[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16983]



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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Requested

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has recently 
submitted to OMB for review the following three proposals for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0004.
    Title: Request for Advance or Reimbursement.
    Form No: SF-270.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations.
    Number of Responses: 100,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 60 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-270 is used to request funds for all 
nonconstruction grant programs when letters or credit or predetermined 
advance methods are not used. The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use 
information reported on this form for general management of Federal 
assistance awards programs.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0002.
    Title: Outlay and Request for Reimbursement for Construction 
Programs.
    Form No: SF-271.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations.
    Number of Responses: 40,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 60 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-271 is used to request reimbursement for all 
construction grant programs. The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use 
information reported on this form for general management of Federal 
assistance awards programs.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0046.
    Title: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.
    Form No: SF-LLL.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-profit organizations, 
Individuals, Businesses.
    Number of Responses: 300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-LLL is the standard disclosure form for 
Lobbying paid for with non-Federal funds, as required by the Byrd 
Amendment, as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
    Abstract: On April 1, 2003, the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) published a Notice in the Federal Register (68 FR 15772) seeking 
comments on the renewal without change of three standard forms, the SF-
270, Requests for Advance or Reimbursement; the SF-271, Outlay Report 
and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs; and the SF-
LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. These forms are required by OMB 
Circulars A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and 
Local Governments,'' and A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements 
for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, 
Hospitals, and Other Non-profit Organizations.'' No comments were 
received.
    Copies of these forms can be downloaded from the OMB Grants 
Management home page (http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/Grants).
    Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB Desk Officer 
by [insert date 30 days after publication]. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance 
of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.

Joseph L. Kull,
Deputy Controller.
[FR Doc. 03-16983 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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