[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71084-71085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28181]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Chief Financial Officer


Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer to request approval for a new information collection 
for suspension and debarment and drug-free workplace certifications.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 30, 2015 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by either/one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this 
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for 
submitting comments.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send to Director, 
Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, Room 3022-S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.
    All comments received will be available for public inspection and 
posted without change, including any personal information, to http://regulations.gov. or during regular business hours at the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyson P. Whitney, Director, 
Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, Room 3027-S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250; (202) 
720-8978; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention 
of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to request approval for a 
new information collection for suspension and debarment and drug-free 
workplace certifications.
    Title: Suspension and Debarment and Drug-Free Workplace 
Certifications.
    OMB Number: 0505-New.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Abstract: The information will be collected by USDA Federal 
financial assistance agencies as certifying information concerning 
applicant suitability in compliance with Federal Suspension and 
Debarment and Drug-Free Work Place regulations, as defined by 2 CFR 
parts 180, 417 and Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtitle D: 41 U.S.C. 8101 
et seq., 2 CFR parts 182 and 421. Suspension and debarment is a 
discretionary or statutory administrative action taken by Federal 
agencies to protect the government by excluding persons and entities 
who are not presently responsible from participating in Federal 
programs or activities. Federal agencies are also prohibited from 
awarding financial assistance unless conditions are met that speak to 
recipient awareness of the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 
dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance while 
conducting any activity with the use of Federal financial assistance. 
The five forms that USDA will use with its financial assistance 
applications to collect the data include: (1) AD-1047--Certification 
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters--
Primary Covered Transactions; (2) AD-1048--Certification Regarding 
Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower 
Tier Covered Transactions; (3) AD-1049--Certification Regarding Drug 
Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 (For Grantees Other 
Than Individuals; (4) AD 1050--Certification Regarding Drug Free 
Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 2 (For Grantees Who Are 
Individuals); and (5) AD-1052--Certification Regarding Drug Free 
Workplace Requirements-State and State Agencies).
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this total 
collection of information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per 
response per individual form. This burden is assumed for all of the 
forms in the aggregate.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals or private entities; businesses or 
other for profit; not-for profit; Federal, state, local or tribal 
governments; institutions of higher education or other research 
organizations; foreign organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,159.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 68,318.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 17,080.

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                                                                                                   Total annual
                                     Number of       Number of       Number of     Average time      burden on
              Form                  respondents   responses  per     responses      to prepare      respondents
                                                    respondent                         (hrs)           (hrs)
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AD-1047.........................          10,441               2          20,883            0.25           5,221
AD-1048.........................          10,186               2          20,372            0.25           5,093
AD-1049.........................           6,156               2          12,311            0.25           3,078
AD-1050.........................           3,059               2           6,118            0.25           1,529
AD-1052.........................           4,317               2           8,635            0.25           2,159
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    Total.......................          34,159               2          68,318            0.25          17,080
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    Comments from interested parties are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

Jon M. Holladay,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-28181 Filed 11-28-14; 8:45 am]
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