Approved as
amended by NSF'f memoranda to OMB of 11/24/93 and 11/29/93 In
addition, NSF has agreed to provide OMB with information on average
reviewer response rates for each program's grant competitions, to
identify the extent to which applicant-produced copies of grant
applications go unreviewed. NSF shall continue to take measures to
increase this rate and reduce the number of required applicant
copies. Last, NSF has agreed to develop an approporiate definition
of "disability" for use across all programs.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/1996
11/30/1996
12/31/1994
38,000
0
37,000
4,560,000
0
4,440,000
0
0
0
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