[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 36328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14430]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

    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 information collection request 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 with 60-days, and directed to the OS Paperwork.
    Proposed Project: SF-424 Individual--Revision--OMB No. 4040-0005--
Grants.gov.
    Abstract: This is a request for a revision of a previously approved 
collection. It is a simplified, alternative government-wide data set 
and application cover page for use by Federal grant-making agencies 
that award grants to individuals. The form is being revised with 
changes to the data field that collects the Social Security Number 
(SSN). The SSN field is an optional field. The current collection pre-
fills the first five digits with ``xxx-xx'' and only collects the last 
four digits of the SSN. At OMB's request, we reviewed the usefulness of 
collection of a portion of the SSN, by polling the Agencies that used 
the SF-424 Individual form; however, it was determined that the partial 
SSN is not useful for processing the SF-424 Individual form by the 
Agencies. Therefore, no portion of the SSN will be collected as part of 
the electronic grant application process. Frequency of data collection 
varies by Federal agency.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                               Number of    responses    burden per     Total
                           Agency                             respondents      per        response      burden
                                                                            respondent   (in hours)     hours
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NEA.........................................................        1,150            1        10/60          192
NEH.........................................................        2,593            1        30/60        1,297
USDA........................................................        4,069            1        30/60        2,035
HHS.........................................................          600            1        30/60          300
    Total...................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........        3,824
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14430 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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