03-20920. NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook-Public Acknowledgements

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION:

Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:

This proposed rule would amend the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook to include public acknowledgement of NASA's photographs and illustrations in reports or publications spawned by NASA's award of grants or cooperative agreements.

DATES:

Interested parties should submit comments in writing on or before October 14, 2003 to be considered in formulation of a final rule.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments to Paul Brundage, NASA Headquarters, Office of Procurement, Code HK, Washington, DC 20546. Comments may also be submitted by via the Internet to [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul Brundage, Code HK, [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

In publications spawned from NASA's award of grants and cooperative agreements, principal investigators sometimes fail to acknowledge NASA's photographs and illustrations. This proposed change sets forth NASA's desire for acknowledgement in 14 CFR 1260.22.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

NASA certifies that this proposed 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 (a) few grants and cooperative agreements under 14 CFR part 1260 are awarded to small businesses, (b) it will only affect the few recipients of awards that make use of NASA photographs and illustrations in their publications, and (c) this proposed rule has no economic impact on award recipients since it only requests acknowledgment of the source of photographs and illustrations in the recipients' publications.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because this proposed 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 (OMB) and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et. seq.

List of Subjects in CFR Part 1260

• Grant Programs—Science and Technology

Tom Luedtke,

Assistant Administrator for Procurement.

Accordingly, 14 CFR part 1260 is proposed to be amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 1260 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1), Pub. L. 97-258, and 96 Stat. 1003 (31 U.S.C. 6301, et seq.).

PART 1260—GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

2. Amend the provision at § 1260.22 by revising the date of the provision and adding paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:

§ 1260.22

Technical publications and reports.

Technical Publications and Reports

(Month/Year)

(a) * * *

(3) As a courtesy, any release of a NASA photograph or illustration should list NASA first on the credit line followed by the name of the Principal Investigator's Institution. An example follows:

“Photograph <or illustration, figure, etc.> courtesy of NASA <or NASA Center managing the mission or program> and the <Principal Investigator's institution>.”

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