[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36569-36570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13032]


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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Standardized Format To Be Used for Both Interim and Final 
Progress Reporting

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

ACTION: Request for public comment on standardized EAC Progress Report 
(EAC-PR) format.

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SUMMARY: The EAC Office of Grants Management (EAC/OGM) is responsible 
for distributing, monitoring, and providing technical assistance to 
states and grantees on the use of Federal funds. EAC/OGM also reports 
on how the funds are spent, negotiates indirect cost rates with 
grantees, and resolves audit findings on the use of Help America Vote 
Act (HAVA) funds. The EAC-PR has been developed for both interim and 
final progress reports for grants issued under HAVA authority. EAC 
received emergency clearance of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief and 
Economic Security (CARES) Act report form due to the public health 
emergency posed by COVID19. This format builds upon that report for the 
separate grant awards given by EAC.

DATES: Comments must be received by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, August 17, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: To view the proposed EAC-PR format, see: https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/reporting. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collection should

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be sent directly to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the EAC-PR, contact 
Kinza Ghaznavi, Office of Grants, Election Assistance Commission, 
[email protected], (202) 400-1086.
    All requests and submissions should be identified by the title of 
the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description

    A ``For Comment'' version of the draft format for use in submission 
of interim and final Progress Reports is posted on the EAC website at: 
https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/reporting. The PR will directly 
benefit award recipients by making it easier for them to administer 
Federal grant and cooperative agreement programs through 
standardization of the types of information required in progress 
reports--thereby reducing their administrative effort and costs.
    After obtaining and considering public comment, the EAC will 
prepare the format for final clearance. Comments are invited on (a) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected from respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (b) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The EAC proposes to collect program progress data for HAVA grantees 
building upon the emergency approved form OMB Control No: 3265-0020 for 
the HAVA CARES Act Progress Reports. EAC will use this data to ensure 
grantees are proceeding in a satisfactory manner in meeting the 
approved goals and purpose of the project.
    The requirement for grantees to report on performance is OMB grants 
policy. Specific citations are contained in part 200, ``Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for Federal Awards.''
    Respondents: All EAC grantees and state governments.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                   Total number   Average burden
        EAC grant               Instrument         Total number    of responses      hours per     Annual burden
                                                  of respondents     per year        response          hours
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251.....................  EAC-PR................              56               2               1             112
101.....................  EAC-PR................              56               2               1             112
2018....................  EAC-PR................              56               2               1             112
CARES...................  EAC-PR................              56             * 3               1             168
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    Total...............  ......................  ..............  ..............  ..............             504
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Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-13032 Filed 6-16-20; 8:45 am]
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