2024-18980. Name of Information Collection: Reports Requested for Contracts With an Estimated Value Greater Than $500,000

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1. [NASA Document Number: 24-055; NASA Docket Number: NASA-2024-0009]

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION:

Notice of a reinstatement of information collection.

SUMMARY:

NASA, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES:

Comments are due by October 22, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice at http://www.regulations.gov and search for NASA Docket NASA-2024-0009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to NASA PRA Clearance Officer, Stayce Hoult, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JC0000, Washington, DC 20546, phone [phone], or email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Information collection is for reports, other than financial, property, or patent, data or copyrights reports (covered under separate OMB Control numbers), required for effective management and administration of contracts with an estimated value of more than $500,000, in support of NASA's mission.

NASA is committed to effectively performing the Agency's communication function in accordance with the Space Act Section 203 (a)(3) to “provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning its activities and the results thereof,” and to enhance public understanding of, and participation in, the nation's aeronautical and space program in accordance with the NASA Strategic Plan.

II. Methods of Collection

NASA collects this information electronically where feasible. NASA encourages recipients to use the latest computer technology in preparing documentation, but information may also be collected by mail or fax.

III. Data

Title: Reports requested for contracts with an estimated value greater than $500,000.

OMB Number: 2700-0089.

Type of review: Reinstatement of collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.

Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 218.

Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 2.

Annual Responses: 436.

Estimated Time per Response: 7 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,052 hours.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NASA, including whether the information collected has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the ( print page 68211) proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

Stayce Hoult,

PRA Clearance Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.