2014 Pilot Early Career Doctorates Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1_2013_ECDS_OMB_Supporting_Statement_Part_A_040714 Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-04-30
5_Attachment_D_Confidentiality_Security_040714.doc Supplementary Document	2014-04-30
2_Attachment_A_ECDS_Contact_Strategy_Narrative_040114.docx Supplementary Document	2014-04-30
7.1_Attachment_F_FederalRegisterNotice_2013-08153.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-04-30
7.2_Attachment_F_FederalRegisterNotice_Amended_2013-08619.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-04-30
ECDS Survey SS Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2014-04-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
211475	Early Career Doctorates Survey Other-Survey	New
211474	Stage 2: Individual Survey - ECD Contactor Instruction	New
211473	Stage 1: Frame Creation - List Coordinator Other-Instruction - please refer to pages 23-38 for specific LC	New
211472	Stage 1: Frame Creation - High Authority Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3145-0235	ICR Reference No: 201404-3145-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NSF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2014 Pilot Early Career Doctorates Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/18/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/01/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	7,193	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,803	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Early Career Doctorates Project was established to gather in-depth information about early career doctorates (ECDs), including postdoctoral researchers (postdocs). Early career doctorates are critical to the success of the U.S. scientific enterprise and will influence U.S. and global scientific markets for years to come. Despite their importance, current surveys of this population are limited, and extant workforce studies are insufficient for all doctorates who contribute to the U.S. economy. The NSF's Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) are limited to individuals who received their research doctorates from U.S. academic institutions, thereby excluding individuals who earned their professional doctorates and those who earned doctorates from institutions outside the United States but are currently employed in the United States. The NSF's Survey of Graduate Students and Postdocotrates in Science and Engineering (GSS) provides aggregate level data for all postdocs and nonfaculty researchers regardless of where they earned the degree. However, the GSS is limited to science, engineering, and selected health (SEH) fields in U.S. academic institutions and their related research facilities and is collected at the program rather than individual level. Through its multi-year Postdoc Data Project, NCSES determined the need for and the feasibility of gathering information about postdocs and other ECDs working in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1862 Name of Law: National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 21162	04/09/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 24756	05/01/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Stage 1: Frame Creation - List Coordinator
Stage 2: Individual Survey - ECD Contactor
Early Career Doctorates Survey
Stage 1: Frame Creation - High Authority

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	7,193	0	0	7,193	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,803	0	0	4,803	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new survey for NSF.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,800,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/01/2014

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