Approved as
amended by NSF's memoranda to OMB of 1/6/92 and 1/7/92. Short-term
approval is granted because NSF has not met the existing conditions
of clearance for this package. Specifically, NSF did not provide
PIs with an explicit option to submit their curriculum vitae i
addition to the required information, and did not analyze the
extentto which the vitae would have duplicated the required list of
scientists with whom PIs have collaborated. NSF must provide this
option immediately, and submit the analysis with its next clearance
package. -- In addition, NSF and OMB agreed on 3/6/90 that small
businesses and other commercial organizations would not have to
provide the Education and Human Resources Statement with their
application. However, the August 1990 printing of the GRESE and
Important Notice 107 did not include this exemption. Upon the next
submission of this package for clearance, NSF shall propose a
revision to IN 107 that includes an exemption for all non-academic
institutions; NSF agreed to this langua on 1/6/92. Moreover, NSF
shall immediately create an addendum to this effect for the GRESE,
to be sent to all future PI applicants who recei the package until
the exemption is included in an IN 107 reprint. -- Last, NSF notes
that the response rate for mail reviewers averages to 50 percent,
necessitating additional copies of grant proposals from PI
applicants. NSF shall take measures to increase this rate and redu
the number of applicant copies, reporting progress upon
resubmission.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/1992
05/31/1992
12/31/1991
37,000
0
37,000
4,440,000
0
4,440,000
0
0
0
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