Notice of Award and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Cost Sharing Proposal

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SBA Form 1222 Notice of Award and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Cost Sharing Proposal Form and Instruction	Modified
3245-0140 Reporting Requirements 5-14-15.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-14
3245-0140 Regulation 2CFR2701 5-14-15.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-05-14
3245-0140 Supporting Statement SBA Forms 1222-1224 5-14-15.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-05-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
35693	Notice of Award and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Cost Sharing Proposal Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3245-0140	ICR Reference No: 201505-3245-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-3245-004
Agency/Subagency: SBA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Notice of Award and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Cost Sharing Proposal
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/28/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2015
Terms of Clearance: Prior to re-submitting this collection for renewal in three-years, the Small Business Administration should review the collection and consider possible ways to accept electronic signatures.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2015
Responses	2,338	0	2,745
Time Burden (Hours)	187,040	0	205,440
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Each form is used to notify recipients of grant awards and cooperative agreement awards. Form 1222 is used also to document logistical and budgetary information gathered from the awardees application and proposal. Awardees/Respondents are universities, colleges, state and local government, for-profit and non-profit organizations. Form 1224 is used to certify the cost sharing by the recipient.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 7670	02/11/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 26977	05/11/2015
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
Notice of Award and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Cost Sharing Proposal	SBA FORM 1224 , SBA Form 1222	NOTICE OF AWARD ,   GRANT/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT COST SHARING PROPOSAL

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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	2,338	2,745	0	-407	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	187,040	205,440	0	-18,400	0	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There is a decrease in the number of responses due to the reduction in the number of reports required to be submitted by the WBC grantees.

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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]? 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: 05/14/2015

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