[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19601-19602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8347]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No, OST-04-17391]


Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) 
intention to request extension of a previously approved information 
collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 14, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-04-17391) by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 
Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-001.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of 
the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting 
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the 
Public Participation heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted 
without change to http://dms.dot.gov including any personal information 
provided.
    Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notes.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ladd Hakes, Business Policy Division, 
M-61, Office of the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the 
Secretary, (202) 366-4268. Refer to OMB Control Number 2105-0520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements For Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0520.
    Type of Request: Extension without change, of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The requested extension of the approved control number 
covers the information and collection requirements imposed by Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-102, Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements with State and Local Governments, which the Department of 
Transportation codified at 49 CFR part 18. The information collected, 
retained and provided by the State and local government grantees is 
required to ensure grantee eligibility and their conformance with 
Federally mandated reporting requirements. OMB

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provides management and oversight of the circular. OMB also provides 
for a standard figure of 70 burden hours per grantee for completion of 
required forms. This collection covers only those DOT programs that 
utilize the standard OMB forms SF 269, SF 270, SF 271, SF 272 and SF 
424.
    Respondents: State and local governments receiving Federal 
financial assistance from the Department of Transportation (DOT).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,795.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 125,650 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 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.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 6, 2004.
David J. Litman,
Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 04-8347 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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