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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 submissions 

of responses. 

Dated: June 14, 2022. 

Meghan Jugder, 

Support Services Specialist, Office of 

Administrative Services & Contracts, National 

Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13130 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; National 

Science Foundation Request for 

Proposals 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to reinstate, with changes, this 

collection. In accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing 

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 August 16, 2022 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, OR SEND

COMMENTS, CONTACT: Suzanne H. 

Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Suite E7400, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone 

(703) 292–7556; or send email to 

splimpto@nsf.gov. 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: ‘‘National Science 

Foundation Proposal/Award 

Information—NSF Proposal and Award 

Policies and Procedures Guide.’’ 

OMB Approval Number: 3145–0080. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Not 

applicable. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to reinstate with revisions an 

information collection for three years. 

The primary purpose of this 

reinstatement is to. 

Proposed Project: The National 

Science Foundation Act of 1950 at 42 

U.S.C. 1862(a)(1) allows the National 

Science Foundation to issue ‘‘other 

arrangements’’ to ‘‘. . . support 

scientific, engineering, and educational 

activities and to appraise the impact of 

research upon industrial development 

and upon the general welfare.’’ Issuing 

other arrangements necessarily includes 

preparing and issuing requests for other 

arrangement proposals. Because these 

are unique to NSF’s mission, we are 

seeking to reinstate this information 

collection. 

Use of the Information: Requests for 

Other Arrangement Proposals (RFOAPs) 

are used to competitively solicit 

proposals in response to NSF science 

and engineering needs. Impact will be 

on those individuals or organizations 

who elect to submit proposals in 

response to an RFOAP. Information 

gathered will be evaluated in light of 

NSF other arrangement requirements to 

determine who will be awarded an 

‘‘other arrangement.’’ 

The NSF Act of 1950, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 1870, Sec. II, states that NSF has 

the authority to: 

‘‘(c) enter into contracts or other 

arrangements, or modifications thereof, 

for the carrying on, by organizations or 

individuals in the United States and 

foreign countries, including other 

government agencies of the United 

States and of foreign countries, of such 

scientific or engineering activities as the 

Foundation deems necessary to carry 

out the purposes of this Act, and, at the 

request of the Secretary of Defense, 

specific scientific or engineering 

activities in connection with matter 

relating to international cooperation or 

national security, and, when deemed 

appropriate by the Foundation, such 

contracts or other arrangements or 

modifications thereof, may be entered 

into without legal consideration, 

without performance or other bonds and 

without regard to section 5 of title 41, 

U.S.C.’’ 

Where NSF chooses to issue an ‘‘other 

arrangement,’’ NSF must receive and 

evaluate proposals to support NSF’s 

program requirements. 

Burden on the Public: The Foundation 

estimates that an average of 250 hours 

will be expended for each proposal 

submitted. An estimated 70 respondents 

are expected to answer a request for 

‘‘other arrangements’’ during the course 

of one year for a total of 17,500 burden 

hours annually. 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (d) ways to 

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. 

Dated: June 14, 2022. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13110 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

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