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8The proposal describes a procedural appeal, 

which would not extend to review of the 

substantive decision. 

applicants have the opportunity to 

appeal the decision to a review body 

within the statistical agency or unit, 

when the grounds for the adverse 

determination are under the control of 

the relevant statistical agencies or units. 

The result of the appeals process would 

be communicated with the applicant 

within eight (8) weeks of the appeal 

request submission. Under the proposal 

applicants would also have the 

opportunity to file an appeal of alleged 

noncompliance with the policy directly 

with the Chief Statistician at OMB, who 

would review the allegation and, if 

appropriate, take steps to facilitate 

compliance with the policy.8

The SAP Portal will provide 

applicants with up-to-date tracking of 

applications throughout the review 

process. The SAP Portal will also 

provide public reporting of key 

information with regard to the operation 

of the SAP, such as the review status 

and final determination for every 

project, as required by the Evidence Act. 

The full text of the ICSP policy 

recommendation may be found in the 

docket (OMB–2022–0001). 

Desired Focus of Comments 

OMB is particularly interested in 

receiving comments on the specific 

areas of interest described below. To 

provide the most useful feedback, 

responders should read the SAP policy 

draft before addressing the posed 

questions. We also recommend that 

responses be concise, include citations 

if summarizing or depending on 

published work, and provide any links 

to related research. In addition, a fuller 

consideration of comments would be 

facilitated by clear identification of the 

question(s) being addressed. Each 

question provides a link to the related 

discussion within the policy draft. The 

full text of the ISCP SAP policy 

recommendations is available as a 

supplemental document on 

www.regulations.gov in docket number 

‘‘OMB–2022–0001’’. 

OMB welcomes comment on any and 

all aspects of this policy. We have also 

identified specific areas of interest for 

comment, including: 

Metadata standards: 

• To provide flexibility over time, the 

proposed policy would require the SAP 

Program Management Office (PMO) to 

develop and maintain a set of metadata 

standards subject to approval by the 

SAP Governance Body. 

1. Should key metadata elements be 

considered as part of the policy? If so, 

which? 

2. What are the key metadata elements 

that the PMO should consider in its 

development of the metadata standards? 

3. Would it be valuable for the 

metadata standards to comply with any 

other existing metadata standards? If so, 

which? 

Application windows: 

• The proposed policy would allow 

each individual statistical agency or 

unit to establish their own time window 

during which applications will be 

accepted for a given data asset as a way 

to manage resource constraints. This 

approach is designed to maximize 

services from higher capacity statistical 

agencies, which have resources to keep 

an application window open all year in 

many cases, but at the potential expense 

of standardization across statistical 

agencies, because some lower capacity 

statistical agencies may not have the 

resources to review applications on a 

constant flow basis. 

4. How could this proposed approach 

be improved, if at all? 

• If instead the policy were to require 

all agencies to align to a common fixedlength window, we believe that has the 

potential to lead to a decrease in 

availability for higher capacity agencies. 

5. How could this policy be 

implemented in a way that maximizes 

its usefulness? How could the following 

aspects help: 

i. Frequency of windows for accepting 

applications (e.g., annual, quarterly)? 

ii. Minimum number of days for 

accepting applications (e.g., 60 days) for 

each window? 

iii. Alignment of acceptance windows 

across statistical agencies or products? 

iv. Any other features to assist 

applicants seeking data from multiple 

statistical agencies for a single project? 

Applicant evaluation: 

• The proposed policy would 

introduce four standardized 

authorization levels and four standard 

review criteria against which 

applicant(s) will be evaluated. The 

authorization levels are designed to 

align generally with currently used 

access modes as described above. They 

will also need to align with accessibility 

levels to be defined in an upcoming 

OMB regulation required under 44 

U.S.C. 3582. The standard review 

criteria would respond to the 

requirement for an explicit, consistent, 

and identical review process. 

6. Is the proposal an appropriate 

framework, and should it differ in any 

manner between Federal and nonFederal applicants? If not, what 

additional levels or criteria should 

guide the applicant review process to 

improve the efficiency of the SAP? 

Appeals process: 

• The proposed policy would provide 

applicants the ability to file an appeal 

in the event their application receives a 

negative disposition. Under this 

process, the appeal is reviewed by three 

officials at the statistical agency or unit, 

including the statistical agency or unit 

head or delegate, and a consensus 

decision is required to reverse the 

original determination. 

