[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 9041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4523]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 3501, et seq.) this notice announces that the 
Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been 
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
it's expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on September 25, 1997 [FR 62, page 50426].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before March 25, 
1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ladd Hakes, U.S. Department of 
Transportation (M-62), (202) 366-4268, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

    Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other 
Non-Profit Organizations.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0531.
    Affected Public: Schools, hospitals, and other nonprofit 
organizations receiving Federal financial assistance from the 
Department of Transportation (DOT).
    Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Form(s): SF 269, SF 270, SF 271, SF 272, and SF 424.
    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.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 10,500 hours.
    Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
    Comments to OMB are best assured of having their full effect if OMB 
receives them within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-4523 Filed 2-20-98; 8:45 am]
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