Approved as
amended by ED's memos to OMB of 11/12/97 and 11/18/97 as well as
ED's revised submission of these forms which eliminated the
Checklist and Information Sheet and the Reconciliation Form and
combined the Faculty List Documentation Form and the Instructions
for Preparing Machine-Readable Lists of Faculty. In addition ED
agrees to the following: 1) ED will include in both the cover
letter to the Institution Coordinator and the Chief Administrative
Officer a description of the various technology options avaliable
as described in Response #1 of the 11/18 memo; 2) If there are any
changes or additions to this approval request due to actions taken
by NSF or NEH, ED will provide an addendum to this approval
request; 3) Following the completion of this field test, ED will
submit to OMB the field test results, any changes or additions to
the field test to be used in the full study, and a form 83-C to
account for the difference in burden between the field study and
the full study.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2000
11/30/2000
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The third cycle of the NSOPF is being
conducted in response to a continuing need for data on faculty and
instructions. The study will provide information about faculty in
postsecondary institutions, which is key to learning about the
quality of education and research in these institutions. This study
will expand the information about faculty and instructional staff
in two ways--allowing comparisons to be made over time and
examining critical issues surrounding faculty that have developed
since the first two studies. This clearance request covers field
test and full scale activities for the first....
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.