[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25874-25875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07804]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0293; Docket No. 2024-0001; Sequence No. 5]


Information Collection; Reporting and Use of Information 
Concerning Integrity and Performance of Recipients of Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: Office of Technology Strategy/Office of Government-wide Policy, 
General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) will be submitting to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a 
revision and renewal of the currently approved information collection 
requirement on the reporting and use of information concerning 
integrity and performance of recipients of grants and cooperative 
agreements.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0293; Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Integrity and 
Performance of Recipients of Grants and Cooperative Agreements to 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the 
OMB control number 3090-0293. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0293, Reporting and Use 
of Information Concerning Integrity and Performance of Recipients of 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements. Follow the instructions provided on 
the screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 3090-0293, Reporting and Use of Information 
Concerning Integrity and Performance of Recipients of Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements'' on your attached document. If your comment 
cannot be submitted using regulations.gov, call or email the points of 
contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document 
for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0293, Reporting and Use of Information Concerning 
Integrity and Performance of Recipients of Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments 
received generally will be posted without change to regulations.gov, 
including any personal and/or business confidential information 
provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check 
regulations.gov, approximately two-to-three business days after 
submission to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Salomeh Ghorbani, Director, IAE 
Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement Division, at 703-605-3467 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    This information collection requirement, OMB Control No. 3090-0293, 
currently titled ``Reporting and Use of Information Concerning 
Integrity and Performance of Recipients of Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements'' is necessary in order to comply with section 872 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of 2009, Public Law 
110-417, as amended by Public Law 111-212, hereafter referred to as 
``the Act.'' The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of 
2009 (Pub. L. 110-417) was enacted on October 14, 2008. Section 872 of 
this Act required the development and maintenance of an information 
system that contains specific information on the integrity and 
performance of covered Federal agency contractors and grantees.
    The Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System 
(FAPIIS) was developed to address these requirements and has been 
superseded by the System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov. SAM 
provides users access to integrity information from the FAPIIS 
reporting module in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting 
System (CPARS), proceedings information from the Entity Management 
section of the SAM database, and suspension/debarment information from 
the Exclusions section of SAM.
    As required by 2 CFR part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, 
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, effective 
January 1, 2016, Federal agencies are required to review and consider 
any information about the applicant that is in SAM before making any 
award in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, defined in 41 
U.S.C. 134, over the period of performance.
    Non-Federal entities (NFEs) are required to disclose any 
information about criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings, and/
or affirm that there is no new information to provide. This applies to 
NFEs that receive Federal awards (currently active grants, cooperative 
agreements, and procurement contracts), as required by 45 CFR part 75, 
Appendix XII, of the Uniform Guidance, for any period of time during 
the period of performance of an award/project.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Proceedings Screening Question #1

    Respondents: 19,152.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 19,152.
    Hours per response: .1.
    Total response burden hours: 1,915.

Proceedings Screening Question #2

    Respondents: 141.
    Responded per Respondent: 1.
    Total annual responses: 141.
    Hours per response: .1.
    Total response burden hours: 14.

Proceedings Details

    Respondents: 141.
    Responses per respondent: 2.
    Total annual responses: 282.
    Hours per response: .5.
    Total response burden hours: 141.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary, whether it will have practical 
utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection 
of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and 
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
theinformation to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriatetechnological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information 
collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division by 
calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected]. Please cite OMB 
Control No. OMB Control No. 3090-0293, Reporting and Use of Information

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Concerning Integrity and Performance of Recipients of Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements, in all correspondence.

Lois Mandell,
Director, Regulatory Secretariat Division, General Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-07804 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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