01-31957. Notice of Agency Report Forms Under OMB Review

SUMMARY:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This information collection is used by NASA to effectively maintain an appropriate internal control system for equipment and property provided or acquired under grants or cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations.

DATES:

Comments on this proposal should be received by January 28, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

All comments should be addressed to Desk Officer for NASA; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Office of Management and Budget; Room 10236; New Executive Office Building; Washington, DC, 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Nancy Kaplan, Office of the Chief Information Officer, [phone].

Title: Property Management and Controls, Grants.

OMB Number: 2700-0047.

Type of review: Extension.

Need and Uses: Collection is required to ensure proper accounting of Federal property provided under grants and cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education and to satisfy external requirements of internal control of property provided by NASA or acquired with NASA funds.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 7,149.

Responses Per Respondent: 4.

Annual Responses: 28,596.

Hours Per Request: 4 hrs.

Annual Burden Hours: 114,384.

Frequency of Report: On occasion.

David B. Nelson,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Administrator.