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

Citation87 FR 13333
Record Number2022-05008
Published date09 March 2022
SectionNotices
CourtNational Science Foundation
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 13333]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2022-05008]
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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 are providing 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 May 9, 2022
                to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date will be
                considered to the 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 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: September 30, 2022.
                 Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to renew an information
                collection.
                 Overview of this Information Collection: The Partnerships for
                Research and Education in Materials (PREM) aims to enhance diversity 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
                diversity.
                 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 diversity 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) diversity, (6) management, and (7) budget issues.
                 For each of the categories the report will describe overall
                objectives for the year, 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: 50 hours per PREM for 32 PREMs for a total of
                1,600 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: March 4, 2022.
                Suzanne H. Plimpton,
                Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
                [FR Doc. 2022-05008 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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