Grant and Cooperative Agreement Provisions

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Final Grants Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-08-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33352	Grant and Cooperative Agreement Provisions Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3150-0107	ICR Reference No: 201108-3150-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200807-3150-001
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Grant and Cooperative Agreement Provisions
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: 09/12/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/11/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	1,064	0	458
Time Burden (Hours)	8,077	0	3,381
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Division of Contracts is responsible for awarding grants and cooperative agreements (financial assistance) for the NRC. The Division of Contracts collects information from assistance recipients in accordance with grant and cooperative agreement provisions in order to administer NRC's financial assistance program. The information collected under the provisions ensures that the Government's rights are protected, the agency adheres to public laws, the work proceeds on schedule, and that disputes between the Government and the recipient are settled.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy 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:
	76 FR 24924	05/03/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 48907	08/09/2011
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
Grant and Cooperative Agreement Provisions

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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	1,064	458	0	0	606	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,077	3,381	0	0	4,696	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The overall burden (reporting and recordkeeping) has increased by 4,696 hours, from 3,381 hours to 8,077 hours. This change is due to the following: 1. The total number of grant/cooperative agreement respondents increased from 140 respondents to 350 respondents due to an increase in the number of active financial assistance awards. As a result, the number of respondents (recipients) required to submit Program Technical Performance reports have increased from 140 to 350. 2. Reporting Program Technical Performance is required biannually, resulting in an increase in the total number of responses from 280 (140 respondents reporting 2 times per year) to 700 (350 respondents reporting 2 times per year). 3. The number of burden hours for reporting Changes in Principal Investigator or Technical Objectives increased from 10 hours to 100 hours, and burden hours for foreign travel approval increased from 5 to 20 burden hours. As a result of the above changes, the total number of burden hours for reporting increased by a total of 4,387 hours. The specific changes (increases and decreases in burden hours) are as follows: • The burden for Reporting Program Technical Performance increased from 2,968 hours (140 respondents x 2 annual responses x 10.6 burden hours) to 7,420 hours (350 respondents x 2 annual responses x 10.6 burden hours), an increase of 4,452 hours. • Reporting Changes in Principal Investigator or Technical Objectives increased from 10 hours (1 respondent x 1 response x 10 burden hours) to 100 hours (10 respondents x 1 response x 10 burden hours), an increase of 90 burden hours. • The reporting burden for foreign travel increased from 5 hours (1 respondent x 1 response x 5 burden hours) to 20 hours, (4 respondents x 1 response x 5 burden hours), an increase in 15 burden hours. • Procurement Standards burden hours decreased from 90 hours (30 respondents x 1 response x 3 burden hours) to 0 hours, a decrease of 90 burden hours as no recipients were affected by this provision. • The burden hours for all other categories as shown on Table 1 (Dispute Review Procedure, Patent Rights, Reporting of Royalties, Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement and Suspension or Termination for Cause and Termination for Convenience) decreased by a total of 80 hours as no recipients were affected by these provisions. In addition, the total number of recordkeeping hours increased from 228 hours to 537 hours, an increase of 309 hours. There also has been an increase in cost due to the increase in the NRC's standard fee recoverable rate for materials licensees from $238 per hour to $259 per hour.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $389,018

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 08/11/2011

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