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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 35830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14466]

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, VA 22314, 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).
    Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling 703-292-7556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Title of Collection: NSF Research Experience and Mentoring Survey.
    OMB Number: 3145-NEW.
    Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish 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 and the Engineering 
Research Centers (ERC). The REM Program may also enable the building of 
long-term collaborative partnerships among EFRI- and ERC-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. The REM 
program seeks to collect data from research participants and 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 of Burden: Estimated at 180 hours for a one-time 
collection.
    Respondents: All REM research participants will be invited to 
respond to the survey. The REM research participants include high 
school students, STEM teachers, undergraduate STEM students, and 
faculty.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 540 (representing a 60% response 
rate).

    Dated: June 30, 2021.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2021-14466 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]
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