, analysis, and 

dissemination of objective data on 

science, engineering, technology, and 

research and development for use by 

practitioners, researchers, policymakers, 

and the public. The Survey of Earned 

Doctorates (SED) is part of an integrated 

survey system that meets the human 

resources part of this mission. 

The SED has been conducted 

annually since 1958 and is jointly 

sponsored by six Federal agencies in 

order to avoid duplication. It is an 

accurate, timely source of information 

on one of our Nation’s most important 

resources—highly educated individuals. 

Data are obtained via paper 

questionnaire or Web survey from each 

person earning a research doctorate at 

the time they receive the degree. Data 

are collected on their field of specialty, 

educational background, sources of 

support in graduate school, debt level, 

postgraduation plans for employment, 

and demographic characteristics. 

The Federal government, universities, 

researchers, and others use the 

information extensively. The National 

Science Foundation, as the lead agency, 

publishes statistics from the survey in 

several reports, but primarily in the 

annual publication series, ‘‘Science and 

Engineering Doctorates’’ and the 

Interagency Report, ‘‘Doctorate 

Recipients from U.S. Universities.’’ 

These reports are available in print and 

electronically on the World Wide Web. 

The survey will be collected in 

conformance with the Privacy Act of 

1974. Responses from individuals are 

voluntary. NSF will ensure that all 

individually identifiable information 

collected will be kept strictly 

confidential and will be used for 

research or statistical purposes, 

analyzing data, and preparing scientific 

reports and articles. 

2. Expected Respondents: A total 

response rate of 92.8% of the 49,010 

persons who earned a research doctorate 

was obtained in academic year 2011. 

This level of response rate has been 

consistent for several years. The 

respondents will be individuals and the 

estimated number of respondents 

annually is around 48,000 (based on the 

2011 response rate). 

3. Estimate of Burden: In 2014, 

approximately 52,000 individuals are 

expected to receive research doctorates 

from United States institutions. The 

Foundation estimates that, on average, 

20 minutes per respondent will be 

required to complete the survey. The 

annual respondent burden for 

completing the SED is therefore 

estimated at 17,333 hours, based on 

52,000 respondents. 

Additional time is needed to complete 

the Missing Information Letter (MIL), 

which is sent to any survey respondent 

who did not provide data on any of 

eight ‘‘critical items’’ (year of Master’s, 

year of Bachelor’s, postgraduation 

location (state or country), birth date, 

citizenship status, race, ethnicity, and 

gender) on their original response. Most 

MILs address fewer than eight missing 

items. Based on past results, the average 

respondent is expected to spend two 

minutes completing the MIL. The SED 

receives an average of 2,000 completed 

MILs each survey round, for an annual 

MIL completion burden estimate of 67 

hours. 

In addition to the actual survey, the 

SED also requires the collection of 

administrative data from participating 

institutions. The Institutional 

Coordinator at the institution helps 

distribute the survey, track it, collect it 

and submit the completed 

questionnaires to the SED survey 

contractor. Based on focus groups 

conducted with Institutional 

Coordinators, it is estimated that the 

SED demands no more than 1% of the 

Institutional Coordinator’s time over the 

course of a year, which computes to 20 

hours per year per individual contact 

(40 hours per week × 50 weeks per year 

× .01). With 530 programs participating 

in the SED, the estimated annual burden 

to Institutional Coordinators of 

administering the SED is 10,600 hours. 

Therefore, the total annual 

information burden for the SED is 

estimated to be 28,000 hours. This is 

higher than the last annual estimate 

approved by OMB due to the increased 

number of respondents (doctorate 

recipients). 

Dated: January 3, 2013. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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regard to the scheduling of a 

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Committee National Science Board. 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National 

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DATE AND TIME: Monday, January 7, 2012 

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STATUS: Closed. 

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Ann Bushmiller, 

NSB Senior Legal Counsel. 

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January 14, 2013. 

PLACE: 1325 G Street NW., Suite 800, 

Boardroom, Washington, DC 20005. 

STATUS: Open. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Erica Hall, Assistant Corporate 

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ehall@nw.org. 

AGENDA: 

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II. Officer Performance Reviews 

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IV. Corporate Administration 

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