[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 238 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79529-79530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27120]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Request for Information; Strategic and Performance Plans

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and GPRA 
Modernization act of 2010 requires federal agencies to publish their 
strategic and performance plans in pursuit of their missions. Through 
this Request for Information (RFI), the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) seeks public comment on the key elements of the strategic plan--
the Vision, Core Values, Strategic Goals, and Strategic Objectives--and 
high-level questions that will guide the development of the 2022-2026 
NSF Strategic Plan.

DATES: Please send comments on or before January 22, 2021. Comments 
received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. 
Send comments to the address below.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the strategic planning website. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1.800.877.8339, 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal 
holidays).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1.0 Background

    NSF was created ``to promote the progress of science; to advance 
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national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national 
defense . . .'' (1950, as amended). Looking ahead, NSF aims to advance 
the frontiers of research into the future and secure global leadership 
in science and engineering, while ensuring accessibility and 
inclusivity. To meet these aims, NSF expands knowledge in science, 
engineering, and learning, and advances the capability of the nation to 
meet current and future challenges, while continuing to enhance its 
performance.

2.0 Request for information

    Through this Request for Information (RFI), the National Science 
Foundation (NSF) seeks comment from a broad array of stakeholders 
regarding the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Comments should be submitted to 
the strategic plan website and should reference the previous NSF 
Strategic plan for FY 2018-2022 which can be found here. We welcome 
comments on the key elements of the strategic plan, including Vision, 
Core Values, Strategic Goals, and Strategic Objectives, and answers to 
the following questions:
    1. What are the interests, values and emergent science and policy 
issues that the Strategic Plan should recognize?
    2. How can NSF help maintain US leadership in an evolving global 
research and education landscape?
    3. How can the plan best underscore the importance to the Nation of 
fundamental research and its broader impacts?

    Dated: December 7, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2020-27120 Filed 12-9-20; 8:45 am]
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