[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31643-31644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13488]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2015-0112]


Agency Requests for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection(s): Uniform Administrative Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments and 
for Grants and Cooperative Agreements With Institutions of Higher 
Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations

AGENCY: Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval previously approved information collection. This 
information collection involves the use of various forms necessary 
because of management and oversight responsibilities of the agency 
imposed by OMB Circular 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, 
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. These forms 
include Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Federal Financial 
Report (SF-425), Request for Advance or Reimbursement (SF-270), and 
Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs 
(SF-271).
    We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by 
the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2015-0112] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Shields, Associate Director of 
the Financial Assistance Policy and Oversight Division, M-65, Office of 
the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590, (202) 366-4268. Refer to OMB Control Number 2105-0520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0520
    Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
    Form Numbers: SF-424, SF-425, SF-270, and SF-271.
    Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
    Background: This is to request the Office of Management and 
Budget's (OMB) renewed three-year approved clearance for the 
information collection, entitled, ``Uniform Administrative 
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards'' OMB Control No. 2105-0520, which is currently due to expire on 
June 30, 2015. Originally this OMB Control Number was titled: Uniform 
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements to State and 
Local Governments and With Institution of Higher Education, Hospitals 
and Other Non-Profit Organizations (OMB Circulars A-110 and 2 CFR 215). 
However, on December 26, 2014, OMB issued new guidelines titled: 
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements for Federal Awards and these guidelines cover the 
following data collection standard forms (SF): Application for Federal 
Assistance (SF-424); Federal Financial Report (SF-425); Request for 
Advance or Reimbursement (SF-270); and Outlay Report & Request for 
Reimbursement for Construction Programs (SF-271).
    There have also been adjustments to the burden estimates. In 2010, 
the Department estimated a combined total of 2,704 respondents and 
189,280 burden hours. Due to a 35% decrease in appropriations, the 
Department has revised estimates and now has a combined total of 1,758 
respondents and burden hours of 123,060. The estimated cost to 
respondents and the federal government has decreased by 35% in overhead 
expenses.
    Respondents: Grantees.
    Number of Respondents: 1,758.
    Number of Responses: 7,030.
    Total Annual Burden: 123,060.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 29, 2015.
Ellen Shields,
Associate Director, Financial Assistance Policy and Oversight, Office 
of the Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2015-13488 Filed 6-2-15; 8:45 am]
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