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Foundation (NSF), in coordination with 

the White House Office of Science and 

Technology Policy (OSTP), to establish 

the NAIRR Task Force in the William M. 

(Mac) Thornberry National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 

15 U.S.C. 9415, and in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The mandate of the 

Task Force is to investigate the 

feasibility and advisability of 

establishing and sustaining a NAIRR, 

and to propose a roadmap detailing how 

such a resource should be established 

and sustained. 

The Task Force was launched on June 

10, 2021, as a Federal Advisory 

Committee co-chaired by NSF and 

OSTP and composed of representatives 

from the U.S. Government, academia, 

and the private sector. Its members’ 

expertise spans foundational, useinspired, and trustworthy AI R&D, as 

well as research cyberinfrastructure 

including data and data privacy. 

The Task Force’s interim report, 

published on May 25, 2022, provides a 

general vision for the NAIRR along with 

a preliminary set of findings and 

recommendations regarding the NAIRR 

architecture, resources, capabilities, and 

users. Moving forward, the Task Force 

will refine its findings and 

recommendations for the design of the 

NAIRR and deliberate on remaining 

open questions. In doing so, the Task 

Force will develop a detailed roadmap 

and implementation plan for the 

NAIRR. 

To inform development of this 

implementation plan, the Task Force is 

organizing this public listening session 

to hear from members of the public on 

how the recommendations put forward 

by the Task Force in its interim report 

could be responsibly and effectively 

implemented. Perspectives gathered 

during the virtual session will inform 

the development of the Task Force’s 

final report, which is expected to be 

released in December 2022. 

The meeting will be recorded for use 

by the Task Force. Participation in the 

listening session will signify consent to 

capture participants’ names, voices, and 

likenesses. Anything said may be 

recorded and transcribed for use by the 

Task Force. Moderators will manage the 

discussion and order of remarks. 

Individuals unable to attend the 

listening session or who would like to 

provide more detailed information may 

respond to the Request for Information 

(RFI) on Implementing Initial Findings 

and Recommendations of the National 

Artificial Intelligence Research Resource 

Task Force posted on the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: May 19, 2022. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

Stacy Murphy, 

Operations Manager, White House Office of 

Science and Technology Policy. 

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Request for Information (RFI) on 

Implementing Initial Findings and 

Recommendations of the National 

Artificial Intelligence Research 

Resource Task Force 

AGENCY: White House Office of Science 

and Technology Policy and National 

Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Request for information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The Office of Science and 

Technology Policy and the National 

Science Foundation are seeking 

comment on the initial findings and 

recommendations contained in the 

interim report of the National Artificial 

Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) 

Task Force (‘‘Task Force’’) and 

particularly on potential approaches to 

implement those recommendations. The 

Task Force has been directed by 

Congress to develop an implementation 

roadmap for a shared research 

infrastructure that would provide 

artificial intelligence (AI) researchers 

and students with access to 

computational resources, high-quality 

data, training tools, and user support. 

Comments in response to this RFI will 

inform the development of the Task 

Force’s final report, which is expected 

to be released in December 2022. 

DATES: To be considered, responses and 

comments must be received no later 

than 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 30, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice may be sent by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: NAIRR-responses@nitrd.gov. 

Email submissions should be machinereadable and not be copy-protected. 

Submissions should include ‘‘RFI 

Response: National AI Research 

Resource Interim Report’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Attn: Jeri Hessman, National 

Coordination Office for Networking and 

Information Technology Research and 

Development, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. 

Instructions: Response to this RFI is 

voluntary. Each individual or institution 

is requested to submit only one 

response. Submissions must be in 11 

point or larger font, include a page 

number on each page, and not exceed 10 

pages (exclusive of cover page). 

Responses should include the name of 

the person(s) or organization(s) filing 

the comment. Responses should refer to 

the particular topic letter(s), as listed 

below, to which the comments pertain. 

Comments containing references, 

studies, research, and other empirical 

data that are not widely published 

should include copies or electronic 

links of the referenced materials; these 

materials, as well as a list of references, 

do not count toward the 10-page limit. 

No proprietary information, copyrighted 

information, or personally identifiable 

information (aside from that requested 

above) should be submitted in response 

to this RFI. Comments submitted in 

response to this RFI may be posted 

online at https://www.ai.gov/nairrtf. 

In accordance with FAR 15.202(3), 

responses to this notice are not offers 

and cannot be accepted by the 

government to form a binding contract. 

