[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 100 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24167-24168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10750]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
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. NSF is forwarding
the proposed submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second
notice. The full submission (including comments) may be found at:
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by June 26,
2017, to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be
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considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite
1265, Arlington, Virginia 22230; 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).
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: This is the second notice for public
comment; the first was published in the Federal Register at 81 FR
93967, and no comments were received.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Foundation, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Foundation's estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title of Collection: Evaluation of the National Science
Foundation's Innovation Corps Team Program.
OMB Clearance Number: 3145--NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an
information collection.
Abstract: The Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program was established in
2011 as part of NSF's efforts to encourage a culture of innovation
among recipients of research grants. The program provides support and
guidance to selected grantees on how to pursue commercial applications
of their research. The I-Corps Teams 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
research-derived products.
NSF is supporting the evaluation of the program that includes a
rigorous longitudinal outcome/impact evaluation of the I-Corps Team
Program using a quasi-experimental design to understand I-Corps impact
on teams that go through the program and its impact on team members and
academic culture.
The Office of Management and Budget has previously provided
clearance for 3 data collection efforts associated with the I-Corps
workshops targeting I-Corps grantees. These refer to: (1) A pre-course
survey (2) a post-course survey and (3) a longitudinal survey of
principal investigators in the program. This request builds on this
previously approved information collection for NSF's Engineering IIP
Program Monitoring Clearance (OMB Control No. 3145-0238).
This information collection request relates to (1) a proposed
survey of principal investigators (PIs) in comparable non-I-Corps NSF
projects and (2) In-depth interviews with 10 I-Corps and 10 comparable
non-I-Corps teams.
The survey will begin with an initial screening module to identify
PIs who have received support for projects with commercial potential
and who have desire to act on that potential but have not received an
I-Corps grant. PIs with non-Corps NSF-funded projects awarded between
2009 and 2013 will be surveyed. PIs who reported active interest in
commercial potential for their research projects will be asked to
complete an additional module adapted from the I-Corps Longitudinal
Data Collection already approved by OMB for I-Corps team members. The
longitudinal survey collects information on project outputs and
outcomes related to commercialization of research-based products. PIs
not interested in the commercial potential of their research will stop
the survey after completing the screening module.
In addition to the comparison between the I-Corps teams and a
comparable group based on survey results, the study also includes in-
depth interviews to gain an understanding of the influence of
participation in the I-Corps program on PIs and other team members as
well as to compare the impact of the I-Corps program on industry
collaborations and other networking activities. Half of all in-depth
interviews will be conducted over the phone while the other half will
take place during site visits to the home institutions of the teams
selected for the study.
Affected Public: Non-I-Corps Grant recipients of NSF Programs
common in the background of I-Corps Teams Program PIs for the survey
and 10 I-Corps and 10 non-I-Corps research teams and networks.
Total Respondents: 8,709.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,245 hours.
Dated: May 22, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2017-10750 Filed 5-24-17; 8:45 am]
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