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of the validation count (plus or minus 

one percent for a GPRA-related 

element). 

The software also draws samples of 

most transaction types from the extract 

files. Guided by a state-specific 

handbook, the validators review these 

sample records against documentation 

in the state’s management information 

system to determine whether the 

transactions in the extract file are 

supported by system documentation. 

This qualitative check determines 

whether the state management 

information system accurately reflects 

data elements of UI transactions. The UI 

Benefits extract files are considered to 

pass this ‘‘quality’’ review if random 

samples indicate that no more than five 

percent of the records contain errors. 

The UI Tax extract files are subjected to 

different ‘‘quality’’ tests. An extract file 

of a population is considered valid only 

if the reported count differs from the 

reconstructed (validation) count by no 

more than the appropriate criterion of 

plus or minus two percent or plus or 

minus one percent and the samples of 

transactions have satisfied all quality 

tests. 

For Federal fiscal years 2011 and 

beyond, all states are required to 

conduct a complete validation every 

three years. In the following three cases, 

the three-year rule does not apply and 

a re-validation must occur within one 

year: (1) Groups of reported counts that 

are summed for purposes of making a 

Pass/Fail determination and do not pass 

validation by being within plus or 

minus two percent of the reconstructed 

counts or the extract file does not pass 

all quality tests; (2) the validation 

applies to the two UI Benefits 

populations and one UI Tax population 

used for GPRA measures; and (3) reports 

are produced by new reporting software 

following a state’s information 

technology modernization effort. Every 

year, states must also certify that 

Module 3, the state specific validation 

manual of the UI Benefits and UI Tax 

information systems, are up to date. 

Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security 

Act authorizes this information 

collection. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by OMB under the PRA and 

displays a currently valid OMB Control 

Number. In addition, notwithstanding 

any other provisions of law, no person 

shall generally be subject to penalty for 

failing to comply with a collection of 

information that does not display a 

valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB control number 1205– 

0431. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. DOL encourages commenters 

not to include personally identifiable 

information, confidential business data, 

or other sensitive statements/ 

information in any comments. 

DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

(e.g., permitting electronic submission 

of responses). 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

changes. 

Title of Collection: Unemployment 

Insurance (UI) Data Validation (DV). 

Form: ETA Handbooks 361 and 411. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0431. 

Affected Public: State Workforce 

Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

53. 

Frequency: Varies. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

53. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 23,644. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Angela Hanks, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, Labor. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: (22–006)] 

Notice of Deep Space Food Challenge 

Phase 2 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of Deep Space Food 

Challenge Phase 2. 

SUMMARY: Phase 2 of the Deep Space 

Food Challenge is open, and teams that 

wish to compete may now register. 

NASA seeks to stimulate research and 

technology solutions to support future 

missions and inspire new national 

aerospace capabilities through public 

prize competitions called Centennial 

Challenges. The Deep Space Food 

Challenge is one such competition. 

Centennial Challenges are managed at 

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in 

Huntsville, Alabama and are part of the 

Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing 

program within NASA’s Space 

Technology Mission Directorate at the 

agency’s Headquarters in Washington. 

Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food 

Challenge is a prize competition with a 

total prize purse of $1,000,000 USD, 

(one million United States dollars) to be 

awarded to Competitor Teams that build 

and successfully demonstrate 

prototypes of novel technologies, 

systems and approaches for food 

production for long duration space 

exploration missions. Teams are not 

required to have participated in Phase 1 

and must meet eligibility requirements 

in order to participate. NASA is 

providing the prize purse for U.S. 

Teams, and the Methuselah Foundation 

will be conducting the Challenge on 

behalf of NASA. NASA is considering a 

Phase 3 (full system demonstration 

phase) of the competition depending on 

the outcome of the Phase 2 competition. 

DATES: Challenge registration for Phase 

2 opened January 20, 2022 and will 

remain open until February 28, 2022. 

No further requests for registration will 

be accepted after the stated deadline. 

Other important dates, including 

deadlines for key deliverables from the 

Teams, are listed on the Challenge 

website: deepspacefoodchallenge.org. 

ADDRESSES: Phase 2 of the Deep Space 

Food Challenge requires competitors to 


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build and demonstrate their prototypes 

at their own facility. Required samples 

from the prototypes will be sent to 

external laboratories for testing as 

described in the Official Rules 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

register for or get additional information 

regarding the Deep Space Food 

Challenge, please visit: 

deepspacefoodchallenge.org. 

Questions and comments regarding 

the challenge should be addressed to 

Monsi Roman, Centennial Challenges 

Program Manager, NASA Marshall 

Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 

35812. Email address: hq-stmdcentennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov. 

For general information on NASA prize 

competitions, challenges, and 

crowdsourcing opportunities, please 

visit: nasa.gov/solve. 

For general information on the 

Canadian Space Agency please visit: 

https://www.canada.ca/en/spaceagency.html. General questions and 

comments regarding the program should 

be addressed to ASC.DefiAELDSFChallenge.CSA@canada.ca. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary 

Food is a critical component of 

human space exploration missions. 

