Financial Assistant Awards/Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2700-0092. FRN 30 day.docx Supplementary Document	2016-03-07
60day FRN 2700.0092 Nov.30.2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-03-07
2700-0092.Supporting Statement. March2016...doc Supporting Statement A	2016-03-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
28012	Cooperative Agreements with Commercial Firms	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2700-0092	ICR Reference No: 201603-2700-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-2700-007
Agency/Subagency: NASA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Financial Assistant Awards/Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/19/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/07/2016
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved based on the revised materials provided by the Agency.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	54,925	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	717,870	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	23,962,130	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection is required to ensure proper accounting of Federal funds and property provided under financial assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements), Reporting and record keeping are prescribed at 2CFR 1800 for awards issued to non-profits, institutions of higher education, government, and commercial firms when cost sharing is not required, and 4CFR Part 1274 for awards issued to commercial firms when cost sharing is required.

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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 229	11/30/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 21	02/02/2016
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
Cooperative Agreements with Commercial Firms

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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	54,925	0	0	54,695	0	230
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	717,870	0	0	716,375	0	1,495
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	23,962,130	0	0	23,962,130	0	0

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: Reassessment of eligible grants and cooperative agreements awarded by NASA that meet the reporting criteria.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,000,989

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: 03/07/2016

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