[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54654-54655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23862]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 1260

RIN 2700-AC62


NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook--Format and 
Numbering

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the NASA Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Handbook by revising the format and numbering scheme used to 
identify NASA's grants and cooperative agreements. This change is 
required to maintain the traditional alignment between NASA's grant and 
contract numbering schemes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzan P. Moody, NASA Headquarters, 
Code HK, Washington, DC, (202) 358-0503, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has established new 
requirements for unique numbering within an agency and between agencies 
for award instruments reported to the Federal Procurement Data System--
Next Generation (FPDS-NG). This new requirement is effective no later 
than October 1, 2003. On May 21, 2003, the Assistant Administrator for 
Procurement approved a new numbering scheme to be used by NASA to 
comply with the GSA requirement. Although assistance agreements are not 
reported to the FPDS, NASA has always used the same numbering scheme 
for assistance agreements and contracts, as a matter of simplicity and 
efficiency. This final rule implements the revised numbering scheme.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    NASA certifies that this final 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 the changes primarily modify existing internal operational 
practices.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because this final rule 
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

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Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et. seq.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1260

    Grant Programs--Science and Technology.

Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement.

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Accordingly, 14 CFR Part 1260 is amended as follows:
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 1260 continues to read as follows:

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

PART 1260--GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

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2. Amend section 1260.15 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  1260.15  Format and numbering.

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    (c) Grants and cooperative agreements will be sequentially 
numbered. The Identification Numbering System to be used for all types 
of NASA grants and cooperative agreements will be applied as follows:
    (1) Agency prefix. NASA's agency prefix shall be represented by the 
characters ``NN''.
    (2) Center. The Center Identification Number shall conform to NASA 
FAR Supplement (NFS) 48 CFR 1804.7102(a).
    (3) Fiscal year. The fiscal year shall be represented as two 
digits.
    (4) Action number. The action number shall be identified using a 
two digit alpha and two digit numerical character from AA01 through 
ZZ99.
    (5) Procurement code. Cooperative Agreements will be identified 
using ``A'' as the procurement code. Grants (other than training 
grants) will be identified using ``G'' as the procurement code. 
Training Grants will be identified using ``H'' as the procurement code.
    (6) As an example of the above set forth methodology, the first two 
training grants awarded by Glenn Research Center in Fiscal Year 2004 
would be NNC04AA01H and NNC04AA02H.
    (7) The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers does 
not apply to NASA grants.

[FR Doc. 03-23862 Filed 9-17-03; 8:45 am]
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