[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 44413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14672]



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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[NOTICE: 23-070]


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

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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

DATES: Comments are due by August 11, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for these information 
collections should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 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 these information collection instruments and instructions 
should be directed to Bill Edwards-Bodmer, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, call 757-
864-7998, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    For 2700-0092:

I. Abstract

    This is a notice to revise OMB control number 2700-0092 to include 
a voluntary demographic information collection that is currently 
represented by 2700-0161. 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: Revision 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.

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.
    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.

William Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-14672 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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