[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72945-72946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29695]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 225 / Monday, November 23, 2015 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary
Grant Programs
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision
of a currently approved collection.
The purpose of the Uniform Grant Application Package for
Discretionary Grant Programs is to provide a standardized format for
the development of all Requests for Applications for discretionary
grant programs released by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Agency
and to allow for a more expeditious OMB clearance process.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited 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 agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Lael Lubing, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 732,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Lael Lubing at 703-605-0363 or via email to
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Lael Lubing
at 703-305-2048.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Uniform Grant Application Package for Discretionary Grant
Programs.
Form Number: SF-424 Form Family.
OMB Number: 0584-0512.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS has a number of discretionary grant programs.
(Consistent with the definition in 2 CFR part 200, the term ``grant''
as used in this notice includes cooperative agreements.) The
authorities for these grants vary and will be cited as part of each
grant application solicitation. The purpose of the revision to the
currently approved collection for the Uniform Grant Application Package
for Discretionary Grant Programs is to continue the authority for the
established uniform grant application package and to update the number
of collection burden hours. The uniform collection package is useable
for all of FNS' discretionary grant programs to collect information
from grant applicants that are needed to evaluate and rank applicants
and protect the integrity of the grantee selection process. All FNS
discretionary grant programs will be eligible, but not required, to use
the uniform grant application package. Before soliciting applications
for a discretionary grant program, FNS will decide whether the uniform
grant application package will meet the needs of that grant program. If
FNS decides to use the uniform grant application package, FNS will note
in the grant solicitation that applicants must use the uniform grant
application package and that the information collection has already
been approved by OMB. If FNS decides not to use the uniform grant
application package or determines that it needs grant applicants to
provide additional information not contained in the uniform package,
then FNS will publish a notice soliciting comments on its proposal to
collect different or additional information before making the grant
solicitation.
The uniform grant application package will include general
information and instructions; a checklist; a requirement for the
program narrative statement describing how the grant objectives will be
reached; the Standard Form (SF) 424 series that request basic
information, budget information, and a disclosure of lobbying
activities certification. The proposed information collection covered
by this notice is related to the requirements for the program narrative
statement. The requirements for the program narrative statement are
based on the requirements for program narrative statements described in
2 CFR part 200, Appendix I, and will apply to all types of grantees--
State and Local governments, Indian Tribal organizations, Non-Profit
organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, and For-Profit
organizations. The information collection burden related to the SF-424
series, and the lobbying certification forms have been separately
approved by OMB.
Affected Public: State and local governments, Indian Tribal
organizations, Non-Profit organizations, Institutions of Higher
Education, and For-Profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,594.
Number of Responses per Respondent: 18.03.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 28,742.
Hours per Response: 3.94 Average.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 113,137.
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Annual grant opportunities
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Estimated total
Number of Frequency of Total annual Estimated time annual burden
respondents responses responses per response hours
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Pre-Award Annual Total Reporting Burden..................... 950 1 950 60 57,000
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Annual post award reporting burden totals
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Number of Frequency of Total annual Estimated time Estimated
respondents responses responses per response total annual
burden hours
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Post-Award Total Reporting Burden........................... 644 38 24,472 2.26 55,307
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Grand Total Annual Reporting Burden..................... 1,594 15.95 25,422 4.42 112,307
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Number of Annual number Estimated Hours per Total burden
recordkeepers records per total annual recordkeeper
respondent records
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Post Award Recordkeeping Total Burden Estimates............. 332 10 3,320 0.25 830
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Grand Total............................................. 1,594 18.03 28,742 3.94 113,137
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-29695 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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