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graduation 

Æ Helpfulness of the internship 

experience in making career choices 

Æ Likelihood of working at the host 

organization or similar 

organizations 

Since the agency will not be able to 

receive feedback from students by way 

of annual reports, being able to collect 

this information will help the managing 

Program Directors to assess whether the 

INTERN program helps participants in 

terms of workforce development, career 

decisions, and professional preparation, 

thereby ensuring the program goals are 

met. In addition, these data will also 

allow NSF to evaluate the intellectual 

merit of the program, its broader impact 

in developing the STEM workforce and 

its potential to enhance the 

participation of underrepresented and 

underserved STEM communities in 

such traineeships. Finally, in 

compliance with the Evidence Act of 

2019, information collected will be used 

in satisfying congressional requests, 

responding to queries from the public, 

informing the NSF’s external 

Committees of Visitors who serve to 

evaluate the foundation, working with 

the NSF’s Office of the Inspector 

General, and supporting the agency’s 

policymaking and internal evaluation 

and assessment needs. 

Information collected in this survey 

will include the name of the 

participants, their affiliated 

organizations, email addresses, and 

home states. These personal identifiable 

information (PII) are collected primarily 

for record tracking and organizing. In 

addition, questions pertaining to 

participants’ gender, race, ethnicity, and 

disability status will also be asked but 

those questions will be marked as 

voluntary. These PII data will be 

accessed only by the managing Program 

Directors, NSF senior management, and 

supporting staff conducting analyses 

using the data as authorized by NSF. 

Any public reporting of data will be in 

aggregate form, and any personal 

identifiers will be removed. 

Use of the Information: The 

information collected is primarily for 

program assessment and agency internal 

evaluation. 

Estimate burden on the public: 

Estimated 20 minutes per survey for 250 

participants, for a total of 83 hours per 

year. 

Respondents: Graduate students who 

participate in the INTERN program. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

1,000 the first year; 250 annually. 

Average Time per Reporting: 20 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

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 respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Dated: June 10, 2021. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12666 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; NSF ICorps Regional Hubs Assessment 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

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 one request for a copy of 

the information collection was received. 

NSF is forwarding the proposed renewal 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 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). Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30 days of this 

notification. Copies of the submission(s) 

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: Reporting 

Requirements for the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (ICorps) Hubs Program. 

OMB Number: 3145–NEW. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to establish an information 

collection. 

Abstract: NSF’s Division of Industrial 

Innovation and Partnerships (IIP), 

within the Engineering Directorate, 

serves a wide range of grantees across 

five major programs. 

The NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) 

program was established at NSF in FY 

2012 to equip scientists with the 

entrepreneurial tools needed to 

transform discoveries with commercial 

realization potential into innovative 

technologies. The goal of the I-Corps 

Program is to use experiential education 

to help researchers reduce the time 

necessary to translate a promising idea 

from the laboratory bench to widespread 

implementation. In addition to 

accelerating technology translation, NSF 

seeks to reduce the risk associated with 

technology development conducted 

without insight into industry 

requirements and challenges. The ICorps Program uses a lean startup 

approach to encourage scientists to 

think like entrepreneurs through 

intensive workshop training and 

ongoing support. The program focuses 

on teams comprised of a Principal 

Investigator, Entrepreneurial Lead, and 

Mentor that work together to explore 

commercialization for their researchderived products. 

In FY 2017, the American Innovation 

and Competitiveness Act (AICA), Public 

Law 114–329, Sec 601, formally 

authorized and directed the expansion 

of NSF I-Corps Program by increasing 


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the economic competitiveness of the 

United States, enhancing partnerships 

between academia and industry, 

developing an American STEM 

workforce that is globally competitive, 

and supporting female entrepreneurs 

and individuals from historically 

underrepresented groups in STEM 

through mentorship, education, and 

training. 

To that end, NSF built and has 

continued expanding an I-Corps 

National Innovation Network (NIN). 

