Grantee Reporting Requirements for Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs)

ICR 201607-3145-002

OMB: 3145-0230

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2013-12-05
Supporting Statement A
2016-07-19
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
3145-0230 201607-3145-002
Historical Active 201309-3145-001
NSF
Grantee Reporting Requirements for Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 09/29/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/25/2016
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2019 36 Months From Approved 12/31/2016
21 0 22
3,885 0 4,070
370,188 0 3,296,260

The NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) program provides significant support ($1 – $4 million / year) for research, education, and infrastructure through cooperative agreements with a renewable term of 6 years. Because of the duration and size of these awards, it is necessary for the NSF to ensure that its substantial investment is spent appropriately, that each of the centers meets the goals stated in its strategic plan, and that each center's activities satisfy the goals and objectives of the MRSEC program. The MRSEC program currently funds a total of 22 Centers-12 were funded in FY08, and 10 FY11. For effective oversight of these substantial investments, the NSF requires that each currently funded Center submit an annual progress report that describes all activities of the Center; these reports begin in the first year of operation. Each Center is expected to submit a final report at the end of the award. Data contained in these reports are also submitted to a website managed by a contractor for NSF. Electronic submission facilitates program-wide data analysis.

US Code: 42 USC 1861 et seq. Name of Law: National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  81 FR 31668 05/19/2016
81 FR 47838 07/22/2016
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Guidelines for MRSEC Annual Progress Reports and Continuation Request

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 21 22 0 -1 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 3,885 4,070 0 -185 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 370,188 3,296,260 0 -2,926,072 0 0
No
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
The cooperative agreement in place for one of the centers ended, lowering the total number of Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers.

$60,480
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Suzanne Plimpton

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
07/25/2016


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