[Flex] MORE re: NSF Annual & Final reports

[Sheila Clifford]

Hello All -

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?):

*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:*

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.

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:
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.

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.

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 
fastlane at nsf.gov.

*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. *

Cheers,
Sheila


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	New item re: NSF Annual & Final reports
Date: 	Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:29:49 -0400
From: 	Sheila Clifford <sclifford at whoi.edu>
To: 	flex at whoi.edu



Dear Flex-ers -
Something we found out today on the /Reporting/ side of Fastlane.  Makes 
last-minute reports even harder...
Sheila


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	NSF Annual & Final reports
Date: 	Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:36:51 -0400
From: 	Donna Mortimer <dmortimer at whoi.edu>


Hi All -

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
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.

The report can not be submitted until the demographic info has been entered.
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