[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48837-48838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20920]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 1260

RIN 2700-AC75


NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook--Public 
Acknowledgements

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the NASA Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Handbook to include public acknowledgement of NASA's 
photographs and illustrations in reports or publications spawned by 
NASA's award of grants or cooperative agreements.

DATES: Interested parties should submit comments in writing on or 
before October 14, 2003 to be considered in formulation of a final 
rule.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Paul Brundage, NASA Headquarters, 
Office of Procurement, Code HK, Washington, DC 20546. Comments may also 
be submitted by via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Brundage, Code HK, (202) 358-
0481, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    In publications spawned from NASA's award of grants and cooperative 
agreements, principal investigators sometimes fail to acknowledge 
NASA's photographs and illustrations. This proposed change sets forth 
NASA's desire for acknowledgement in 14 CFR 1260.22.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    NASA certifies that this proposed rule will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the 
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 
because (a) few grants and cooperative agreements under 14 CFR part 
1260 are awarded to small businesses, (b) it will only affect the few 
recipients of awards that make use of NASA photographs and 
illustrations in their publications, and (c) this proposed rule has no 
economic impact on award recipients since it only requests 
acknowledgment of the source of photographs and illustrations in the 
recipients' publications.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because this proposed 
rule

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does not impose any new recordkeeping or information collection 
requirements, or collection of information from offerors, contractors, 
or members of the public that require the approval of the Office of 
Management (OMB) and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et. seq.

List of Subjects in CFR Part 1260

    Grant Programs--Science and Technology.

Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement.
    Accordingly, 14 CFR part 1260 is proposed to be amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 1260 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1), Pub. L. 97-258, and 96 Stat. 
1003 (31 U.S.C. 6301, et seq.).

PART 1260--GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

    2. Amend the provision at Sec.  1260.22 by revising the date of the 
provision and adding paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  1260.22  Technical publications and reports.

Technical Publications and Reports

(Month/Year)

    (a) * * *
    (3) As a courtesy, any release of a NASA photograph or illustration 
should list NASA first on the credit line followed by the name of the 
Principal Investigator's Institution. An example follows:
    ``Photograph  courtesy of 
NASA  and the 
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[FR Doc. 03-20920 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
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