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publishing the following summary of a
proposed collection for public
comment. Interested persons are invited
to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Regular Clearance, Extension
of a currently approved collection.
Title of Information Collection: HHS
Acquisition Regulation HHSAR Part
324, Protection of Privacy and Freedom
of Information.
Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–0136.
Use: This request for clearance covers
the reporting requirements for the
Confidentiality of Information Clause at
Health and Human Services Acquisition
Regulation (HHSAR) 35.224–70. This
requirement is used to protect personal
interest of individuals, corporate
interests of non-governmental
organizations, and the capacity of the
Government to provide public services
when information from or about
individuals, organizations, or Federal
agencies is provided to or obtained by
contractors in performance of
Departmental contracts.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting,
on occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
Federal government.
Annual Number of Respondents: 430.
Total Annual Responses: 430.
Average Burden Per Response: 30
minutes.
Total Annual Hours: 3,440.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access the HHS Web
site address at https://www.hhs.gov/
oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your
request, including your address, phone
number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to
naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be
received with 60-days, and directed to
the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at
the following address: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of
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the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for
Budget, Technology, and Finance,
Office of Information and Resource
Management, Attention: Naomi Cook
(0990–0136), Room 531–H, 200
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington DC 20201.
Dated: November 9, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS–4040–0005; 30day notice]
Grants.gov Program Management
Office Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary,
Grants.gov Program Management Office,
HHS.
AGENCY:
Notice of Proposed Requirement To
Establish Government-Wide Standard
Data Elements for Use By All Federal
Grant Making Agencies—SF–424
Individual
In compliance with the requirement
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Grants.gov Program Management
Office, one of the 26 E-Government
initiatives, managed by the Department
of Health and Human Services is
publishing the following summary of
proposed collection for public
comment. Interested individuals are
invited to send comments regarding any
aspect of this collection of information
including any of the following subjects:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Regular.
Title of Information Collection: SF–
424 Individual.
Form/OMB No.: OS–4040–0005.
Use: On September 1, 2005, the
Grants.gov Program Management Office,
one of the 26 E-Government initiatives,
managed by HHS, published the
proposed SF–424 Application for
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Federal Assistance, Individual (SF–424
I) collection for public comment in the
Federal Register (70 FR 169). Interested
individuals were invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this
collection of information. No comments
were received.
The SF–424 (I) is the governmentwide data set and application cover
page for use by Federal grant-making
agencies that award grants to
individuals. The SF–424 (I) is currently
available for use as part of the electronic
application process of Grants.gov,
which was deployed in October 2003
and is part of the implementation of the
Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1999
(Pub. L. 106–107). The standard data set
replaces numerous agency data sets and
reduces the administrative burden
placed on the grants community.
Federal agencies are not required to
collect all of the information included
in the proposed data set. The agency
will identify the data that must be
provided by applicants through
instructions that will accompany the
application package.
The Grants.gov office has revised the
application cover page to indicate that
SSN is optional and adding the
following statement, ‘‘Disclosure of SSN
is voluntary. Please see the application
package instructions for the agency’s
authority and routine uses of the data’’.
Grants.gov, in consultation with other
agencies, are investigating options for a
unique identifier other than SSN.
Grants.gov plans to address this
condition through its newly formed
Agency User Group.
The estimate of the total burden of the
collection information has been updated
based on the Paperwork Reduction Act
Worksheets (OMB 83–C) received from
the agencies. Currently, five agencies
plan to use the SF–424 (I) instead of the
SF–424 for eligible grant programs.
Collectively, the agencies plan to
receive 6,949 applications annually and
estimate that it takes applicants 25
minutes on average to complete each
application. Cumulatively, these
organizations report the total burden to
applicants to be 2,863 hours.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting,
on occasion.
Affected: Individuals.
Total Annual Respondents: 5,827.
Total Annual Responses: 6,949.
Average Burden Per Response: 25
minutes.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access the HHS Web
site address at https://www.hhs.gov/
oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your
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request, including your address, phone
number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to
naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to
the Desk Officer at the address below:
OMB Desk Officer: Katherine Astrich,
OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: (OMB #0990–0005),
New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: November 16, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS–4040–0003; 30day notice]
Grants.gov Program Management
Office; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary,
Grants.gov Program Management Office,
HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Grants.gov Program Management Office,
one of the 26 E-Government initiatives,
managed by the Department of Health
and Human Services is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collection for public comment.
Interested individuals are invited to
send comments regarding any aspect of
this collection of information or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Regular.
Title of Information Collection: SF–
424 Short Organizational.
Form/OMB No.: OS–4040–0003.
AGENCY:
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Use: On March 24, 2005, the
Grants.gov Program Management Office,
one of the 26 E-Government initiatives,
managed by HHS, published the
proposed SF–424 Short Organizational
(Short) collection for public comment in
the Federal Register (70 FR 15089).
Interested individuals were invited to
send comments regarding any aspect of
this collection of information. This
notice indicates request for extension of
OMB clearance for the SF–424 (Short),
and also responds to comments received
on the March 24, 2005, Federal Register
notice.