Responders are solely responsible for all 

expenses associated with response 

preparation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

Hessman and NAIRR-responses@

nitrd.gov, (202) 459–9683. Individuals 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m. EDT on Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Congress directed the National 

Science Foundation (NSF), in 

coordination with the White House 

Office of Science and Technology Policy 

(OSTP), to establish the NAIRR Task 

Force in the William M. (Mac) 

Thornberry National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 

15 U.S.C. 9415, and in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The mandate of the 

Task Force is to investigate the 

feasibility and advisability of 

establishing and sustaining a NAIRR, 

and to propose a roadmap detailing how 

such a resource should be established 

and sustained. 

The Task Force was launched on June 

10, 2021, as a Federal Advisory 

Committee co-chaired by NSF and 

OSTP and composed of representatives 

from the U.S. Government, academia, 

and the private sector. Its members’ 

expertise spans foundational, useinspired, and trustworthy AI R&D, as 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 94592 

(April 4, 2022), 87 FR 20905 (April 8, 2022). 

4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

5 Id. 

well as research cyberinfrastructure 

including data and data privacy. 

Between its launch date and the time 

of publication of its interim report, the 

Task Force convened seven virtual 

public meetings to discuss and 

deliberate on key NAIRR uses, potential 

impacts, system requirements, and 

design elements. At these meetings, the 

Task Force consulted 39 expert briefers 

and panelists to augment the members’ 

own expertise, and to ensure that a 

diversity of perspectives and 

experiences were considered in Task 

Force discussions and deliberations. 

The Task Force also reviewed 84 public 

responses to a July 2021 RFI regarding 

key aspects of the NAIRR. More 

information on the Task Force members, 

past meetings, prior RFI responses, and 

upcoming meetings is available at 

https://AI.gov/nairrtf. 

The Task Force’s interim report, 

published on May 25, 2022, provides a 

general vision for the NAIRR along with 

a preliminary set of findings and 

recommendations regarding the NAIRR 

architecture, resources, capabilities, and 

users. Moving forward, the Task Force 

will refine its findings and 

recommendations for the design of the 

NAIRR and deliberate on remaining 

open questions. In doing so, the Task 

Force will develop a detailed roadmap 

and implementation plan for the 

NAIRR. The Task Force’s final report is 

anticipated to be released in December 

2022. 

This RFI seeks input from a broad 

array of stakeholders on the topics set 

forth below. Comments from the public 

will be used to inform the Task Force’s 

consideration of options and 

development of an implementation 

roadmap as part of the Task Force’s final 

report. 

Responders are invited to provide 

feedback on the findings and 

recommendations put forward in the 

Task Force’s interim report, and 

particularly input on how the 

recommendations could be responsibly 

and effectively implemented. Responses 

may address the following areas [please 

note the topic letter(s) to which 

comments pertain]: 

a. Vision for the NAIRR. Including 

strategic goals and objectives, 

composition, and user base. (Chapter 2 

of the report) 

b. Establishment and sustainment of 

the NAIRR. Including agency roles, 

resource ownership and administration, 

governance and oversight, resource 

allocation and sustainment, and 

performance indicators and metrics. 

(Chapter 3 of the report) 

c. NAIRR resource elements and 

capabilities. Including data, government 

datasets, compute resources, testbeds, 

user interface, and educational tools and 

services. (Chapter 4 of the report) 

d. System security and user access 

controls. (Chapter 5 of the report) 

e. Privacy, civil rights, and civil 

liberties requirements. (Chapter 6 of the 

report) 

f. Ideas for developing a roadmap to 

establish and build out the NAIRR in a 

phased approach, and appropriate 

milestones for implementing the 

NAIRR. Including data sets, use cases, 

and capabilities that should be 

prioritized in the early stages of 

establishment of the resource. 

g. Other areas relevant to the 

development of the NAIRR 

implementation plan. 

To the extent possible, responders are 

asked to include alternatives for 

consideration when not in agreement 

with the initial findings and/or 

recommendations articulated by the 

Task Force. When providing input on 

possible implementation steps, 

responses should include, where 

possible, descriptions of best practices 

or existing models that the Task Force 

could consider in the development of an 

implementation roadmap. 

Responders interested in providing 

additional information to the Task Force 

are invited to attend a public listening 

session on June 23, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. 

to 3:00 p.m. EDT. Further details can be 

found through the Federal Register 

Notice entitled Public Listening Session 

on Implementing Initial Findings and 

Recommendations of the National 

Artificial Intelligence Research Resource 

Task Force. 

Submitted by the National Science 

Foundation and the White House Office 

of Science and Technology Policy on 

May 19, 2022. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

Stacy Murphy, 

Operations Manager White House Office of 

Science and Technology Policy. 

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