NSF: Data Collection on the Violation of Sexual Harassment Policies

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect data on the violation of sexual harassment or other forms of harassment policies. According to the federal register notice, “the primary purpose of this data collection is for institutional authorized organizational representatives to inform NSF of any finding/determination regarding the Principal Investigator (PI) or any co-PI that demonstrates a violation of awardee policies or codes of conduct, statutes, regulations, or executive orders relating to sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault; and/or if the PI or any co-PI is placed on administrative leave or if any administrative action has been imposed on the PI or any co-PI by the awardee relating to any finding/determination or an investigation of an alleged violation of awardee policies or codes of conduct, statutes, regulations, or executive orders relating to sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault.”

All written responses must be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this federal register notice; all comments are due by March 22.