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V. Entry 

Significant impediments to new entry 

exist in the markets for bulk liquid 

oxygen and nitrogen. In order to be 

competitively viable in the relevant 

markets, an ASU must produce at least 

250 to 300 tons per day of liquid 

product. The cost to construct a plant 

sufficiently large to be cost-effective can 

be 30 to 50 million dollars, most of 

which are sunk costs and cannot be 

recovered. Although an ASU can be 

constructed within two years, it is not 

economically justifiable to build an 

ASU before contracting to sell a 

substantial portion of the plant’s 

capacity, either to an on-site customer 

or to liquid customers. On-site 

customers normally sign long-term 

contracts. Because such opportunities to 

contract with these customers are rare, 

it is uncertain whether such an 

opportunity would arise in the near 

future in any of the areas affected by the 

proposed acquisition. It is even more 

difficult and time-consuming for a 

potential new entrant to contract with 

enough liquid gas customers to justify 

building a new ASU. These customers 

are generally locked into contracts with 

existing suppliers that typically last 

between five and seven years. Even if 

the new entrant were able to secure 

enough customers to justify constructing 

a new ASU in any of the affected 

markets, the new entrant may still need 

to rely on incumbent suppliers to obtain 

liquid gases to service the new entrant’s 

customers while the ASU was 

constructed. Given the difficulties of 

entry, it is unlikely that new entry could 

be accomplished in a timely manner in 

the bulk liquid oxygen and nitrogen 

markets to defeat a likely price increase 

caused by the proposed acquisition. 

VI. The Consent Agreement 

The proposed Consent Agreement 

remedies the acquisition’s likely 

anticompetitive effects in the markets 

for bulk liquid oxygen and bulk liquid 

nitrogen. Pursuant to the Consent 

Agreement, Air Products will divest all 

of the Airgas business and assets 

relating to the manufacture or sale of 

bulk liquid oxygen and nitrogen in the 

identified geographic markets. The 

Consent Agreement provides that Air 

Products must find a buyer for the 

ASUs, at no minimum price, that is 

acceptable to the Commission, no later 

than four months from the date on 

which Air Products consummates its 

acquisition of Airgas. If Air Products is 

unable to consummate the acquisition 

by February 15, 2011, however, the 

Commission, in its discretion, may 

require Air Products to seek prior 

approval of a buyer before Air Products 

can close any transaction with Airgas. 

This provision provides the 

Commission an opportunity to evaluate 

the continued availability of acceptable 

purchasers – if, for example, economic 

conditions were to deteriorate 

significantly – if the closing of the Air 

Products-Airgas transaction takes place 

after February 15, 2011. 

Any acquirer of the divested assets 

must receive the prior approval of the 

Commission. The Commission’s goal in 

evaluating possible purchasers of 

divested assets is to maintain the 

competitive environment that existed 

prior to the acquisition. A proposed 

acquirer of divested assets must not 

itself present competitive problems. 

There are a number of parties interested 

in purchasing the ASUs and related 

assets to be divested that have the 

expertise, experience, and financial 

viability to successfully purchase and 

manage these assets and retain the 

current level of competition in the 

relevant markets. The Commission is 

therefore satisfied that sufficient 

potential buyers for the divested bulk 

liquid oxygen and nitrogen assets 

currently exist. 

If the Commission determines that Air 

Products has not provided an acceptable 

buyer for the ASUs within the required 

time period, or that the manner of the 

divestiture is not acceptable, the 

Commission may appoint a trustee to 

divest the assets. The trustee would 

have the exclusive power and authority 

to accomplish the divestiture. 

The Consent Agreement also contains 

an Order to Hold Separate and Maintain 

Assets, which will serve to protect the 

viability, marketability, and 

competitiveness of the divestiture asset 

package until the assets are divested to 

a buyer approved by the Commission. 

