[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51884-51885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24320]
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RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD
Proposed Information Collection Activities
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board)
invites comments on the proposed information collection request as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Jennifer Dure, Office of General
Counsel, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, 1717
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to provide 60 days' notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities. Specifically, the
Board invites interested respondents to comment on the following
summary of proposed information collection activities regarding (i)
whether the information collection activities are necessary for the
Board to properly execute its functions; (ii) the accuracy of the
Board's estimates of the burden of the information collection
activities; (iii) ways for the Board to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information being collected; and (iv) ways for the
Board to minimize the burden of information collection activities on
the public. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, on
an emergency basis, this collection of information.
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That approval is set to expire on March 31, 2010.
Below is a brief summary of the proposed information collection:
Title of Collection: Section 1512 Data Standards.
OMB Control No.: 0430-0004.
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Pub. L. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115 (2009)) (the Recovery Act) established
the Board and required that the Board establish and maintain a public-
facing Web site to track covered funds. Section 1512 of the Recovery
Act requires recipients of Federal financial assistance--namely,
grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and loans--to report on the
use of funds. These reports are to be submitted to
FederalReporting.gov, and certain information from these reports will
later be posted on the public-facing Web site Recovery.gov. More
specifically, prime recipients, sub-recipients, and vendors who receive
Recovery Act funds are required to submit section 1512 data elements as
set forth in the Recipient Reporting Data Model (available
electronically at https://www.federalreporting.gov/federalreporting/downloads.do). On June 22, 2009, OMB issued the following reporting
guidance in its ``Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds
Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009'' (OMB
Guidance):
Prime Recipients: The prime recipient is ultimately responsible for
the reporting of all data required by section 1512 of the Recovery Act
and the OMB Guidance, including the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act (FFATA) data elements for the sub-recipients of the
prime recipient required under section 1512(c)(4). In addition, the
prime recipient must report three additional data elements associated
with any vendors receiving funds from the prime recipient for any
payments greater than $25,000. Specifically, the prime recipient must
report the identity of the vendor by reporting the DUNS number, the
amount of the payment, and a description of what was obtained in
exchange for the payment. If the vendor does not have a DUNS number,
then the name and zip code of the vendor's headquarters will be used
for identification.
Sub-Recipients of the Prime Recipient: The sub-recipients of the
prime recipient may be required by the prime recipient to report the
FFATA data elements required under section 1512(c)(4) for payments from
the prime recipient to the sub-recipient. The reporting sub-recipients
must also report one data element associated with any vendors receiving
funds from that sub-recipient. Specifically, the sub-recipient must
report, for any payments greater than $25,000, the identity of the
vendor by reporting the DUNS number, if available, or otherwise the
name and zip code of the vendor's headquarters.
Required Data: The specific data elements to be reported by prime
recipients and sub-recipients are included in the Recipient Reporting
Data Model. Below are the basic reporting requirements to be reported
on prime recipients, recipient vendors, sub-recipients, and sub-
recipient vendors.
Prime Recipient
1. Federal Funding Agency Name
2. Award identification
3. Recipient DUNS
4. Parent DUNS
5. Recipient CCR information
6. CFDA number, if applicable
7. Recipient account number
8. Project/grant period
9. Award type, date, description, and amount
10. Amount of Federal Recovery Act funds expended to projects/
activities
11. Activity code and description
12. Project description and status
13. Job creation narrative and number
14. Infrastructure expenditures and rationale, if applicable
15. Recipient primary place of performance
16. Recipient area of benefit
17. Recipient officer names and compensation (Top 5)
18. Total number and amount of small sub-awards; less than $25,000
Recipient Vendor
1. DUNS or Name and zip code of Headquarters (HQ)
2. Expenditure amount
3. Expenditure description
Sub-Recipient (Also Referred to as FFATA Data Elements)
1. Sub-recipient DUNS
2. Sub-recipient CCR information
3. Sub-recipient type
4. Amount received by sub-recipient
5. Amount awarded to sub-recipient
6. Sub-award date
7. Sub-award period
8. Sub-recipient place of performance
9. Sub-recipient area of benefit
10. Sub-recipient officer names and compensation (Top 5)
Sub-Recipient Vendor
1. DUNS or Name and zip code of HQ
Affected Public: All recipients, as defined in section 1512(b)(1)
of the Recovery Act, of Recovery funds (specifically, Federal financial
assistance).
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 133,993.
Frequency of Responses: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,339,930.
Ivan Flores,
Paralegal Specialist, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
[FR Doc. E9-24320 Filed 10-7-09; 8:45 am]
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