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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic for Funding
Opportunity Announcements and
Related Forms
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before July 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to the Department PRA Clearance
Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, at PRAcomments@
doc.gov. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to the
Department PRA Clearance Officer,
Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, at 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 or
PRAcomments@doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This is a request for a new generic
clearance to collect data to help to
ensure grants, cooperative agreements
and other Federal financial assistance
programs are awarded to applicants best
suited to perform the functions of the
awards.
Periodically Commerce solicits grant
applications on https://grants.gov by
issuing a Funding Opportunity
Announcement, Request for
Applications, Notice of Funding
Announcement, Notice of Solicitation of
Applications, Grants.gov
announcement, or other funding
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announcement type. Applicants are
generally required to perform two preaward steps The first part of Commerce
grant applications consists of submitting
the application form(s), which includes
the Standard Form 424, Application for
Federal Assistance and may include
additional standard grant application
forms. The second part of a grant
application usually requires a technical
proposal demonstrating the applicant’s
capabilities in accordance with a
statement of work or selection criteria
and other related information as
specified in the funding announcement.
Following the grant award, the grant
awardee may also be required to provide
progress reports or additional
documents.
In addition to grants and agreements,
there are other types of funding
announcements. Commerce agencies
announce new Federal financial
assistance programs in the Federal
Register in a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) or other types of
funding or program announcements.
Generally, the applicants need to apply
for financial assistance under the new
program. The agencies generally require
application forms and related forms for
the applicants to apply for Federal
financial assistance.
II. Method of Collection
Program offices may use various
methods of collection. This could
include web pages, email, mail,
Grants.gov or other online data
management systems.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0690–NEW.
Form Number(s): Varies or None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
This is a new information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Private Sector; Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary or
Mandatory.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
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methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones
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uses;
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to the Board for an expansion of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic for Funding Opportunity Announcements and Related
Forms
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before July 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
mail to the Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under
Secretary for Economic Affairs, at [email protected]. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to the Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary
for Economic Affairs, at 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for a new generic clearance to collect data to
help to ensure grants, cooperative agreements and other Federal
financial assistance programs are awarded to applicants best suited to
perform the functions of the awards.
Periodically Commerce solicits grant applications on https://grants.gov by issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement, Request for
Applications, Notice of Funding Announcement, Notice of Solicitation of
Applications, Grants.gov announcement, or other funding announcement
type. Applicants are generally required to perform two pre-award steps
The first part of Commerce grant applications consists of submitting
the application form(s), which includes the Standard Form 424,
Application for Federal Assistance and may include additional standard
grant application forms. The second part of a grant application usually
requires a technical proposal demonstrating the applicant's
capabilities in accordance with a statement of work or selection
criteria and other related information as specified in the funding
announcement. Following the grant award, the grant awardee may also be
required to provide progress reports or additional documents.
In addition to grants and agreements, there are other types of
funding announcements. Commerce agencies announce new Federal financial
assistance programs in the Federal Register in a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) or other types of funding or program announcements.
Generally, the applicants need to apply for financial assistance under
the new program. The agencies generally require application forms and
related forms for the applicants to apply for Federal financial
assistance.
II. Method of Collection
Program offices may use various methods of collection. This could
include web pages, email, mail, Grants.gov or other online data
management systems.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0690-NEW.
Form Number(s): Varies or None.
Type of Review: Regular submission. This is a new information
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Private Sector; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100,000.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary or Mandatory.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-09394 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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