[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7374-7375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3886]


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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE


Labor-Management Cooperation Program; Information Collection 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

ACTION: Publication of FMCS seeking comments on the following 
information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is 
seeking comments on the following information colleciton requests. FMCS 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review of six FMCS forms. The forms are SF-242 Application or 
Reimbursement, (LM-8) Project Performance, SF-269a (LM-7) Financial 
Status Report, (LM-9) FMCS Grants Program Grantee Evaluation and (LM-3) 
Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire.

DATES: Comments must be submitted within 60 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send Comments to: Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs of Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane A. Lorber, (202) 606-8181.

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

ACTION: Notice of Forms SF-424, SF-270 (LM-6), (LM-8), SF-269a (LM-7), 
(LM-9), and (LM-3) submitted for extension and review to the Office of 
Management and Budget.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that six information collection requests 
contained in the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) 
agency forms are coming up for renewal. FMCS submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of six FMCS forms: SF-
424 Application for Federal Assistance, SF-270 (LM-6)--Request for 
Advance or Reimbursement, (LM-8)--Project Performance, SF-269 (LM-7)--
Financial Status Report, (LM-9)--FMCS Grants Program Grantee Evaluation 
Questionnaire, and (LM-3)--Accounting System and Financial Capability 
Questionnaire. In addition to renewing these forms in paper format, 
FMCS will also provide the forms on-line in a fillable format to allow 
for application by electronic means as required by the Federal 
Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, Public Law 
106-107. The request seeks OMB approval for a three-year expiration 
date of Forms SF-424, SF-269a (LM-6), (LM-8), SF-270a (LM-7), (LM-9) 
and (LM-3) until December 31, 2004. FMCS is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of the collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 28, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the appropriate agency 
form number by mail to to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs of Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Office for the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503. Copies of the complete agency forms may be obtained from the 
Labor Management Grants Program at Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service, the Labor Management Grants Program, 2100 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20427 or by contacting the person whose name appears 
under the section headed, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Comments and data may also be submitted by fax at (202) 606-3434 or 
electronically by sending electronic (e-mail) to [email protected] or 
[email protected]. All comments and data in electronic form must be 
identified by the appropriate agency form number. No confidential 
business information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of the information as 
``CBI''. Information so marked will not be disclosed but a copy of the 
comment that does contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the 
public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed 
publicly by FMCS without prior notice. All written comments will be 
available for inspection in Room 714 at the Washington, DC address 
above from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jane Lorber, Director of Labor 
Management Grants Program or Ms. Linda Stubbs, Grants Management 
Specialists, FMCS 2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20427. Telephone 
(202) 606-8181; Fax (202) 606-3434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of each of the agency forms are 
available from the Labor-Management Grants Program, by calling, facing, 
or writing, Ms. Linda Stubbs at the above address. Please ask for the 
form by title and agency form number.

I. Information Collection Requests

    FMCS is seeking comments on the following information collection 
requests contained in FMCS agency forms.
    Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    Form Number: OMB No. 3076-0006.
    Type of Request: Extension of Expiration date of a currently 
approved collection without any change in the substance. In compliance 
with the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 
1999, Public Law 106-107, an electronic filing is being added as a 
collection method.
    Affected Entities: Potential applicants/grantees who received our 
grant application kit. Also, applicants/grantees who have received a 
grant from FMCS.
    Frequency:
    a. Three of the forms the SF-424, LM-6, and LM-9 are submitted at 
the applicant/grantee's discretion.
    b. To conduct the quarterly submission, LM-7/LM-8 forms are

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used. Less than quarterly reports would deprive FMCS of the opportunity 
to provide promptly technical assistance to deal with those problems 
identified in the report.
    c. Once per application. The LM-3 is the only form to which a 
``similar information'' requirement could apply. That form takes the 
requirement into consideration by accepting recent audit reports in 
lieu of applicant completion of items C2 through 9 and items D1 through 
3.
    Burden: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance, SF-270 (LM-6) 
Request for Advance or Reimbursement-30 minutes, (LM-8) Project 
Performance-60 minutes, SF-269a (LM-7) Financial Status Report-30 
minutes, (LM-9) FMCS Grants Program Evaluation Questionnaire-60 
minutes, and (LM-3) Accounting System and Financial Capability 
Questionnaire 60 minutes.
    Abstract: Except for the FMCS Forms LM-3 and LM-9, the forms under 
consideration herein are either required or recommended on OMB 
Circulars. The two exceptions are non-recurring forms, the former a 
questionnaire sent only to non-governmental potential grantees and the 
latter a questionnaire sent only to former grantees for voluntary 
completion and submission.
    The collected information is used by FMCS to determine annual 
applicant suitability, to monitor quarterly grant project status, and 
for on-going program evaluation. If the information were not collected, 
there could be no accounting for the activities of the program. Actual 
use has been the same as intended use.

II. Request for Comments

    FMCS solicits comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information.
    (ii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected.
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic collection technologies or other forms of information 
technology, e.g. permitting electronic and fax submission of responses.

III. The Official Record

    The official record is the paper records maintained at the address 
in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document. FMCS will transfer all 
electronically received comments into printed form as they are 
received. These records are available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

List of Subjects

    Labor-Management Cooperation Program and Information collection 
requests.

    Dated: December 21, 2001.
Jane A. Lorber,
Director, Labor Management Grants Program.
[FR Doc. 02-3886 Filed 2-15-02; 7:45 am]
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