[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38337-38340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15294]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-0289; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 18]
Submission for OMB Review; Tangible Personal Property Report (SF-
428A, 428B, and 428C)
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Office of Governmentwide Policy will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a
previously approved information collection requirement concerning
reporting tangible personal property.
In support of OMB's continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, GSA invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the proposed
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning forms that will be used
to collect information related to tangible personal property when
required by a Federal financial assistance award. To view the form, go
to OMB's main Web page at www.OMB.gov and click on the ``Grants
Management'' and ``Forms'' links. OMB specifically requests comments
on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. A
notice was published in the Federal Register at 78 FR 20644, on April
5, 2013. No comments were received.
DATES: Comment Due Date: July 26, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Nelson, Chair, Post-Award
Workgroup; telephone 202-482-4538; fax 301-713-0806; email
[email protected]; mailing
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address 1305 East-West Highway, Room 7142, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0289, Tangible Personal Property Report, by any of the following
methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds
with ``Information Collection 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property
Report''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment''
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property Report''
on your attached document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20405-
0001. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property
Report.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property Report, in all
correspondence related to this collection. Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: FAR
Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. All comments
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal and/or business confidential information
provided.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
GSA, on behalf of the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative,
proposes to renew a standard form, the Tangible Personal Property
Report (SF-428). The SF-428 includes a cover page, an Annual Report
attachment, a Final Report attachment, a Disposition/Request Report
attachment and a Supplemental Sheet to provide detailed item
information. The purpose of this form is to provide a standard form for
assistance recipients to use when they are required to provide a
Federal agency with information related to federally owned property, or
equipment and supplies (tangible personal property) acquired with
assistance award funds. The form does not create any new reporting
requirements. It does establish a standard annual reporting date of
September 30 to be used if an award does not specify an annual
reporting date. The standard form will replace any agency unique forms
currently in use to allow uniformity of collection and to support
future electronic submission of information.
Background
Public Law 106-107 requires OMB to direct, coordinate, and assist
Executive Branch departments and agencies in establishing an
interagency process to streamline and simplify Federal financial
assistance procedures for non-Federal entities. The law also requires
executive agencies to develop, submit to Congress, and implement a plan
for that streamlining and simplification. Twenty-six Executive Branch
agencies jointly submitted a plan to the Congress in May 2001. The plan
described the interagency process through which the agencies would
review current policies and practices and seek to streamline and
simplify them. The process involved interagency work groups under the
auspices of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council, Grants Policy
Committee. The plan also identified substantive areas in which the
interagency work groups had begun their review. Those areas are part of
the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative.
This proposed form is an undertaking of the interagency Post-Award
Workgroup that supports the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative.
Additional information on the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative,
which focuses on implementing the Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107), is set forth in
the Federal Register published on September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54098). An
overview of the SF-428 and five other report forms being developed
under the Initiative was provided during a webcast of the Grants Policy
Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council held on March 8,
2007 (72 FR 7090, February 14, 2007).
Under the standards for management and disposition of federally-
owned property, equipment and supplies (tangible personal property) in
2 CFR part 215, the ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and
Other Non-Profit Organizations,'' and the ``Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and Agreements with State and Local
Governments,'' codified by Federal agencies at 53 FR 8048, March 11,
1988, recipients may be required to provide Federal agencies with
information concerning property in their custody annually, at award
closeout or when the property is no longer needed. During the public
consultation process mandated by Public Law 106-107, recipients
suggested the need for clarification of these requirements and the
establishment of a standard form to help them submit appropriate
property information when required. The Tangible Personal Property
Report (SF-428) must be used in connection with requirements listed in
the table below and Federal awarding agency guidelines:
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A recipient must . . .
For . . . When . . . Under . . .
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Federally owned property.......... Submit an inventory Annually, with 2 CFR 215.33(a)(1) A-102,
listing. information accurate as --.32(f)(2).
of 30 September, unless
the award specifies a
different date.
Request Federal agency It wants to use the 2 CFR 215.34(d).
authorization. property on other
activities not sponsored
by the Federal
Government.
Notify the Federal Immediately upon finding 2 CFR 215.33(f)(4).
awarding agency. property is lost,
damaged, or stolen.
Request disposition The property is no longer 2 CFR 215.33(a)(1) A-102,
instructions. needed. --.32(f)(3).
Upon completion of the 2 CFR 215.33(a)(1) and 2
award. CFR 215.71(f) A-102, --
.50(b)(5).
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Grantee-acquired equipment in Obtain the approval of Acquiring replacement 2 CFR 215.34(e) A-102, --
which the Federal Government the Federal awarding equipment, before: (1) .32(c)(4).
retains an interest. agency. Using the current
equipment as trade-in;
or (2) selling it and
using the proceeds to
offset the costs of the
replacement equipment.
Compensate the Equipment has a per unit 2 CFR 215.34(g) A-102, --
original Federal fair market value of .32(e)(2).
awarding agency or greater than $5,000 and
its successor. the grantee no longer
needs the equipment for
Federally supported
activities and retains
the equipment for other
uses.
Request disposition It no longer needs the 2 CFR 215.34(g).
instructions. equipment for any
purpose.
Sell the equipment and Equipment has a per unit 2 CFR 215.34(g)(1) A-102,
reimburse the Federal fair market value of --.32(e)(2).
awarding agency for greater than $5,000 and
the Federal share. the recipient no longer
needs the equipment for
any purpose and
requested disposition
instructions, and either
was instructed to sell
the equipment or
received no instructions
within 120 days.
Account for the Upon completion of the 2 CFR 215.71(f) and 2 CFR
equipment. award, when the awarding 215.34(g)(4)(ii).
agency has reserved the
right to transfer title
to the Federal
Government or a third
party.
Supplies.......................... Compensate the Federal It has a residual 2 CFR 215.35(a) A-102, --
Government for its inventory of unused .33(b).
share. supplies exceeding
$5,000 in aggregate
value at the end of a
project or program that
is not needed for other
Federally supported
activities.
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B. Annual Reporting Burden
This report will be used to collect information related to tangible
personal property (equipment and supplies) when required by a Federal
financial assistance award. The Tangible Personal Property Report (SF-
428) was posted to the OMB MAX Web site. Fourteen agencies posted
annual burden estimates. The estimated total annual burden hours are
33,346.5. A listing with the number of respondents, the number of
responses per respondent and average burden per hour per recipient by
agency follows.
Respondents: Federal agencies and their assistance recipients.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33,346.5
Estimated Cost: There is no expected cost to the respondents or to
agencies.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Agency Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Tangible Personal Property DOE............. 750 1.5 2.75 3094
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property EPA............. 300 1 2 600
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property DOD............. 300 1 2.75 825
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property SSA............. 125 1 2 250
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property IMLS............ 1000 1.5 2 3000
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property DOC............. 130 1 2 260
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property DHS............. 972 1.5 2.75 4009.5
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property HHS OPDIVs...... 7681 1 2 15362
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property HUD............. 4158 1 1.43 5946
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property NEA............. 0 0 0 0
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
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Tangible Personal Property NEH............. 0 0 0 0
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property ED.............. 0 0 0 0
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
Tangible Personal Property VA.............. 0 0 0 0
Report (TPPR) and
Attachments.
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Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., 2nd
Floor, Washington, DC 20405-00017, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please
cite OMB Control No. 3090-0289, Tangible Personal Property Report, in
all correspondence.
Dated: June 18, 2013.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.
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