[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12136-12137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4856]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


National Science Board; Notice of Delegation of Authority

    In accordance with Section 1863(e)(2) of the National Science 
Foundation Act, as amended, the National Science Board (Board) hereby 
gives notice in regards to a delegation of authority provided to the 
Director, National Science Foundation (NSF), as follows:
    Per resolution adopted unanimously at the National Science Board 
meeting on February 16, 2011, the Board revised its earlier award-
approval delegation to the NSF Director by increasing the award 
threshold requiring Board

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approval from ``1 percent or more of the awarding Directorate's or 
Office's prior year current plan or $3 million--whichever is 
greater''--to the greater of either 1 percent or more of the awarding 
Directorate's or Office's prior year current plan or 0.1 percent or 
more of the prior year total NSF budget.
    The Board also added a provision to the delegation to highlight 
existing NSF policy requiring the NSF Director to make no award from 
the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) 
account without the prior approval of the Board, as required by law.
    Finally, the Board clarified a previous delegation by making clear 
that in the case of procurements requiring Board approval, when the 
Board approves or authorizes the Director to make an award and no 
amount is specified in the Board resolution, the Director may 
subsequently amend the award to change the expiration date of the award 
and/or to commit additional sums not to exceed the lesser of 10 million 
dollars or 20 percent of the contract ceiling award amount.
    Point of contact is: Jennie Moehlmann, National Science Board 
Office, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292-
7000.

Daniel A. Lauretano,
Counsel to the National Science Board.
[FR Doc. 2011-4856 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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