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Chain Climate Change Information
Request.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
3090–XXXX; CDP Supply Chain Climate
Change Information Request, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. Comments received generally
will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
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approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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Government-Wide Policy, at jed.ela@
gsa.gov.
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A. Purpose
The CDP Supply Chain Climate
Change Information Request is an
electronic questionnaire designed to
collect information pertinent to
organizations’ exposure to energy
market and environmental risks. The
questionnaire is administered by CDP
North America, Inc., a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization (‘‘CDP’’). CDP
administers the questionnaire annually
to companies on behalf of over 650
institutional investors and over 100
major purchasing corporations and
governmental purchasing organizations.
In accordance with 31 U.S. Code
3512(c)(1)(b), GSA will use the
information collected via this
questionnaire to inform and develop
purchasing policies and contract
requirements necessary to safeguard
Federal assets against waste, loss, and
misappropriation resulting from
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B. Annual Burden Hours
Frequency: Annual.
Affected Public: Federal contractors.
Number of Respondents: 250.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 250.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 4.8
hrs.
Total Burden Hours: 1210.
C. Discussion and Analysis
A notice was published in the Federal
Register at 83 FR 32298 on July 12,
2018. One comment was received. The
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Manufacturers (AFPM) submitted the
only comment to that notice.
Comment: AFPM stated that it
‘‘supports the use of data obtained from
thorough and objective analysis of
industry sector risks, opportunities, and
overall performance.’’ AFMP also
requested that GSA ‘‘abandon its plan to
use CDP data in contract decisions’’
because, in AFPM’s view, CDP’s
proprietary scoring methods are
unreliable, and using CDP data for
contract selection would contradict the
intent of E.O. 13783 and constitute a de
facto requirement to disclose
information to CDP. AFPM
recommended that GSA rely instead
upon information from a variety of other
sources.
Response: GSA has no plan to use
CDP data for purposes of contract
selection or eligibility. GSA plans to use
voluntarily provided CDP data,
alongside other data sources as
recommended by AFPM, as general
market research to better inform its
business needs, including its needs for
products and services which minimize
waste and business risks, and to learn
more about available products and
services that meet these needs. GSA is
required by 31 U.S. Code 3512(c)(1)(b)
to safeguard Federal assets against
waste, loss, and misappropriation. GSA
is also required by E.O. 13834 (signed
May 17, 2018) to meet statutory
requirements ‘‘in a manner that
increases efficiency, optimizes
performance, eliminates unnecessary
use of resources, and protects the
environment’’ and to ‘‘reduce waste, cut
costs, [and] enhance the resilience of
Federal infrastructure and operations.’’
E.O. 13834, Efficient Federal
Operations, 83 FR 23771. This
collection will provide GSA with a
variety of information needed to
implement these mandates to reduce
waste and minimize risks of disruption
to critical operations. Given these
considerations, GSA does not believe
changes to the Information Collection
Request (ICR) are appropriate.
Public Comments
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary, whether it will
have practical utility; whether our
estimate of the public burden of this
collection of information is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in
which we can minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through the use of
appropriate technological collection
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techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Dated: October 4, 2018.
David A. Shive,
Chief Information Officer.
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BILLING CODE 6820–61–P
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090–0290; Docket No.
2018–0001; Sequence No. 16]
Submission for OMB Review; System
for Award Management Registration
Requirements for Prime Grant
Recipients
Office of the Integrated Award
Environment, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding revisions to an existing OMB
information collection.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve revisions to the currently
approved information collection
requirement regarding the pre-award
registration requirements for federal
Prime Grant Recipients. These revisions
will enable non-Federal entities to
complete governmentwide certifications
and representations for Federal financial
assistance at the time of registration in
the System for Award Management
(SAM).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236,
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
any of the following methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching the OMB control number
3090–0290. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Now’’ that corresponds with
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0290,
System for Award Management
Registration Requirements for Prime
Grant Recipients’’. Follow the
instructions provided on the screen.
