[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63186-63187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24198]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Proposed Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general 
public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of 
eight (8) standard forms: the SF-269, Financial Status Report (long 
form); SF-269A, Financial Status Report (short form); SF-272, Federal 
Cash Transactions Report; SF-272A, Federal Cash Transactions Report 
(continuation); SF-424A, Budget Information--Non-construction Programs; 
SF-424B, Assurances--Non-construction Programs; SF-424C, Budget 
Information--Construction Programs; and SF-424D, Assurances--
Construction Programs. These forms are currently required by OMB 
Circular A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and 
Local Governments,'' and Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 215 
(OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants 
and Agreements with Institutions of

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Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' 
These eight forms will continue to be used while interagency teams 
working under two streamlining initiatives (the Grants.gov E-Gov effort 
and the Pub. L. 106-107 implementation work groups) complete the final 
consolidated data standards.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 2004. 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 ``Grant Forms'' in the subject 
line and the full body of your comments in the text of the electronic 
message (and as an attachment if you wish). 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 202-395-3952. Comments may be mailed to Elizabeth 
Phillips, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 6025, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Phillips, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, (202) 395-3993. 
The standard forms can be downloaded from the OMB Grants Management 
home page (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants).
    OMB Control No.: 0348-0039.
    Title: Financial Status Report (Long Form).
    Form No.: SF-269.
    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-269 is used to report on cash received. The 
Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on this form 
for general management of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0038.
    Title: Financial Status Report (Short Form).
    Form No.: SF-269A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit Organizations.
    Number of Responses: 50,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 40 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-269A is used to report on cash received. The 
Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on this form 
for general management of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0003.
    Title: Federal Cash Transactions Report.
    Form No.: SF-272.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit Organizations.
    Number of Responses: 50,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 40 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-272 is used to report on cash received. The 
Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on this form 
for general management of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0003.
    Title: Federal Cash Transactions Report (continuation).
    Form No.: SF-272A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit Organizations.
    Number of Responses: 25,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 40 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-272A is used to report on cash received. The 
Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on this form 
for general management of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0044.
    Title: Budget Information--Non-Construction.
    Form No.: SF-424A.
    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-424A is used to provide budget information 
when applying for non-construction Federal grants. The Federal awarding 
agencies use information reported on this form for the award and 
general management of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0040.
    Title: Assurances--Non-construction Programs.
    Form No.: SF-424B.
    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: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-424B is used to provide information on 
required assurances when applying for non-construction Federal grants. 
The Federal awarding agencies use information reported on this form for 
the award and general management of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0041.
    Title: Budget Information--Construction Programs.
    Form No.: SF-424C.
    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-424C is used to provide budget information 
when applying for Federal construction grants. The Federal awarding 
agencies use information reported on this form for the award and 
general management of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0042.
    Title: Assurances--Construction Programs.
    Form No.: SF-424D.
    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: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-424D is used to provide information on 
required assurances when applying for Federal construction grants. The 
Federal awarding agencies use information reported on this form for the 
award and general management of Federal assistance program awards.

Office of Management and Budget.
David Zavada,
Chief, Financial Standards and Grants Branch.
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