Financial Assistance

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Financial Assistance SupportingStatement Final[1].doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-06-09	Repair queued
PRADeniseBaseline Final.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-09	Repair queued
FinAsstBurdens2009Eliminations.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-01	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23376	Financial Assistance		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1910-0400	ICR Reference No: 200809-1910-011
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200603-1910-002
Agency/Subagency: DOE/DOEOA	Agency Tracking No: Denise Clark
Title: Financial Assistance
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/26/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/10/2009
Terms of Clearance: Agency will withdraw in order to provide improved public notice of change in burden. Agency will resubmit as an emergency ARRA request and must publish a two week Federal Register Notice that describes the increased collection burden due to ARRA.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2009	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2009
Responses	26,902	0	26,902
Time Burden (Hours)	339,792	0	339,792
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Provides information necessary to manage all phases of the process of seeking, awarding, administering and closing financial assistance instruments.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7254 Name of Law: Department of Energy Organization Act
   PL: Pub.L. 95 - 91 201 Name of Law: Department of Energy Organization Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 48	03/13/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 108	06/08/2009
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
Financial Assistance

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This package contains an increased burden hour estimate from that reflected in the current Office of Management and Budget inventory. The increased burden estimate is due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding (ARRA) of 2009 received by the DOE. With the ARRA funding, DOE’s annual budget tripled from $5 billion to $15 billion. As a result, the burden’s also tripled as there will be a dramatic increase in awards.

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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)? Yes

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: 06/10/2009

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