Notice2022-13728
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Pre-Award Information Collection
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June 28, 2022
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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 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38428-38429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13728]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Pre-Award Information
Collection
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 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 29,
2022 to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to address
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email
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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 (NSF) Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer
(STTR) Pre-Award Information Collection.
OMB Control No.: 3145-New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.
Abstract: The NSF SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming
scientific discovery into products and services with commercial
potential and/or societal benefit. Unlike fundamental or basic research
activities that focus on scientific and engineering discoveries, the
NSF SBIR/STTR programs support the creation of opportunities to move
fundamental science and engineering out of the lab and into the market
at scale, through startups and small businesses representing deep
technology ventures.
The NSF SBIR/STTR programs have two phases: Phase I and Phase II.
Phase I is a 6-12 month experimental or theoretical investigation that
allows the awardees to determine the scientific and technical
feasibility, as well as the commercial merit of the idea or concept.
Phase II further develops the proposed concept, with a goal of working
toward the commercial launch of the new product, process, or service
being developed.
The NSF SBIR/STTR programs request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of this clearance that will allow the programs to
collect information from a selected group of applicants--those that
have been reviewed by independent experts and that NSF Program
Directors are considering recommending for funding--for the purpose of
making a funding decision. This information includes, but is not
exclusive to, a list of company officers and the corresponding
ownership status of each company officer within the startup, whether
the startup is associated or affiliated with other companies, whether
there exist any relationships (personal, financial, and/or
professional) between project personnel, and the locations of all the
facilities where significant research will be performed for the
proposed project. Such data will enable the NSF Program Directors to
evaluate a given company's business structure, ascertain the level of
commitment of the Principal Investigator (PI) and co-PIs to the startup
venture, and identify conflicts of interests (if any), as part of the
due diligence process that the programs undertake to verify there are
no fraudulent or inappropriate business practices prior to recommending
the small business for an award.
Following standard OMB requirements, NSF will request OMB approval
in advance and provide OMB with a copy of the form containing these
questions. Data collected will be used strictly for due-diligence,
auditing, and/or legal purposes, and are needed for effective pre-award
management, administration, and/or program monitoring. The applicants,
if being considered for award, will only be asked to submit a signed
form containing their responses to the questions once for each NSF
SBIR/STTR proposal (Phase I and II, if applicable). The data collection
burden to the selected applicants will be limited to no more than 10
minutes of the respondents' time in each instance. Summaries of the
collected data are also being used to respond to queries from Congress,
the Small Business Administration, the public, NSF's external merit
reviewers who serve as advisors, including Committees of Visitors,
NSF's Office of the Inspector General, and other pertinent stakeholders
Respondents: PIs listed on the NSF SBIR/STTR proposals.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 750.
Burden on the Public: The overall annualized cost to the
respondents is estimated to be $5,500. The following table shows the
annualized estimate of costs to PIs who are generally university
assistant professors. This estimated hourly rate is based on a report
from the American Association of University Professors, ``Annual Report
on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2020-21,'' Academe, March-
April 2021, Survey Report Table 1. According to this report, the
average salary of an assistant professor across all types of doctoral-
granting institutions was $91,408. When divided by the number of
standard annual work hours (2,080), this calculates to approximately
$44 per hour.
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Burden hours
Respondent type Number of per Average Estimated
respondents respondent hourly rate annual cost
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PIs............................................. 750 0.167 $44 $5,500
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 5,500
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Dated: June 23, 2022.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2022-13728 Filed 6-27-22; 8:45 am]
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