System for Award Management Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
3090-0290-Supporting Statement - Financial Assistance Recipients.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-08-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
193896	System for Award Management Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3090-0290	ICR Reference No: 202008-3090-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-3090-004
Agency/Subagency: GSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: System for Award Management Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients
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: 11/16/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/28/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	430,210	0	143,334
Time Burden (Hours)	1,075,525	0	358,335
Cost Burden (Dollars)	48,807,325	0	14,046,732

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Abstract: System for Award Management (SAM) currently collects, validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition and financial assistance missions. SAM validates entity registration information and electronically shares the secure and encrypted data with Federal agency finance offices to facilitate paperless payments through electronic funds transfer. Additionally, SAM shares the data with Federal Government procurement, grant, and electronic business systems. This information collection is being amended to meet a statutory requirement of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of FY 2013. The NDAA of 2013 requires that the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) (currently located in SAM) include information on a non-Federal entity’s parent, subsidiary, or successor entities. Additionally, the information collection is being amended to increase transparency regarding Federal spending and to support implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA ACT).

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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:
	85 FR 3690	01/22/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 52352	08/25/2020
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
System for Award Management Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients

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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	430,210	143,334	0	286,876	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,075,525	358,335	0	717,190	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	48,807,325	14,046,732	0	34,760,593	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden is due to the increased compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations requirement to register in the centralized and integrated system as well as the increase in number of entities applying for the grants and other financial assistance available through the Federal government.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,876,477

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? No

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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: 08/28/2020

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