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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Notice and request for
comments.
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
revisions to the Business Systems
Review (BSR) Guide. 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 should be
received by March 25, 2022 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Rm.
E 7400, Alexandria, VA 22314, or by
email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne Plimpton on (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
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day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
(including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
clearance request is for a renewal of the
NSF Business Systems Review Guide
(BSR). It aligns with the Uniform
Guidance (UG) and the NSF Research
Infrastructure Guide which is intended
for use by NSF staff and by external
proponents of major facility projects for
use in planning. The primary purpose of
this revision is to clarify the BSR
process, update references to the revised
UG, and address new requirements and
policy in the UG and NSF terms and
conditions. The draft version of the NSF
BSR Guide is available on the NSF
website at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/lfo/
lfo_documents.jsp. To facilitate review,
a Change Log with brief comment
explanations of the changes is provided
in the guide.
Comments: In addition to the type of
comments identified above, comments
are also 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
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
After obtaining and considering public
comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting OMB clearance
of this collection for no longer than 3
years.
Title of Collection: Business Systems
Review Guide.
OMB Approval Number: 3145–0255.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The National
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub. L.
81–507) set 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:
b Basic scientific research and
research fundamental to the engineering
process;
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b Programs to strengthen scientific
and engineering research potential;
b Science and engineering education
programs at all levels and in all the
various fields of science and
engineering;
b Programs that provide a source of
information for policy formulation; and
b Other activities to promote these
ends.
Among Federal agencies, NSF is a
leader in providing the academic
community with advanced
instrumentation needed to conduct
state-of-the-art research and to educate
the next generation of scientists,
engineers and technical workers. The
knowledge generated by these tools
sustains U.S. leadership in science and
engineering (S&E) to drive the U.S.
economy and secure the future. NSF’s
responsibility is to ensure that the
research and education communities
have access to these resources, and to
provide the support needed to utilize
them optimally, and implement timely
upgrades.
The scale of advanced
instrumentation ranges from small
research instruments to shared
resources or facilities that can be used
by entire communities. The demand for
such instrumentation is very high, and
is growing rapidly, along with the pace
of discovery. For major facilities and
shared infrastructure, the need is
particularly high. This trend is expected
to accelerate in the future as increasing
numbers of researchers and educators
rely on such large facilities,
instruments, and databases to provide
the reach to make the next intellectual
leaps.
NSF currently provides support for
facility construction from two accounts:
the Major Research Equipment and
Facility Construction (MREFC) account,
and the Research and Related Activities
(R&RA) account. The MREFC account,
established in FY 1995, is a separate
budget line item that provides an
agency-wide mechanism, permitting
directorates to undertake large facility
projects, roughly $100M or greater, and
mid-scale projects in the range of
approximately $20–$100M.
Facilities are defined as shared-use
infrastructure, instrumentation and
equipment that are accessible to a broad
community of researchers and/or
educators. Facilities may be centralized
or may consist of distributed
installations. They may incorporate
large-scale networking or computational
infrastructure, multi-user instruments or
networks of such instruments, or other
infrastructure, instrumentation and
equipment having a major impact on a
broad segment of a scientific or
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engineering discipline. Historically,
awards have been made for such diverse
projects as accelerators, telescopes,
research vessels and aircraft, and
geographically distributed but
networked sensors and instrumentation.
The growth and diversification of
large facility projects require that NSF
remain attentive to the ever-changing
issues and challenges inherent in their
planning, construction, operation,
management and oversight. Most
importantly, dedicated, competent NSF
and awardee staff are needed to manage
and oversee these projects; giving the
attention and oversight that good
practice dictates and that proper
accountability to taxpayers and
Congress demands. To this end, there is
also a need for consistent, documented
requirements and procedures to be
understood and used by NSF program
managers and awardees for all such
large projects.
Use of the Information: Facilities are
an essential part of the science and
engineering enterprise and supporting
them is one major responsibility of the
National Science Foundation (NSF).
NSF makes awards to external entities—
primarily universities, consortia of
universities or non-profit
organizations—to undertake
construction, management and
operation of facilities. Such awards
frequently take the form of cooperative
agreements. NSF does not directly
construct or operate the facilities it
supports. However, NSF retains
responsibility for overseeing their
development, management, and
successful performance.
