Financial Assistant Awards/Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2700-0092.Supporting Statement - Grants - 2019 (Final)_8-20-19.doc Supporting Statement A	2019-08-20
2700-0092 NASA Grants 30day_Vol84_No157_08142019.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-08-19
2700-0092 NASA Grants 60day_Vol84_No72_04152019.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-08-19

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: 201908-2700-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-2700-001
Agency/Subagency: NASA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Financial Assistant Awards/Grants and Cooperative Agreements
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: 09/22/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/20/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2019
Responses	58,825	0	54,925
Time Burden (Hours)	912,641	0	717,870
Cost Burden (Dollars)	31,960,696	0	23,962,130

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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 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 1800 for awards issued to non-profits, institutions of higher education, government, and commercial firms when cost sharing is not required, and 14 CFR 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:
	84 FR 72	04/15/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 157	08/14/2019
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	58,825	54,925	0	3,900	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	912,641	717,870	0	194,771	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	31,960,696	23,962,130	0	7,998,566	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: Reported adjustments correspond to changes in occupational pay scales as reported by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and an adjustment to the number of respondents submitting proposals. There have been no program chaanges

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $31,621,414

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 08/20/2019

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