The purpose of this analysis is to 

facilitate public comment on the 

proposed Consent Agreement, and it is 

not intended to constitute an official 

interpretation of the proposed Consent 

Agreement or to modify its terms in any 

way. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23132 Filed 9–15–10; 7:50 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–S 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–00XX; Docket 2010– 

0002; Sequence 21] 

Office of Governmentwide Policy: 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Information Collection, Real Property 

Status Report, Standard Form (SF– 

XXXX) 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request and Final Notice of 

the Real Property Status Report (RPSR) 

form. 

SUMMARY: Effective with publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

agencies will be able to utilize a new 

standard form to collect information on 

the status of real property under 

financial assistance awards. Under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the 

GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy 

is submitting to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request to review and approve a new 

information collection requirement 

concerning reporting real property 

status. The GSA, on behalf of the Grants 

Policy Committee proposes to issue a 

new standard form, the Real Property 

Status Report (RPSR) (SF–XXXX). Two 

notices were published in the Federal 

Register at 72 FR 64646, November 16, 

2007 and 73 FR 67177, November 13, 

2008. 

This notice is being issued to address 

comments received as a result of the 

notice published in the Federal Register 

at 73 FR 67177, November 13, 2008 and 

to present changes made to the report as 

a result of those comments. We 

anticipate this being the final notice 

before the form and instructions are 

finalized. The general public and 

Federal agencies, however, are invited 

to comment on the proposed final 

format during the 30 day public 

comment period. 

To view the report and the full list of 

comments received along with work 

group responses go to OMB’s web page 

at http://www.OMB.gov and click on the 

link ‘‘Management,’’ then the link 

‘‘Grants Management,’’ then the link 

‘‘Forms,’’ then the link ‘‘Proposed 

Government-Wide Standard Grants 

Reporting Forms.’’ 

DATES: Comment Due Date: October 18, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by Information Collection 

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Report, Standard Form (SF–XXXX), by 

any of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Submit comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking portal by inputting 

‘‘Information Collection 3090–00XX; 

Real Property Status Report, Standard 

Form (SF–XXXX)’’ under the heading 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and selecting 

‘‘Search.’’ Select the link ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘Information Collection 3090–00XX; 

Real Property Status Report, Standard 

Form (SF–XXXX).’’ Follow the 

instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ screen. Please include your 

name, company name (if any), and 

‘‘Information Collection 3090–00XX; 

Real Property Status Report, Standard 

Form (SF–XXXX)’’ on your attached 

document. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 

4041, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: 

Hada Flowers/IC 3090–00XX. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

3090–00XX; Real Property Status 

Report, Standard Form (SF–XXXX), in 

all correspondence related to this 

collection. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Nelson, Chair, Post-Award 

Workgroup; telephone (301)443–6808; 

fax (301)443–6686; e-mail 

MNelson@hrsa.gov; mailing address, 

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11–03, 

Rockville, MD 20857. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The report will be used to collect 

information related to real property 

when required by a Federal financial 

assistance award. The SF–XXXX 

includes a cover page, Attachment A, 

‘‘General Reporting,’’ Attachment B, 

‘‘Request to Acquire, Improve or 

Furnish,’’ Attachment C, ‘‘Disposition 

Request,’’ and instructions. The purpose 

of this new report is to assist recipients 

of grants and cooperative agreements 

when they are required to provide a 

Federal agency with information related 

to real property to which the Federal 

government holds an interest as a result 

of the real property being acquired, 

improved, or furnished under a Federal 

financial assistance award, and for real 

property that was donated to a Federal 

project in the form of a required match 

or cost sharing donation. The report 

establishes a standard format for 

reporting real property status under 

financial assistance awards. This rule 

also establishes an annual reporting date 

of September 30 to be used if an award 

does not specify an annual reporting 

date, unless Federal interest in the real 

property extends 15 years or longer. 

