82 FR 22531 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; G5 System Post Award Budget Drawdown e-Form

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22531-22532]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09829]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0027]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; G5 System Post Award Budget Drawdown e-Form

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2017-ICCD-
0027. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 226-62, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Terpak Kelly, 202-205-5231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: G5 System Post Award Budget Drawdown e-Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0028.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30,496.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30,496.
    Abstract: In response to grant monitors need for a better reporting 
mechanism for grantee budgets, the G5 team developed a new electronic 
budget form for grantees to complete. This new electronic form requires 
grantees to detail the budget categories from which they are expending 
funds in order for Department grant monitors to track more carefully 
the drawdowns and financial management systems of grantees. Although 
this form may be used by all grantees, at this time only grantees on 
cost reimbursement or route

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payment status will be required to use this form when reporting their 
budget, requesting funds, and accessing funds. Current Department 
regulations sections 74.20-74.28 and 74.50-74.53 address the financial 
management and reporting requirements of grantees. The new form 
developed in G5 serves as the mechanism for grantees to report 
expenditures and track their spending in order to ensure compliance 
with Department regulations. The currently used budget form, the SF 
524, is not comprehensive enough to meet the needs of grant monitors to 
efficiently and effectively monitor this sub-set of grantees. This new 
data collection will enhance the ability of grant monitors to track the 
budgeting of grantees and the management of their funds.

    Dated: May 10, 2017.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-09829 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
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