[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20644-20646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07965]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0289; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 18]


Information Collection; Tangible Personal Property Report (SF-
428A, 428B, and 428C)

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Office of Governmentwide Policy will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a 
previously approved information collection requirement concerning 
reporting tangible personal property.
    In support of OMB's continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, GSA invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the proposed 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning forms that will be used 
to collect information related to tangible personal property when 
required by a Federal financial assistance award. To view the form, go 
to OMB's main Web page at www.OMB.gov and click on the ``Grants 
Management'' and ``Forms'' links. OMB specifically requests comments 
on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comment Due Date: June 4, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Nelson, Chair, Post-Award 
Workgroup; telephone 202-482-4538; fax 301-713-0806; email 
[email protected]; mailing address 1305 East-West Highway, Room 
7142, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0289, Tangible Personal Property Report, by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the 
OMB control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0289, Tangible Personal 
Property Report.'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 3090-0289,

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Tangible Personal Property Report'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property Report.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property Report, in all 
correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will 
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal and/or business confidential information provided.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    GSA, on behalf of the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative, 
proposes to renew a standard form, the Tangible Personal Property 
Report (SF-428). The SF-428 includes a cover page, an Annual Report 
attachment, a Final Report attachment, a Disposition/Request Report 
attachment and a Supplemental Sheet to provide detailed item 
information. The purpose of this form is to provide a standard form for 
assistance recipients to use when they are required to provide a 
Federal agency with information related to federally owned property, or 
equipment and supplies (tangible personal property) acquired with 
assistance award funds. The form does not create any new reporting 
requirements. It does establish a standard annual reporting date of 
September 30 to be used if an award does not specify an annual 
reporting date. The standard form will replace any agency unique forms 
currently in use to allow uniformity of collection and to support 
future electronic submission of information.

Background

    Public Law 106-107 requires OMB to direct, coordinate, and assist 
Executive Branch departments and agencies in establishing an 
interagency process to streamline and simplify Federal financial 
assistance procedures for non-Federal entities. The law also requires 
executive agencies to develop, submit to Congress, and implement a plan 
for that streamlining and simplification. Twenty-six Executive Branch 
agencies jointly submitted a plan to the Congress in May 2001. The plan 
described the interagency process through which the agencies would 
review current policies and practices and seek to streamline and 
simplify them. The process involved interagency work groups under the 
auspices of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council, Grants Policy 
Committee. The plan also identified substantive areas in which the 
interagency work groups had begun their review. Those areas are part of 
the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative.
    This proposed form is an undertaking of the interagency Post-Award 
Workgroup that supports the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative. 
Additional information on the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative, 
which focuses on implementing the Federal Financial Assistance 
Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107), is set forth in 
the Federal Register published on September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54098). An 
overview of the SF-428 and five other report forms being developed 
under the Initiative was provided during a webcast of the Grants Policy 
Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council held on March 8, 
2007 (72 FR 7090, February 14, 2007).
    Under the standards for management and disposition of federally-
owned property, equipment and supplies (tangible personal property) in 
2 CFR part 215, the ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants 
and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and 
Other Non-Profit Organizations,'' and the ``Uniform Administrative 
Requirements for Grants and Agreements with State and Local 
Governments,'' codified by Federal agencies at 53 FR 8048, March 11, 
1988, recipients may be required to provide Federal agencies with 
information concerning property in their custody annually, at award 
closeout or when the property is no longer needed. During the public 
consultation process mandated by Public Law 106-107, recipients 
suggested the need for clarification of these requirements and the 
establishment of a standard form to help them submit appropriate 
property information when required. The Tangible Personal Property 
Report (SF-428) must be used in connection with requirements listed in 
the table below and Federal awarding agency guidelines:

