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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90771-90772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26829]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request: NSF 
Research Experience and Mentoring Survey

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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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. This is the second 
notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal 
Register, and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance 
simultaneously with the publication of this second notice.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Send 
comments to address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room 
E6447, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send 
email to [email protected]. 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).
    Comments: Comments regarding (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the NSF, including whether the information shall 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, 
use, and clarity of the information on respondents; and (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 the points 
of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling 703-292-7556. 
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: NSF Research Experience and Mentoring Survey.
    OMB Number: 3145-0261.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to renew an information 
collection.
    Abstract:
    The Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) Program supports the 
active involvement of research participants (RPs) that include high 
school students, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 
(STEM) teachers, undergraduate STEM students, faculty, and veterans, in 
hands-on research in order to bring participants into contact with STEM 
mentors and expose them to a summer research experience. Research 
participants are recruited as cohorts in order to facilitate mentoring 
and research activities, community building, and provide mutual student 
support. The main goals of the REM Program are to provide research 
experiences and mentored opportunities to STEM students and/or 
educators that may ultimately enhance their career and academic 
trajectories while enhancing NSF research projects by the Emerging 
Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program, the Engineering 
Research Centers (ERC), and the Industry-University Cooperative 
Research Centers (IUCRC). The REM Program may also enable the building 
of long-term collaborative partnerships among EFRI-,ERC-, and ICUCR-
supported researchers, community colleges, local four-year colleges, 
and local school districts.
    A REM supplement of maximum of $110,000 over a 1-year period. 
Activities that are innovative and site-specific are encouraged. 
Effective REM programs typically have many of the following 
characteristics, which are provided here as general guidelines: 
mentorship training for researchers and affiliated graduate students or 
postdoctoral researchers; well-designed, introductory training for RPs; 
Six to ten weeks of summer research (full time); Continued mentorship 
of RPs throughout the academic year; Participation of RPs in research 
team meetings and topic-related conferences or workshops; and guidance 
for RPs in co-authoring publications and/or posters.
    NSF is requesting OMB approval for the REM program to collect 
information from past and present research participants and mentors. 
The REM program seeks to collect data from research participants and 
mentors to: (1) inform REM programming (e.g., to identify areas of 
growth); and (2) conduct retrospective analysis of the REM program to 
assess the success of REM historically.
    Use of the Information: The information collected is primarily for 
the use of the NSF REM program to assess the success of the program and 
for informing decisions NSF will make regarding future programming and 
support provided to research participants.
    Estimate burden on the public: Estimated at 116 hours annually.
    Respondents: All REM research participants and mentors will be 
invited to respond to the survey. The REM research participants include 
high school students, STEM teachers, undergraduate STEM students, 
faculty, and veterans.
    Estimated number of respondents: 351.
    Average Time per Reporting: The online survey is comprised 
primarily of closed-ended questions and is designed to be completed by 
respondents in under 20 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

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    Dated: November 13, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-26829 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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