Please include your name, company
name (if any), and ‘‘Information
Collection 3090–0290, System for
SUMMARY:
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Award Management Registration
Requirements for Prime Grant
Recipients’’ on your attached document.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Mandell/IC 3090–0290.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
3090–0290, System for Award
Management Registration Requirements
for Prime Grant Recipients, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. Comments received generally
will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check regulations.gov approximately
two to three days after submission to
verify posting (except allow 30 days for
posting of comments submitted by
mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nancy Goode, Program Manager, IAE
Outreach and Stakeholder Management
Division, at telephone number 703–605–
2175; or via email at nancy.goode@
gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
This information collection requires
information necessary for prime
applicants and recipients, excepting
individuals, of Federal grants to register
in the System for Award Management
(SAM) and maintain an active SAM
registration with current information at
all times during which they have an
active Federal award or an application
or plan under consideration by an
agency pursuant to 2 CFR Subtitle A,
Chapter I, and Part 25 (75 FR 55673 as
amended at 79 FR 75879). 2 CFR
Subtitle A, Chapter I, and Part 25
designates SAM as the governmentwide
repository for standard information
about applicants and recipients. 2 CFR
Subtitle A, Chapter II, and Part 200 (80
FR 43308) also designates SAM as the
system recipients are required to report
certain civil, criminal, or administrative
proceedings if they meet certain
conditions. Further, Federal awarding
agencies are required to check SAM for
pre-award purposes in accordance with
2 CFR part 180. This information
collection requires that all prime grant
awardees, subject to the requirements in
2 CFR Subtitle A, Chapter I, and Part 25
register and maintain their registration
in SAM.
Pursuant to 2 CFR Subtitle A, Chapter
II, Part 200, Subpart C, Section 200.208
Certifications and representations,
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Federal agencies are authorized to
require non-Federal entities to submit
certifications and representations
required by Federal statutes, or
regulations on an annual basis.
Currently, most Federal agencies require
non-Federal entities to submit
certifications with each Federal
assistance application by use of the
Assurances for Non-Construction
Programs (SF–424B) and on an annual
basis thereafter.
To streamline this data collection and
to reduce burden, OMB, in conjunction
with the Federal assistance community,
developed standard governmentwide
certifications and representations to be
certified by the non-Federal entity when
registering in SAM. In Fiscal Year 2019,
OMB will reemphasize that SAM is the
repository for standard information
about applicants and recipients and that
the standard governmentwide
certifications and representations are to
be certified within SAM at the time of
registration and/or registration renewal
should meet the need of
governmentwide certifications and
representations. This will reduce the
unnecessary, duplicative practice of
agencies requesting certifications and
representations with the submission of
each application and lead to phasing out
the use of the SF–424B, thereby
decreasing the burden level of Federal
grant recipients and Federal agencies.
B. Discussion and Analysis
A 60-day notice published in the
Federal Register at 83 FR 24311 on May
25, 2018. Five respondent’s comments
were received. The following are
summaries of those comments and
GSA’s responses:
Comment: The respondent stated
support for this proposal, citing that
hard copies of assurance forms are
signed multiple times throughout the
year. By incorporating the assurances
into the SAM registration, the
processing of grants and cooperative
agreements would be streamlined,
thereby reducing the paperwork burden
for both their agency and their
subrecipients.
Response: GSA agrees that
incorporating grants certifications and
representation into the SAM registration
process will result in a burden
reduction for grantees, subrecipients
and federal awarding agencies.
Comment: The respondent stated their
support for incorporating
governmentwide certifications and
representations in SAM to reduce the
duplicative collection of such
documents by multiple Federal
agencies.
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Response: GSA agrees that
incorporating grants certifications and
representations into the SAM
registration process will reduce the
duplicative collection of such
documents.
Comment: One respondent questioned
whether non-Federal entities selfidentify if they are (or anticipate being)
a prime or subrecipient.
Response: Non-Federal entities
registering in SAM do not self-identify
whether they are a prime or subrecipient. Many registered entities may
be both a prime recipient and
subrecipient for different awards.
Comment: One respondent
commented that in order to continue
collecting the SF424B Assurances from
entities exempt from SAM (i.e.
individuals), a corresponding form
would still need to be maintained
outside of SAM.gov.
Response: GSA has informed OMB of
this requirement.
