[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26425-26426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12673]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department), as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general 
public and Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed and/
or continuing collections of information in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 
program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the 
desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is 
minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the 
impact of collection requirements can be properly assessed. Currently, 
DOL is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the 
Customer Satisfaction Surveys and Conference Evaluations Generic 
Clearance.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before August 3, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Darrin A. King, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Mr. 
King can be reached on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll free number) or 
by e-mail at [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department is requesting OMB approval for the continued use of 
a generic Solicitation for Grant Application (SGA) format for 
information collection requirements for SGAs that extend beyond what is 
collected on currently approved standard forms. OMB approval of this 
generic SGA form will assist the Department to carry out its 
responsibilities under the Paperwork Reduction Act by accurately 
accounting for the public burden associated with grant applications 
through the promotion of a common structure for reporting the 
information collection requirements contained in DOL's SGAs.
    Periodically, DOL solicits applications for grants through issuing 
a SGA. To ensure that grants are awarded to the applicant best suited 
to perform the functions of the grant, applicants are generally 
required to submit a two-part application. The first part of DOL's 
grant applications consists of submitting the Standard Form 424 (SF-
424), ``Application for Federal Assistance.'' The second part of a 
grant application usually requires a technical proposal demonstrating 
the applicant's capabilities in accordance with a statement of work 
and/or selection criteria.
    The information collected in response to solicitations for grant 
applications has been and will be used by the

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Department of Labor for awarding grants to the applicants most suited 
for fulfilling the mission of the grant.

II. Review Focus

    The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management.
    Title: Generic Solicitation for Grant Applications.
    OMB Number: 1225-0086 (formerly 1205-0458).
    Agency Form Number: Not applicable.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions and state, local or 
tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Annual Respondents: 5,750.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 20 hours per application.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 115,000.
    Total Estimated Burden Cost (excludes hourly wage costs): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and 
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also 
become a matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of May 2009.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. E9-12673 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]
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