[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51961-51962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22342]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-04040-0011]


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before December 14, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or (202) 690-
7569.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 4040-0011 New-60D 
and project title for reference, to [email protected], or call 
202-795-7714, the Reports Clearance Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) 
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for 
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
    Information Collection Request Title: SF-271 Outlay Report and 
Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs.
    Abstract: The SF-271 Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement 
for Construction Programs form is by used grant awardees to request 
financial assistance funds for the purpose of reimbursement of 
construction-related expenditures.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The SF-271 Outlay Report 
and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs form is used by 
grant awardees in post-award financial activities related to Federal 
financial assistance.
    Likely Respondents: Federal financial assistance awardees.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
the ICs are summarized in the table below.
    HHS estimates that the form will take 1 hour to complete each form.
    Once OMB approves the use of the SF-271 Outlay Report and Request 
for Reimbursement for Construction Programs form as a common form, 
federal agencies may request OMB approval to use this common form 
without having to publish notices and request public comments for 60 
and 30 days. Each agency must account for the burden associated with 
their use of the common form.

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                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                      Form                           Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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SF-271 Outlay Report and Request for                     100,000               1               1         100,000
 Reimbursement for Construction Programs........
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    Total.......................................         100,000  ..............  ..............         100,000
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Terry Clark,
 Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-22342 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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