Business Systems Reviews (BSR) of
NSF’s Major Facilities are designed to
provide reasonable assurance that the
business systems (people, processes,
and technologies) of NSF Recipients are
effective in meeting administrative
responsibilities and satisfying Federal
regulatory requirements, including
those listed in NSF’s Proposal & Award
Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
These reviews are not considered
audits but are intended to be assistive in
nature; aiding the Recipient in following
good practices where appropriate and
bringing them into compliance, if
needed. A team of BSR participants is
assembled to assess the Recipient’s
policies, procedures, and practices to
determine whether, taken collectively,
these administrative business systems
used in managing the Facility meet NSF
award expectations and comply with
Federal regulations.
The BSR Guide is designed for use by
both our customer community and NSF
staff for guidance in executing these
reviews. The BSR Guide defines the
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overall framework and structure and
summarizes the details outlined in the
internal operating guidelines and
procedures used by BSR Participants to
execute the review process.
Management principles and practices
are specified for seven core functional
areas (CFA) and are used by BSR
participants in performing these
evaluations. Roles and responsibilities
of the NSF stakeholders involved in the
process are outlined in the BSR Guide
as well as the expectations of the
Recipient.
This version of the Business Systems
Guide aligns with the Uniform
Guidance and the NSF Research
Infrastructure Guide. This Guide will be
updated periodically to reflect changes
in requirements, policies and/or
procedures. Award Recipients are
expected to monitor and adopt the
requirements and good practices
included in the Guide.
The submission of Award Recipient
and Project administrative business
process and procedural documentation
used in support of operations of the
Major Facilities is part of the collection
of information. This information is used
to help NSF fulfill this responsibility in
supporting merit-based research and
education projects in all the scientific
and engineering disciplines. The
Foundation also has a continuing
commitment to provide oversight on
facilities through their full life cycle
which must be balanced against
monitoring its information collection so
as to identify and address any excessive
review and reporting burdens.
NSF has approximately twenty (20)
Major Facilities in various stages of
design, construction, operations, and
divestment. The need for a BSR and
review scope is based on NSF’s internal
annual Major Facility Portfolio Risk
Assessment and the assessment of
various risks factors.
Burden to the Public: The Foundation
estimates that approximately one and
half (1.5) Full Time Equivalents (FTEs)
are necessary for a major facility to
respond to the requirements of a BSR;
or 3,120 hours. With an average of four
(4) BSRs conducted a year, this equates
to roughly 12,000 public burden hours
annually.
Dated: January 19, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer,National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 revisions to the Business Systems Review (BSR) Guide.
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 should be received by March 25, 2022 to be
assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Rm. E 7400,
Alexandria, VA 22314, or by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton on (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: This clearance request is for a renewal of
the NSF Business Systems Review Guide (BSR). It aligns with the Uniform
Guidance (UG) and the NSF Research Infrastructure Guide which is
intended for use by NSF staff and by external proponents of major
facility projects for use in planning. The primary purpose of this
revision is to clarify the BSR process, update references to the
revised UG, and address new requirements and policy in the UG and NSF
terms and conditions. The draft version of the NSF BSR Guide is
available on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/lfo/lfo_documents.jsp. To facilitate review, a Change Log with brief
comment explanations of the changes is provided in the guide.
Comments: In addition to the type of comments identified above,
comments are also 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 respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will
prepare the submission requesting OMB clearance of this collection for
no longer than 3 years.
Title of Collection: Business Systems Review Guide.
OMB Approval Number: 3145-0255.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to extend with revision an
information collection for three years.
Proposed Project: The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Pub.
L. 81-507) set 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:
[ballot] Basic scientific research and research fundamental to the
engineering process;
[ballot] Programs to strengthen scientific and engineering research
potential;
[ballot] Science and engineering education programs at all levels
and in all the various fields of science and engineering;
[ballot] Programs that provide a source of information for policy
formulation; and
[ballot] Other activities to promote these ends.
Among Federal agencies, NSF is a leader in providing the academic
community with advanced instrumentation needed to conduct state-of-the-
art research and to educate the next generation of scientists,
engineers and technical workers. The knowledge generated by these tools
sustains U.S. leadership in science and engineering (S&E) to drive the
U.S. economy and secure the future. NSF's responsibility is to ensure
that the research and education communities have access to these
resources, and to provide the support needed to utilize them optimally,
and implement timely upgrades.
The scale of advanced instrumentation ranges from small research
instruments to shared resources or facilities that can be used by
entire communities. The demand for such instrumentation is very high,
and is growing rapidly, along with the pace of discovery. For major
facilities and shared infrastructure, the need is particularly high.
