[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45587-45588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12967]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


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

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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq).

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0004.
    Title: Request for Advance or Reimbursement.
    Form No.: SF-270.

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    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: States, Local Governments, Universities, 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 of credit or predetermined 
advance payment methods are not used. The Federal awarding agencies use 
information reported on this form for the award and general management 
of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0002.
    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, Universities, 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 use 
information reported on this form for the award and general management 
of Federal assistance program awards.

    OMB Control No.: 0348-0046.
    Title: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.
    Form No.: SF-LLL.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Contractors, States, Local Governments, Universities, 
Non-Profit Organizations, For-Profit Organizations, Individuals.
    Number of Responses: 600.
    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 and amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. The 
Federal awarding agencies use information reported on this form for the 
award and general management of Federal contracts and assistance 
program awards.

    Abstract: On May 24, 2006, the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) published a Notice in the Federal Register [71 FR 29991] seeking 
comments on the renewal without change of three standard forms, the SF-
270, Request 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 
Circular A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and 
Local Governments,'' and by OMB guidance at 2 CFR part 215, ``Uniform 
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions 
of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non Profit Organizations.'' 
One comment was received, requesting a change to the instructions for 
completion of the SF-LLL, clarifying the reporting requirement. OMB has 
not received information from the procurement or the grants communities 
regarding confusion over the requirement to report on non-Federal funds 
used to engage lobbyists to influence a Federal award, therefore we 
have not changed the instructions.
    Copies of these standard 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 September 8, 2006. 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.

Office of Management and Budget
Gil Tran,
Acting Chief, Financial Standards and Grants Branch.
 [FR Doc. E6-12967 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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