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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31241]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Annual 
and Final Report Template

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to 
establish this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing an opportunity for 
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public 
comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer 
than 3 years.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by February 28, 
2025 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to the 
address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room 
E6447, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send 
email to [email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 
days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal holidays).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting Requirements for the NSF 
Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network 
Collaboration (AccelNet) Program.
    OMB Control No.: 3145-New.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
    Abstract: We are proposing a modified annual/final report template 
specific to the Accelerating Research through International Network-to-
Network Collaborations program (AccelNet, as described in the following 
program solicitations: NSF 19-501, NSF 21-511, and NSF 23-619). 
Briefly, the program funds planning and implementation awards to 
investigators forming international networks of networks that will work 
collaboratively to create a research agenda that will advance science 
in a way not possible with a concerted international cooperative 
effort. More information on the current solicitation can be found on 
the program website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/accelerating-research-through-international. While NSF requires 
awardees to submit annual reports each year of the award and a final 
report at the end of the award period, the template is focused on 
research outcomes at the national scale whereas our program is focused 
on networking activities and workforce development at the international 
scale. The NSF standard report template does not include prompts that 
are meaningful to the scope of work awarded and does not provide 
program directors useful information about achievements and 
international activities.
    Respondents: Awardees.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 70.
    Burden on the Public: 8 hours or 1 workday per award.

    Dated: December 20, 2024.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2024-31241 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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