This trend is expected to accelerate in the future as increasing
numbers of researchers and educators rely on such large facilities,
instruments, and databases to provide the reach to make the next
intellectual leaps.
NSF currently provides support for facility construction from two
accounts: the Major Research Equipment and Facility Construction
(MREFC) account, and the Research and Related Activities (R&RA)
account. The MREFC account, established in FY 1995, is a separate
budget line item that provides an agency-wide mechanism, permitting
directorates to undertake large facility projects, roughly $100M or
greater, and mid-scale projects in the range of approximately $20-
$100M.
Facilities are defined as shared-use infrastructure,
instrumentation and equipment that are accessible to a broad community
of researchers and/or educators. Facilities may be centralized or may
consist of distributed installations. They may incorporate large-scale
networking or computational infrastructure, multi-user instruments or
networks of such instruments, or other infrastructure, instrumentation
and equipment having a major impact on a broad segment of a scientific
or
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engineering discipline. Historically, awards have been made for such
diverse projects as accelerators, telescopes, research vessels and
aircraft, and geographically distributed but networked sensors and
instrumentation.
The growth and diversification of large facility projects require
that NSF remain attentive to the ever-changing issues and challenges
inherent in their planning, construction, operation, management and
oversight. Most importantly, dedicated, competent NSF and awardee staff
are needed to manage and oversee these projects; giving the attention
and oversight that good practice dictates and that proper
accountability to taxpayers and Congress demands. To this end, there is
also a need for consistent, documented requirements and procedures to
be understood and used by NSF program managers and awardees for all
such large projects.
Use of the Information: Facilities are an essential part of the
science and engineering enterprise and supporting them is one major
responsibility of the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF makes
awards to external entities--primarily universities, consortia of
universities or non-profit organizations--to undertake construction,
management and operation of facilities. Such awards frequently take the
form of cooperative agreements. NSF does not directly construct or
operate the facilities it supports. However, NSF retains responsibility
for overseeing their development, management, and successful
performance.
Business Systems Reviews (BSR) of NSF's Major Facilities are
designed to provide reasonable assurance that the business systems
(people, processes, and technologies) of NSF Recipients are effective
in meeting administrative responsibilities and satisfying Federal
regulatory requirements, including those listed in NSF's Proposal &
Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
These reviews are not considered audits but are intended to be
assistive in nature; aiding the Recipient in following good practices
where appropriate and bringing them into compliance, if needed. A team
of BSR participants is assembled to assess the Recipient's policies,
procedures, and practices to determine whether, taken collectively,
these administrative business systems used in managing the Facility
meet NSF award expectations and comply with Federal regulations.
The BSR Guide is designed for use by both our customer community
and NSF staff for guidance in executing these reviews. The BSR Guide
defines the overall framework and structure and summarizes the details
outlined in the internal operating guidelines and procedures used by
BSR Participants to execute the review process. Management principles
and practices are specified for seven core functional areas (CFA) and
are used by BSR participants in performing these evaluations. Roles and
responsibilities of the NSF stakeholders involved in the process are
outlined in the BSR Guide as well as the expectations of the Recipient.
This version of the Business Systems Guide aligns with the Uniform
Guidance and the NSF Research Infrastructure Guide. This Guide will be
updated periodically to reflect changes in requirements, policies and/
or procedures. Award Recipients are expected to monitor and adopt the
requirements and good practices included in the Guide.
The submission of Award Recipient and Project administrative
business process and procedural documentation used in support of
operations of the Major Facilities is part of the collection of
information. This information is used to help NSF fulfill this
responsibility in supporting merit-based research and education
projects in all the scientific and engineering disciplines. The
Foundation also has a continuing commitment to provide oversight on
facilities through their full life cycle which must be balanced against
monitoring its information collection so as to identify and address any
excessive review and reporting burdens.
NSF has approximately twenty (20) Major Facilities in various
stages of design, construction, operations, and divestment. The need
for a BSR and review scope is based on NSF's internal annual Major
Facility Portfolio Risk Assessment and the assessment of various risks
factors.
Burden to the Public: The Foundation estimates that approximately
one and half (1.5) Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) are necessary for a
major facility to respond to the requirements of a BSR; or 3,120 hours.
With an average of four (4) BSRs conducted a year, this equates to
roughly 12,000 public burden hours annually.
Dated: January 19, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer,National Science Foundation.
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