[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41662-41663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13580]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[NOTICE: 23-068]


Request for Information: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
Disclosures: Proposed NASA Grant Application Marking for FOIA 
Disclosure-Exempt Material

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Grants 
Policy and Compliance (GPC) in the Office of Procurement is soliciting 
public comment on the Agency's proposed change to the marking of grant 
application materials, requiring marking of proprietary or trade 
secrets in NASA grant and cooperative agreement applications.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Rm. 6087, 
Washington, DC 20546 or sent by email to [email protected]; Phone 
Number: 202-358-2180, FAX Number: 202-358-3336. We encourage 
respondents to submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt. 
We cannot guarantee that comments mailed will be received before the 
comment closing date. Please include ``NASA Grants FOIA RFI'' in the 
subject line of the email message. Please also include the full body of 
your comments in the text of the message and as an attachment. Include 
your name, title, organization, postal address, telephone number, and 
email address in your message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laila Ouhamou, 300 E Street SW, Rm. 
6087, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 993-5942, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
provides that any person has a right, enforceable in court, to obtain 
access to Federal agency records, except to the extent that such 
records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by 
one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement 
record exclusions. Grant applicants to NASA should be aware that award 
information may be subject to disclosure through a FOIA request. FOIA 
rules contain exemptions for certain categories of information that may 
be restricted from release, including proprietary information which 
includes trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is 
confidential or privileged. NASA is considering a requirement that 
applicants indicate areas in their grant applications that they believe 
fall under this exemption to FOIA release. In order for NASA to 
determine how this proposed change may impact NASA grant and 
cooperative agreement applicants and recipients, please consider 
including answers to these questions in your response:
    (1) What impacts would this grant application requirement have on 
your organization?
    (2) Should NASA keep the same page limits if applicants must mark 
FOIA-exempt portions of applications?
    (3) If page limits should be increased, how many pages would enable 
your organization need to mark the FOIA-release exempt portions?
    (4) What else should NASA consider in its development of guidance 
surrounding FOIA for NASA grants and cooperative agreements?
    NASA's expectation is that this proposed marking of application 
information will enable NASA to promptly respond to FOIA requests for 
grant information, as required by law.

Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13580 Filed 6-26-23; 8:45 am]
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