Comment: One respondent asked
whether the system update to add the
grant certifications and representations
will trigger an unscheduled registration
update requirement for all registered
entities.
Response: The implementation of the
grants certifications and representations
in SAM will not trigger an unscheduled
registration update for registered
entities. Once the grant certifications
and representations become active in
SAM, per OMB guidance, all registered
entities will complete their initial
certifications in SAM during their
annual re-registration. Federal agencies
will continue to use their current
processes for the submission of
assurances (SF–424B) until such time
that all their active grant recipients have
completed their registrations in SAM.
Comment: One respondent asked if
entities will be required to complete all
certifications at each annual reregistration and suggested that a new
collection may only be needed if the
individual responsible for the
submission at the registered entity
changes in the future.
Response: The initial implementation
will require entities to provide the
certification during their initial
registration and each subsequent annual
re-registration. GSA is continually
looking at ways to improve the SAM
customer experience and will take the
recommendation under advisement.
Comment: One respondent proposed
the elimination of SF–424D—
Assurances for Construction Programs
and the incorporation of the form into
the certifications and representations in
SAM.
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Response: GSA will implement
additional certifications and
representations into SAM, as directed
by OMB. At this time, only the
assurances in the SF–424B are being
incorporated.
Comment: One respondent stated that
the SAM registration process is timeconsuming and frustrating for their
foreign-based recipients and they object
to adding another layer to the process.
They further stated that their grants are
usually under $10,000.
Response: Although 2 CFR 25—
Universal Identifier and System for
Award Management, requires that all
entities applying for or receiving federal
awards, including subrecipients of
federal awards, must register in SAM,
there are conditions under which a
federal agency may exempt a foreign
entity from this requirement. 2 CFR
25.110 (d)(2)(ii) allows agencies to
determine the practicality of whether a
‘‘foreign entity applying for or receiving
an award or subaward for a project or
program outside the United States
valued at less than $25,000’’ must
comply with the SAM registration
requirement.
Comment: One respondent stated that
eliminating an agency’s ability to
require certifications and assurances on
their own application is impractical.
Response: Although the standard
governmentwide certifications and
representations will be certified in
SAM, Federal agencies will still be able
to require the submission of agency or
program specific certifications and
representations with applications.
Comment: One respondent stated that
the cost and implementation timeline
considerations for agencies with online
project and grant application systems.
The respondent further stated that they
could not implement system changes by
October 1.
Response: GSA has informed OMB of
this consideration. The implementation
date for entities to begin providing
certifications during their initial
registration and their subsequent annual
re-registration will be no earlier than
January 1, 2019. The full transition to
grant certifications in SAM will not be
completed for a year, since existing
registrants will complete the
certifications in their annual recertification process. Once a recipient
has registered or re-registered, the
Federal agency will be able to download
or print a copy of the entity’s
certification to be entered into the
entity’s grant award file.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 143,334.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
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Total annual responses: 143,334.
Hours per Response: 2.5.
Total Burden Hours: 358,335.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the System
for Award Management Registration
Requirements for Prime Grant
Recipients, whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of
the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents in
hard-copy or electronic format. Hard
copy: General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please
cite OMB Control No. 3090–0290,
System for Award Management
Registration Requirements for Prime
Grant Recipients, in all correspondence.
Dated: October 4, 2018.
David A. Shive,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–22407 Filed 10–12–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820–WY–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket No. CDC–2018–0099]
Draft Guideline: Infection Control in
Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure
and Routine Practices for
Occupational Infection Prevention and
Control Services
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), in the
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), announces the
opening of a docket to obtain comment
on the Draft Guideline: Infection Control
in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure
and Routine Practices for Occupational
Infection Prevention and Control
SUMMARY:
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Services (Draft Guideline). The Draft
Guideline is an update of two sections
of the Guideline for Infection Control in
Healthcare Personnel, 1998: C. Infection
Control Objectives for a Personnel
Health Service and D. Elements of a
Personnel Health Service for Infection
Control. The updated recommendations
in the Draft Guideline are intended to
facilitate the provision of occupational
infection prevention and control
services to healthcare personnel and to
prevent transmission of infections
between healthcare personnel and
others.
