[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12294-12295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06210]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management; Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension Without 
Change; Comment Request; DOL Generic Solution for Solicitation for 
Funding Opportunity Announcement Responses

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of continuing 
Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), is 
soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension of the 
authorization to conduct the DOL Generic Solution for Solicitation for 
Funding Opportunity Announcement Responses information collection.

DATES: Submit written comments on or before May 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected] to 
request additional information, including requesting a copy of this 
Information Collection Request (ICR).
    Submit comments regarding this ICR, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, by sending an email to [email protected]. 
Comments may also be sent to Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-1301, Washington, DC 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
information collections before submitting them to the OMB. This program 
helps to ensure requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements can be properly assessed.
    Periodically the DOL solicits grant applications by issuing a 
Funding Opportunity Announcement. To ensure grants are awarded to the 
applicant(s) best suited to perform the functions of the grant, 
applicants are generally required to submit a two-part application. The 
first part of DOL grant applications consists of submitting Standard 
Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance. The second part of a 
grant application usually requires a technical proposal demonstrating 
the applicant's capabilities in accordance with a statement of work 
and/or selection criteria. This information collection is subject to 
the PRA.
    A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless it is approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) under the PRA and displays a currently 
valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other 
provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information if the collection of 
information does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information 
collection under Control Number 1225-0086. The DOL intends to seek 
continued approval for this collection of information, without change, 
for an additional three years.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
individual listed in the ADDRESSES section above. Comments must be 
written to receive consideration, and they will be summarized and may 
be included in the request for OMB approval of the final ICR. The 
comments will also become a matter of public record. Comments 
responsive to this request will be made available on-line, without 
redaction, as part of the submission to OMB; therefore,
    The DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration 
and Management.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: DOL Generic Solution for Solicitation for 
Funding Opportunity Announcement Responses.
    OMB Control Number: 1225-0086.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector--businesses or other for-profits and not for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,500.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,000.

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    Estimated Average Time per Response: 25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150,000 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06210 Filed 3-29-19; 8:45 am]
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