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whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• 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,
(e.g., permitting electronic submission
of responses).
Agency: DOL–ETA.
Type of Review: New collection.
Title of Collection: Federal Pell Grants
and the Payment of Unemployment
Benefits to Individuals in Approved
Training.
Form: N/A.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0NEW.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
53.
Frequency: 2,120.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
112,360.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: 5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 561,800 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Angela Hanks,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
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ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before February 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
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the collection of information is
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including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202–
693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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Federal employee who sustains a workrelated injury is entitled to receive
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If that injury is caused under
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to require the employee to assign his or
her right of action to the United States
or to prosecute the action in his or her
own name. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on September 9, 2021 (86 FR
50559).
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DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Statement of
Recovery Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0001.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; Private Sector—Businesses
or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,164.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,164.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
580 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $21.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Nora Hernandez,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: (22–001)]
Requirement for NASA Recipients of
Financial Assistance Awards To
Obtain a Quotation From Small and/or
Minority Businesses, Women’s
Business Enterprises and Labor
Surplus Area Firms
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
new term and condition that requires
recipients of NASA financial assistance
to obtain a quotation from small and/or
minority businesses, women’s business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms.
AGENCY:
The Grants Policy and
Compliance Branch (GPC) in the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration’s (NASA) Office of the
Chief Financial Officer is soliciting
public comment on the Agency’s
proposed implementation of a new term
and condition that requires recipients of
NASA financial assistance to obtain a
quotation from small and/or minority
businesses, women’s business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms
when the acquisition of goods or
services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold. In response to the
Executive Order, Advancing Racial
Equity and Support for Underserved
SUMMARY:
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Communities Through the Federal
Government, NASA has been working to
identify and address barriers that
underserved communities and
individuals may face in taking
advantage of procurement, contracting,
or grant opportunities. To address these
barriers, NASA has taken a few actions
including proposing the term and
condition described above. NASA is
taking this action to ensure that entities
funded by NASA are compliant with the
procurement standards in the uniform
guidance. NASA’s expectation is that
this action will result in an increase in
contracting opportunities for small and/
or minority businesses, women’s
business enterprises and labor surplus
area firms that contract with NASA
financial assistance recipients.
DATES: Comments must be received by
February 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Headquarters, 300
E Street SW, Rm. 6O87, Washington, DC
20546 or sent by email to HQfedregcomments@nasa.gov; Phone
Number: 202–358–2180, FAX Number:
202–358–3336. We encourage
respondents to submit comments
electronically to ensure timely receipt.
We cannot guarantee that comments
mailed will be received before the
comment closing date. Please include
‘‘Requirement to obtain a quotation from
small and/or minority businesses,
women’s business enterprises or labor
surplus area firms’’ in the subject line of
the email message. Please also include
the full body of your comments in the
text of the message and as an
attachment. Include your name, title,
organization, postal address, telephone
number, and email address in your
message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christiane S. Diallo, email:
Christiane.diallo@nasa.gov, telephone
(202) 358–5179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 25, 2021, President Biden
issued E.O. 13985, Advancing Racial
Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
Government, outlining a comprehensive
approach to advancing equity for all,
including people of color and others
who have been historically underserved,
marginalized, and adversely affected by
persistent poverty and inequality. Given
that advancing equity requires a
systematic approach to embedding
fairness in the decision-making process,
the E.O. instructs agencies to recognize
and work to redress inequities in their
policies and programs that serve as
barriers to equal opportunity.
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In response to E.O. 13985, NASA has
been working to identify and address
barriers that underserved communities
and individuals may face in taking
advantage of procurement, contracting,
or grant opportunities. Through focused
engagement with stakeholders and
comments received from 86 FR 31735,
June 15, 2021, Request for Information
on Advancing Racial Equity and
Support for Underserved Communities
in NASA Programs, Contracts and
Grants Process, NASA has learned that
access to information and a lack of
resources and opportunities are just
some of the barriers faced by
underserved communities. As such,
GPC has reviewed NASA’s grants
management policies and procedures
and has identified a few actions that can
be taken to reduce these barriers,
including a proposed implementation of
a new term and condition that requires
recipients of NASA financial assistance
to obtain a quotation from small and/or
minority businesses, women’s business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms
when the acquisition of goods or
services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold.
The full text of the new term and
condition is provided below:
Requirement To Obtain a Quotation
From Small and/or Minority
Businesses, Women’s Business
Enterprises or Labor Surplus Area
Firms
Pursuant to the requirements in 2 CFR
200.321, Contracting with small and
minority businesses, women’s business
enterprises, and labor surplus area
firms, grant and cooperative agreement
recipients shall, to the extent
practicable, obtain at least one quotation
in response to a recipient-issued
Request for Quotation (RFQ) from a
small and/or minority business,
women’s business enterprise or labor
surplus area firms when the acquisition
of goods or services exceeds the
simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)
as defined in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) part 2.101, Definitions
(currently the SAT is $250,000). In the
event that recipients are unable to
obtain at least one quote from a small
and/or minority business women’s
business enterprise or labor surplus area
firm, a written justification indicating
why this was not possible must be
maintained in the recipient’s records.
