[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66165-66166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27153]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Financial 
Management.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general 
public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal of the SF-LLL, 
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. Although OMB proposes no changes to 
the SF-LLL as part of this notice, we are seeking public comments on 
whether changes are warranted. We are particularly interested in 
comments on whether the information collected in the forms could be 
more consistent with other similar governmentwide information 
collections or whether additional information should be collected to 
further the aims of government transparency.

DATES: Comments must be received by November 26, 2010. Due to potential 
delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. 
Postal Service, we encourage respondents to submit comments 
electronically to ensure timely receipt. We cannot guarantee that 
comments mailed will be received before the comment closing date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to regulations.gov, a Federal E-
Government Web site that allows the public to find, review, and submit 
comments on documents that agencies have published in the Federal 
Register and that are open for comment. Simply type ``SF-LLL renewal-
10'' (in quotes) in the Comment or Submission search box, click Go, and 
follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments received by 
the date specified above will be included as part of the official 
record.
    Marguerite Pridgen, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office 
of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503; 
telephone 202-395-7844; fax 202-395-3952; e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marguerite Pridgen at the addresses 
noted above.
    OMB Control No.: 0348-0046.
    Title: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.
    Form No.: SF-LLL.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Contractors, States, Local Governments, Universities, 
Non-Profit Organizations, For-Profit Organizations, Individuals.
    Number of Responses: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The SF-LLL is the standard disclosure form for 
lobbying paid for with non-Federal funds, as required by the Byrd 
Amendment and amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. The 
Federal awarding agencies use information reported on this form for the 
award and general management of Federal contracts and assistance 
program awards.

Debra J. Bond,
Deputy Controller.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of Comments and Responses

    On June 22, 2010, OMB published in the Federal Register a notice 
seeking comments on the Standard form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying 
Activities (SF-LLL) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act [75 
FR 35507]. OMB Watch, Project on Government Oversight, Sunlight 
Foundation, and Thomas M. Susman submitted their combined comments in a 
single letter (``proposal'') dated August 19, 2010. Their comments were 
the only comments received in response to the June 22 notice and 
included recommendations for major changes to the system of disclosing 
lobbying activities. In summary, the August 19 proposal recommends 
expanding the information collected by the SF-LLL; raising the 
thresholds for reporting from $100,000 and $150,000 to $250,000; adding 
a form and process for government employees to report contacts with 
lobbyists; posting SF-LLL content from electronic submissions on a 
centralized, public, searchable Web site within three days of receiving 
it; and creating a system to ensure enforcement of the new reporting 
requirements.

II. Next Steps

    The August 19 proposal, which can be viewed at regulations.gov, 
includes several recommendations that would require changes in policy 
and the process of lobbying disclosure that cannot be implemented 
before the SF-LLL expires. Therefore, the SF-LLL will be renewed 
without change to prevent any disruption in collecting lobbying 
disclosure information by Executive Branch agencies. Concurrent with 
the renewal without change, the August 19 proposal will be carefully 
reviewed and assessed for further action separate from this renewal 
process.

[FR Doc. 2010-27153 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
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