[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 53587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18401]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0200; 30-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public 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 Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate 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.
    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 30 days of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk 
Officer all comments must be faxed to OMB at (202) 395-6974.
    Title of the Collection--HHS Payment Management System Forms -
Extension-OMB No. 0937-0200--Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management (ASAM) -Program Support Center (PSC)--Division of Payment 
Management (DPM).
    Abstract: The Division of Payment Management (DPM) is requesting a 
three year extension of the HHS Payment Management System Forms. 
Treasury regulations at 31 CFR part 205 and OMB Circulars A-102 and A-
110 require advances of Federal funds to be scheduled as closely as 
possible to the grantee's disbursement needs and payment methods should 
allow for monthly, bi-weekly or more frequent payments in support of 
this requirement. The PSC-270 is used by grantees to obtain grant 
funds. The PSC-272 form is used to monitor federal cash advances to 
grantees and obtain Federal cash disbursement data. The forms are 
designed to provide essential cash management information, assist the 
grantee in meeting accountability requirements, and ensure 
compatibility between data in the Payment Management System (PMS) 
operated by DPM and the grantee organization's records.
    The PSC-270 form is used monthly by approximately 210 HHS grantees 
to obtain grant funds and is used in lieu of the SF-270. The 
computerized PSC-272 form is utilized quarterly by approximately 22,240 
grantees of grant awards from HHS and other Federal agencies that are 
paid through DPM. The forms are completed by State, local and tribal 
governments, profit and nonprofit businesses and institutions receiving 
grants from HHS and other Federal agencies serviced by the Division of 
Payment Management.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of     burden hours    Total burden
             Forms                 respondent       respondents    responses per   per response        hours
                                                                    respondent      (in hours)
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PSC-272.......................  Quarterly.......          22,240               4               3         266,880
PSC-270.......................  Monthly.........             210              12           15/60             630
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         267,510
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    Dated: 09/10/2007.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-18401 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]
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