In those instances where recipients 

have real property with Federal interest 

attached for a period of 15 years or 

more, Federal agencies, at their option, 

may require their recipients to report on 

various multi-year frequencies (e.g. 

every two years or every three years, not 

to exceed a five-year reporting period; or 

an agency may require annual reporting 

for the first three years of an award and 

thereafter require reporting every five 

years.) 

To create uniformity of collection and 

support future electronic submission of 

information, the standard reporting form 

will replace any agency unique forms 

currently in use. 

Background 

The GSA, on behalf of the Federal 

Grants Streamlining Initiative, 

announced in the Federal Register on 

November 16, 2007 (72 FR 64646), its 

intent to issue a new standard report, 

the Real Property Status Report (SF– 

XXXX). 

Public Law 106–107 required the 

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 non-Federal entities. The law also 

required executive agencies to develop, 

submit to the Congress, and implement 

a plan to achieve streamlined and 

simplified procedures. 

Twenty-six Executive Branch agencies 

jointly submitted a plan to the Congress 

in May 2001, as the Act required. 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 

Grants Management Committee of the 

Chief Financial Officers Council. The 

plan also identified substantive areas in 

which the interagency work groups had 

begun their review. 

One of the substantive areas that the 

agencies identified in the plan was a 

need to streamline and simplify Federal 

grant reporting requirements and 

procedures and associated business 

processes to reduce unnecessary 

burdens on recipients and to improve 

the timeliness, completeness, and 

quality of the information collected. 

Under the standards for management 

and disposition of federally owned 

property, and real property acquired 

under assistance awards (real property 

status) in 2 CFR 215, the ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Agreements With Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other 

Non-Profit 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 report to 

help them submit appropriate property 

information when required. The Real 

Property Status Report is to be used in 

connection with the requirements listed 

in the table below and Federal awarding 

agency guidelines: 

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

Government Furnished 

Property.

Submit an inventory listing. (Use: Cover Page and Attachment A).Annually, with information accurate as of September 

30, unless the award specifies a different date. 

Report the property to the Federal awarding agency 

and request disposition instructions. (Use: Cover 

Page and Attachments A and C).

The property is no longer needed. Upon completion of 

the award or at the point Federal interest in the property ceases. 

Notify the Federal awarding agency (Use: Cover Page 

and Attachment A).

Immediately upon finding property damaged, significantly altered, or when there is an anticipated 

change expected during the next reporting period. 

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

Request authority to furnish real property. (Use: Cover 

Page and Attachment B).

The recipient is authorized, via the assistance award, to 

request to furnish real property for the purposes of 

the project or program. 

Report the final disposition of the property. (Use: Cover 

Page and Attachment A).

After the recipient has completed the final disposition of 

the property in accordance with agency instructions. 

Real property improved, donated or acquired in whole 

or in part under an assistance award..

Request authority to acquire or improve real property. 

(Use: Cover Page and Attachment B).

The recipient is authorized, via the assistance award, to 

request authorization from the awarding agency, during the post-award phase, to acquire or improve real 

property for the purposes of the project or program. 

Request disposition instructions. (Use: Cover Page and 

Attachment C).

The recipient no longer needs the property for any purpose. 

Report that the property has been sold and reimburse 

the Federal awarding agency for the Federal share. 

(Use: Cover Page and Attachment A).

The recipient is directed to sell the property under 

guidelines provided by the Federal awarding agency. 

Report the Transfer of title to the property to the Federal Government or to an eligible third party.

Compensate the original Federal awarding agency or 

its successor. (Use: Cover Page and Attachment A).

The recipient is directed to transfer title by the Federal 

awarding agency or its successor; or, 

The recipient wants to retain title without further obligation to the Federal Government. 

Obtain the approval of the Federal awarding agency. 

(Use: Cover Page and Attachment B).

Before making capital expenditures for improvements to 

property that materially increase its value or useful 

life. 

Obtain the approval of the Federal awarding agency. 

