[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 11771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04528]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0149]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment 
Request; G5 System Post Award Budget Drawdown e-Form

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Innovation and 
Improvement (OII).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 2, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-
0149 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will only accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kelly Terpak, 202-205-5231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: G5 System Post Award Budget Drawdown e-Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private sector, State, Local, or 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30,496.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30,496 .
    Abstract: In response to grant monitors need for a better reporting 
mechanism for grantee budgets, the G5 team developed a new electronic 
budget form for grantees to complete. This new electronic form requires 
grantees to detail the budget categories from which they are expending 
funds in order for Department grant monitors to track more carefully 
the drawdowns and financial management systems of grantees. Although 
this form may be used by all grantees, at this time only grantees on 
cost reimbursement or route payment status will be required to use this 
form when reporting their budget, requesting funds, and accessing 
funds. Current Department regulations sections 74.20-74.28 and 74.50-
74.53 address the financial management and reporting requirements of 
grantees. The new form developed in G5 serves as the mechanism for 
grantees to report expenditures and track their spending in order to 
ensure compliance with Department regulations. The currently used 
budget form, the SF 524, is not comprehensive enough to meet the needs 
of grant monitors to efficiently and effectively monitor this sub-set 
of grantees. This new data collection will enhance the ability of grant 
monitors to track the budgeting of grantees and the management of their 
funds.

    Dated: February 25, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-04528 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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