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                                     A recipient must * * *
             For * * *                                                When * * *                Under * * *
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Federally owned property...........  Submit an inventory     Annually, with information   2 CFR 215.33(a)(1)
                                      listing.                accurate as of 30           A-102, ------.32(f)(2)
                                                              September, unless the
                                                              award specifies a
                                                              different date.
                                     Request Federal agency  It wants to use the          2 CFR 215.34(d)
                                      authorization.          property on other
                                                              activities not sponsored
                                                              by the Federal Government.
                                     Notify the Federal      Immediately upon finding     2 CFR 215.33(f)(4)
                                      awarding agency.        property is lost, damaged,
                                                              or stolen.
                                     Request disposition     The property is no longer    2 CFR 215.33(a)(1)
                                      instructions.           needed.                     A-102, ------.32(f)(3)
                                                             Upon completion of the       2 CFR 215.33(a)(1) and
                                                              award.                      2 CFR 215.71(f)
                                                                                          A-102, ------.50(b)(5)
Grantee-acquired equipment in which  Obtain the approval of  Acquiring replacement        2 CFR 215.34(e)
 the Federal Government retains an    the Federal awarding    equipment, before:.         A-102, ------.32(c)(4)
 interest.                            agency.                (1) using the current
                                                              equipment as trade-in; or.
                                                             (2) selling it and using
                                                              the proceeds to offset the
                                                              costs of the replacement
                                                              equipment.
                                     Compensate the          Equipment has a per unit     2 CFR 215.34(g)
                                      original Federal        fair market value of        A-102, ------.32(e)(2)
                                      awarding agency or      greater than $5,000 and
                                      its successor.          the grantee no longer
                                                              needs the equipment for
                                                              Federally supported
                                                              activities and retains the
                                                              equipment for other uses.
                                     Request disposition     It no longer needs the       2 CFR 215.34(g)
                                      instructions.           equipment for any purpose.

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                                     Sell the equipment and  Equipment has a per unit     2 CFR 215.34(g)(1)
                                      reimburse the Federal   fair market value of        A-102, ------.32(e)(2)
                                      awarding agency for     greater than $5,000 and
                                      the Federal share.      the recipient no longer
                                                              needs the equipment for
                                                              any purpose and requested
                                                              disposition instructions,
                                                              and either was instructed
                                                              to sell the equipment or
                                                              received no instructions
                                                              within 120 days.
                                     Account for the         Upon completion of the       2 CFR 215.71(f) and 2
                                      equipment.              award, when the awarding     CFR 215.34(g)(4)(ii)
                                                              agency has reserved the
                                                              right to transfer title to
                                                              the Federal Government or
                                                              a third party.
Supplies...........................  Compensate the Federal  It has a residual inventory  2 CFR 215.35(a)
                                      Government for its      of unused supplies          A-102, ------.33(b)
                                      share.                  exceeding $5,000 in
                                                              aggregate value at the end
                                                              of a project or program
                                                              that is not needed for
                                                              other Federally supported
                                                              activities.
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B. Annual Reporting Burden

    This report will be used to collect information related to tangible 
personal property (equipment and supplies) when required by a Federal 
financial assistance award. The Tangible Personal Property Report (SF-
428) was posted to the OMB MAX Web site. Fourteen agencies posted 
annual burden estimates. The estimated total annual burden hours are 
33,346.5. A listing with the number of respondents, the number of 
responses per respondent and average burden per hour per recipient by 
agency follows.
    Respondents: Federal agencies and their assistance recipients.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33,346.5
    Estimated Cost: There is no expected cost to the respondents or to 
agencies.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Instrument                 Agency         Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Tangible Personal Property                   DOE             750            1.5             2.75           3,094
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   EPA             300            1               2                600
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   DOD             300            1               2.75             825
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   SSA             125            1               2                250
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                  IMLS            1000            1.5             2              3,000
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   DOC             130            1               2                260
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   DHS             972            1.5             2.75         4,009.5
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property            HHS OPDIVs            7681            1               2             15,362
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   HUD            4158            1               1.43           5,946
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   NEA               0            0               0                  0
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                   NEH               0            0               0                  0
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                    ED               0            0               0                  0
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
Tangible Personal Property                    VA               0            0               0                  0
 Report (TPPR) and Attachments..
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    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property Report, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: March 27, 2013.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07965 Filed 4-4-13; 8:45 am]
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