(Use: Cover Page and Attachment B).

The recipient wants to use the real property in other 

Federally-sponsored projects or programs that have 

purposes consistent with those authorized for support 

by the Federal awarding agency when the recipient 

determines that the property is no longer needed for 

the purposes of the original project. 

Report the final disposition of the property. (Use: Cover 

Page and Attachment A).

After the recipient has completed the final disposition of 

the property in accordance with agency instructions. 

Request release from the obligation to report on real 

property. (Use: Cover Page and Attachment C).

The Federal interest in the property expires, or the real 

property has been disposed of in accordance with 

agency instructions. 

Discussion of Comments 

Twenty-seven (27) comments were 

received in response to the November 

13, 2008, Federal Register notice (73 FR 

67177) regarding the Real Property 

Status Report (RPSR). All the comments 

came from two Federal agencies. 

Following the close of the comment 

period, an interagency team met to 

review the comments and make 

appropriate upgrades to the draft report. 

A summary of the comments and the 

work group responses are below: 

Comment 1: The team received 1 

comment that indicated some of the 

data in the RPSR are currently being 

reported in electronic form to the 

Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) 

and suggested that we coordinate the 

reporting requirements with the FRPC to 

eliminate duplication of effort and 

reporting systems. 

Response: The commenter is referring 

to Federal property owned by the 

Government, not real property held by 

a grant/cooperative agreement recipient 

in which the Government maintains an 

interest. In those cases the RPSR would 

not be used. It would only be used by 

recipients of grants and cooperative 

agreements, not by a Federal agency 

reporting on real property. 

Comment 2: The team received 4 

comments expressing concern about the 

lack of current requirements 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), that address the specific 

reporting requirements being 

implemented by the RPSR. 

Response: The Grants Policy 

Committee (GPC) of the Chief Financial 

Officers Council is in the process of 

developing the related policy 

requirements for the implementation of 

the RPSR. As a result, OMB has decided 

to release the report as final at this time. 

However, agencies are not required to 

implement the use of the report until 

the final release of the related real 

property reporting requirements in the 

proposed 2 CFR Part 45. Agencies that 

wish to implement the RPSR 

requirements prior to the finalization of 

the related requirements in 2 CFR Part 

45 may do so provided they issue 

related agency or program specific 

requirements. Such agency or program 

specific requirements would have to be 

amended once the RPSR policy 

requirements are finalized in 2 CFR Part 

45. 

Comment 3: The team received 1 

comment stating that agencies should be 

provided the option to apply this 

reporting requirement retroactively to 

grantees with existing Federal interest 

in their facilities without having to seek 

a waiver from OMB. 

Response: Agencies have the option to 

impose the requirement retroactively if 

they choose to do so via their individual 

agency implementation of the 

requirement. However, the reason the 

requirement is not required to be 

imposed retroactively is to reduce the 

impact of the requirement on the 

recipient community. 

Comment 4: The team received 1 

comment that recommended the 

instructions and forms should be 

clarified to reflect that the RPSR applies 

to new construction. They indicated 

that the term ‘‘acquisition’’ could be 

interpreted as being applicable to 

purchases only versus constructing a 

new facility. 

Response: In response to the comment 

the general report instructions have 

been revised to include an example of 

the definition of acquisition as follows: 

‘‘* * * acquired (i.e., purchased or 

constructed) in whole or in part under 

a Federal financial assistance award. 

Comment 5: The team received 1 

comment that suggested that the section 

of the Federal Register notice (73 FR 

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67177, November 13, 2008) which 

provides a chart listing when a recipient 

is to use the report, should where 

possible, reference the appropriate 

report attachment to use for reporting/ 

requesting related information. They 

also suggested an additional line be 

added stating, ‘‘The recipient must 

report to the agency when it has 

completed disposition of the property.’’ 

Response: In response to the comment 

the chart has been revised as requested. 

