[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71084-71085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28181]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 230 / Monday, December 1, 2014 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer to request approval for a new information collection
for suspension and debarment and drug-free workplace certifications.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 30, 2015 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by either/one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send to Director,
Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, Room 3022-S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.
All comments received will be available for public inspection and
posted without change, including any personal information, to http://regulations.gov. or during regular business hours at the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyson P. Whitney, Director,
Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, Room 3027-S, Stop Code 9011, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250; (202)
720-8978; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention
of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to request approval for a
new information collection for suspension and debarment and drug-free
workplace certifications.
Title: Suspension and Debarment and Drug-Free Workplace
Certifications.
OMB Number: 0505-New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: The information will be collected by USDA Federal
financial assistance agencies as certifying information concerning
applicant suitability in compliance with Federal Suspension and
Debarment and Drug-Free Work Place regulations, as defined by 2 CFR
parts 180, 417 and Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtitle D: 41 U.S.C. 8101
et seq., 2 CFR parts 182 and 421. Suspension and debarment is a
discretionary or statutory administrative action taken by Federal
agencies to protect the government by excluding persons and entities
who are not presently responsible from participating in Federal
programs or activities. Federal agencies are also prohibited from
awarding financial assistance unless conditions are met that speak to
recipient awareness of the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance while
conducting any activity with the use of Federal financial assistance.
The five forms that USDA will use with its financial assistance
applications to collect the data include: (1) AD-1047--Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters--
Primary Covered Transactions; (2) AD-1048--Certification Regarding
Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower
Tier Covered Transactions; (3) AD-1049--Certification Regarding Drug
Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 (For Grantees Other
Than Individuals; (4) AD 1050--Certification Regarding Drug Free
Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 2 (For Grantees Who Are
Individuals); and (5) AD-1052--Certification Regarding Drug Free
Workplace Requirements-State and State Agencies).
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this total
collection of information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per
response per individual form. This burden is assumed for all of the
forms in the aggregate.
Type of Respondents: Individuals or private entities; businesses or
other for profit; not-for profit; Federal, state, local or tribal
governments; institutions of higher education or other research
organizations; foreign organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,159.
Estimated Number of Responses: 68,318.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 17,080.
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Total annual
Number of Number of Number of Average time burden on
Form respondents responses per responses to prepare respondents
respondent (hrs) (hrs)
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AD-1047......................... 10,441 2 20,883 0.25 5,221
AD-1048......................... 10,186 2 20,372 0.25 5,093
AD-1049......................... 6,156 2 12,311 0.25 3,078
AD-1050......................... 3,059 2 6,118 0.25 1,529
AD-1052......................... 4,317 2 8,635 0.25 2,159
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Total....................... 34,159 2 68,318 0.25 17,080
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Comments from interested parties are invited on: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological 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 become a matter of public
record.
Jon M. Holladay,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-28181 Filed 11-28-14; 8:45 am]
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