Written comments must be
received on or before December 14,
2018.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
0099, by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Division of Healthcare Quality
Promotion, National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Attn: Docket No. CDC–
2018–0099, HICPAC Secretariat, 1600
Clifton Road NE, Mailstop A07, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: Submissions via https://
regulations.gov are preferred. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and Docket Number. All
relevant comments received will be
posted without change to https://
regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. For access to the
docket to read background documents
or comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kendra Cox, Division of Healthcare
Quality Promotion, National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
Mailstop A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
Telephone: (404) 639–4000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons or organizations
are invited to participate by submitting
written views, recommendations, and
data.
Please note that comments received,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the
public record and are subject to public
disclosure. Comments will be posted on
https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
do not include any information in your
comments or supporting materials that
you consider confidential or
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-0290; Docket No. 2018-0001; Sequence No. 16]
Submission for OMB Review; System for Award Management
Registration Requirements for Prime Grant Recipients
AGENCY: Office of the Integrated Award Environment, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding revisions to an
existing OMB information collection.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve revisions
to the currently approved information collection requirement regarding
the pre-award registration requirements for federal Prime Grant
Recipients. These revisions will enable non-Federal entities to
complete governmentwide certifications and representations for Federal
financial assistance at the time of registration in the System for
Award Management (SAM).
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington,
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following
methods:
Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB
control number 3090-0290. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0290, System for Award
Management Registration Requirements for Prime Grant Recipients''.
Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0290,
System for
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Award Management Registration Requirements for Prime Grant Recipients''
on your attached document.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 3090-0290.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 3090-0290, System for Award Management Registration
Requirements for Prime Grant Recipients, in all correspondence related
to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted without
change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or
business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check regulations.gov approximately two to three
days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for
posting of comments submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Goode, Program Manager, IAE
Outreach and Stakeholder Management Division, at telephone number 703-
605-2175; or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
This information collection requires information necessary for
prime applicants and recipients, excepting individuals, of Federal
grants to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and
maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all
times during which they have an active Federal award or an application
or plan under consideration by an agency pursuant to 2 CFR Subtitle A,
Chapter I, and Part 25 (75 FR 55673 as amended at 79 FR 75879). 2 CFR
Subtitle A, Chapter I, and Part 25 designates SAM as the governmentwide
repository for standard information about applicants and recipients. 2
CFR Subtitle A, Chapter II, and Part 200 (80 FR 43308) also designates
SAM as the system recipients are required to report certain civil,
criminal, or administrative proceedings if they meet certain
conditions. Further, Federal awarding agencies are required to check
SAM for pre-award purposes in accordance with 2 CFR part 180. This
information collection requires that all prime grant awardees, subject
to the requirements in 2 CFR Subtitle A, Chapter I, and Part 25
register and maintain their registration in SAM.
Pursuant to 2 CFR Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 200, Subpart C,
Section 200.208 Certifications and representations, Federal agencies
are authorized to require non-Federal entities to submit certifications
and representations required by Federal statutes, or regulations on an
annual basis. Currently, most Federal agencies require non-Federal
entities to submit certifications with each Federal assistance
application by use of the Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-
424B) and on an annual basis thereafter.
To streamline this data collection and to reduce burden, OMB, in
conjunction with the Federal assistance community, developed standard
governmentwide certifications and representations to be certified by
the non-Federal entity when registering in SAM. In Fiscal Year 2019,
OMB will reemphasize that SAM is the repository for standard
information about applicants and recipients and that the standard
governmentwide certifications and representations are to be certified
within SAM at the time of registration and/or registration renewal
should meet the need of governmentwide certifications and
representations. This will reduce the unnecessary, duplicative practice
of agencies requesting certifications and representations with the
submission of each application and lead to phasing out the use of the
SF-424B, thereby decreasing the burden level of Federal grant
recipients and Federal agencies.
B. Discussion and Analysis
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 24311 on
May 25, 2018. Five respondent's comments were received. The following
are summaries of those comments and GSA's responses:
Comment: The respondent stated support for this proposal, citing
that hard copies of assurance forms are signed multiple times
throughout the year. By incorporating the assurances into the SAM
registration, the processing of grants and cooperative agreements would
be streamlined, thereby reducing the paperwork burden for both their
agency and their subrecipients.
