[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41522-41523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16442]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2021-038]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to collect information from 
people who participate in the National Historical Publications and 
Records Commission (NHPRC) grant programs. Organizations requesting a 
grant from the NHPRC must submit certain information the NHPRC staff, 
reviewers, and the Commission use to determine if the applicant and 
proposed project are eligible for an NHPRC grant; if the request is 
recommended for approval, the prospective grantee provides additional 
information acknowledging the offer of the grant and regulatory 
requirements; and, grantees must respond to an accounting questionnaire 
designed to identify potential recipients with limited experience 
managing Federal funds and provide appropriate training or additional 
safeguards for Federal funds. We invite you to comment on the proposed 
information collections.

DATES: OMB must receive written comments on or before September 1, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Send any comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection in writing to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
You can find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamee Fechhelm, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 
301.837.1694 with any requests for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we invite the public and other Federal agencies 
to comment on proposed information collections. We published a notice 
of proposed collection for these information collections on May 7, 2021 
(86 FR 24670) and we received no comments. We are therefore submitting 
the described information collections to OMB for approval.
    If you have comments or suggestions, they should address one or 
more of the following points: (a) Whether the proposed information 
collections are necessary for NARA to properly perform its functions; 
(b) our estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections 
and its accuracy; (c) ways we could enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information we collect; (d) ways we could minimize the 
burden on respondents of collecting the information, including through 
information technology; and (e) whether these collections affect small 
businesses.
    In this notice, we solicit comments concerning the following 
information collections:
    1. Title: National Historical Publications and Records Commission 
(NHPRC) Grant Program Budget Form and Instructions and NHPRC Grant 
Offer Acknowledgement.
    OMB number: 3095-0013.
    Agency form number: NA Form 17001 and 17001a.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Nonprofit organizations and institutions, state 
and local government agencies, and Federally-acknowledged or state-
recognized Native American tribes or groups, who apply for and receive 
NHPRC grants for support of historical documentary editions, archival 
preservation and planning projects, and other records projects.
    Estimated number of respondents: 244 per year submit applications; 
approximately 25 grantees need to submit revised budgets.
    Estimated time per response: 10 hours per application; five hours 
per revised budget.
    Frequency of response: On occasion for the application; as needed 
for revised budget. Currently, the NHPRC considers grant applications 
two times per year. Respondents usually submit no more than one 
application per year, and, for those who need to submit revised 
budgets, only one revised budget per year.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,765 hours.
    Abstract: The NHPRC posts grant announcements to their website and 
to grants.gov (www.grants.gov), where the information will be specific 
to the grant opportunity named. The basic information collection 
remains the same. The NA Form 17001 is used by the NHPRC staff, 
reviewers, and the Commission to determine if the applicant and 
proposed project are eligible for an NHPRC grant, and whether the 
proposed project is methodologically sound and suitable for support. 
The NA Form 17001a, NHPRC Grant Offer Acknowledgement, is used after 
the Archivist of the United States, as chair of the Commission, 
recommends a grant for approval. The prospective grantee must 
acknowledge the offer of the grant and agree to meet the requirements 
of applicable Federal regulations. In addition, they must verify the 
existence of an indirect cost agreement with a cognizant Federal agency 
if they are claiming indirect costs in the project's budget.
    2. Title: Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire.
    OMB number: 3095-0072.
    Agency form numbers: NA Form 17003.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Not-for-profit institutions and state, local, or 
tribal government.
    Estimated number of respondents: 75.
    Estimated time per response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 300.
    Abstract: Pursuant to Title 2, Section 215 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher 
Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (formerly OMB 
Circular A-110), and OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local 
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, grant recipients are 
required to maintain adequate accounting controls and systems in 
managing and administering Federal funds. Some of the recipients of 
grants from the NHPRC have proven to have limited experience with 
managing

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Federal funds. This questionnaire is designed to identify those 
potential recipients and provide appropriate training or additional 
safeguards for Federal funds. Additionally, the questionnaire serves as 
a pre-audit function in identifying potential deficiencies and 
minimizing the risk of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement, which we 
use in lieu of a more costly and time consuming formal pre-award audit.

Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2021-16442 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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