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be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22314; or send email 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). 

Instructions: Please submit one copy 

of your comments by only one method. 

All submissions received must include 

the agency name and collection name 

identified above for this information 

collection. Commenters are strongly 

encouraged to transmit their comments 

electronically via email. Comments, 

including any personal information 

provided become a matter of public 

record. They will be summarized and/ 

or included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; (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. 

Title of Collection: National Science 

Foundation’s Education and Training 

Application. 

OMB Number: 3145–0248. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2024. 

Abstract: The U.S. National Science 

Foundation Education & Training 

Application (NSF ETAP) is a 

customizable, common application 

system designed to connect 

individuals—such as students and 

educators—with NSF-funded education 

and training opportunities. ETAP 

enables the NSF to gather high-quality 

data for monitoring, targeted research, 

and evaluations of its programs. The 

system enhances the agency’s ability to 

address key priorities, such as those 

outlined in the CHIPS and Science Act 

of 2022 (Pub. L. 117–167), which calls 

for new investments in STEM education 

while building a knowledge base on 

effective models for recruiting and 

retaining students in STEM fields. 

A new system of records, NSF–80, 

titled Education and Training 

Application Data System (ETAP), was 

published in the Federal Register in 

October 2023 and contains records from 

this system. 

ETAP is designed to collect data on 

applicants and participants in NSFfunded opportunities, thereby reducing 

the burden on Principal Investigators 

(PIs) and applicants while enhancing 

NSF’s ability to monitor its education 

and workforce development programs 

and conduct evaluations of their impact. 

PIs of NSF awards can use the ETAP 

system to recruit prospective 

participants for a variety of NSF-funded 

opportunities, including research 

experiences, fellowships, scholarships, 

internships, teaching assistantships, 

dissertation grants, summer boot camps, 

and more. The centralized platform 

provided by ETAP allows potential 

applicants to easily discover and apply 

for these NSF-funded programs aimed at 

STEM professional development and 

growth. 

The data collected through the system 

typically falls into three categories: (1) 

opportunity information (provided by 

PIs creating opportunities for 

applicants), (2) application information 

(provided by applicants applying for 

NSF-funded opportunities), and (3) 

admissions decisions and participation 

(provided by PIs confirming participants 

funded through NSF award funds). In 

addition to the information collected via 

the ETAP system, other collections are 

necessary for continuous improvement 

and outcome tracking: (1) usability and 

satisfaction feedback (to gather input for 

planning and assessing system 

enhancements), and (2) tracking 

educational outcomes (to obtain 

educational outcomes from 

administrative data from the National 

Student Clearinghouse, posing no 

burden to participants or PIs). 

Estimate of Burden: We estimate that 

PIs (or their designated users) will 

spend an average of 4.7 hours using the 

system to set up and manage 

applications for their opportunities. PIs 

can determine whether applications to 

their opportunities are competitive; we 

estimate that 75% of opportunities will 

have competitive applications. For 

individuals applying for noncompetitive opportunities, we estimate 

a time commitment of 3.25 hours to 

submit information through the ETAP 

system. For competitive opportunities 

(which often require additional 

materials, such as a statement of 

purpose), this estimate increases to 7 

hours. Additionally, we estimate that 

individuals writing letters of reference 

will spend approximately 0.5 hours 

drafting these letters in support of an 

applicant. 

Respondents: Individuals engaged in 

opportunities funded by NSF. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 103,239. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 271,736 hours. 

Frequency of Responses: Three 

rounds of data collection. 

Dated: November 18, 2024. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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