[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3726-3727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01676]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0290; Docket No. 2026-0001; Sequence No. 2]


Information Collection; System for Award Management Registration 
Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients

AGENCY: Technology Transformation Services, General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
the Regulatory Secretariat Division invites the public to comment on a 
revision to an existing information collection requirement regarding 
the pre-award registration requirements for Prime Financial Assistance 
Recipients.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection ``3090-
0290, System for Award Management Registration Requirements for 
Financial Assistance Recipients'' via http://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching OMB 
control number 3090-0290. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with Information Collection ``3090-0290, System for Award 
Management Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance 
Recipients''. Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and Information Collection 
``3090-0290, System for Award Management Registration Requirements for 
Financial Assistance Recipients'' on your attached document.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection ``3090-0290, System for Award Management Registration 
Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients'', 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 days after submission to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IAE Program Office at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The existing information collection requires applicants and 
recipients of Federal financial assistance, unless the applicant is an 
individual or Federal awarding agency that is excepted from those 
requirements, to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and 
maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all 
times during which they have an active Federal award or an application 
or plan under consideration by an agency pursuant to 2 CFR subtitle A, 
chapter I, and part 25. This facilitates prime awardee reporting of 
sub-award and executive compensation data pursuant to the Federal 
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, as amended (31 
U.S.C. 6101 note). This information collection requires that all prime 
financial assistance awardees, subject to reporting under the Federal 
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, register and maintain 
their registration in SAM.gov.
    The proposed amendment would update the Financial Assistance 
General Representations and Certifications to align with updated 
executive branch guidance including Department of Justice ``Guidance 
for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination'' 
(July 29, 2025) (https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1409486/dl) and 
Executive Order (E.O.) 14173 of January 21, 2025, Ending Illegal 
Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02097/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity) applicable to all 
entities receiving grants, cooperative agreements, and financial 
assistance such as loans, insurance, and direct appropriations.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 222,760.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 222,760.
    Hours per Response: 2.75.
    Total Burden Hours: 612,590.

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

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collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions 
and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information 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 appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the GSA, Regulatory Secretariat 
Division (MVCB) at [email protected]. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-
0290, System for Award Management Registration Requirements for 
Financial Assistance Recipients, in all correspondence.

Elizabeth F DelNegro,
Associate Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-01676 Filed 1-27-26; 8:45 am]
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