[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49906-49907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21550]
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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 December 3, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Mark Porter, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
733, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted 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 Mark Porter
at 703-305-2048.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary Grant
Programs.
Form Number: FNS 908 and FNS 887.
OMB Number: 0584-0512.
Expiration Date: March 31, 2019.
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 goals and
objectives will be reached; the Standard Form (SF) 424 series forms
that request basic grant project information, budget information, and a
disclosure of lobbying activities certification; the Grant Program
Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire, used to
evaluate potential grantee risk; and the Standardized Performance
Progress Report. 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
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.
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.
Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian Tribal
organizations, Non-Profit organizations, Institutions of Higher
Education, and For-Profit organizations. The estimates include the
total annual estimates with a final seeking three-year burden upfront
for this generic request. This includes the time for the proposal (pre-
award) and for the reporting and recordkeeping burdens (post-award)
after awarding these grant opportunities.
Pre-Award Reporting Burden Estimates
Estimated Number of Respondents: 950.
Estimated Number of Responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 950.
Estimated Hours per Response: 60.00.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 57,000.
Post-Award Reporting Burden Estimates
Estimated Number of Respondents: 644.
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Estimated Number of Responses per respondent: 9.80745342.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 6,316.
Estimated Hours per Response: 2.26 Average.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 14,274.16.
Post-Award Recordkeeping Burden Estimates
Estimated Total Number of Recordkeepers: 332.
Estimated Total Annual Response per Recordkeeper: 10.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,320.
Estimated annual hours per record keepers: 0.25.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 830.
Grand Total Annual Pre, Post Reporting Burden Estimates &
Recordkeeping Hours: 72,107 and Estimated Total Annual Responses:
10,586.
See the table below for estimated total annual and the three year
burden for each type of respondent.
Annual Grant Opportunities FY 2019-2022
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Estimated
Number of Frequency of Total annual Estimated time total annual
respondents responses responses per response burden hours
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Pre-Award Annual Total Reporting 950 1 950 60 57,000
Burden (Request for
Applications)..................
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Annual Post Award Reporting Burden Totals
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Post-Award Total Reporting 644 9.80745342 6,316 2.26 14,274
Burden.........................
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Grand Total Annual Reporting 950 7.64842105 7,266 9.8092485549 71,274
Burden.....................
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Number Annual Estimated Hours per Total burden
recordkeepers number total annual recordkeeper
records per records
respondent
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State Agencies, Local and Tribal (SLT)
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Post Award Recordkeeping Total 332 10 3,320 0.25 830
Burden Estimates...............
Pre and Post Total Annual .............. .............. 10,586 .............. 72,104
Reporting + Recordkeeping
Burden Estimates...............
Pre and Post Total Annual 2,850 .............. 31,758 .............. 216,312.48
Reporting + Recordkeeping
Burden Estimates for 3 year
approval period................
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* Note: Out of the 950 respondents who will submit proposal, 644 will be awarded and those unique respondents
will go on to report Post Reporting burden and only 332 will maintain Recordkeeping burden hours and
therefore, those respondents are not double counted.
** Note: This collection uses Common Forms and the burdens cleared by OMB under other agencies. Common Standard
Forms; SF 424 Family Series, SF 425, SF LLL and AD-1047, AD-1048, AD-1049, AD-1052, AD-3020.
Dated: September 26, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-21550 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]
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