Comment on FR Doc # 2026-12725 from Frank Bartell
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Summary: The commenter opposes the proposed NSF guidance, arguing that it is premature, creates excessive regulatory controls over higher education institutions, and imposes significant financial burdens on grant recipients.
The proposal, "NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance" (NSF-2026-OTR-0001), is a premature alignment to an OMB proposal that is not yet final, and one that received unprecedented public pushback. The proposed NSF updates further threaten scientific independence and evidence-based decision-making by implementing sweeping regulatory controls over institutes of higher education via information collection. The proposal creates an excess of new institutional requirements and significant financial burdens on grant recipients.