2017 Early Career Doctorates Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Attachment H.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-21
Attachment G.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-21
Attachment A.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-21
Attachment D.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-20
Attachment I.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-20
Attachment F.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-07-19
1_2017 ECDS OMB Supporting Statement_Part A (Updated 25Sept2017).pdf Supporting Statement A	2017-09-25
1_2017 ECDS OMB Supporting Statement_Part B (Updated 25Sept2017).pdf Supporting Statement B	2017-09-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
227640	Stage 2: Individual Survey - Communication Coordinators Instruction	New
227639	Stage 1: Frame Creatoin - Communication Coordinator Instruction	New
227630	Early Career Doctorates - Ineligible Respondents Other-Survey - see the first two pages for instructions	New
211475	Early Career Doctorates Survey Other-Survey	Modified
211474	Stage 2: Individual Survey - High Authorities Instruction	Modified
211473	Stage 1: Frame Creation - List Coordinator Instruction	Modified
211472	Stage 1: Frame Creation - High Authority Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3145-0235	ICR Reference No: 201707-3145-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201404-3145-002
Agency/Subagency: NSF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2017 Early Career Doctorates Survey
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/25/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2017
Terms of Clearance: This clearance covers only one year of data collection. NSF will present the findings of its evaluation to OMB before finalizing future decisions about the timing, population coverage, survey content, and sample design for the ECDS.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	19,890	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	12,641	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Early career doctorates (post docs) are critical to the success of the U.S. scientific enterprise and will influence U.S. and global scientific markets for years to come. 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.The Early Career Doctorates Project is designed to gather in-depth information about a nationally representative sample of early career doctorates (ECDs), including postdoctoral researchers (postdocs). In addition to generating nationally representative data from ECD that can be used by funding agencies, policy makers, and other researchers to better understand the labor markets for and work experiences of recent doctorate recipients, the current collection is designed to identify the role of the ECDS in the context of NCSES’s suite of science and engineering workforce surveys (the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, the Survey of Earned Doctorates, and the National Survey of College Graduates. The findings from this evaluation will guide the future decisions for the ECDS including the timing, population coverage, survey content, and sample design for any future surveys of the ECD population.

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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:
	81 FR 35805	06/03/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 33929	07/21/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Early Career Doctorates - Ineligible Respondents
Stage 1: Frame Creatoin - Communication Coordinator
Stage 1: Frame Creation - List Coordinator
Stage 2: Individual Survey - High Authorities
Early Career Doctorates Survey
Stage 1: Frame Creation - High Authority
Stage 2: Individual Survey - Communication Coordinators

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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	19,890	0	0	12,697	0	7,193
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,641	0	0	7,838	0	4,803
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The Increase in burden is due to the increase in the number of respondents. while the decrease in the time it takes to complete the survey is due to an evaluation of the pilot survey.

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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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 07/21/2017

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