End of Proposed Term and Condition
Implementation
Upon receipt and resolution of all
comments, it is NASA’s intention to
implement the new term through a
revision to the NASA Grant and
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Cooperative Agreement Manual
(GCAM). These revised terms and
conditions will become effective thirty
days from the final notice publication
date in the Federal Register and will be
available in the GCAM.
The new term and condition will be
applied to all new NASA awards and
funding amendments to existing awards
made on or after the effective date.
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
for a new data collection. In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
an 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
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must be received within March 14, 2022
to be assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Please send comments to the address
below.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
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telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email
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Title of Collection: Generic Clearance
for the Convergence Accelerator
Evaluation & Monitoring Plan.
OMB Number: 3145–NEW.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: (22-001)]
Requirement for NASA Recipients of Financial Assistance Awards To
Obtain a Quotation From Small and/or Minority Businesses, Women's
Business Enterprises and Labor Surplus Area Firms
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Request for public comment on new term and condition that
requires recipients of NASA financial assistance to obtain a quotation
from small and/or minority businesses, women's business enterprises or
labor surplus area firms.
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SUMMARY: The Grants Policy and Compliance Branch (GPC) in the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Office of the Chief
Financial Officer is soliciting public comment on the Agency's proposed
implementation of a new term and condition that requires recipients of
NASA financial assistance to obtain a quotation from small and/or
minority businesses, women's business enterprises or labor surplus area
firms when the acquisition of goods or services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold. In response to the Executive Order, Advancing
Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
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Communities Through the Federal Government, NASA has been working to
identify and address barriers that underserved communities and
individuals may face in taking advantage of procurement, contracting,
or grant opportunities. To address these barriers, NASA has taken a few
actions including proposing the term and condition described above.
NASA is taking this action to ensure that entities funded by NASA are
compliant with the procurement standards in the uniform guidance.
NASA's expectation is that this action will result in an increase in
contracting opportunities for small and/or minority businesses, women's
business enterprises and labor surplus area firms that contract with
NASA financial assistance recipients.
DATES: Comments must be received by February 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Rm. 6O87,
Washington, DC 20546 or sent by email to [email protected];
Phone Number: 202-358-2180, FAX Number: 202-358-3336. We encourage
respondents to submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt.
We cannot guarantee that comments mailed will be received before the
comment closing date. Please include ``Requirement to obtain a
quotation from small and/or minority businesses, women's business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms'' in the subject line of the
email message. Please also include the full body of your comments in
the text of the message and as an attachment. Include your name, title,
organization, postal address, telephone number, and email address in
your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christiane S. Diallo, email:
[email protected], telephone (202) 358-5179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued
E.O. 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal Government, outlining a comprehensive
approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and
others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and
adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. Given that
advancing equity requires a systematic approach to embedding fairness
in the decision-making process, the E.O. instructs agencies to
recognize and work to redress inequities in their policies and programs
that serve as barriers to equal opportunity.
In response to E.O. 13985, NASA has been working to identify and
address barriers that underserved communities and individuals may face
in taking advantage of procurement, contracting, or grant
opportunities. Through focused engagement with stakeholders and
comments received from 86 FR 31735, June 15, 2021, Request for
Information on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities in NASA Programs, Contracts and Grants Process, NASA has
learned that access to information and a lack of resources and
opportunities are just some of the barriers faced by underserved
communities. As such, GPC has reviewed NASA's grants management
policies and procedures and has identified a few actions that can be
taken to reduce these barriers, including a proposed implementation of
a new term and condition that requires recipients of NASA financial
assistance to obtain a quotation from small and/or minority businesses,
women's business enterprises or labor surplus area firms when the
acquisition of goods or services exceeds the simplified acquisition
threshold.
The full text of the new term and condition is provided below:
Requirement To Obtain a Quotation From Small and/or Minority
Businesses, Women's Business Enterprises or Labor Surplus Area Firms
Pursuant to the requirements in 2 CFR 200.321, Contracting with
small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor
surplus area firms, grant and cooperative agreement recipients shall,
to the extent practicable, obtain at least one quotation in response to
a recipient-issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) from a small and/or
minority business, women's business enterprise or labor surplus area
firms when the acquisition of goods or services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold (SAT) as defined in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) part 2.101, Definitions (currently the SAT is
$250,000). In the event that recipients are unable to obtain at least
one quote from a small and/or minority business women's business
enterprise or labor surplus area firm, a written justification
indicating why this was not possible must be maintained in the
recipient's records.
End of Proposed Term and Condition Implementation
Upon receipt and resolution of all comments, it is NASA's intention
to implement the new term through a revision to the NASA Grant and
Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM). These revised terms and conditions
will become effective thirty days from the final notice publication
date in the Federal Register and will be available in the GCAM.
The new term and condition will be applied to all new NASA awards
and funding amendments to existing awards made on or after the
effective date.
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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