[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10428-10429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04733]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Research
Performance Progress Report
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of the
Secretary, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to
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take this opportunity to comment on a proposed extension of an existing
information collection: The standardized Research Performance Progress
Report (RPPR), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before May 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0690-0032 comment''
in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Jennifer Jessup, Departmental PRA Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to the Office of Policy and Governance, Paperwork Reduction
Act Compliance, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, or via email to
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The development of the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
resulted from an initiative of the Research Business Models (RBM), an
Interagency Working Group of the Social, Behavioral & Economic
Research, Subcommittee of the Committee on Science (CoS), a committee
of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). One of the RBM
Subcommittee's priority areas was to create greater consistency in the
administration of Federal research awards. Given the increasing
complexity of interdisciplinary and interagency research, it is
important for Federal agencies to manage awards in a similar fashion.
The RPPR is an OMB approved uniform format to be used by Federal
agencies in submission of progress reports that support research and
research-related activities. It is intended to replace other
performance reporting formats currently in use by Federal agencies.
However, the RPPR does not change the performance reporting
requirements specified in 2 CFR 200.
The Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) directly benefits
award recipients by making it easier for them to administer Federal
grant and cooperative agreement programs through standardization of the
types of information required in performance reports--thereby reducing
their administrative effort and costs. The RPPR also will make it
easier to compare the outputs, outcomes, etc. of research and research-
related programs across the government.
The RPPR is intended to address progress for the most recently
completed period, at the frequency required or designated by the
sponsoring agency. Information, once reported, does not have to be
provided again on subsequent reports. The RPPR requests various types
of information, regarding: accomplishments, products, participants and
other collaborating organizations, impact, changes/problems, budgetary
information and outcomes.
II. Method of Collection
A paper format, email, and electronic submission.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0690-0032.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular Submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal government; Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,550.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,750.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of
respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for
such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to
report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services
required specifically by the collection.)
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Federal Financial Assistance Management
Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107), and 2 CFR Section 200.328.
IV. Request for Comments
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
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(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 respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04733 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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