[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63475-63476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25391]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request, Grants

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 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 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60-days.
     Proposed Project: SF-424 Grants Application Form--OMB No. 4040-
0004--Revision-Grants.gov The SF-424 form is an OMB approved collection 
(4040-0004). Proposed revisions of the SF-424 include global changes 
created by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act 
(Transparency Act). The Transparency Act was signed into law on 
September 26, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282). The legislation requires the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a publicly 
available, online database containing information about entities that 
are awarded federal grants, loans, and contracts. The revised form will 
assist agencies in collecting some of the required data elements for 
the database through the SF-424 grant applications. This form will be 
utilized by up to 26 federal grant making agencies.
    The SF-424 form revisions incorporate standard data elements 
required by the Transparency Act such as a nine-digit zip code, the 
addition of ``Parish'' to the ``County'' field, and common language in 
the form instructions to ``Areas Affected by Project'' and the 
``Congressional District Of.'' We are requesting a three year clearance 
of this form. The affected public may include: Federal, State, local, 
or tribal governments, business or other for profit, and not for profit 
institutions.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                     Agency                          Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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 DOC............................................          16,460          1                30/60           8,230
 DOE............................................           2,700          1                60/60           2,700

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 ED.............................................          10,235          1                60/60          10,235
 EPA............................................           3,816          1               240/60          15,264
 HHS............................................           5,800          1.1551          270/60          30,148
 SSA............................................           1,000          2                20/60             667
 USAID..........................................             200          2                15/60             100
 USDA...........................................         229,946          1                60/60         229,946
 DOI............................................          11,604          1.8156           26/60           9,130
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         306,420
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-25391 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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