[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33669-33670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16159]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Extension Approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act

SUMMARY: The proposal for the collection of information listed below 
has been submitted to OMB for extension approval under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act. Copies of the proposed information 
collection requirement and related forms and explanatory material may 
be obtained by contacting the Service Information Collection Clearance 
Officer at the address listed below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions on the requirement should be sent 
directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Office of 
Management and Budget; Attention: Interior Desk Officer; Washington, DC 
20503; and a copy of the comments should be sent to the Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 224-
ARLSQ; 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, 703/
358-1943; 703/358-2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on (1) whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and, 
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents.
    Title: Grant Agreement and Grant Agreement Amendment.
    OMB Approval Number: 1018-0049.
    Service Form Number(s): 3-1552 (Grant Agreement); 3-1591 (Grant 
Amendment).
    Description and use: The Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreement 
Act of 1997 requires Federal agencies to use some type of grant 
agreements as the legal instrument to transfer money, property, or 
services to State and/or local governments. The Fish and Wildlife 
Service uses the form to make awards for approved grant projects, 
including determining if the estimated cost is reasonable, the cost 
sharing is consistent with the applicable program statutes, and whether 
sufficient federal funds are available for obligation. The state uses 
the information to request funds and identify proposed cost sharing. 
Federal costs distribution provides the State an opportunity to 
consolidate work under a single project for funding by more than one 
grant program and distribute the Federal share obligation among 
applicable grant programs.
    An amendment to the grant agreement is initiated by the grantee to 
request a change to a previously approved grant agreement. Each item on 
the amendment form relates to a comparable item on the agreement. This 
information is used by the Service to revise a previous funding 
obligation or to document the approval of revision(s) requested.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually, On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: State governments.
    Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour.
    Annual Responses: 1,500 (1,000 grant agreements); 500 (grant 
agreement amendments).

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    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.

    Dated: March 27, 1997,
Randal Bowman,
Assistant Director--External Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-16159 Filed 6-19-97; 8:45 am]
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