Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 41522-41523 [2021-16442]

Download as PDF 41522 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 145 / Monday, August 2, 2021 / Notices is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NASA, including whether the information collected has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record. Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Lori Parker, NASA PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–16383 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION [NARA–2021–038] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to collect information from people who participate in the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant programs. Organizations requesting a grant from the NHPRC must submit certain information the NHPRC staff, reviewers, and the Commission use to determine if the applicant and proposed project are eligible for an NHPRC grant; if the request is recommended for approval, the prospective grantee provides additional information acknowledging the offer of the grant and regulatory requirements; and, grantees must respond to an accounting questionnaire designed to identify potential recipients with limited experience managing Federal funds and provide appropriate training or additional safeguards for Federal funds. We invite you to comment on the proposed information collections. DATES: OMB must receive written comments on or before September 1, 2021. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Jul 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 Send any comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection in writing to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. You can find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamee Fechhelm, Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, by email at tamee.fechhelm@nara.gob or by telephone at 301.837.1694 with any requests for additional information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed information collections. We published a notice of proposed collection for these information collections on May 7, 2021 (86 FR 24670) and we received no comments. We are therefore submitting the described information collections to OMB for approval. If you have comments or suggestions, they should address one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the proposed information collections are necessary for NARA to properly perform its functions; (b) our estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections and its accuracy; (c) ways we could enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information we collect; (d) ways we could minimize the burden on respondents of collecting the information, including through information technology; and (e) whether these collections affect small businesses. In this notice, we solicit comments concerning the following information collections: 1. Title: National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Grant Program Budget Form and Instructions and NHPRC Grant Offer Acknowledgement. OMB number: 3095–0013. Agency form number: NA Form 17001 and 17001a. Type of review: Regular. Affected public: Nonprofit organizations and institutions, state and local government agencies, and Federally-acknowledged or staterecognized Native American tribes or groups, who apply for and receive NHPRC grants for support of historical documentary editions, archival preservation and planning projects, and other records projects. Estimated number of respondents: 244 per year submit applications; approximately 25 grantees need to submit revised budgets. PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated time per response: 10 hours per application; five hours per revised budget. Frequency of response: On occasion for the application; as needed for revised budget. Currently, the NHPRC considers grant applications two times per year. Respondents usually submit no more than one application per year, and, for those who need to submit revised budgets, only one revised budget per year. Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,765 hours. Abstract: The NHPRC posts grant announcements to their website and to grants.gov (www.grants.gov), where the information will be specific to the grant opportunity named. The basic information collection remains the same. The NA Form 17001 is used by the NHPRC staff, reviewers, and the Commission to determine if the applicant and proposed project are eligible for an NHPRC grant, and whether the proposed project is methodologically sound and suitable for support. The NA Form 17001a, NHPRC Grant Offer Acknowledgement, is used after the Archivist of the United States, as chair of the Commission, recommends a grant for approval. The prospective grantee must acknowledge the offer of the grant and agree to meet the requirements of applicable Federal regulations. In addition, they must verify the existence of an indirect cost agreement with a cognizant Federal agency if they are claiming indirect costs in the project’s budget. 2. Title: Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire. OMB number: 3095–0072. Agency form numbers: NA Form 17003. Type of review: Regular. Affected public: Not-for-profit institutions and state, local, or tribal government. Estimated number of respondents: 75. Estimated time per response: 4 hours. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total annual burden hours: 300. Abstract: Pursuant to Title 2, Section 215 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (formerly OMB Circular A–110), and OMB Circular A–133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, grant recipients are required to maintain adequate accounting controls and systems in managing and administering Federal funds. Some of the recipients of grants from the NHPRC have proven to have limited experience with managing E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 145 / Monday, August 2, 2021 / Notices Federal funds. This questionnaire is designed to identify those potential recipients and provide appropriate training or additional safeguards for Federal funds. Additionally, the questionnaire serves as a pre-audit function in identifying potential deficiencies and minimizing the risk of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement, which we use in lieu of a more costly and time consuming formal pre-award audit. Swarnali Haldar, Executive for Information Services/CIO. [FR Doc. 2021–16442 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515–01–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION [NARA–21–0010; NARA–2021–037] Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments. AGENCY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules. SUMMARY: NARA must receive comments by September 16, 2021. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by the following method. You must cite the control number, which appears on the records schedule in parentheses after the name of the agency that submitted the schedule. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Due to COVID–19 building closures, we are currently temporarily not accepting comments by mail. However, if you are unable to comment via regulations.gov, you may contact request.schedule@nara.gov for instructions on submitting your comment. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Keravuori, Regulatory and External Policy Program Manager, by email at regulation_comments@ nara.gov. For information about records schedules, contact Records Management VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Jul 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 Operations by email at request.schedule@nara.gov, by mail at the address above, or by phone at 301– 837–1799. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Comment Procedures We are publishing notice of records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on these records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a), and list the schedules at the end of this notice by agency and subdivision requesting disposition authority. In addition, this notice lists the organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or states that the schedule has agency-wide applicability. It also provides the control number assigned to each schedule, which you will need if you submit comments on that schedule. We have uploaded the records schedules and accompanying appraisal memoranda to the regulations.gov docket for this notice as ‘‘other’’ documents. Each records schedule contains a full description of the records at the file unit level as well as their proposed disposition. The appraisal memorandum for the schedule includes information about the records. We will post comments, including any personal information and attachments, to the public docket unchanged. Because comments are public, you are responsible for ensuring that you do not include any confidential or other information that you or a third party may not wish to be publicly posted. If you want to submit a comment with confidential information or cannot otherwise use the regulations.gov portal, you may contact request.schedule@nara.gov for instructions on submitting your comment. We will consider all comments submitted by the posted deadline and consult as needed with the Federal agency seeking the disposition authority. After considering comments, we will post on regulations.gov a ‘‘Consolidated Reply’’ summarizing the comments, responding to them, and noting any changes we have made to the proposed records schedule. We will then send the schedule for final approval by the Archivist of the United States. You may elect at regulations.gov to receive updates on the docket, including an alert when we post the Consolidated Reply, whether or not you submit a comment. If you have a question, you can submit it as a comment, and can also submit any concerns or comments you would have PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41523 to a possible response to the question. We will address these items in consolidated replies along with any other comments submitted on that schedule. We will post schedules on our website in the Records Control Schedule (RCS) Repository, at https:// www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs, after the Archivist approves them. The RCS contains all schedules approved since 1973. Background Each year, Federal agencies create billions of records. To control this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA’s approval. Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. The records schedules authorize agencies to preserve records of continuing value in the National Archives or to destroy, after a specified period, records lacking continuing administrative, legal, research, or other value. Some schedules are comprehensive and cover all the records of an agency or one of its major subdivisions. Most schedules, however, cover records of only one office or program or a few series of records. Many of these update previously approved schedules, and some include records proposed as permanent. Agencies may not destroy Federal records without the approval of the Archivist of the United States. The Archivist grants this approval only after thorough consideration of the records’ administrative use by the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private people directly affected by the Government’s activities, and whether or not the records have historical or other value. Public review and comment on these records schedules is part of the Archivist’s consideration process. Schedules Pending 1. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Ombuds Program Records (DAA–0167– 2021–0001). 2. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Peer Review Records (DAA–0443–2021– 0001). 3. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2021-038]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to collect information from 
people who participate in the National Historical Publications and 
Records Commission (NHPRC) grant programs. Organizations requesting a 
grant from the NHPRC must submit certain information the NHPRC staff, 
reviewers, and the Commission use to determine if the applicant and 
proposed project are eligible for an NHPRC grant; if the request is 
recommended for approval, the prospective grantee provides additional 
information acknowledging the offer of the grant and regulatory 
requirements; and, grantees must respond to an accounting questionnaire 
designed to identify potential recipients with limited experience 
managing Federal funds and provide appropriate training or additional 
safeguards for Federal funds. We invite you to comment on the proposed 
information collections.

