[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67364-67365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29931]


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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: Final rule.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 2, 2003.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    In publications generated from NASA's award of grants and 
cooperative agreements, principal investigators sometimes fail to 
acknowledge NASA's photographs and illustrations. This final rule sets 
forth NASA's desire for acknowledgement in 14 CFR 1260.22. NASA 
published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 15, 2003 
(68 FR 48837). No comments were received. Therefore, the proposed rule 
is being adopted as final without change.

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 (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 final 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 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 
Management (OMB) 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), Pub. L. 97-258, and 96 Stat. 
1003 (31 U.S.C. 6301, et seq.).

PART 1260--GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

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

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Sec.  1260.22  Technical publications and reports.

Technical Publications and Reports December 2003

    (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 
.''
* * * * *
    [End of provision]

[FR Doc. 03-29931 Filed 12-1-03; 8:45 am]
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