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Hello All - <br>
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More regarding a message that I sent in August about this -- NSF has
now put the following info on their Fastlane Homepage (we should
make note of that last paragraph especially; anyone having trouble
with Research.gov?):<br>
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<font color="#000099"><b>Attention FastLane Users: Project Reports
now excludes ability for PI/CO-PIs to enter demographics for
project participants; the privacy protected information may be
entered only by the participant:</b><br>
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In August 2012, in order to ensure compliance with Federal-wide
privacy standards, NSF removed the ability for PIs/Co-PIs to enter
demographic information about project participants when preparing
project reports in FastLane. This change ensures that only project
participants may enter such privacy protected information about
themselves.<br>
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When adding a participant to a project report, FastLane will
prompt PIs/Co-PIs to collect demographic information for each
participant via a drop-down list. The options for collecting
demographic information include:<br>
Send E-Mail: FastLane sends an email to the added participant, and
the participant logs in to the URL provided in the email to enter
his or her demographic information directly.<br>
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Print Sheet: PI/co-PIs may print the instructions for entering
demographic information and hand it manually to the participants.
The participant then logs in to the URL provided to enter his or
her demographic information directly.<br>
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Please see "FastLane Online Help". for additional instructions.
For additional assistance, contact the FastLane Online Help - 7 AM
to 9 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday at 1-800-673-6188 or
by emailing <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fastlane@nsf.gov">fastlane@nsf.gov</a>.<br>
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<b>Additionally, in early 2013, NSF will transfer its current
project reporting service from FastLane to Research.gov. This
change will require PIs and Co-PIs to use Research.gov to
prepare and submit annual, final, and interim project reports to
NSF. Stay tuned for more information. </b></font><br>
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Cheers,<br>
Sheila<br>
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<td>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:29:49 -0400</td>
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<td>Sheila Clifford <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sclifford@whoi.edu"><sclifford@whoi.edu></a></td>
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Dear Flex-ers -<br>
Something we found out today on the <i>Reporting</i> side of
Fastlane. Makes last-minute reports even harder...<br>
Sheila<br>
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<td>Donna Mortimer <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Hi All - <br>
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In the past when I would add a GRA or Postdoc into the
participants area of a report in Fastlane, and indicate that
they have been working on the project for more than 160 hours, I
would be given the opportunity to fill in the demographic
information for the participant. Now the system requires that
the participants (not even <br>
the PIs) are the only ones that can fill in this information.
The Fastlane system will send the GRA or Postdoc a pin to login
and answer the demographic questions. <br>
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The report can not be submitted until the demographic info has
been entered.<br>
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