70 FR 200 pg. 60456 - NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook—Research and Development Abstracts
Type: PRORULEVolume: 70Number: 200Page: 60456
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-20845 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
14 CFR Part 1260
RIN 2700-AC63
NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook-Research and Development Abstracts
AGENCY:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION:
Withdrawal of proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
This action withdraws the proposed rule published Friday, October 31, 2003 (68 FR 62031-62033). NASA will issue internal guidance to automate the collection and transfer of Research and Development (RD) abstracts to an appropriate central repository where they will be available for use by government agencies and other users.
DATES:
October 18, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monique Sullivan, NASA Headquarters, Contract Management Division, Washington, DC, (703) 553-2560, e-mail: Monique.sullivan-1@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In the proposed rule published Friday, October 31, 2003 (68 FR 62031-62033), NASA proposed to amend the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook to include a requirement for the electronic submission of abstracts of the planned research to be conducted under grants and cooperative agreements containing research and development (RD) effort valued at over $25,000.
The proposed rule added a new provision, 1260.40, NASA Research and Development (RD) Abstracts, and related instructions, 1260.18, NASA Research and Development (RD) Abstract Collection, to the Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook. The new provision provided for the collections of abstracts or summaries for NASA-funded-awards with RD effort greater than $25,000. The requirements of section 207(g) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347) provide the basis for this change. Section 207(g) mandates the development and maintenance of a repository that integrates information on research and development funded by the FederalGovernment. In furtherance of this requirement, NASA established a Web-based database system to collect summaries or abstracts for all the Agency's procurements containing research and development effort valued over $25,000. A NASA Web site was also established for recipients of NASA RD grants and cooperative agreements to enter their abstract data. The proposed rule is withdrawn because the automation of the requirements of section 207(g) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347) voids the need for the proposed rule.
James A. Balinskas,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Procurement.
[FR Doc. 05-20845 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]
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