[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02472]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-4040-New-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new collection. 
Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be 
provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on 
this ICR during the review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before March 10, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the Information Collection Request Title 
and document identifier HHS-OS-4040-New-30D for reference.

Information Collection Request Title: DATA Act Sec. 5. ``Simplifying 
Federal Award Reporting'' Grants Pilot

    Abstract: Public Law 113-101, The Digital Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) expands the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 by increasing 
accountability and transparency in Federal spending. Section 5 of the 
DATA Act (``Sec. 5. Simplifying Federal Award Reporting'') tasks the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a 
pilot program (Sec. 5 (b)).
    OMB has designated the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) as the executing agent of the pilot program. Within HHS, the DATA 
Act Program Management Office (PMO) (DAP) has been established under 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) in 
order to implement this pilot program. ASFR/DAP, in coordination with 
Grants.gov, is requesting a generic clearance for the purpose of 
conducting tests under the pilot program to obtain qualitative and 
quantitative data and gain an understanding of the burden imposed on 
Federal recipients.
    The DAP has designed several test models to evaluate recipient 
burden and assess quality of data. The goal of these test models is to 
determine whether new technology, data standards, processes, and forms 
aid in reducing recipient burden and increase the accuracy and quality 
of the data submitted. Under this clearance, a variety of methods 
(surveys, focus groups, etc.) could be used to collect data, with the 
exact nature of the questions currently undetermined. DAP expects these 
questions to include, but not be limited to, topics pertaining to the 
Standard Form (SF) 424, the Consolidated Federal Financial Reports, and 
the expanded Single Audit form (SF-SAC). If this data is not collected, 
the requirements of the DATA Act Section 5 pilot will not be met. The 
types of collections that this generic clearance covers include, but 
are not limited to:
     Surveys,
     Focus Groups,
     Other qualitative methods such as interviews, small 
discussion groups, and case studies.
    Likely Respondents: Recipients of Federal contracts, grants, and 
sub-awards.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                        Estimated annual reporting burden
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                                                                      Annual
               Type of collection                    Number of     frequency per     Hours per      Total hours
                                                    respondents      response        response
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Surveys, Focus Groups, and other qualitative                 300               1           56.25          16,875
 methods........................................
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    Total.......................................             300  ..............  ..............          16,875
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Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-02472 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
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