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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 68 / Friday, April 8, 2016 / Notices

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 4,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Extend a Current Information
Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request renewal of this collection. In
accordance with the requirement of
section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
we are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting
that OMB approve clearance of this
collection for three years.
Comments: Written comments are
invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the NSF, including whether
the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the NSF’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.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by June 7, 2016 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
For Additional Information or
Comments: 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 between 8:00 a.m. and

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Higher Education
Research and Development Survey
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0100.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
September 30, 2016.
Type of Request: Intent to Extend a
Current Information Collection.
Abstract: The Higher Education
Research and Development (R&D)
Survey (formerly known as the Survey
of R&D Expenditures at Universities and
Colleges) originated in fiscal year (FY)
1954 and has been conducted annually
since FY 1972. The survey represents
one facet of the higher education
component of the NSF’s National Center
for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) statistical program authorized
by the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 § 505,
codified in the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (NSF Act), as
amended, at 42 U.S.C. 1862. Under
paragraph ‘‘b’’, NCSES is directed to
‘‘(1) collect, acquire, analyze, report,
and disseminate statistical data related
to the science and engineering
enterprise in the U.S. and other nations
that is relevant and useful to
practitioners, researchers, policymakers,
and the public, including statistical data
on
(A) research and development trends;
(B) the science and engineering
workforce;
(C) U.S. competitiveness in science,
engineering, technology, and research
and development . . .’’
Use of the Information: The proposed
project will continue the annual survey
cycle for three years. The Higher
Education R&D Survey will provide
continuity of statistics on R&D
expenditures by source of funding, type
of R&D (basic research, applied
research, or development), and field of
research, with separate data requested
on research equipment by field. Further
breakdowns are collected on funds
passed through to subrecipients and
funds received as a subrecipient, and on
R&D expenditures by field from specific
federal agency sources. As of FY 2010,
the survey also requests total R&D
expenditures funded from foreign
sources, R&D within an institution’s
medical school, clinical trial
expenditures, R&D by type of funding
mechanism (contracts vs. grants), and
R&D by cost category (salaries,
equipment, software, etc.). The survey
also requests headcounts of principal
investigators and other personnel paid
from R&D funds.
Data are published in NSF’s annual
publication series Higher Education

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Research and Development, available on
the web at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
srvyherd/.
Expected respondents: The FY 2016
Higher Education R&D Survey will be
administered to an expected minimum
of 600 institutions. In addition, a shorter
version of the survey asking for R&D
expenditures by source of funding and
broad field will be sent to
approximately 300 institutions spending
under $1 million on R&D in their
previous fiscal year. Finally, a survey
requesting R&D expenditures by source
of funds, cost categories, and type of
R&D will be administered to the 42
Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers.
Estimate of burden: The survey is a
fully automated web data collection
effort and is handled primarily by
administrators in university sponsored
programs and accounting offices. To
minimize burden, institutions are
provided with an abundance of
guidance and resources on the web, and
are able to respond via downloadable
spreadsheet if desired. Each institution’s
record is pre-loaded with the 2 previous
years of comparable data that facilitate
editing and trend checking. Response to
this voluntary survey has exceeded 95
percent each year.
The average burden estimate is 54
hours for the approximately 650
institutions reporting over $1 million in
R&D expenditures, 8 hours for the
approximately 280 institutions reporting
less than $1 million, and 11 hours for
the 42 organizations completing the
FFRDC survey. The total calculated
burden across all forms is 37,802 hours.
Dated: April 5, 2016.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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