Name of Information Collection: Financial Assistance Awards/Grants and Cooperative Agreements, 17273-17274 [2023-05863]

Agencies

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17273-17274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05863]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[NOTICE: 23-023]


Name of Information Collection: Financial Assistance Awards/
Grants and Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collections.

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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections.

DATES: Comments are due by May 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for these information 
collections should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of these information collection instruments and instructions 
should be directed to Bill Edwards-Bodmer, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, call 757-
864-3292, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

2700-0092

I. Abstract

    This is a notice to revise OMB control number 2700-0092 to include 
a voluntary demographic information collection that is currently 
represented by 2700-0161. This collection is required to ensure proper 
accounting of Federal funds and property provided under financial 
assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) per 2 CFR 200--
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements for Federal Awards. 2 CFR 200, subparts A through F, 
applies to all NASA award recipients except for for-profit 
organizations. Only Subparts A through D of 2 CFR 200 apply to for-
profit organizations. Reporting and recordkeeping are prescribed at 2 
CFR part 1800--Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and 
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The requirements in 2 CFR part 
1800 are applicable to awards that NASA issues to non-Federal entities, 
government, for-profit organization, and foreign organizations as 
allowed by 2 CFR 200.101, Applicability.

II. Methods of Collection

    Grant and cooperative agreement proposals are submitted 
electronically through the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated 
Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) or Grants.gov. The use of these 
systems reduces the need for proposers to submit multiple copies to the 
agency. Proposers may submit multiple proposals and notices of intent 
to different funding announcements without registering in NSPIRES each 
time.

Basis of Estimate

    Approximately 7,000 NASA financial assistance awards are open at 
any one time. It is estimated that out of the 9,900 proposals received 
each year, NASA awards approximately 1,977 new awards. The period of 
performance for each financial assistance award is usually three to 
five years. Performance

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reports are filed annually, and historical records indicate that, on 
average, 1,625 changes to these reports are submitted annually. The 
total number of respondents is based on the average number of proposals 
that are received each year and the average number of active grants and 
cooperative agreements that are managed each year. The total number of 
hours spent on each task was estimated through historical records and 
experience of former recipients. Using past calculations, the total 
cost was estimated using the average salary (wages and benefits) for a 
GS-12 step 5.

III. Data

    Title: Financial Assistance Awards/Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements.
    OMB Number: 2700-0092.
    Type of review: Revision of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Non-profits, institutions of higher educations, 
government, and for-profit entities.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 300.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 36.
    Annual Responses: 10,800.
    Estimated Time per Response: 120 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,296,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $47,952,000.00.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

2700-0161

I. Abstract

    A Federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a Federal 
agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or 
stimulation authorized by a law of the United States. The NASA 
Procurement Office supports NASA research, science, and education 
communities through the award of research/education/and training grants 
in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. NASA 
has a continuing commitment to identify and address inequities 
associated with its grant review and awards processes. To support that 
commitment, NASA implemented a process to collect demographic data from 
grant applicants for the purpose of analyzing demographic differences 
associated with its award processes. Information collected includes the 
name, gender, race, ethnicity, disability status, citizenship status, 
education, and career data of the respondents. Submission of the 
information is voluntary and is not a precondition of award. However, 
if the information is not submitted, it will undermine the usefulness 
of information received from other respondents.

II. Methods of Collection

    Electronic.

III. Data

    Title: Research and Related Personal Data.
    OMB Number: 2700-0161.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of expired information collection in 
use.
    Affected Public: Not-For-Profit Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Public Burden Hours: 416.7.
    Estimated Total Annual Government Cost: $37,500.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

William Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05863 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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