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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8055-8056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01611]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; 
Grantee Reporting Requirements for Partnership for Research and 
Education in Materials (PREM)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to 
renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we provide an opportunity for public 
comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, 
NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer than 3 years.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by March 24, 
2025 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to an extent practicable. Send comments to address 
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 
W18200, 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

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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: Grantee Reporting Requirements for 
Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM).
    OMB Number: 3145-0232.
    Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2025.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to renew information 
collection.
    Overview of this Information Collection: The Partnerships for 
Research and Education in Materials (PREM) aims to enhance broadening 
participation of underserved groups in materials research and education 
by stimulating the development of formal, long-term, collaborative 
research and education relationships between minority-serving colleges 
and universities and centers, institutes and facilities supported by 
the NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR). With this collaborative 
model PREMs build intellectual and physical infrastructure within and 
between disciplines, weaving together knowledge creation, knowledge 
integration, and knowledge transfer. PREMs conduct world-class research 
through partnerships of academic institutions, national laboratories, 
industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities. New 
knowledge thus created is meaningfully linked to society, with an 
emphasis on enhancing broadening participation and workforce 
development.
    PREMs enable and foster excellent education, integrate research and 
education, and create bonds between learning and inquiry so that 
discovery and creativity more fully support the learning process. PREMs 
capitalize on broadening participation of underserved communities 
through participation and collaboration in center activities and 
demonstrate leadership in the involvement of groups underrepresented in 
science and engineering.
    PREMs will be required to submit annual reports on progress and 
plans, which will be used as a basis for performance review and 
determining the level of continued funding. To support this review and 
the management of the award PREMs will be required to develop a set of 
management and performance indicators for submission annually to NSF 
via the Research Performance Project Reporting module in Research.gov. 
These indicators are both quantitative and descriptive and may include, 
for example, the characteristics of personnel and students; sources of 
financial support and in-kind support; expenditures by operational 
component; research activities; education activities; patents, 
licenses; publications; degrees granted to students involved in PREM 
activities; descriptions of significant advances and other outcomes of 
the PREM effort.
    Each PREM's annual report will include the following categories of 
activities: (1) research, (2) education (3) outreach, (4) partnerships, 
(5) pathway for enhancing broadening participation, (6) management, and 
(7) budget reports.
    For each of the categories the report will describe overall 
objectives for the year, achievements and accomplishments, potential 
problems the PREM has encountered in making progress towards goals, 
anticipated problems in the following year, and specific outputs and 
outcomes.
    PREMs are required to file a final report through the RPPR and 
external technical assistance contractor. Final reports contain similar 
information and metrics as annual reports but are retrospective.
    Use of the Information: NSF will use the information to continue 
funding of PREMs, and to evaluate the progress of the program.
    Estimate of Burden: 70 hours per PREM for 38 PREMs for a total of 
2,660 hours.
    Respondents: Non-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Report: One from each of the 
fifteen PREMs.
    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; 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.

    Dated: January 17, 2025.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2025-01611 Filed 1-22-25; 8:45 am]
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