80 FR 8700 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

NARA proposes to request extension of a currently approved information collection used to identify potential grant recipients that have limited experience with managing Federal funds. NARA invites the public to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8700-8701]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03363]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2015-029]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA proposes to request extension of a currently approved 
information collection used to identify potential grant recipients that 
have limited experience with managing Federal funds. NARA invites the 
public to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: We must receive written comments by April 20, 2015 for 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments by mail to Paperwork Reduction Act 
Comments (NHP); Room 4400; National Archives and Records 
Administration; 8601 Adelphi Rd.; College Park, MD 20740-6001, by fax 
to 301-713-7409, or by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Tamee Fechhelm by 
telephone at 301-837-1694, or by fax at 301-713-7409 to request 
additional information or copies of the proposed information 
collections and supporting statements.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), NARA invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed information collections. The 
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 NARA; (b) the accuracy 
of NARA'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 all respondents, including the use of 
information technology; and (e) whether small businesses are affected 
by this collection. NARA will summarize any comments you submit and 
include them in the NARA request for Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In 
this notice, NARA is soliciting comments concerning the following 
information collections:
    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 the 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 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110) and Office of 
Management and Budget 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 National Historical Publications and Records Commission 
(NHPRC) have proven to have limited experience with managing 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.


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    Dated: February 6, 2015.
Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2015-03363 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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