This collection
is approved based on the revised materials provided by the
Department.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2015
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2012
400
0
200
400
0
400
0
0
0
The purpose of this information
collection is to collect applications for the NIST Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. The application
criteria and requirements are described in the Proposal Review
Process and Evaluation Criteria section of the Federal Funding
Opportunity (FFO) notice. The information is collected from
applicant students and is used by the Program Directors and
technical evaluators to determine eligible students, select
students for the program using the Evaluation Criteria, and place
students in appropriate research projects that match their needs,
interests, and academic preparation.
Adjustments NIST is requesting
to add the Boulder campus and Student Application instrument to the
SURF Program, an increase of 100 respondents/responses. The
Gaithersburg campus estimates an increase of approximately 100
applications based on usage since the previous submission (from 200
to 300). NIST is also proposing to reduce the estimated response
time to complete an application package from 2 hours to 1 hour,
which would decrease the previously approved burden hours from 400
to 300 hours (-100). This decrease was determined based on direct
feedback received from previous applicants of the program. Adjusted
Totals: Respondents/responses increased from 200 to 400 but the
burden hours remain the same, 400, due to decrease in response
time.
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.