[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27829-27830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10795]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request, Grants.gov

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.
    Proposed Project: SF-424B (Assurances--Non-Construction Programs) 
Form--Extension-OMB No. 4040-0007--Grants.Gov.
    Abstract: The SF-424B (Assurances--Non-Construction Programs) form 
is utilized by up to 26 Federal grant making agencies. 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 the form for the evaluation of award and 
general management of Federal assistance program awards. The only 
information collected on the form is the applicant signature, title, 
and date submitted. A 2-year clearance is requested. Frequency of data 
collection varies by Federal agency.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                     Agency                          Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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USDA............................................           6,172           1               15/60           1,543
NARA............................................             145           1               15/60              36
CNCS............................................              10           1               30/60               5
Treas...........................................             191           1               15/60              48
DOI.............................................           1,053           2.764           11/60             529
VA..............................................             184           1               15/60              46
DOC.............................................           1,880           1               15/60           1,220
EPA.............................................           3,816           1                   4          15,264
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    Total.......................................          16,451  ..............  ..............          18,691
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10795 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]
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