PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENTS
The information requested on proposal forms and project reports is solicited under the
authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. The information on
proposal forms will be used in connection with the selection of qualified proposals; and
project reports submitted by awardees will be used for program evaluation and reporting within
the Executive Branch and to Congress. The information requested may be disclosed to qualified
reviewers and staff assistants as part of the proposal review process; to proposer
institutions/grantees to provide or obtain data regarding the proposal review process, award
decisions, or the administration of awards; to government contractors, experts, volunteers and
researchers and educators as necessary to complete assigned work; to other government agencies
needing information as part of the review process or in order to coordinate programs; and to
another Federal agency, court, or party in a court or Federal administrative proceeding if the
government is a party. Information about Principal Investigators may be added to the Reviewer
file and used to select potential candidates to serve as peer reviewers or advisory committee
members. See Systems of Records, NSF-50, "Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Associated
Records," 63 Federal Register 267 (January 5, 1998), and NSF-51, "Reviewer/Proposal File and
Associated Records, " 63 Federal Register 268 (January 5, 1998). Submission of the information
is voluntary. Failure to provide full and complete information, however, may reduce the
possibility of receiving an award.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an
information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The OMB control number
for this collection is 3145-0058. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 120 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate and any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
Suzanne H. Plimpton
Reports Clearance Officer
Division of Administrative Services
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA 22230
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