[Federal Register: August 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 152)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-07-28901]

 
Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) 
intention to request extension of a previously approved information 
collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-07-28901) by any of the following methods:
     Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W-12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
 Follow the online instructions for submitting 

comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting 
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the 
Public Participation heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted 
without change to http://dms.dot.gov including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notes.
     Docket: For access to the docket to read background 
documents or comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or 

to the West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W-12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Shields, Business Policy 
Division, M-61, Office of the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of 
the Secretary, (202) 366-4268. Refer to OMB Control Number 2105-0531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, 
Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0531.
    Type of Request: Extension without change, of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The requested extension of the approved control number 
covers the information and collection requirements imposed by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110, Uniform 
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions 
of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations, 
which the Department of Transportation codified at 49 CFR part 19. The 
information collected, retained and provided by the nonprofit grantees 
is required to ensure grantee eligibility and their conformance with 
Federally mandated reporting requirements. OMB provides management and 
oversight of the circular. OMB also provides for a standard figure of 
seventy burden hours per grantee annually for completion of required 
forms. This collection covers only those DOT programs that utilize the 
standard OMB forms SF 269, SF 270, SF 271, SF 272 and SF 424.
    Respondents: Individuals or households and business or others for 
profit organizations.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 10,500 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 1, 2007.
David J. Litman,
Senior Procurement Executive.
 [FR Doc. E7-15438 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]

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