[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73187-73188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29896]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-00XX; Docket No. 2015-0001; Sequence No. 26]


Information Collection; Simplifying Federal Award Reporting

AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service; General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a new request for an 
OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new 
information collection requirement regarding OMB Control No: 3090-00XX; 
Simplifying Federal Award Reporting.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: January 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
00XX; Simplifying Federal Award Reporting by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for 
``Information Collection 3090-00xx; Simplifying Federal Award 
Reporting''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with 
``Information Collection 3090-00XX; Simplifying Federal Award 
Reporting''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 3090-00xx; Simplifying Federal Award 
Reporting'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 3090-00XX, Simplifying Federal Award Reporting.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-00XX; Simplifying Federal Award Reporting, in all 
correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To

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confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, 
approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting 
(except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Goldman, GSA, at telephone 
202-779-2265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The President's Management Agenda includes objectives for creating 
a twenty-first century government that delivers better results to the 
American people in a more efficient manner. Leveraging information 
technology capabilities to reduce reporting burden is key to achieving 
these goals. Section 5 of the Digital Accountability and Transparency 
Act (Pub. L. 113-101) requires a pilot program to develop 
recommendations for standardizing reporting, eliminating unnecessary 
duplication, and reducing compliance costs for recipients of Federal 
awards. The pilot participants are required to provide requested 
reports as well as the cost to collect the data via the pilot. The 
proposed pilot program will provide an alternative submission method 
for existing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements, and 
assess the pilot results against the existing FAR-required method.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 720.
    Responses per Respondent: 3 each week.
    Total Annual Responses: 2,160.
    Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 56,160.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information will have practical utility; whether our 
estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is 
accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use 
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755.
    Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX, Simplifying Federal Award 
Reporting, in all correspondence.

    Dated: November 18, 2015.
David A. Shive,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29896 Filed 11-23-15; 8:45 am]
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