7. What additional aspects should be 

considered to ensure that the process is 

fair, equitable, and transparent? 

8. How, if at all, should processes 

vary for applications that would use 

data from multiple agencies? 

Public reporting: 

• The Evidence Act (44 U.S.C. 

3583(a)(6)) requires public reporting on 

the status and disposition of each 

application to promote transparency. 

9. What additional information 

should be considered as part of the 

proposed public reporting requirements 

beyond what the proposal suggests? 

In addition, OMB welcomes more 

general comment on the merit of the 

proposed SAP both in technical terms 

and as statistical policy, including 

whether any elements should be 

modified in support of technical 

improvement or to improve statistical 

policy. The technical implications of the 

proposed SAP involve the feasibility, 

cost, and effectiveness of its structure 

and processes. The statistical policy 

implications relate to how well the 

proposed SAP supports the missions of 

statistical agencies and units by serving 

the information and research needs of 

policymakers and the public, while 

protecting the privacy and 

confidentiality of individuals who 

provide data. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3583. 

Shalanda D. Young, 

Acting Director, Office of Management and 

Budget. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00620 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 22–003] 

Name of Information Collection: NASA 

Contractor Financial Management 

Records 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 


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general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections. 

DATES: Comments are due by March 15, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be sent within 60 days 

of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

60-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Claire Little, NASA 

Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 

300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, 

DC 20546, 202–358–2375 or email 

claire.a.little@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The NASA Contractor Financial 

Management Reporting System is the 

basic financial medium for contractor 

reporting of estimated and incurred 

costs, providing essential data for 

projecting costs and hours to ensure that 

contractor performance is realistically 

planned and supported by dollar and 

labor resources. The data provided by 

these reports is an integral part of the 

Agency’s accrual accounting and costbased budgeting system. Respondents 

are reimbursed for associated cost to 

provide the information, per their 

negotiated contract price and associated 

terms of the contract. There are no ‘‘total 

capital and start-up’’ or ‘‘total operation 

and maintenance and purchase of 

services’’ costs associated since NASA 

policy requires that data reported is 

generated from the contractors’ existing 

system. The contractors’ internal 

management system shall be relied 

upon to the maximum extent possible. 

II. Methods of Collection 

NASA collects this information 

electronically and that is the preferred 

manner, however information may also 

be collected via mail or fax. 

III. Data 

Title: NASA Contractor Financial 

Management Reports. 

OMB Number: 2700–0003. 

Type of Review: Renewal of a 

previously approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit or not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Activities: 500. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

per Activity: 12. 

Annual Responses: 6,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 9 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 54,000 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$9,100,000. 

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. 

Lori Parker, 

NASA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00648 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice: 22–004] 

Name of Information Collection: NASA 

Science Mission Directorate Workplace 

Climate Survey 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

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 March 15, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be sent within 60 days 

of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

60-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Claire Little, NASA 

Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 

300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, 

DC 20546, 202–358–2375 or email 

claire.a.little@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Science Mission Directorate 

(SMD) within NASA is undertaking an 

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and 

Accessibility (IDEA) change effort. SMD 

seeks to advance these IDEA principles 

in all SMD programs and activities. This 

survey will be used as an evidencebuilding tool baselining SMD staff (civil 

servants and contractors) views on the 

SMD cultural climate. The survey will 

then be periodically (approximately 

annually) administered to determine 

whether cultural indicators are 

improving as IDEA efforts are 

implemented. Data obtained is intended 

for SMD internal use only and will not 

be publicly released. Data will be used 

to inform and substantiate IDEA 

strategy, initiatives, and design. This 

intelligence will be laser-focused on 

improving SMD’s internal environment. 

This survey will be open to both 

contractors and civil servants because 

contractors are integral to and 

embedded within the SMD workforce. 

No other data collection mechanism 

exists to obtain opinions from the 

contractor portion of the workforce on 

this topic. The survey will be voluntary 

and anonymous (the identity of survey 

respondents will not be collected). 

II. Methods of Collection 

Electronic. 

III. Data 

Title: SMD Climate Survey. 

OMB Number: 

Type of Review: New. 

Affected Public: Individuals who 

work as contractors, detailees, or IPAs 

for NASA SMD. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Activities: 1. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

per Activity: 400. 

Annual Responses: 400. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 100 hours. 


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