[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7603-7604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02769]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Electronic Government Office, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Grants.gov (EGOV), Department of Health and 
Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). The ICR is for reinstatement of a previously-approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 4040-0012-SF-270: 
Request for Advance or Reimbursement, which expired on October 31, 
2013. The ICR also requests categorizing the form as a common form, 
meaning HHS will only request approval for its own use of the form 
rather than aggregating the burden estimate across all Federal Agencies 
as was done for previous actions on this OMB control number. Prior to 
submitting that ICR to OMB, EGOV seeks comments from the public 
regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: The 60-day Comment Period closed on January 5, 2015. No comments 
were received. Comments on the ICR must be received on or before March 
13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or (202) 690-
7569.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form is available upon request.
    Information Collection Request Title: Request for Advance or 
Reimbursement.
    Abstract: The SF-270 is used to request funds for all non-
construction grant programs when letters of credit or predetermined 
advance methods are not used.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The SF-270 is used to 
request funds for all non-construction grant programs when letters of 
credit or predetermined advance methods are not used. The ICR also 
requests categorizing the form as a common form, meaning HHS will only 
request approval for its own use of the form rather than aggregating 
the burden estimate across all Federal Agencies as was done for 
previous actions on this OMB control number. The Federal awarding 
agencies and OMB use information reported on this form for general 
management of the Federal assistance awards programs.
    Likely Respondents: Federal grant award recipients.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review

[[Page 7604]]

the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise disclose 
the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR 
are summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                    Form name                        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         100,000               1               1         100,000
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................         100,000               1               1         100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Grants.gov specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-02769 Filed 2-10-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-37-P