Response: GSA agrees that incorporating grants certifications and
representation into the SAM registration process will result in a
burden reduction for grantees, subrecipients and federal awarding
agencies.
Comment: The respondent stated their support for incorporating
governmentwide certifications and representations in SAM to reduce the
duplicative collection of such documents by multiple Federal agencies.
Response: GSA agrees that incorporating grants certifications and
representations into the SAM registration process will reduce the
duplicative collection of such documents.
Comment: One respondent questioned whether non-Federal entities
self-identify if they are (or anticipate being) a prime or
subrecipient.
Response: Non-Federal entities registering in SAM do not self-
identify whether they are a prime or sub-recipient. Many registered
entities may be both a prime recipient and subrecipient for different
awards.
Comment: One respondent commented that in order to continue
collecting the SF424B Assurances from entities exempt from SAM (i.e.
individuals), a corresponding form would still need to be maintained
outside of SAM.gov.
Response: GSA has informed OMB of this requirement.
Comment: One respondent asked whether the system update to add the
grant certifications and representations will trigger an unscheduled
registration update requirement for all registered entities.
Response: The implementation of the grants certifications and
representations in SAM will not trigger an unscheduled registration
update for registered entities. Once the grant certifications and
representations become active in SAM, per OMB guidance, all registered
entities will complete their initial certifications in SAM during their
annual re-registration. Federal agencies will continue to use their
current processes for the submission of assurances (SF-424B) until such
time that all their active grant recipients have completed their
registrations in SAM.
Comment: One respondent asked if entities will be required to
complete all certifications at each annual re-registration and
suggested that a new collection may only be needed if the individual
responsible for the submission at the registered entity changes in the
future.
Response: The initial implementation will require entities to
provide the certification during their initial registration and each
subsequent annual re-registration. GSA is continually looking at ways
to improve the SAM customer experience and will take the recommendation
under advisement.
Comment: One respondent proposed the elimination of SF-424D--
Assurances for Construction Programs and the incorporation of the form
into the certifications and representations in SAM.
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Response: GSA will implement additional certifications and
representations into SAM, as directed by OMB. At this time, only the
assurances in the SF-424B are being incorporated.
Comment: One respondent stated that the SAM registration process is
time-consuming and frustrating for their foreign-based recipients and
they object to adding another layer to the process. They further stated
that their grants are usually under $10,000.
Response: Although 2 CFR 25--Universal Identifier and System for
Award Management, requires that all entities applying for or receiving
federal awards, including subrecipients of federal awards, must
register in SAM, there are conditions under which a federal agency may
exempt a foreign entity from this requirement. 2 CFR 25.110 (d)(2)(ii)
allows agencies to determine the practicality of whether a ``foreign
entity applying for or receiving an award or subaward for a project or
program outside the United States valued at less than $25,000'' must
comply with the SAM registration requirement.
Comment: One respondent stated that eliminating an agency's ability
to require certifications and assurances on their own application is
impractical.
Response: Although the standard governmentwide certifications and
representations will be certified in SAM, Federal agencies will still
be able to require the submission of agency or program specific
certifications and representations with applications.
Comment: One respondent stated that the cost and implementation
timeline considerations for agencies with online project and grant
application systems. The respondent further stated that they could not
implement system changes by October 1.
Response: GSA has informed OMB of this consideration. The
implementation date for entities to begin providing certifications
during their initial registration and their subsequent annual re-
registration will be no earlier than January 1, 2019. The full
transition to grant certifications in SAM will not be completed for a
year, since existing registrants will complete the certifications in
their annual re-certification process. Once a recipient has registered
or re-registered, the Federal agency will be able to download or print
a copy of the entity's certification to be entered into the entity's
grant award file.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 143,334.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total annual responses: 143,334.
Hours per Response: 2.5.
Total Burden Hours: 358,335.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the System for Award Management Registration Requirements
for Prime Grant Recipients, whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents in hard-copy or electronic format.
Hard copy: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-
501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0290, System for Award
Management Registration Requirements for Prime Grant Recipients, in all
correspondence.
Dated: October 4, 2018.
David A. Shive,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-22407 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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