Comment 6: The team received 1 

question asking if an agency already has 

the authority to request information, 

such as a detailed floor plan, why 

would it need to request additional 

OMB approval? 

Response: Once the RPSR is issued as 

final it may not be modified to meet 

program specific requirements without 

first obtaining OMB approval. 

Comment 7: The team received 1 

comment/question that indicated it is 

unclear if under the situation where an 

agency already collects real property 

related information through other 

means, such as an electronic system(s), 

or as part of another OMB approved 

form(s), whether the RPSR report or 

format would still be required, or 

whether the other existing collection 

methods satisfy the RPSR information 

collection requirement. 

Response: Agencies may use 

electronic systems or formats to collect 

the information required by the RPSR as 

long as they are consistent with the data 

elements contained in the RPSR. 

However, other real property forms/ 

reports will be discontinued once the 

related real property reporting 

requirements are implemented as final 

under the proposed 2 CFR, Part 45. 

Comment 8: The team received 1 

question regarding Attachment A, 

‘‘General Reporting,’’ block 14e, ‘‘Real 

Property Ownership Types.’’ The 

commenter asked if the selection option 

of, ‘‘A. Owned’’ is defined as ‘‘grantee’’ 

owned or ‘‘Federally’’ owned. They also 

asked if more than one option can be 

checked (such as ‘‘Owned’’ and ‘‘Fee 

Simple’’). 

Response: The Attachment A, block 

14e, selection option ‘‘A. Owned’’ is 

defined as grantee ownership. Also, the 

report and instructions have been 

revised to include ‘‘Government 

Furnished Property (GFP)’’ as an 

ownership type to cover Federal 

ownership. If multiple ownership types 

apply then each applicable type may be 

checked. This change is also reflected 

on Attachment B, block 14b, ‘‘Proposed 

Real Property Ownership Type.’’ 

Comment 9: The team received 1 

question concerning Attachment A, 

block 14f, ‘‘Beginning date of Federal 

Interest.’’ The commenter asked if it is 

necessary for grantees to report this 

information twice since the same 

information appears to be given in block 

13, ‘‘Period of Federal Interest.’’ 

Response: In response to the 

comment, block 14f has been eliminated 

and the options to which the Federal 

interest is tied (e.g., Acquisition, 

Renovation, etc.) have been moved to 

block 13. The numbering of the report 

and instructions has been revised 

accordingly. 

Comment 10: The team received 1 

question regarding Attachment A, 

original block 14h, ‘‘Has a deed, lien, 

covenant, or other related 

documentation been recorded to 

establish Federal interest in this real 

property?’’ The commenter asked, since 

this is a report to be used throughout the 

period of Federal interest, shouldn’t the 

grantee have already provided this 

information before the project is 

completed and/or before closeout? 

Therefore, doesn’t it seem burdensome 

to ask for this information for each 

reporting period? 

Response: In response to the question 

we have revised what is now block 14g 

as follows: ‘‘* * * If yes (unless 

previously reported), describe the 

***’’ 

Comment 11: The team received 1 

question/comment regarding the 

instructions related to Attachment A, 

block 14h, which, as noted above, is 

now 14g. The commenter asked if it 

would be burdensome to request this 

information during each reporting 

period. The commenter stated that some 

of their operating divisions require this 

information 10 days after the Notice is 

filed. Therefore, the commenter 

suggested adding ‘‘unless previously 

reported’’ at the end of the ‘‘Yes’’ 

selection option. 

Response: In response to the comment 

we have revised the instructions for 

what is now 14g as follows: ‘‘*** If 

yes (unless previously reported), 

describe the * * *’’ 

Comment 12: The team received 3 

questions/comments concerning 

Attachment A, block 14j, ‘‘Are there any 

Uniform Relocation Act (URA) 

requirements applicable to this real 

property?’’; block 14k, ‘‘Are there any 

environmental compliance requirements 

related to the real property?’’; and block 

14l, ‘‘In accordance with the National 

Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), does 

the property possess historic 

significance, and/or is listed or eligible 

for listing in the National Register of 

Historic Places?’’ The commenter stated 

that the questions in these blocks are 

being asked in the present tense when 

it would only be applicable to some 

projects at the pre-award stage. 

