NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Information Management System (IMS) and Summer School Application

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
DEPT. 25 - SORN.docx Supplementary Document	2018-08-06
NIST-5 SORN.docx Supplementary Document	2018-08-06
SORN NIST-1.docx Supplementary Document	2018-08-06
0693-0081 NCNR-IMS Supporting Statement_Final 2021.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-09-21
NCNR Privacy Act Statement.docx Supplementary Document	2018-08-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
233082	NIST NCNR Information Management System (IMS) and Summer School Application Other-Collection Instrument	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0693-0081	ICR Reference No: 202109-0693-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201808-0693-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NIST	Agency Tracking No: MO
Title: NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Information Management System (IMS) and Summer School Application
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/21/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2021
Responses	2,000	2,000
Time Burden (Hours)	2,000	2,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) houses the NCNR which is a National User Facility, chartered to serve the nation’s scientific community by providing unique experimental apparatus for scientific studies using neutron scattering. Since the demand for such measurements exceeds the available resources, NCNR designed an Information Management System (IMS) that implements a peer-reviewed proposal based system to allocate the instrumentation to the best scientific proposals, collect information from the selected external participants to enable their scientific visits to NIST/NCNR, and track the results of those visits. This information is saved in a Privacy Act System of Records and has an applicable Statement and SORN uploaded in the supplementary section.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 31480	06/14/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 52445	09/21/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NIST NCNR Information Management System (IMS) and Summer School Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,000	2,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,000	2,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $87,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/21/2021

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