[Federal Register: July 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 135)]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

 
Proposed Information Collection Activities; Request For Comments

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general 
public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of 
standard form for submitting facilities and administrative rate 
proposals by educational institutions. These forms are required by OMB 
Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 2004. Late 
comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Gilbert Tran, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Room 6025, Washington, DC 20503. Electronic mail (e-mail) comments 
may be submitted to Hai_M._Tran@omb.eop.gov. Please include the full 
body of the comments in the text of the message and not as an 
attachment. Please include the name, title, organization, postal 
address, and e-mail address in the text of the message. Due to problems 
receiving postal mail by OMB, we encourage the use of electronic 
submission. Mailed comments may not be received in a timely manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gilbert Tran, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, (202) 395-3993. 
The form can also be downloaded from the OMB Grants Management home 
page (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 0348-0058.
    Title: A-21 Facilities and Administrative Proposal.
    Form No.: NA.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Large universities.
    Number of Responses: 300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This form provides a standardized format for the 
submission of facilities and administrative (F&A) rate proposals that 
would assist educational institutions in completing their F&A rate 
proposals more efficiently, and help the cognizant agency review each 
proposal on a more consistent basis. It will also facilitate the 
Federal government's effort to collect better information regarding 
educational institutions' F&A costs that could be useful in explaining 
variations in F&A rates among institutions. The form can also be 
downloaded from the OMB Grants Management home page (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants
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calling or writing Gilbert Tran at the address listed above.

Linda M. Springer,
Controller.
[FR Doc. 04-15733 Filed 7-14-04; 8:45 am]

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