When humans return to the lunar 

surface, the early missions are expected 

to use prepackaged foods similar to 

those in use on the International Space 

Station (ISS) today but extending the 

duration of lunar missions requires 

reducing resupply dependency on 

Earth. Thus, testing a sustainable system 

on the Moon that meets lunar crews’ 

needs is a fundamental step for both 

lunar sustainability and will also 

support Mars exploration. As part of 

this, space agencies are focused on how 

to furnish crew members with a viable 

system that produces food for all long 

duration space missions. Solutions from 

the Deep Space Food Challenge could 

be part of the larger food system as an 

integrated solution that: 

• Provides all daily nutritional needs 

• Provides a variety of palatable and 

safe food choices 

• Enables acceptable, safe, and quick 

preparation methods 

• Limits resource requirements with no 

dependency on direct periodic 

resupply from Earth over durations 

increasing from months to years 

In short, space agencies will need to 

provide their future crew members with 

nutritious foods they will enjoy eating 

within all of the constraints of current 

technology for life away from Earth. 

They must also ensure that the process 

to create, grow, and/or prepare the food 

is not time consuming and not 

unpleasant. Although there are many 

food systems on Earth that may offer 

benefits to space travelers, the ability of 

these systems to meet spaceflight 

demands has not yet been established. 

Additionally, food insecurity is a 

significant chronic problem on Earth in 

urban, rural, and harsh environments 

and communities. In places like the 

Arctic and Canada’s North, the cost of 

providing fresh produce on the shelves 

can be incredibly high. This can also 

support greater food production in other 

milder environments, including major 

urban centers where vertical farming, 

urban agriculture and other novel food 

production techniques can play a more 

significant role. 

Disasters can also disrupt supply 

chains, on which all people depend, 

and further aggravate food shortages. 

Developing compact and innovative 

advanced food system solutions can 

further enhance local production and 

reduce food supply chain challenges, 

providing new solutions for 

humanitarian responses to floods and 

droughts, and new technologies for 

rapid deployment following disasters. 

The Deep Space Food Challenge will 

identify technology solutions that can: 

• Help fill food gaps for a crew of 4 for 

a three-year round-trip mission with 

no resupply 

• Improve the accessibility of food on 

Earth, in particular, via production 

directly in urban centers and in 

remote and harsh environments 

• Achieve maximum food output with 

minimal inputs and minimal waste 

• Create a variety of palatable, 

nutritious, and safe foods that 

requires little processing time for 

crew members 

This Challenge seeks to incentivize 

Teams to develop novel technologies, 

systems and/or approaches for food 

production that need not meet the full 

nutritional requirements of future crews 

but can contribute significantly to and 

be integrated into a comprehensive food 

system. 

I. Prize Amounts 

Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food 

Challenge has a total prize purse of 

$1,000,000 USD, (one million United 

States dollars). 

Up to 10 top scoring U.S. Teams will 

be named ‘‘finalists’’ and will receive 

$20,000 USD each from NASA and will 

move on to compete in the final on-site 

demonstration. 

After the final on-site demonstration 

up to 5 top scoring U.S. Teams will each 

be awarded $150,000 USD each and be 

invited to compete in Phase 3 (should 

Phase 3 open for competition). 

Additionally, a total of $50,000 USD 

will be available for bonus prizes for up 

to 5 U.S. Teams to be awarded when 

finalists Teams are announced. U.S. 

Teams do not need to be named as a 

finalist in order to be awarded a bonus 

prize. 

U.S. Teams must meet the eligibility 

requirements for the NASA Prize in 

order to receive a prize from NASA. 

II. Eligibility To Participate and Win 

Prize Money 

To be eligible to win a prize, 

competitors must register and comply 

with all requirements in the Official 

Rules. Interested Teams should refer to 

the official Challenge website 

(deepspacefoodchallenge.org) for full 

details on eligibility and registration. 

III. Official Rules 

The complete official rules for the 

Deep Space Food Challenge can be 

found at: deepspacefoodchallenge.org. 

Deborah F. Bloxon, 

NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01310 Filed 1–21–22; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

The National Science Board’s (NSB) 

Committee on Oversight hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of a 

teleconference for the transaction of 

National Science Board business 

pursuant to the National Science 

Foundation Act and the Government in 

the Sunshine Act. 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, January 26, 

2022, from 1:00–2:15 p.m. EST. 

PLACE: This meeting will be held by 

teleconference through the National 

Science Foundation. 

STATUS: Parts of this meeting will be 

open to the public. The rest of the 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Committee 

Chair’s opening remarks; Approval of 

prior Committee minutes; Discussion of 

Committee plans for the remainder of 

the NSB term; Committee Chair’s 

opening remarks; Presentation on NSF’s 

Annual Performance Report, and 

Committee discussion. 

PORTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Between 

1:00–1:30 p.m. EST, the following 

matters will be considered: Committee 

Chair’s opening remarks; Approval of 

prior Committee minutes; Discussion of 

Committee plans for the remainder of 

the NSB term. 


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