[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27830-27831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10796]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request, Grants.gov

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected] , or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 30 days of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk 
Officer all comments must be faxed to OMB at 202-395-6974.
    Proposed Project: SF-424 Mandatory--Revision-OMB No. Grants.gov">4040-0002-Grants.gov.
    Abstract: This collection is the government-wide form used for 
mandatory grant programs.
    Proposed revision to the form includes the addition of a data block 
that will collect the
     I11``Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project.'' The data 
field labeled ``County'' will be revised to read ``County/Parish.'' The 
instructions are also being revised to incorporate the new descriptive 
title block and also, revisions to the instructions for areas affected 
by funding and the congressional district. Changes to the instructions 
will increase data quality and clarity for the collection.
    Adding an additional data block is necessary to comply with the 
requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act 
(FFATA). FFATA was signed into law on September 26, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-
282). The legislation requires the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to establish a publicly available, online database containing 
information about entities that are awarded federal grants, loans, and 
contracts. The revised form will assist agencies in collecting the 
required data elements for the database through the SF-424 
applications. This form will be utilized on occasion by up to 26 
Federal grant making agencies with mandatory grant programs. We are 
requesting a 2-year clearance of this form. The affected public 
includes, Federal, State, Local or Tribal governments, business or 
other for profit, and not for profit institutions.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                    Number of     Average burden
                     Agency                         Number of     responses per    per response    Total burden
                                                   respondents      respondent      (in hours)         hours
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DOL............................................             110              2.6               1             286
DOT............................................              50              1.1               1              55
DoED...........................................             114              1                 1             114
NEA............................................              65              1             32/60              35
USDA...........................................             317              1                 1             317
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    Total......................................  ..............  ...............  ..............             807
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10796 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]
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