Therefore, how would the grantee 

answer the questions if they were 

applicable at the pre-award stage but not 

during the post-award stage? The 

commenter further asked if we should 

consider adding ‘‘N/A’’ if these 

questions need to be addressed during 

the post-award stage. 

Response: The RPSR is a post-award 

report that only applies during the postaward stage. The sections of the report 

mentioned in this comment are used to 

document whether the URA, 

environmental compliance 

requirements, or NHPA apply to the real 

property during the post-award stage. 

The URA, environmental compliance 

requirements, or NHPA could 

potentially change during the award 

period or during the period under 

which Federal interest is maintained. 

Therefore, we did not revise the report 

in response to the questions raised. Note 

that blocks 14j, 14k, and 14l have been 

renumbered as 14i, 14j, and 14k, 

respectively. 

Comment 13: The team received 1 

comment regarding the instructions 

related to Attachment A, blocks 14j, 

14k, and 14l, which, as noted above, are 

now 14i, 14j, and 14k, respectively. The 

commenter stated that the requirements 

are more applicable during the preaward stage as opposed to the postaward stage. Therefore, it is not clear 

why they are being addressed on the 

RPSR. 

Response: As previously mentioned 

in the response to comment 12, the 

sections of the report mentioned in this 

comment are used to document whether 

the URA, environmental compliance 

requirements, or NHPA apply to the real 

property which could potentially 

change during the award period or 

during the period under which Federal 

interest is maintained. Therefore, we 

did not revise the report in response to 

the comment. 

Comment 14: The team received 1 

comment concerning Attachment A, 

block 15, suggesting that it be edited to 

read as follows: ‘‘Has a significant 

change occurred with the use of real 

property, or is there an anticipated 

change expected during the next 

reporting period?’’ The commenter 

suggested that the use of the phrase 

‘‘* * * that is not otherwise captured 

above * * *’’ is unnecessary. 

Response: In response to the comment 

both this block of the report and the 

related instructions have been revised as 

follows: ‘‘Has a significant change 

occurred with the real property, or is 

there an anticipated change expected 

during the next reporting period?’’ 

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Comment 15: The team received 1 

question concerning Attachment A, 

block 16, ‘‘Real Property Disposition 

Status.’’ The commenter asked why a 

question regarding ‘‘disposition of 

property’’ is being asked on this report. 

How would the grantee address the 

question if disposition is not applicable 

during the prescribed reporting period? 

The commenter stated that if the 

question is not omitted, ‘‘N/A’’ should be 

added as an option. 

Response: In response to the 

comment, both block 16 of the report 

and the related instructions have been 

revised to add the option ‘‘N/A.’’ 

Comment 16: The team received 1 

comment regarding a specific agency 

requirement related to Attachment A, 

block 16, ‘‘Real Property Disposition 

Status.’’ The commenter indicated that 

their program regulation allows an 

institution to transfer the usage 

obligation to another facility, not 

another ‘‘award’’ during the required 

usage period. The commenter stated that 

if option ‘‘B. Transfer to different award’’ 

applies to this described situation, it 

does not appear to be applicable to the 

‘‘disposition status’’ and therefore, 

should be removed. 

Response: Block 16.B. is intended to 

cover those instances where the Federal 

interest in real property is transferred to 

a different award in accordance with 2 

CFR Part 215.32(b). 

