[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27672]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Request for Information; Strategic Plan

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Request for information; correction.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) published a document in 
the Federal Register of December 10, 2020, concerning a request for 
public comment on the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan for the National Science 
Foundation. The notice was published without links to the document 
under review as well as the current strategic plan. This notice now 
includes those links. 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, https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/strategicplan/feedback.jsp. 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 
the 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, https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/strategicplan/feedback.jsp, and should reference the previous NSF Strategic plan for 
FY 2018-2022 which can be found here, https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18045/nsf18045.pdf. 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 11, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2020-27672 Filed 12-15-20; 8:45 am]
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