[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3849-3850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-04040-0003; 60-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    Agency: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Grants.gov Program Management 
Office, one of the 26 E-Government initiatives, managed by the 
Department of Health and Human Services is publishing the following 
summary of proposed collection for public comment. Interested 
individuals are invited to send comments regarding any aspect of this 
collection of information or any other aspect of this collection of 
information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity 
and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension.
    Title of Information Collection: SF-424 Short Organizational.
    Form/OMB No.: 4040-0003.
    Use: The SF-424 (short) is a simplified, alternative government-
wide data set and application cover page for

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use by Federal grant-making agencies. Agencies may use the SF-424 
(Short) for grant programs not requiring all the data that is required 
on the SF-424 core data set and form. This information collection 
request also includes two additional government-wide forms, the Key 
Contacts form and the Project Abstract form, each of which can be used 
in conjunction with the SF-424 to collect supplemental applicant data. 
The Key Contacts form is an optional form that the agencies may use to 
collect additional key contact or point of contact information. The 
Project Abstract form is also an optional form that provides the 
mechanism for the applicant to attach a file that contains an abstract 
of the project, in a format specified by the agency.
    The SF-424 (Short) and supplemental data set and forms are 
currently available for use as part of the electronic application 
process of Grants.gov, which was deployed in October 2003 and is part 
of the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management 
Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107). Currently, six agencies plan 
to continue the use of the SF-424 (Short) in lieu of the SF-424 for 
eligible grant programs.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting, on occasion.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal government; Farms; Not-for-
profit institutions, and Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 8549.
    Total Annual Responses: 8549.
    Average Burden per Response: 25 min.
    Total Annual Hours: 3562.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 60 days, and directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer at the following address: Department of Health and Human 
Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Resources 
and Technology, Office of Resources Management, Attention: Sherrette 
Funn-Coleman (0990-NEW), Room 537-H, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20201.

    Dated: January 18, 2007.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-1185 Filed 1-25-07; 8:45 am]
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