[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48960-48961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20919]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Information Collection; Request for Public Comments

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites 
the general public and Federal agencies to comment on renewal and 
changes to two information collection requests from two types of 
entities: (1) the reports of auditors to auditees concerning audit 
results, audit findings, and questioned costs, and (2) reports from 
auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the 
auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These 
collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 
1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of 
States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.''
    Included as part of this information collection is the Data 
Collection Form (SF-SAC). The changes being proposed are to modify the 
data elements collected on the SF-SAC. The current Form SF-SAC is being 
used for audit periods ending in 2001, 2002, and 2003. A revised Form 
SF-SAC will be used for audit periods ending in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
    Additionally, OMB is interested in receiving comments on ways to 
streamline the submission of the Data Collection Form (SF-SAC) and the 
single audit reporting packages (e.g., electronic submission) to more 
fully comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (Pub. L. 
105-277).

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 14, 2003. Late comments 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of 
mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to 
submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt. We cannot 
guarantee that comments mailed will be received before the comment 
closing date.
    Electronic mail comments may be submitted to: [email protected]. 
Please include ``Form SF-SAC Comments'' in the subject line and the 
full body of your comments in the text of the electronic message and 
not as an attachment. Please include your name, title, organization, 
postal address, telephone number, and E-mail address in the text of the 
message. Comments may also be submitted via facsimile to (202) 395-
4915.
    Comments may be mailed to Terrill W. Ramsey, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, Room 6025, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments: All responses will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also be a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrill W. Ramsey, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, (202) 395-3812. 
The proposed revisions to the Information Collection Form, Form SF-SAC 
can be obtained by contacting the Office of Federal Financial 
Management as indicated above or by download from the OMB Grants 
Management home page on the Internet at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/grants/grants_docs.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 0348-0057.
    Title: Data Collection Form.
    Form No: SF-SAC.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, local governments, non-profit organizations 
(Non-Federal entities) and their auditors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 62,400.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 59 hours for each of 400 large 
respondents and 17 hours for each of 62,000 small respondents for 
estimated annual burden hours of 1,077,600.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Needs and Uses: Reports from auditors to auditees and reports from 
auditees to the Federal government are used by non-Federal entities, 
pass-through entities, and Federal agencies to ensure that Federal 
awards are expended in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 
The Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) (maintained by the U.S. Bureau of 
the Census) uses the information on the SF-SAC to ensure proper 
distribution of audit reports to Federal agencies and identify non-
Federal entities who have not filed the required reports. The FAC also 
uses the information on the SF-SAC to create a government-wide database 
which contains information on audit results. This database is publicly 
accessible on the Internet at http://

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harvester.census.gov/sac/. It is used by Federal agencies, pass-through 
entities, non-Federal entities, auditors, the General Accounting 
Office, OMB, and the general public for management of and information 
about Federal awards and the results of audits. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the proposed information collection is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the estimate of the burden of the collection of the information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who respond, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

Joseph L. Kull,
Deputy Controller.
[FR Doc. 03-20919 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
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