[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72945-72946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29695]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request: Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary 
Grant Programs

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision 
of a currently approved collection.
    The purpose of the Uniform Grant Application Package for 
Discretionary Grant Programs is to provide a standardized format for 
the development of all Requests for Applications for discretionary 
grant programs released by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Agency 
and to allow for a more expeditious OMB clearance process.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited 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 agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to: Lael Lubing, Food and Nutrition Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 732, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the 
attention of Lael Lubing at 703-605-0363 or via email to 
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Lael Lubing 
at 703-305-2048.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary Grant 
Programs.
    Form Number: SF-424 Form Family.
    OMB Number: 0584-0512.
    Expiration Date: August 31, 2016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: FNS has a number of discretionary grant programs. 
(Consistent with the definition in 2 CFR part 200, the term ``grant'' 
as used in this notice includes cooperative agreements.) The 
authorities for these grants vary and will be cited as part of each 
grant application solicitation. The purpose of the revision to the 
currently approved collection for the Uniform Grant Application Package 
for Discretionary Grant Programs is to continue the authority for the 
established uniform grant application package and to update the number 
of collection burden hours. The uniform collection package is useable 
for all of FNS' discretionary grant programs to collect information 
from grant applicants that are needed to evaluate and rank applicants 
and protect the integrity of the grantee selection process. All FNS 
discretionary grant programs will be eligible, but not required, to use 
the uniform grant application package. Before soliciting applications 
for a discretionary grant program, FNS will decide whether the uniform 
grant application package will meet the needs of that grant program. If 
FNS decides to use the uniform grant application package, FNS will note 
in the grant solicitation that applicants must use the uniform grant 
application package and that the information collection has already 
been approved by OMB. If FNS decides not to use the uniform grant 
application package or determines that it needs grant applicants to 
provide additional information not contained in the uniform package, 
then FNS will publish a notice soliciting comments on its proposal to 
collect different or additional information before making the grant 
solicitation.
    The uniform grant application package will include general 
information and instructions; a checklist; a requirement for the 
program narrative statement describing how the grant objectives will be 
reached; the Standard Form (SF) 424 series that request basic 
information, budget information, and a disclosure of lobbying 
activities certification. The proposed information collection covered 
by this notice is related to the requirements for the program narrative 
statement. The requirements for the program narrative statement are 
based on the requirements for program narrative statements described in 
2 CFR part 200, Appendix I, and will apply to all types of grantees--
State and Local governments, Indian Tribal organizations, Non-Profit 
organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, and For-Profit 
organizations. The information collection burden related to the SF-424 
series, and the lobbying certification forms have been separately 
approved by OMB.
    Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian Tribal 
organizations, Non-Profit organizations, Institutions of Higher 
Education, and For-Profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,594.
    Number of Responses per Respondent: 18.03.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 28,742.
    Hours per Response: 3.94 Average.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 113,137.

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                                                                                              Annual grant opportunities
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                                                                                                                                        Estimated  total
                                                                  Number of        Frequency of      Total annual      Estimated time    annual  burden
                                                                 respondents        responses          responses        per response          hours
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Pre-Award Annual Total Reporting Burden.....................               950               1                  950              60               57,000
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                                                                                       Annual post award reporting burden totals
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                                                                     Number of    Frequency of         Total annual  Estimated time            Estimated
                                                                   respondents       responses            responses    per response         total annual
                                                                                                                                            burden hours
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Post-Award Total Reporting Burden...........................               644              38               24,472               2.26            55,307
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    Grand Total Annual Reporting Burden.....................             1,594              15.95            25,422               4.42           112,307


 
 
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                                                                     Number of   Annual number            Estimated       Hours per         Total burden
                                                                 recordkeepers     records per         total annual    recordkeeper
                                                                                    respondent              records
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Post Award Recordkeeping Total Burden Estimates.............               332              10                3,320               0.25               830
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    Grand Total.............................................             1,594              18.03            28,742               3.94           113,137


    Dated: November 16, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-29695 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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