Approved as
amended by NSF's memoranda to OMB of 12/17/92 and 12/29/92 In
addition, NSF has agreed to the following conditions: -- The
payment of a $5 incentive to respondents is not approved. NSF
achieved a sufficiently high response rate during the field test
witho the use of an incentive, and NSF has taken additional steps
to maximiz response rates for the full study. -- In question D10,
NSF shall insert the phrase "during that time" at the end of the
question stem, to make the questions consistent with D1 in
referring to the time frame cited in D9. -- Approval of the
disability question for this survey (D24) has no bearing on the
disability question as phrased for the Survey of Earned Doctorates
(SED). NSF has proposed an abbreviated version of the question in
the SED within a memorandum for this clearance package; OM will
discuss the implications of abbreviating the question during revi
of the SED.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/1994
04/30/1994
216,000
0
0
90,000
0
0
0
0
0
THIS DATA COLLECTED IN THIS SURVEY
WILL ENABLE NSF TO PARTIALLY FULFILL THE REQUIREMENT TO SERVE AS A
CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION ON THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
POPULATION OF THE U.S. THAT INFORMATION ALLOWS FOR POLICY AND
PLANNING ACTIVITIES BY OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE INDUSTRY
AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.
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:
(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;
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.