1993 NATIONAL STUDY OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY--INSTITUTION AND FACULTY QUESTIONNAIRES - FIELD TEST

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IC ID	Document Title	Status
135122	1993 NATIONAL STUDY OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY--INSTITUTION AND FACULTY QUESTIONNAIRES - FIELD TEST	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0608	ICR Reference No: 199201-1850-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 198804-1850-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 1993 NATIONAL STUDY OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY--INSTITUTION AND FACULTY QUESTIONNAIRES - FIELD TEST
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: 04/03/1992
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/08/1992
Terms of Clearance: Approved as amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 3/18/92, 3/25/92, 4/1/92, and 4/2/92. In addition, ED has agreed to the following terms -- Cover letters to respondents shall indicate that NSF and NEH are co sponsors, and shall include these agencies' endorsements. Cover lette shall also indicate the organizations lending support through the National Technical Review Panel. -- ED shall implement a separate field test for instructional staff in proprietary and less-than-two year institutions during FY 1993, and shall include this sector in the third cycle of NSOPF. -- ED shall develop a supply and demand model for higher education faculty as soon as possible, based on parameters from the 1993 NSOPF a other appropriate sources. -- Data on numbers of faculty actively being recruited by institutions will not be reported as equivalent to the number of faculty needed to meet student demand. -- ED shall match sample lists from the main study with lists from the field test, to ensure that faculty members are not sampled twice. Accordingly, ED's proposed revision to the Field Test letter indicatin that faculty respondents may be contacted again for the main study is not necessary and should be deleted.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/1993	12/31/1993
Responses	386	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	386	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: THE NATIONAL STUDY OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY (NSOPF) IS A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY. NSOPF WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE FIRST TIM IN 1988. THE 1993 NSOPF WILL FATHER AND UPDATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE BACKGROUND, RESPONSIBILITIES, COMPENSATION, AND ATTITUDES OF HIGHE EDUCATION FACULTY. THIS COMPONENT OF THE NSOPF IS FOR THE FACULTY AND INSTITUTION QUESTIONNAIRES.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
1993 NATIONAL STUDY OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY--INSTITUTION AND FACULTY QUESTIONNAIRES - FIELD TEST

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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	386	0	0	386	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	386	0	0	386	0	0
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:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 01/08/1992

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