Financial Assistance

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Statement A 11-1-2016 Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-11-08
30 Day Published FRN 10-18-16.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-11-03
60 Published FRN 7-29-16.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-11-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23376	Financial Assistance	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1910-0400	ICR Reference No: 201611-1910-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201309-1910-002
Agency/Subagency: DOE/DOEOA	Agency Tracking No: Richard Bonnell (MA-611)
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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/03/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/08/2016
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	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	39,378	0	41,340
Time Burden (Hours)	532,067	0	573,732
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7254 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:
	81 FR 146	07/29/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 201	10/18/2016
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
Financial Assistance

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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	39,378	41,340	0	-1,962	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	532,067	573,732	0	-41,665	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: This package contains a decreased burden hour estimate from that reflected in the current Office of Management and Budget inventory. The current burden hour estimate reflected an increased burden due to an increased number of Final Technical Reports being submitted as the projects from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding (ARRA) expired and were closed out. There will be no active awards for ARRA activities in 2016. As a result the burden requirements have decreased. The number of burden hours estimated for these collections reflects what the program offices believe the normal level of responses to be without the significant additional burdens of ARRA applications and ARRA recipients.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,542,638

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)? 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: 11/08/2016

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