General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal)

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23551	General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal)	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2030-0020	ICR Reference No: 200512-2030-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200411-2030-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/26/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/12/2005
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved for 3 years. The following terms of clearance apply to the specific EPA Forms listed below: 1) "EPA Administrative Capability Questionnaire" Form. While EPA may retain question 2a and ask applicants to identify affiliated organizations, EPA should seriously explore performing validations of the information via reports from Dunn and Bradstreet on all affiliations of the applicant. This validation could be a one-time check on new applicants, and repeated when/if EPA wishes to recheck. 2) EPA Form 5700-53 "Lobbying and Litigation Certification for Grants and Cooperative Agreements" is approved only until this data collection is no longer required under statute or applicable appropriations requirements. If EPA determines that this data collection is no longer required by applicants, the Agency should submit a change worksheet (83-C) consistent with OMB guidelines. 3) EPA "Lobbying Cost Certificate for Indirect Costs" Form. This new data collection has been approved for use by EPA until the standard, government-wide data collection is completed. EPA should integrate its current indirect cost rate guidance efforts with the interagency team currently working on standard indirect cost rate guidance that will be used government-wide, in order to to ensure that EPA's needs are considered in the government-wide guidance. 4) NCER Form 3212, "Itemized Budget for EPA STAR Grant Applications". This data collection has been approved for use by EPA until the SF-424A "Budget Information" has been updated and incorporated into the Grants.gov forms library for grant application use government-wide. EPA is advised to participate in the Grants.gov Standard Forms team to ensure EPA's needs are considered in the SF-424A update.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2009	04/30/2009	04/30/2006
Responses	6,105	0	100
Time Burden (Hours)	108,887	0	176,569
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information is collected from applicants/recipients of EPA assistance and is used to make awards, pay recipients, and collect information on how Federal funds are being spent. EPA needs this information to meet its Federal stewardship responsibilities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
General Administrative Requirements for Assistance Programs (Renewal)	5770-3, 5770-4, 5770-5, 5770-7, 5770-8, 0938.11, 4700-4, 5700-53, 5700-54, 5770-2

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	6,105	100	0	5,793	212	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	108,887	176,569	0	-65,287	-2,395	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/12/2005

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