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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 3145-0062	ICR Reference No: 202606-3145-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-3145-001
Agency/Subagency: NSF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/02/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/17/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	812	0	910
Time Burden (Hours)	16,952	0	20,202
Cost Burden (Dollars)	675,185	0	746,200

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	812	910	812	-910
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,952	20,202	16,952	-20,202
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	675,185	746,200	675,185	-746,200

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden estimates have been lowered from the previous clearance. This reflects increases in the number of institutions using EDI, and lower reported response burdens for all types of respondents

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,296,050

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Suzanne Plimpton

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