FR notice published October 27 2010

[Federal Register: October 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 207)]
[Notices]
[Page 66165-66166]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27oc10-113]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Financial
Management.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

[[Page 66166]]

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general
public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal of the SF-LLL,
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. Although OMB proposes no changes to
the SF-LLL as part of this notice, we are seeking public comments on
whether changes are warranted. We are particularly interested in
comments on whether the information collected in the forms could be
more consistent with other similar governmentwide information
collections or whether additional information should be collected to
further the aims of government transparency.

DATES: Comments must be received by November 26, 2010. Due to potential
delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S.
Postal Service, we encourage respondents to submit comments
electronically to ensure timely receipt. We cannot guarantee that
comments mailed will be received before the comment closing date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to regulations.gov, a Federal E-
Government Web site that allows the public to find, review, and submit
comments on documents that agencies have published in the Federal
Register and that are open for comment. Simply type ``SF-LLL renewal-
10'' (in quotes) in the Comment or Submission search box, click Go, and
follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments received by
the date specified above will be included as part of the official
record.
Marguerite Pridgen, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office
of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503;
telephone 202-395-7844; fax 202-395-3952; e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marguerite Pridgen at the addresses
noted above.
OMB Control No.: 0348-0046.
Title: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.
Form No.: SF-LLL.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Contractors, States, Local Governments, Universities,
Non-Profit Organizations, For-Profit Organizations, Individuals.
Number of Responses: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The SF-LLL is the standard disclosure form for
lobbying paid for with non-Federal funds, as required by the Byrd
Amendment and amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. The
Federal awarding agencies use information reported on this form for the
award and general management of Federal contracts and assistance
program awards.

Debra J. Bond,
Deputy Controller.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Summary of Comments and Responses

On June 22, 2010, OMB published in the Federal Register a notice
seeking comments on the Standard form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities (SF-LLL) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act [75
FR 35507]. OMB Watch, Project on Government Oversight, Sunlight
Foundation, and Thomas M. Susman submitted their combined comments in a
single letter (``proposal'') dated August 19, 2010. Their comments were
the only comments received in response to the June 22 notice and
included recommendations for major changes to the system of disclosing
lobbying activities. In summary, the August 19 proposal recommends
expanding the information collected by the SF-LLL; raising the
thresholds for reporting from $100,000 and $150,000 to $250,000; adding
a form and process for government employees to report contacts with
lobbyists; posting SF-LLL content from electronic submissions on a
centralized, public, searchable Web site within three days of receiving
it; and creating a system to ensure enforcement of the new reporting
requirements.

II. Next Steps

The August 19 proposal, which can be viewed at regulations.gov,
includes several recommendations that would require changes in policy
and the process of lobbying disclosure that cannot be implemented
before the SF-LLL expires. Therefore, the SF-LLL will be renewed
without change to prevent any disruption in collecting lobbying
disclosure information by Executive Branch agencies. Concurrent with
the renewal without change, the August 19 proposal will be carefully
reviewed and assessed for further action separate from this renewal
process.

[FR Doc. 2010-27153 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P