DATES: OMB must receive written comments on or before September 1, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Send any comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection in writing to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
You can find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamee Fechhelm, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 
301.837.1694 with any requests for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we invite the public and other Federal agencies 
to comment on proposed information collections. We published a notice 
of proposed collection for these information collections on May 7, 2021 
(86 FR 24670) and we received no comments. We are therefore submitting 
the described information collections to OMB for approval.
    If you have comments or suggestions, they should address one or 
more of the following points: (a) Whether the proposed information 
collections are necessary for NARA to properly perform its functions; 
(b) our estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections 
and its accuracy; (c) ways we could enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information we collect; (d) ways we could minimize the 
burden on respondents of collecting the information, including through 
information technology; and (e) whether these collections affect small 
businesses.
    In this notice, we solicit comments concerning the following 
information collections:
    1. Title: National Historical Publications and Records Commission 
(NHPRC) Grant Program Budget Form and Instructions and NHPRC Grant 
Offer Acknowledgement.
    OMB number: 3095-0013.
    Agency form number: NA Form 17001 and 17001a.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Nonprofit organizations and institutions, state 
and local government agencies, and Federally-acknowledged or state-
recognized Native American tribes or groups, who apply for and receive 
NHPRC grants for support of historical documentary editions, archival 
preservation and planning projects, and other records projects.
    Estimated number of respondents: 244 per year submit applications; 
approximately 25 grantees need to submit revised budgets.
    Estimated time per response: 10 hours per application; five hours 
per revised budget.
    Frequency of response: On occasion for the application; as needed 
for revised budget. Currently, the NHPRC considers grant applications 
two times per year. Respondents usually submit no more than one 
application per year, and, for those who need to submit revised 
budgets, only one revised budget per year.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,765 hours.
    Abstract: The NHPRC posts grant announcements to their website and 
to grants.gov (www.grants.gov), where the information will be specific 
to the grant opportunity named. The basic information collection 
remains the same. The NA Form 17001 is used by the NHPRC staff, 
reviewers, and the Commission to determine if the applicant and 
proposed project are eligible for an NHPRC grant, and whether the 
proposed project is methodologically sound and suitable for support. 
The NA Form 17001a, NHPRC Grant Offer Acknowledgement, is used after 
the Archivist of the United States, as chair of the Commission, 
recommends a grant for approval. The prospective grantee must 
acknowledge the offer of the grant and agree to meet the requirements 
of applicable Federal regulations. In addition, they must verify the 
existence of an indirect cost agreement with a cognizant Federal agency 
if they are claiming indirect costs in the project's budget.
    2. Title: Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire.
    OMB number: 3095-0072.
    Agency form numbers: NA Form 17003.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Not-for-profit institutions and state, local, or 
tribal government.
    Estimated number of respondents: 75.
    Estimated time per response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 300.
    Abstract: Pursuant to Title 2, Section 215 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher 
Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (formerly OMB 
Circular A-110), and OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local 
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, grant recipients are 
required to maintain adequate accounting controls and systems in 
managing and administering Federal funds. Some of the recipients of 
grants from the NHPRC have proven to have limited experience with 
managing

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Federal funds. This questionnaire is designed to identify those 
potential recipients and provide appropriate training or additional 
safeguards for Federal funds. Additionally, the questionnaire serves as 
a pre-audit function in identifying potential deficiencies and 
minimizing the risk of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement, which we 
use in lieu of a more costly and time consuming formal pre-award audit.

Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2021-16442 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7515-01-P
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