64648 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 221 / Friday, November 16, 2007 / Notices 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755, or 

by faxing your request to (202) 501–

4067. Please cite the title, OMB Control 

No. 3090–00XX, Real Property Status 

Report, in all correspondence. 

Dated: November 9, 2007. 

Casey Coleman, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–5724 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–00XX] 

Information Collection Standard Form, 

Tangible Personal Property Report 

(SF–XXXX) 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding a new information collection. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the GSA, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy will submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

a new information collection 

requirement concerning reporting 

tangible personal property. 

In support of OMB’s continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, GSA invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a proposed 

new information collection. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 

comments concerning forms that will be 

used to collect information related to 

tangible personal property when 

required by a Federal financial 

assistance award. To view the form, go 

to OMB’s main Web page at http:// 

www.OMB.gov and click on the ‘‘Grants 

Management’’ and ‘‘Forms’’ links. OMB 

specifically requests comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: January 15, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Nelson, Chair, Post-Award 

Workgroup; telephone 202–482–4538; 

fax 301–713–0806; e-mail 

Michael.Nelson@noaa.gov; mailing 

address 1305 East-West Highway, Room 

7142, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden, to the Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), General Services Administration, 

Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 3090–00XX, Tangible 

Personal Property Report, in all 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

GSA, on behalf of the Federal Grants 

Streamlining Initiative, proposes to 

issue a new standard form, the Tangible 

Personal Property Report (SF–XXXX). 

The SF–XXXX includes a cover page, an 

Annual Report attachment, a Final 

Report attachment, a Disposition/ 

Request Report attachment and a 

Supplemental Sheet to provide detailed 

item information. The purpose of this 

new form is to provide a standard form 

for assistance recipients to use when 

they are required to provide a Federal 

agency with information related to 

federally owned property, or equipment 

and supplies (tangible personal 

property) acquired with assistance 

award funds. The form does not create 

any new reporting requirements. It does 

establish a standard annual reporting 

date of September 30 to be used if an 

award does not specify an annual 

reporting date. The standard form will 

replace any agency unique forms 

currently in use to allow uniformity of 

collection and to support future 

electronic submission of information. 

Background 

Public Law 106–107 requires OMB to 

direct, coordinate, and assist Executive 

Branch departments and agencies in 

establishing an interagency process to 

streamline and simplify Federal 

financial assistance procedures for nonFederal entities. The law also requires 

executive agencies to develop, submit to 

Congress, and implement a plan for that 

streamlining and simplification. 

Twenty-six Executive Branch agencies 

jointly submitted a plan to the Congress 

in May 2001. The plan described the 

interagency process through which the 

agencies would review current policies 

and practices and seek to streamline and 

simplify them. The process involved 

interagency work groups under the 

auspices of the U.S. Chief Financial 

Officers Council, Grants Policy 

Committee. The plan also identified 

substantive areas in which the 

interagency work groups had begun 

their review. Those areas are part of the 

Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative. 

This proposed form is an undertaking 

of the interagency Post-Award 

Workgroup that supports the Federal 

Grants Streamlining Initiative. 

Additional information on the Federal 

Grants Streamlining Initiative, which 

focuses on implementing the Federal 

Financial Assistance Management 

Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–

107), is set forth in the Federal Register 

published on September 13, 2006 (71 FR 

54098). An overview of the SF–XXXX 

and five other report forms being 

developed under the Initiative was 

provided during a webcast of the Grants 

Policy Committee of the U.S. Chief 

Financial Officers Council held on 

March 8, 2007 (72 FR 7090, February 14, 

2007). 

Under the standards for management 

and disposition of federally-owned 

property, equipment and supplies 

(tangible personal property) in 2 CFR 

part 215, the ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements With Institutions of Higher 

Education, Hospitals, and Other NonProfit Organizations,’’ and the ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Agreements with State and Local 

Governments,’’ codified by Federal 

agencies at 53 FR 8048, March 11, 1988, 

recipients may be required to provide 

Federal agencies with information 

concerning property in their custody 

annually, at award closeout or when the 

property is no longer needed. During the 

public consultation process mandated 

by Public Law 106–107, recipients 

suggested the need for clarification of 

these requirements and the 

establishment of a standard form to help 

them submit appropriate property 

information when required. The 

Tangible Personal Property Report (SF–

XXXX) must be used in connection with 

requirements listed in the table below 

and Federal awarding agency 

guidelines: 

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For . . . A recipient must . . . When . . . Under . . . 

Federally owned property ..... Submit an inventory listing ... Annually, with information accurate as of 30 September, unless the award specifies a different 

date.

2 CFR 215.33(a)(1); A–102, 

ll.32(f)(2). 

Request Federal agency authorization.It wants to use the property on other activities not 

sponsored by the Federal Government.

2 CFR 215.34(d). 

Notify the Federal awarding 

agency.

Immediately upon finding property is lost, damaged, or stolen.2 CFR 215.33(f)(4). 

Request disposition instructions.The property is no longer needed .......................... 2 CFR 215.33(a)(1); A–102, 

ll.32(f)(3). 

.............................................. Upon completion of the award ................................ 2 CFR 215.33(a)(1) and 2 

CFR 215.71(f); 

A–102, ll.50(b)(5). 

Grantee-acquired equipment 

in which the Federal Government retains an interest.

Obtain the approval of the 

Federal awarding agency.

