OFFICE
OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Agency
Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management
and Budget
AGENCY:
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President.
ACTION:
Notice of submission for OMB review; comment request.
SUMMARY:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has submitted the information
collections listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), OMB for review under provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). These forms
are required by OMB Circulars A-102, "Grants and Cooperative Agreements
with State and Local Government," and A-110, "Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institution of Higher
Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations." In response
to OMBs earlier Federal Register notice on July 30, 1998 (63
FR 40745), four responses were received. At this time, OMB proposes
no changes to the existing forms.
DATES:
Submit comments on or before December 9, 1998.
ADDRESSES:
Address comments to the Ed Springer, Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), OMB, 725 17th Street NW, Room 10236,
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. E-mail comments
may be submitted to Edward_C._Springer@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. (Comments
should also be addressed to the Office of Federal Financial Management
at the address listed below.)
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F. James Charney, Office of Federal
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, (202) 395-3993
(E-mail Fredrick_J._Charney@omb.eop.gov). The standard forms can
be obtained via fax by calling OMB's FAX Information Line (202-395-9068).
The forms can also be downloaded from the OMB Grants Management
home page (/OMB/grants/).
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0039
Title: Financial Status Report (Long Form)
Form No: SF-269
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 200,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 90 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-269 is used to monitor grantee expenditures
in circumstances where grantees earn program income or contribute
matching funds. The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information
reported on this form for general management of Federal assistance
awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0038
Title: Financial Status Report (Short Form)
Form No: SF-269A
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 200,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-269A is used to monitor grantee expenditures
in circumstances where grantees earn program income or contribute
matching funds. The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information
reported on this form for general management of Federal assistance
awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0004
Title: Request for Advance or Reimbursement
Form No: SF-270
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 100,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 60 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-270 is used to request funds for all
nonconstruction grant programs when letters of credit or predetermined
advance methods are not used. The Federal awarding agencies and
OMB use information reported on this form for general management
of Federal assistance awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0002
Title: Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction
Programs
Form No: SF-271
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 40,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 60 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-271 is used to request reimbursement
for all construction programs. The Federal awarding agencies and
OMB use information reported on this form for general management
of Federal assistance awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0003
Title: Federal Cash Transactions Report
Form No: SF-272 and SF-272A
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 100,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 120 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-272 & 272A are used to report
disbursement information for each financial assistance agreement
when funds are advanced to them through letters of credit or with
direct Treasury check. The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use
information reported on this form for general management of Federal
assistance awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0043
Title: Application for Federal Assistance
Form No: SF-424
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 400,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 45 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-424 is used to apply for Federal grants.
The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on
this form for general management of Federal assistance awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0044
Title: Budget Information - Nonconstruction Programs
Form No: SF-424A
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 360,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 180 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-424A is used to budget and request
grant funds for nonconstruction programs. The Federal awarding agencies
and OMB use information reported on this form for general management
of Federal assistance awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0040
Title: Assurances - Nonconstruction Programs
Form No: SF-424B
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 360,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-424B is used to assure compliance
with statutory requirements for nonconstruction grant programs.
The Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on
this form for general management of Federal assistance awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0041
Title: Budget Information - Construction Programs
Form No: SF-424C
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 40,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 180 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-424C is used to budget and request
grant funds for construction grant programs. The Federal awarding
agencies and OMB use information reported on this form for general
management of Federal assistance awards programs.
OMB
Control No.: 0348-0042
Title: Assurances - Construction Programs
Form No: SF-424D
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: States, Local Governments, Non-Profit organizations
Number of Responses: 40,000
Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes
Needs and Uses: The SF-424D is used to assure compliance
with statutory requirements for construction grant programs. The
Federal awarding agencies and OMB use information reported on this
form for general management of Federal assistance awards programs.
Issued
in Washington, DC, October 19, 1998
G.
Edward DeSeve
Controller
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