97-25433. Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under Office of Management and Budget Review

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50426-50427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25433]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under Office of Management and Budget Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public, grantee organizations, and State, local and other Federal 
agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 944, 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). The Act requires Federal agencies to publish 
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension of an existing 
collection, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the 
notice. The Department is currently seeking comments concerning 
collection requirements for grants to State and local governments, and 
for grants to institutions of higher learning, hospitals, and other 
nonprofit institutions.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 24, 
1997 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Mr. Ladd Hakes, U.S. Department 
of Transportation (M-62), 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Written comments may be faxed to [phone]. Identify comments 
regarding collection requirements for grants to State and local 
governments by the OMB Control Number 2105-0520. Identify comments 
regarding requirements for grants to institutions of higher learning, 
hospitals, and other nonprofit institutions by the OMB Control Number 
2105-0531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ladd Hakes, [phone]; refer 
to the control numbers above.

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.
    Forms: SF 269, SF 270, SF 271, SF 272, and SF 424.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0520.
    Affected Public: State and local governments receiving Federal 
financial assistance from the Department of Transportation (DOT).
    Abstract: Requirements for Federal administration of financial 
assistance to State and Local governments is

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provided to affected Executive agencies via a common grant management 
rule, codified by DOT at 49 CFR part 18, Uniform Administrative 
Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to States and Local 
governments. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides 
management and oversight of the common rule. OMB also provides for a 
standard figure of seventy (70) annual burden hours per grantee for 
completion of required forms. This action initiates reinstatement of an 
existing paperwork clearance approval (OMB Number 2105-0520), which has 
expired.
    Annual Existing Burden: The annual burden is 68,250 hours. Number 
of respondents: 975. Total hours per respondent: 70. This is a 
reduction from the existing 199,500 hours. DOT financial assistance 
programs requiring different, or additional reporting requirements from 
that of the common rule now report separately, and have their own 
separate OMB approval numbers.
    Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other 
Non-Profit Organizations
    Forms: SF 269, SF 270, SF 271, SF 272, and SF 424.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0531.
    Expiration Date: October 31, 1997. The Department has submitted a 
request to OMB for an emergency extension to January 31, 1998.
    Affected Public: Schools, hospitals, and other nonprofit 
organizations receiving Federal financial assistance from DOT.
    Abstract: Requirements for Federal administration of financial 
assistance to schools, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations is 
provided to affected Executive agencies via OMB Circular A-110, Uniform 
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions 
of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations, 
with the Department has codified at 49 CFR part 19. OMB provides 
management and oversight of the circular. OMB also provides for a 
standard figure of seventy (70) annual burden hours per grantee for 
completion of required forms. This action initiates extension of an 
existing paperwork clearance approval (OMB Number 2105-0531).
    These information collections are available for inspection at the 
Grants Management Division (M-62), Office of Acquisition and Grant 
Management, Department of Transportation, at the address above. Copies 
of 49 CFR parts 18 and 19 can be obtained from Mr. Ladd Hakes at the 
address and phone number shown above.
    Comments regarding both information collections are invited on: (a) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (b) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
requests for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 18, 1997.
Robert G. Taylor,
Chief, Grants Management Division.
[FR Doc. 97-25433 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]
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