Acquiring replacement equipment, before: (1) 

Using the current equipment as trade-in; or (2) 

selling it and using the proceeds to offset the 

costs of the replacement equipment.

2 CFR 215.34(e); A–102, 

ll.32(c)(4). 

Compensate the original 

Federal awarding agency 

or its successor.

Equipment has a per unit fair market value of 

greater than $5,000 and the grantee no longer 

needs the equipment for Federally supported 

activities and retains the equipment for other 

uses.

2 CFR 215.34(g); A–102, 

ll.32(e)(2). 

Request disposition instructions.It no longer needs the equipment for any purpose 2 CFR 215.34(g). 

Sell the equipment and reimburse the Federal awarding agency for the Federal 

share.

Equipment has a per unit fair market value of 

greater than $5,000 and the recipient no longer 

needs the equipment for any purpose and requested disposition instructions, and either was 

instructed to sell the equipment or received no 

instructions within 120 days.

2 CFR 215.34(g)(1); A–102, 

ll.32(e)(2). 

Account for the equipment ... Upon completion of the award, when the awarding 

agency has reserved the right to transfer title to 

the Federal Government or a third party.

2 CFR 215.71(f) and 2 CFR 

215.34(g)(4)(ii). 

Supplies ................................ Compensate the Federal 

Government for its share.

It has a residual inventory of unused supplies exceeding $5,000 in aggregate value at the end of 

a project or program that is not needed for other 

Federally supported activities.

2 CFR 215.35(a); A–102, 

ll.33(b). 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

This report will be used to collect 

information related to tangible personal 

property (equipment and supplies) 

when required by a Federal financial 

assistance award. Since this form will 

primarily be used for reporting under 

grants, and GSA does not award grants, 

we are providing a burden estimate for 

one respondent. 

Respondents: Federal agencies and 

their assistance recipients. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2.75. 

Estimated Cost: There is no expected 

cost to the respondents or to GSA. 

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Tangible Personal Property Report (SF–XXXX) ............................. 1 1 0.166666667 0.166666667 

Annual Report: Attachment to SF–XXXX ........................................ 1 1 0.75 0.75 

Final Report: Attachment to SF–XXXX ........................................... 1 1 0.75 0.75 

Disposition Request/report: Attachment to SF–XXXX ..................... 1 1 0.75 0.75 

Tangible Personal Property Report Supplemental Sheet (SF–

XXXX–S) ...................................................................................... 1 1 0.333333333 0.333333333 

Total .......................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 2.75 

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64650 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 221 / Friday, November 16, 2007 / Notices 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755, or 

by faxing your request to (202) 501–

4067. Please cite OMB Control No. 

3090–00XX, Tangible Personal Property 

Report, in all correspondence. 

Dated: November 9, 2007. 

Casey Coleman, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–5735 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60-Day–08–0138] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 or send 

comments to Maryam Daneshvar, CDC 

Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Pulmonary Function Testing Course 

Approval Program, 29 CFR 1910.1043 

(OMB No. 0920–0138)—Extension—The 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background 

NIOSH has the responsibility under 

the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration’s Cotton Dust Standard, 

29 CFR 1920.1043, for approving 

courses to train technicians to perform 

pulmonary function testing in the cotton 

industry. Successful completion of a 

NIOSH-approved course is mandatory 

under the Standard. To carry out its 

responsibility, NIOSH maintains a 

Pulmonary Function Testing Course 

Approval Program. The program 

consists of an application submitted by 

potential sponsors (universities, 

hospitals, and private consulting firms) 

who seek NIOSH approval to conduct 

courses, and if approved, notification to 

NIOSH of any course or faculty changes 

during the approval period, which is 

limited to five years. The application 

form and added materials, including an 

agenda, curriculum vitae, and course 

materials are reviewed by NIOSH to 

determine if the applicant has 

developed a program which adheres to 

the criteria required in the Standard. 

Following approval, any subsequent 

changes to the course are submitted by 

course sponsors via letter or e-mail and 

reviewed by NIOSH staff to assure that 

the changes in faculty or course content 

continue to meet course requirements. 

Course sponsors also voluntarily submit 

an annual report to inform NIOSH of 

their class activity level and any faculty 

changes. Sponsors who elect to have 

their approval renewed for an additional 

5 year period submit a renewal 

application and supporting 

documentation for review by NIOSH 

staff to ensure the course curriculum 

meets all current standard requirements. 

Approved courses that elect to offer 

NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Refresher 

Courses must submit a separate 

application and supporting documents 

for review by NIOSH staff. Institutions 

and organizations throughout the 

country voluntarily submit applications 

and materials to become course 

sponsors and carry out training. 

Submissions are required for NIOSH to 

evaluate a course and determine 

whether it meets the criteria in the 

Standard and whether technicians will 

be adequately trained as mandated 

under the Standard. The estimated 

annual burden to respondents is 196 

hours. There will be no cost to 

respondents. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Forms for respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses/ 

respondent 

Average burden/ 

response 

(in hrs) 

Total burden 

(in hrs) 

Initial Application ...................................................................... 3 1 3.5 11 

Annual Report .......................................................................... 35 1 30/60 18 

Report for Course Changes .................................................... 12 1 45/60 9 

Renewal Application ................................................................ 13 1 6 78 

Refresher Course Application .................................................. 10 1 8 80 

Total .................................................................................. 73 .............................. .............................. 196 

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