[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 41168-41169] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-19400] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Intent To Establish an Information Collection 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, Public Law 104-13. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register at 64 FR 8144 (February 18, 1999), and no comments were 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. Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the qualify, 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 appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for National Science Foundation, 725--17th Street, NW, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email to [email protected]. 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. DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before August 30, 1999. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 703-306-1125 x 2017. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 306- 1125 x 2017; 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 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. You also may obtain a copy of the data collection instrument and instruments from Ms. Plimpton. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: Impact of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Programs on Scientific Knowledge, Career Development of US Scientists, and US Institutional Capabilities for Research and Policy Development. OMB Number: 3145-New. Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to carry out a new information collection for one year. Abstract: ``Outcomes and Impacts of Research Programs of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)''. Proposed Project: The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, is a non-governmental, multilateral research institution created in 1972. IIASA's most recent 10-year strategic plan, adopted in 1992, focuses on research in three thematic areas: (1) Global Environmental Change; (2) Global Economic and Technological Transitions; and (3) Systems Methods for the Analysis of Global Issues. Its core research programs are funded by annual contributions from member countries. Since 1989 the US contribution has been funded by a series of grants from the National Science Foundation's Division of International Programs (NSF/INT). NSF is seeking to identify (1) the impacts of IIASA's research programs on scientific knowledge and on the education and careers of US scientists, and (2) the impacts of the information and options resulting from IIASA's research on public and private policy-related institutions in the United States. To achieve these objectives, data will be collected from senior US scientists who have conducted research at IIASA since the current strategic plan went into effect in 1992, and from US scientists who have been participants in IIASA's Young Summer Scientists [[Page 41169]] Program from 1992 through the time the data is collected. Respondents will be asked to respond to questions relevant to such factors as: (1) The impacts of their experience at IIASA on their future scientific work and career development; the impacts of IIASA's research on conceptual developments in their disciplines; and the impacts of the results of IIASA's research on US institutional capabilities for research and policy analysis. Use of the Information: The information will be used by NSF to assess the extent to which the results of research that has been supported at IIASA involving US researchers are consistent with the specific outcome goals defined in the context of the NSF Strategic Plan approved by OMB and the Congress, as required by the General Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Among NSF's five approved outcome goals, the three that are most relevant to its investments in research at IIASA are: Promoting discoveries at and across the frontier of science and engineering; facilitating connections between discoveries and their use in service to society; developing a diverse, globally oriented workforce of scientists and engineers. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 60 minutes per response. Respondents: Individuals. Estimated Number of Responses per Form: 125. Estimated Total Annual Burden of Respondents: 125 hours, broken down by 125 respondents at 1 hour per response. Frequency of Responses: One time. Dated: July 26, 1999. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc 99-19400 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555-01-M