Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request, 40522-40523 [2013-16151]

Agencies

• Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40522-40523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16151]


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RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD


Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of Currently 
Approved Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of submission to Office of Management and Budget and 30-
day public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) is 
giving public notice that it will submit a currently approved 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
renewal. The public and affected federal agencies are invited to 
comment on the proposed approval renewal pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to OMB at the address below 
on or before August 5, 2013 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Sharon Mar, Desk Officer for the 
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax 
202-395-5167; or email to smar@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PRA, the Board invites the 
general public and affected federal agencies to comment on the proposed 
information collection approval renewal. The Board published a notice 
of proposed information collection approval renewal on March 29, 2013, 
see 78 FR 19333. No comments were received.
    In response to this notice, comments and suggestions should address 
one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the proposed 
information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the Board; (b) the accuracy of the Board's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of information technology; and (e) 
whether small businesses are affected by this collection.
    In this notice, the Board is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title of Collection: Section 1512 Data Elements-Federal Financial 
Assistance
    ICR Reference No.: 201004-0430-001
    OMB Control No.: 0430-0004

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    ICR Status: The approval for this information collection is 
scheduled to expire on 7/31/2013.
    Description: Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115 (2009) (Recovery Act), 
requires recipients of Recovery Act funds to report on the use of those 
funds. These reports are submitted to FederalReporting.gov, and certain 
information from these reports is then posted publically. This 
collection pertains only to recipients of federal financial assistance.
    More specifically, prime recipients, sub-recipients, and vendors 
who receive federal financial assistance Recovery Act funds are 
required to submit Section 1512 data elements as set forth in the 
Recipient Reporting Data Dictionary (available electronically at 
https://www.federalreporting.gov/federalreporting/downloads.do). The 
following is a cumulative summary of the reporting guidance issued by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in its June 22, 2009, 
guidance entitled, ``Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of 
Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009'' 
(M-09-21), and its December 18, 2009, guidance entitled, ``Updated 
Guidance on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Data Quality, 
Non-Reporting Recipients, and Reporting of Job Estimates'' (M-10-08):
    Prime Recipients: The prime recipient is ultimately responsible for 
the reporting of all data required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act 
and the OMB Guidance, including the Federal Funding Accountability and 
Transparency Act (FFATA) data elements for the sub-recipients of the 
prime recipient required under Section1512(c)(4). In addition, the 
prime recipient must report three additional data elements associated 
with any vendors receiving funds from the prime recipient for any 
payments greater than $25,000. Specifically, the prime recipient must 
report the identity of the vendor by reporting the DUNS number, the 
amount of the payment, and a description of what was obtained in 
exchange for the payment. If the vendor does not have a DUNS number, 
then the name and zip code of the vendor's headquarters will be used 
for identification.
    Sub-Recipients of the Prime Recipient: The sub-recipients of the 
prime recipient may be required by the prime recipient to report the 
FFATA data elements required under Section 1512(c)(4) for payments from 
the prime recipient to the sub-recipient. The reporting sub-recipients 
must also report one data element associated with any vendors receiving 
funds from that sub-recipient. Specifically, the sub-recipient must 
report, for any payments greater than $25,000, the identity of the 
vendor by reporting the DUNS number, if available, or otherwise the 
name and zip code of the vendor's headquarters.
    Required Data: The specific data elements to be reported by prime 
recipients and sub-recipients are included in the Recipient Reporting 
Data Dictionary. Below are the basic reporting requirements to be 
reported on prime recipients, recipient vendors, sub-recipients, and 
sub-recipient vendors. Where noted, the information is not entered by 
the recipient but rather is derived from another source:

Prime Recipient

    1. Funding Agency Code
    2. Awarding Agency Code
    3. Program Source (TAS)
    4. Award Number
    5. Order Number
    6. Recipient DUNS Number
    7. Parent DUNS (derived from CCR)
    8. Recipient Type (derived from CCR)
    9. CFDA Number
    10. Government Contracting Office Code
    11. Recipient Congressional District
    12. Recipient Account Number
    13. Final Report (not FFATA)
    14. Award Type
    15. Award Date
    16. Award Description
    17. Project Name or Project/Program Title
    18. Quarterly Activities/Project
    19. Project Status
    20. Activity Code (NAICS or NTEE-NPC)
    21. Number of Jobs
    22. Descriptions of Jobs Created/Retained
    23. Amount of Award
    24. Total Federal Amount ARRA Funds Received/Invoiced
    25. Total Federal Amount of ARRA Expenditure
    26. Total Federal ARRA Infrastructure Expenditure
    27. Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale
    28. Infrastructure Contact Information
    29. Recipient Primary Place of Performance
    30. Recipient Indication of Reporting Applicability
    31. Recipient Officer Names and Compensation (if applicable)
    32. Total Number of Sub-Awards to Individuals
    33. Total Amount of Sub-Awards to Individuals
    34. Total Number of Payments to Vendors Less Than $25,000/Award
    35. Total Amount of Payments to Vendors Less Than $25,000/Award
    36. Total Number of Sub-Awards Less Than $25,000/Award
    37. Total Amount of Sub-Awards Less Than $25,000/Award

Sub-Recipient

    1. Sub-Recipient DUNS
    2. Sub-Award Number
    3. Sub-Recipient Name and Address (derived from CCR)
    4. Sub-Recipient Congressional District
    5. Amount of Sub-Award
    6. Total Sub-Award Funds Disbursed
    7. Sub-Award Date
    8. Sub-Recipient Place of Performance
    9. Sub-Recipient Indication of Reporting Applicability
    10. Sub-Recipient Officer Names and Compensation (if applicable)

Vendor

    1. Award Number--Prime Recipient Vendor
    2. Sub-Award Number--Sub-Recipient Vendor
    3. Vendor DUNS Number
    4. Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4
    5. Vendor Name
    6. Product and Service Description
    7. Payment Amount
    Affected Public: Recipients, as defined in Section 1512(b)(1) of 
the Recovery Act, of Recovery Act funds (specifically, Federal 
financial assistance).
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,356.
    Frequency of Responses: Quarterly.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 160,263.

    Dated: July 1, 2013.
Atticus J. Reaser,
General Counsel, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-16151 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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