[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40522-40523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16151]
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RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD
Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of Currently
Approved Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of submission to Office of Management and Budget and 30-
day public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) is
giving public notice that it will submit a currently approved
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
renewal. The public and affected federal agencies are invited to
comment on the proposed approval renewal pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to OMB at the address below
on or before August 5, 2013 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Sharon Mar, Desk Officer for the
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax
202-395-5167; or email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PRA, the Board invites the
general public and affected federal agencies to comment on the proposed
information collection approval renewal. The Board published a notice
of proposed information collection approval renewal on March 29, 2013,
see 78 FR 19333. No comments were received.
In response to this notice, comments and suggestions should address
one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board; (b) the accuracy of the Board's estimate of the
burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of information technology; and (e)
whether small businesses are affected by this collection.
In this notice, the Board is soliciting comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title of Collection: Section 1512 Data Elements-Federal Financial
Assistance
ICR Reference No.: 201004-0430-001
OMB Control No.: 0430-0004
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ICR Status: The approval for this information collection is
scheduled to expire on 7/31/2013.
Description: Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115 (2009) (Recovery Act),
requires recipients of Recovery Act funds to report on the use of those
funds. These reports are submitted to FederalReporting.gov, and certain
information from these reports is then posted publically. This
collection pertains only to recipients of federal financial assistance.
More specifically, prime recipients, sub-recipients, and vendors
who receive federal financial assistance Recovery Act funds are
required to submit Section 1512 data elements as set forth in the
Recipient Reporting Data Dictionary (available electronically at
https://www.federalreporting.gov/federalreporting/downloads.do). The
following is a cumulative summary of the reporting guidance issued by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in its June 22, 2009,
guidance entitled, ``Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of
Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009''
(M-09-21), and its December 18, 2009, guidance entitled, ``Updated
Guidance on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Data Quality,
Non-Reporting Recipients, and Reporting of Job Estimates'' (M-10-08):
Prime Recipients: The prime recipient is ultimately responsible for
the reporting of all data required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act
and the OMB Guidance, including the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act (FFATA) data elements for the sub-recipients of the
prime recipient required under Section1512(c)(4). In addition, the
prime recipient must report three additional data elements associated
with any vendors receiving funds from the prime recipient for any
payments greater than $25,000. Specifically, the prime recipient must
report the identity of the vendor by reporting the DUNS number, the
amount of the payment, and a description of what was obtained in
exchange for the payment. If the vendor does not have a DUNS number,
then the name and zip code of the vendor's headquarters will be used
for identification.
Sub-Recipients of the Prime Recipient: The sub-recipients of the
prime recipient may be required by the prime recipient to report the
FFATA data elements required under Section 1512(c)(4) for payments from
the prime recipient to the sub-recipient. The reporting sub-recipients
must also report one data element associated with any vendors receiving
funds from that sub-recipient. Specifically, the sub-recipient must
report, for any payments greater than $25,000, the identity of the
vendor by reporting the DUNS number, if available, or otherwise the
name and zip code of the vendor's headquarters.
Required Data: The specific data elements to be reported by prime
recipients and sub-recipients are included in the Recipient Reporting
Data Dictionary. Below are the basic reporting requirements to be
reported on prime recipients, recipient vendors, sub-recipients, and
sub-recipient vendors. Where noted, the information is not entered by
the recipient but rather is derived from another source:
Prime Recipient
1. Funding Agency Code
2. Awarding Agency Code
3. Program Source (TAS)
4. Award Number
5. Order Number
6. Recipient DUNS Number
7. Parent DUNS (derived from CCR)
8. Recipient Type (derived from CCR)
9. CFDA Number
10. Government Contracting Office Code
11. Recipient Congressional District
12. Recipient Account Number
13. Final Report (not FFATA)
14. Award Type
15. Award Date
16. Award Description
17. Project Name or Project/Program Title
18. Quarterly Activities/Project
19. Project Status
20. Activity Code (NAICS or NTEE-NPC)
21. Number of Jobs
22. Descriptions of Jobs Created/Retained
23. Amount of Award
24. Total Federal Amount ARRA Funds Received/Invoiced
25. Total Federal Amount of ARRA Expenditure
26. Total Federal ARRA Infrastructure Expenditure
27. Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale
28. Infrastructure Contact Information
29. Recipient Primary Place of Performance
30. Recipient Indication of Reporting Applicability
31. Recipient Officer Names and Compensation (if applicable)
32. Total Number of Sub-Awards to Individuals
33. Total Amount of Sub-Awards to Individuals
34. Total Number of Payments to Vendors Less Than $25,000/Award
35. Total Amount of Payments to Vendors Less Than $25,000/Award
36. Total Number of Sub-Awards Less Than $25,000/Award
37. Total Amount of Sub-Awards Less Than $25,000/Award
Sub-Recipient
1. Sub-Recipient DUNS
2. Sub-Award Number
3. Sub-Recipient Name and Address (derived from CCR)
4. Sub-Recipient Congressional District
5. Amount of Sub-Award
6. Total Sub-Award Funds Disbursed
7. Sub-Award Date
8. Sub-Recipient Place of Performance
9. Sub-Recipient Indication of Reporting Applicability
10. Sub-Recipient Officer Names and Compensation (if applicable)
Vendor
1. Award Number--Prime Recipient Vendor
2. Sub-Award Number--Sub-Recipient Vendor
3. Vendor DUNS Number
4. Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4
5. Vendor Name
6. Product and Service Description
7. Payment Amount
Affected Public: Recipients, as defined in Section 1512(b)(1) of
the Recovery Act, of Recovery Act funds (specifically, Federal
financial assistance).
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,356.
Frequency of Responses: Quarterly.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 160,263.
Dated: July 1, 2013.
Atticus J. Reaser,
General Counsel, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-16151 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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