NIN is a collection of NSF I-Corps 

Nodes and Sites that together with NSF 

implement the I-Corps program to grow 

and sustain the national innovation 

ecosystem. I-Corps Nodes are typically 

large, multi-institutional collaborations 

that deliver NSF national I-Corps Teams 

training curriculum as well as recruit 

and train the National I-Corps 

instructors. Sites are entrepreneurial 

centers located at individual colleges 

and universities to catalyze potential ICorps teams within their local 

institutions. Together, the Nodes and 

Sites serve as the backbone of the NIN. 

Recently, IIP published a new I-Corps 

Program Solicitation, NSF 20–529—NSF 

Innovation Corps Hubs Program (ICorpsTM Hubs), that has placed a strong 

emphasis on developing and further 

expanding the NIN. The I-Corps Hubs 

Program has strengthened the 

requirements to support a diverse and 

inclusive community of innovators, in 

that teams are encouraged to recruit 

diverse members at all levels. In 

addition, the I-Corps Hubs Program also 

provides new pathways for teams to 

qualify for the participation in the 

national I-Corps Teams program (at the 

Nodes). Through this solicitation, NSF 

seeks to evolve the current structure, in 

which NSF I-Corps Teams, Nodes, and 

Sites are funded through separate 

programs, towards a more integrated 

operational model capable of sustained 

operation at the scope and scale 

required to support the expansion of the 

NSF I-Corps Program as directed by 

AICA. 

In order to support the agency’s 

congressional reporting requirements in 

response to the AICA, we are asking 

NIN grantees to report the following 

information: 

• Expansion of NIN 

Æ Number of teams trained 

Æ Number of teams advancing to 

national I-Corps Teams program 

(applicable to I-Corps Hubs and ICorps Sites) 

• STEM Workforce 

Æ Team size (number of members on 

the team) 

Æ Team characteristics (participation 

of females, veterans, and 

underrepresented minorities) 

Æ Participant status at the time of 

program 

• Subsequent Commercialization 

Outcomes 

Æ Company formation 

Æ Following-on funding 

D SBIR Phase I, II funding 

D Other Federal Funding 

D Private Funding (including 

competition, and prize awards) 

Æ Revenues (sales, licensing fees, 

other operational cash flows) 

The reporting of this information is in 

addition to the agency’s annual report 

requirement for the grantees. Not only 

will the information help the agency 

report on NIN activities to Congress, 

they also provide managing Program 

Directors a means to monitor the 

operational states of these I-Corps Sites, 

Nodes, and Hubs, and ensure that their 

awards are in good standing. These data 

will also allow NSF to assess these 

awardees in terms of intellectual, 

broader, and commercial impacts that 

are core to our merit review criteria. 

Finally, in compliance with the 

Evidence Act of 2019, information 

collected will be used in satisfying 

congressional requests, responding to 

queries from the public, NSF’s external 

merit reviewers who serve as advisors, 

and NSF’s Office of the Inspector 

General, and supporting the agency’s 

policymaking and internal evaluation 

and assessment needs. 

Use of the Information: The 

information collected is primarily for 

the agency’s AICA Reporting 

requirements, and other congressional 

requests. 

Respondents: I-Corps Sites, Nodes, 

and Hubs Grantees. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,000. 

Average burden per reporting: 15 

minutes per respondent—10 minutes for 

the record of participation and five 

minutes for the follow-up survey for an 

estimate of 250 hours per year. 

Frequency: Twice a year—once for the 

record of participation and once for the 

follow-up survey. 

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 respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Dated: June 10, 2021. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12665 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2020–0162] 

Information Collection: Voluntary 

Reporting of Planned New Reactor 

Applications 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has recently 

submitted a request for renewal of an 

existing collection of information to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review. The information 

collection is entitled, ‘‘Voluntary 

Reporting of Planned New Reactor 

Applications.’’ 

DATES: Submit comments by July 16, 

2021. Comments received after this date 

will be considered if it is practical to do 

so, but the Commission is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— 

Open for Public Comments’’ or by using 

the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–415–2084; email: 

INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020– 

0162 when contacting the NRC about 

the availability of information for this 


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