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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; National
Science Foundation Proposal/Award
Information—NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to renew this collection. In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
opportunity for public comment on this
action. After obtaining and considering
public comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by July 29, 2019 to be
assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email
to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: ‘‘National Science
Foundation Proposal/Award
Information—NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide.’’
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0058.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2020.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years.
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The primary purpose of this revision is
to update the PAPPG to incorporate a
number of policy-related changes and
clarifications of language. The draft NSF
PAPPG is now available for your review
and consideration on the NSF website at
https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. To
facilitate review, revised text has been
highlighted in yellow throughout the
document to identify significant
changes. A brief comment explanation
of the change also is provided.
Proposed Project: The National
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub. L.
81–507) sets forth NSF’s mission and
purpose:
‘‘To promote the progress of science;
to advance the national health,
prosperity, and welfare; to secure the
national defense. . . .’’
The Act authorized and directed NSF
to initiate and support:
• Basic scientific research and
research fundamental to the engineering
process;
• Programs to strengthen scientific
and engineering research potential;
• Science and engineering education
programs at all levels and in all the
various fields of science and
engineering;
• Programs that provide a source of
information for policy formulation; and
• Other activities to promote these
ends.
NSF’s core purpose resonates clearly
in everything it does: Promoting
achievement and progress in science
and engineering and enhancing the
potential for research and education to
contribute to the Nation. While NSF’s
vision of the future and the mechanisms
it uses to carry out its charges have
evolved significantly over the last six
decades, its ultimate mission remains
the same.
Use of the Information: The regular
submission of proposals to the
Foundation is part of the collection of
information and is used to help NSF
fulfill this responsibility by initiating
and supporting merit-selected research
and education projects in all the
scientific and engineering disciplines.
NSF receives more than 50,000
proposals annually for new projects,
and makes approximately 11,000 new
awards.
Support is made primarily through
grants, contracts, and other agreements
awarded to approximately 2,000
colleges, universities, academic
consortia, nonprofit institutions, and
small businesses. The awards are based
mainly on merit evaluations of
proposals submitted to the Foundation.
The Foundation has a continuing
commitment to monitor the operations
of its information collection to identify
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and address excessive reporting burdens
as well as to identify any real or
apparent inequities based on gender,
race, ethnicity, or disability of the
proposed principal investigator(s)/
project director(s) or the co-principal
investigator(s)/co-project director(s).
Burden on the Public: The Foundation
estimates that an average of 120 hours
is expended for each proposal
submitted. An estimated 50,000
proposals are expected during the
course of one year for a total of
6,000,000 public burden hours
annually.
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: May 23, 2019.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information--NSF Proposal
and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public
comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by July 29,
2019 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to the
address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to [email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: ``National Science Foundation Proposal/Award
Information--NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide.''
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0058.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2020.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years. The primary purpose of this
revision is to update the PAPPG to incorporate a number of policy-
related changes and clarifications of language. The draft NSF PAPPG is
now available for your review and consideration on the NSF website at
https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/. To facilitate review, revised text
has been highlighted in yellow throughout the document to identify
significant changes. A brief comment explanation of the change also is
provided.
Proposed Project: The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub.
L. 81-507) sets forth NSF's mission and purpose:
``To promote the progress of science; to advance the national
health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense. . .
.''
The Act authorized and directed NSF to initiate and support:
Basic scientific research and research fundamental to the
engineering process;
Programs to strengthen scientific and engineering research
potential;
Science and engineering education programs at all levels
and in all the various fields of science and engineering;
Programs that provide a source of information for policy
formulation; and
Other activities to promote these ends.
NSF's core purpose resonates clearly in everything it does:
Promoting achievement and progress in science and engineering and
enhancing the potential for research and education to contribute to the
Nation. While NSF's vision of the future and the mechanisms it uses to
carry out its charges have evolved significantly over the last six
decades, its ultimate mission remains the same.
Use of the Information: The regular submission of proposals to the
Foundation is part of the collection of information and is used to help
NSF fulfill this responsibility by initiating and supporting merit-
selected research and education projects in all the scientific and
engineering disciplines. NSF receives more than 50,000 proposals
annually for new projects, and makes approximately 11,000 new awards.
Support is made primarily through grants, contracts, and other
agreements awarded to approximately 2,000 colleges, universities,
academic consortia, nonprofit institutions, and small businesses. The
awards are based mainly on merit evaluations of proposals submitted to
the Foundation.
The Foundation has a continuing commitment to monitor the
operations of its information collection to identify and address
excessive reporting burdens as well as to identify any real or apparent
inequities based on gender, race, ethnicity, or disability of the
proposed principal investigator(s)/project director(s) or the co-
principal investigator(s)/co-project director(s).
Burden on the Public: The Foundation estimates that an average of
120 hours is expended for each proposal submitted. An estimated 50,000
proposals are expected during the course of one year for a total of
6,000,000 public burden hours annually.
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: May 23, 2019.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2019-11124 Filed 5-28-19; 8:45 am]
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