[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55854-55855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19587]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 22-071]


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

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection renewal.

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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 public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections.

DATES: Comments are due by October 12, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information collection 
by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the search function.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This is a request to renew OMB control number 2700-0092. 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 7000 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 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: Renewal 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.

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    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.

Lori Parker,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-19587 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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