However, the original, unflattened Other Support documents must be retained and kept internally in the event that it is requested by NIH. Since each electronically signed Other Support needs to be flattened first before compiling as a single PDF document, this is a crucial step. The process of signing the Other Support electronically creates a certification "layer" that first must be flattened before it can be uploaded to eRA Commons/ASSIST and/or before it is combined with other PDF's before submission to NIH. And for JIT's and RPPR's which usually involve a single attachment for multiple Investigators: only a single, flattened PDF that combines all signed Other Supports is required. While NIH requires that Investigators eletronically sign their Other Support, NIH's systems (eRA Commons/ASSIST) will only accept a flattened PDF as an attachment.
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