[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36909-36910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18006]
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
ACTION: Notice of Forms SF-424, SF-269a (LM-6), (LM-8), SF-270a (LM-7),
(LM-9), and (LM-3) submitted for extension and review to the Office of
Management and Budget.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that six information collection requests
contained in the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
agency forms are coming up for renewal. FMCS submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of six FMCS forms: SF-
424--Application for Federal Assistance, SF-269a (LM-6)--Request for
Advance or Reimbursement, (LM-8)--Project Performance, SF-270a (LM-7)--
Financial Status Report, (LM-9)--FMCS Grants Program Grantee Evaluation
Questionnaire, and (LM-3)--Accounting System and Financial Capability
Questionnaire. The request seeks OMB approval to extend the expiration
date of Forms SF-424, SF-269a (LM-6), (LM-8), SF-270a (LM-7), (LM-9),
and (LM-3) until October 31, 1998. FMCS is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the appropriate agency
form number by mail to Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service,
Labor-Management Grants Program, 2100 K Street, NW, Room 714,
Washington, DC 20427, ATTN: Karen Pierce. Copies of the complete agency
forms may be obtained from the Labor
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Management Grants Program at the above address or by contacting the
person whose name appears under the section headed, FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Comments and data may also be submitted by fax at (202) 606-4216 or
electronically by sending electronic (e-mail) to [email protected]. All
comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the
appropriate agency form number. No confidential business information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of the information as
``CBI''. Information so marked will not be disclosed but a copy of the
comment that does contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the
public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed
publicly by FMCS without prior notice. All written comments will be
available for inspection in Room 714 at the Washington, DC address
above from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter L. Regner, Director, Program
Services, FMCS 2100 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20427 (202) 606-8181;
Fax: (202) 606-4216.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of each of the agency forms are
available from the Labor-Management Grants Program, by calling, faxing,
or writing, Ms. Karen Pierce at the above address. Please ask for the
form by title and agency form number.
I. Formation Collection Requests
FMCS is seeking comments on the following information collection
requests contained in FMCS agency forms.
Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Form Number: OMB No. 3076-0006.
Type of Request: Extension of Expiration date of a currently
approved collection without any change in the substance or method of
collection.
Affected Entities: Potential applicants/grantees who received our
grant application kit. Also, applicants/grantees who have received a
grant from FMCS.
Frequency: a. Three of the forms, the SF-424, LM-6, and LM-9 are
submitted at the applicant/grantee's discretion.
b. To conduct the quarterly submissions, LM-7/LM-8 forms are used.
Less than quarterly reports would deprive FMCS of the opportunity to
provide prompt technical assistance to deal with those problems
identified in the report.
c. Once per application. The LM-3 is the only form to which a
``similar information'' requirement could apply. That form takes the
requirement into consideration by accepting recent audit reports in
lieu of applicant completion of items C2 through 9 and items D1 through
3.
Burden: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance, SF-269a (LM-6)
Request for Advance or Reimbursement--30 minutes, (LM-8) Project
Performance--60 minutes, SF-270a (LM-7) Financial Status Report--30
minutes, (LM-9) FMCS Grants Program Evaluation Questionnaire--60
minutes, and (LM-3) Accounting System and Financial Capability
Questionnaire--60 minutes.
Abstract: Except for the FMCS Forms LM-3 and LM-9, the forms under
consideration herein are either required or recommended in OMB
Circulars. The two exceptions are non-recurring forms, the former a
questionnaire sent only to non-governmental potential grantees and the
latter a questionnaire sent only to former grantees for voluntary
completion and submission.
The collected information is used by FMCS to determine annual
applicant suitability, to monitor quarterly grant project status, and
for on-going program evaluation. If the information were not collected,
there could be no accounting for the activities of the program. Actual
use has been the same as intended use.
II. Requests for Comments
FMCS solicits comments to:
(i) Evaluate 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.
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden
of the proposed collection of information.
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected.
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated
electronic collection technologies or other forms of information
technology, e.g. permitting electronic and fax submission of responses.
III. The Public Docket
The official record is the paper records maintained at the address
in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document. FMCS will transfer all
electronically received comments into printed form as they are
received. These records are available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Dated: July 1, 1998.
Vella Traynham,
Deputy Director.
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