OMB Notice of Approval 3145-0174 2020 Generic Personnel Cognitive

NOTICE OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ACTION
Date

04/08/2020

National Science Foundation

FOR CERTIFYING OFFICIAL:

George Strawn

FOR CLEARANCE OFFICER:

Suzanne Plimpton

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB has taken action on your request received
03/09/2020
ACTION REQUESTED: Generic IC
NCSES - Cognitive Interview Research for the 2020 Higher Education Research and Development
IC TITLE:
Survey
ICR REFERENCE NUMBER:
201905-3145-003
AGENCY ICR TRACKING NUMBER:
TITLE:

SRS-Generic Clearance of Survey Improvement Projects for the Division of Science Resources
Statistics
LIST OF INFORMATION COLLECTIONS: See next page
OMB ACTION: Approved without change
OMB CONTROL NUMBER:

3145-0174

The agency is required to display the OMB Control Number and inform respondents of its legal significance in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b).
EXPIRATION DATE: 07/31/2022

BURDEN:

DISCONTINUE DATE:

RESPONSES

HOURS

COSTS

Previous

8,680

11,180

512,379

New

7,595

15,610

757,866

0

0

0

-1,085

4,430

245,487

Change due to Agency Adjustment

0

0

0

Change due to PRA Violation

0

0

0

Difference
Change due to New Statute
Change due to Agency Discretion

TERMS OF CLEARANCE:

Terms of the Generic ICR remain in effect.

OMB Authorizing Official:

Dominic J. Mancini
Deputy and Acting Administrator,
Office Of Information And Regulatory Affairs

IC Title

Form No.

NCSES Att. 6, Attachment 3,
Methodological Study to Att. 4, Att. 5
Test Education Data
Collection Methods for
the 2021 Survey of
Earned Doctorates
(SED)

List of ICs
Form Name

CFR Citation

SED Degreee History
Data Collection Method
Test Condition E, SED
Degree History Data
Collection Method,
Doctorate and
Dissertation Research
Questions, SED Degreee
History Data Collection
Method Test Condition C,
SED Degreee History
Data Collection Method
Test Condition D

NCSES - Website
Redesign Testing
NCSES - State
Government R&D
Survey Cognitive
Interview Protocol
NCSES - Cognitive
Interview Research for
the 2020 Higher
Education Research
and Development
Survey
Total Hours Actually Used for Information Collections Under Currently Approved ICR:

Hrs/$/Resp
815 / 0 / 3,310

529 / 0 / 5,548
25 / 0 / 75

117 / 0 / 148

1,486