[Federal Register: February 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 22)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
14 CFR Part 1260
RIN 2700-AC93
NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook--Synopses
Requirements
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the NASA Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Handbook (Handbook) by requiring that all NASA announcements
of grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities be
electronically posted to: http://www.Fedgrants.gov, using a standard
set of data elements, no later than three business days after release
of the full announcement. This change implements Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) policy directive: “Use of Grants.Gov FIND.”
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 3, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzan P. Moody, NASA Headquarters,
Code HK, Washington, DC, (202) 358-0503, e-mail:
Suzan.P.Moody@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
On October 8, 2003, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
issued policy directive: “Use of Grants.Gov FIND”, requiring Federal
agencies to use the Grants.gov FIND module of the Grants.gov program to
electronically post synopses of grant and cooperative agreement funding
opportunities. This policy directive includes a government-wide
standard set of data elements to be used by Federal agencies when
posting synopses to http://www.Grants.gov. The purpose of the
Grants.gov FIND module is to provide potential applicants with (1)
enough information about any opportunity to decide whether they are
interested in viewing the full announcement; (2) information on one or
more ways to obtain the full announcements; and (3) one common Web site
for all Federal grant opportunities searchable by key word, date,
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or specific agency
name. This final rule implements the synopses requirements of the OMB
policy directive.
This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is
not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
NASA certifies that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
because the changes do not impose requirements on these entities. The
changes only apply to field personnel within NASA.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because this final rule
does not impose any new recordkeeping or information collection
requirements, or collection of information from offerors, contractors,
or members of the public that require the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et. seq.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1260
Grant Programs--Science and Technology.
Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement.
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Accordingly, 14 CFR part 1260 is amended as follows:
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PART 1260--GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 1260 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1), and Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat.
1003 (31 U.S.C. 6301, et seq.).
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2. Add section 1260.9 to read as follows:
Sec. 1260.9 Synopses requirements.
(a) All announcements of grant and cooperative agreement funding
opportunities shall be synopsized. Synopses shall be prepared in the
NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS), located at: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/nais/index.cgi
; by using the Electronic
Posting System (EPS), and transmitted to http://www.Fedgrants.gov Synopses shall be electronically posted to: http://www.Fedgrants.gov. no
later than three business days after release of the full announcement.
All synopses shall include instructions regarding where to obtain the
full announcement for the opportunity.
(b) This requirement applies to all announcements of grant and
cooperative agreement funding opportunities with the following
exceptions:
(1) Announcements of opportunities for awards less than $25,000 for
which 100 percent of eligible applicants live outside of the United
States.
(2) Single source announcements of opportunities that are
specifically directed to a known recipient.
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