[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35820-35821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12659]


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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),

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(LM-9), and (LM-3) submitted for an emergency extension and 
review to the Office of Management and Budget.

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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 an emergency 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. 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 June 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the appropriate agency 
form number by mail 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 211 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: Jane A. Lorber, Director, Labor 
Management Grants Program or Linda E. Stubbs, Grants Management 
Specialist, 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, faxing, 
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: Emergency Extension of Expiration date of a 
currently approved collection without any change in the substance or 
method of collection.
    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 submissions, LM-7/
LM-8 forms are used. Less than quarterly reports would deprive 
FMCS of the opportunity to provide prompt 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 in 
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 appropriate 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.
    (iii) 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: May 14, 2002.
C. Richard Barnes,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-12659 Filed 5-20-02; 8:45 am]
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