[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5015-5016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2071]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 1260

RIN 2700-AC93


NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook--Synopses 
Requirements

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the NASA Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Handbook (Handbook) by requiring that all NASA announcements 
of grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities be 
electronically posted to: http://www.Fedgrants.gov, using a standard 
set of data elements, no later than three business days after release 
of the full announcement. This change implements Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) policy directive: ``Use of Grants.Gov FIND.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 3, 2004.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    On October 8, 2003, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
issued policy directive: ``Use of Grants.Gov FIND'', requiring Federal 
agencies to use the Grants.gov FIND module of the Grants.gov program to 
electronically post synopses of grant and cooperative agreement funding 
opportunities. This policy directive includes a government-wide 
standard set of data elements to be used by Federal agencies when 
posting synopses to http://www.Grants.gov. The purpose of the 
Grants.gov FIND module is to provide potential applicants with (1) 
enough information about any opportunity to decide whether they are 
interested in viewing the full announcement; (2) information on one or 
more ways to obtain the full announcements; and (3) one common Web site 
for all Federal grant opportunities searchable by key word, date, 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or specific agency 
name. This final rule implements the synopses requirements of the OMB 
policy directive.
    This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not 
subject to review under section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, 
Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is 
not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

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 do not impose requirements on these entities. The 
changes only apply to field personnel within NASA.

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 
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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PART 1260--GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 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.).


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2. Add section 1260.9 to read as follows:


Sec. 1260.9  Synopses requirements.

    (a) All announcements of grant and cooperative agreement funding 
opportunities shall be synopsized. Synopses shall be prepared in the 
NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS), located at: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/nais/index.cgi; by using the Electronic 
Posting System (EPS), and transmitted to http://www.Fedgrants.gov. 
Synopses shall be electronically posted to: http://www.Fedgrants.gov no 
later than three business days after release of the full announcement. 
All synopses shall include instructions regarding where to obtain the 
full announcement for the opportunity.
    (b) This requirement applies to all announcements of grant and 
cooperative agreement funding opportunities with the following 
exceptions:
    (1) Announcements of opportunities for awards less than $25,000 for 
which 100 percent of eligible applicants live outside of the United 
States.
    (2) Single source announcements of opportunities that are 
specifically directed to a known recipient.

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