The SF–424 (short) is a simplified,
alternative government-wide data set
and application cover page for use by
Federal grant-making agencies. Agencies
may use the SF–424 (Short) for grant
programs not requiring all the data that
is required on the SF–424 core data set
and form. This information collection
request also includes two additional
government-wide forms, the Key
Contacts form and the Project Abstract
form, each of which can be used in
conjunction with the SF–424 to collect
supplemental applicant data. The Key
Contacts form is an optional form that
the agencies may use to collect
additional key contact or point of
contact information. The Project
Abstract form is also an optional form
that provides the mechanism for the
applicant to attach a file that contains
an abstract of the project, in a format
specified by the agency.
The SF–424 (Short) and supplemental
data set and forms are currently
available for use as part of the electronic
application process of Grants.gov,
which was deployed in October 2003
and is part of the implementation of the
Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1999
(Pub. L. 106–107). The standard data set
replaces numerous agency data sets and
reduces the administrative burden
placed on the grants community.
Federal agencies are not required to
collect all of the information included
in the proposed data set. The agency
will identify the data that must be
provided by applicants through
instructions that will accompany the
application package.
Comments sent to OMB by the public,
questioned the need to collect the Social
Security Number (SSN) for the Project
Director and/or the Primary Contact/
Grants Administrator. Grants.gov
responded to this comment by revising
the application cover page to indicate
that SSN is optional and adding the
following statement, ‘‘Disclosure of SSN
is voluntary. Please see the application
package instructions for the agency’s
authority and routine uses of the data’’.
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In addition, OMB has also requested
that Grants.gov, in consultation with
other agencies, investigate options for a
unique identifier other than SSN.
Grants.gov plans to address this
condition through its newly formed
Agency User Group.
The estimate of the total burden of the
collection information has been updated
based on the Paperwork Reduction Act
Worksheets (OMB 83-C) received from
the agencies. Currently, six agencies
plan to use the SF–424 (Short) in lieu
of the SF–424 for eligible grant
programs. Collectively, the agencies
plan to receive 8,549 applications
annually and estimate that it takes
applicants 25 minutes on average to
complete each application.
Cumulatively, these organizations report
the total burden to applicants to be
3,652 hours.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting,
on occasion.
Affected: Federal, State, Local and
Tribal governments; farms; non-profit
institutions, and other for-profit.
Total Annual Respondents: 8,276.
Total Annual Responses: 8,549.
Average Burden Per Response: 25
minutes.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access the HHS Web
site address at https://www.hhs.gov/
oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your
request, including your address, phone
number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to
naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to
the Desk Officer at the address below:
OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB
Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Attention: (OMB 4040–0003), New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: October 16, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS-4040-0005; 30-day notice]
Grants.gov Program Management Office Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Grants.gov Program Management Office,
HHS.
Notice of Proposed Requirement To Establish Government-Wide Standard
Data Elements for Use By All Federal Grant Making Agencies--SF-424
Individual
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, the Grants.gov Program Management Office, one of the 26 E-
Government initiatives, managed by the Department of Health and Human
Services is publishing the following summary of proposed collection for
public comment. Interested individuals are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this collection of information including any of
the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
Type of Information Collection Request: Regular.
Title of Information Collection: SF-424 Individual.
Form/OMB No.: OS-4040-0005.
Use: On September 1, 2005, the Grants.gov Program Management
Office, one of the 26 E-Government initiatives, managed by HHS,
published the proposed SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance,
Individual (SF-424 I) collection for public comment in the Federal
Register (70 FR 169). Interested individuals were invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this collection of information. No
comments were received.
The SF-424 (I) is the government-wide data set and application
cover page for use by Federal grant-making agencies that award grants
to individuals. The SF-424 (I) is currently available for use as part
of the electronic application process of Grants.gov, which was deployed
in October 2003 and is part of the implementation of the Federal
Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-
107). The standard data set replaces numerous agency data sets and
reduces the administrative burden placed on the grants community.
Federal agencies are not required to collect all of the information
included in the proposed data set. The agency will identify the data
that must be provided by applicants through instructions that will
accompany the application package.
The Grants.gov office has revised the application cover page to
indicate that SSN is optional and adding the following statement,
``Disclosure of SSN is voluntary. Please see the application package
instructions for the agency's authority and routine uses of the data''.
Grants.gov, in consultation with other agencies, are investigating
options for a unique identifier other than SSN. Grants.gov plans to
address this condition through its newly formed Agency User Group.
The estimate of the total burden of the collection information has
been updated based on the Paperwork Reduction Act Worksheets (OMB 83-C)
received from the agencies. Currently, five agencies plan to use the
SF-424 (I) instead of the SF-424 for eligible grant programs.
Collectively, the agencies plan to receive 6,949 applications annually
and estimate that it takes applicants 25 minutes on average to complete
each application. Cumulatively, these organizations report the total
burden to applicants to be 2,863 hours.
Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting, on occasion.
Affected: Individuals.
Total Annual Respondents: 5,827.
Total Annual Responses: 6,949.
Average Burden Per Response: 25 minutes.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS
Web site address at https://www.hhs.gov/oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your
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request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the Desk Officer at the
address below:
OMB Desk Officer: Katherine Astrich, OMB Human Resources and
Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB 0990-0005), New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: November 16, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-6564 Filed 11-25-05; 8:45 am]
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