Comment 17: The team received 1 

comment suggesting that language 

should be added to Attachment B, 

‘‘Request to Acquire, Improve or 

Furnish,’’ that ensures grantees will not 

fill out the Attachment unless they have 

received specific instructions by the 

awarding agency. The commenter 

suggests that this language will help 

avoid confusion on the part of grantees 

who may view Attachment B as a way 

to request new award funding. The 

commenter also suggested that the term 

‘‘furnish’’ should be defined, as it could 

imply equipment which may or may not 

be permanently affixed to real property. 

Response: In response to the 

comments the report instructions have 

been revised to clarify that Attachment 

B should only be used if the applicable 

program authority or budget allows 

recipients to acquire, improve or furnish 

real property. The term ‘‘furnish’’ has 

been replaced with the term 

Government Furnished Property. 

Comment 18: The team received 1 

comment regarding Attachment C, 

‘‘Disposition Request,’’ blocks 14f, ‘‘Are 

there any Uniform Relocation Act (URA) 

requirements applicable to this real 

property?’’; 14g, ‘‘Are there any 

environmental compliance requirements 

related to the real property?’’; and 14h, 

‘‘In accordance with the National 

Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), does 

the property possess historic 

significance, and/or is listed or eligible 

for listing in the National Register of 

Historic Places?’’ The commenter 

recommended deleting these question 

blocks since they felt the questions do 

not appear applicable to the 

‘‘Disposition Request’’ attachment. 

Response: We did not delete those 

blocks because they are intended to 

provide information regarding real 

property for which either a request for 

disposition instructions or a request for 

a release from the obligation to report 

would be submitted. 

Comment 19: The team received 1 

comment regarding the instructions 

related to Attachment C, in the section 

titled, ‘‘Real Property Details.’’ The 

commenter suggested that perhaps ‘‘N/ 

A’’ should be added as an option on the 

report. The commenter pointed out that 

question blocks 14f, 14g, and 14h have 

only ‘‘Yes’’ and ‘‘No’’ options. The 

commenter suggested these questions 

should be deleted due to the nature of 

the report. The commenter also 

suggested that in block 13b, ‘‘Address of 

Real Property,’’ the part that says, ‘‘Also, 

indicate zoning information related to 

the real property (i.e., mixed use, 

residential, commercial, etc.)’’ should be 

deleted. 

Response: Attachment C has been 

revised to say: ‘‘If a section does not 

apply, enter ‘N/A’.’’ Attachment C, 

blocks 14f, 14g and 14h have been 

retained because they are intended to 

provide relevant information regarding 

the URA, environmental, and NHPA 

requirements related to any property 

that a recipient would be requesting 

disposition instructions or requesting a 

release from the obligation to report. 

The reference to zoning information in 

block 13b has also been retained 

because it requests information that is 

relevant to the zoning status of property 

for which a disposition request or a 

request for a release from the obligation 

to report would be made. 

Comment 20: The team received 1 

question and comment regarding 

Attachment C, block 15, ‘‘If this is a 

request for a release from the obligation 

to report on the real property, describe 

the reasons for the request.’’ The 

commenter asked why it would be 

necessary for a grantee to ‘‘request the 

release from the obligation to report’’ 

when a Federal agency’s authorizing or 

appropriation language does not require 

disposition beyond a prescribed usage 

period, and suggested revising the 

report to accommodate this situation. 

Response: Block 15 is provided to 

document any event that would allow 

the recipient to request to be released 

from the obligation to report. In the 

examples provided in the instructions 

we believe that the agency and the 

recipient would benefit from the 

documentation of the release from the 

obligation to report, which is 

accommodated by block 15 of 

Attachment C. Therefore, block 15 has 

been retained. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

The burden estimates below are for 

the following agencies: NEH, HUD, 

DOE, VA, IMLS, ED, HHS, and DOT. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,543,685.45. 

Estimated Cost: There is no expected 

cost to the respondents or to OMB. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Agency Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... NEH 10 1 4 40 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... HUD 748 1.3 3.66 3,559 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... DOE 500 1 2 1,000 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... VA 200 1 2 400 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... IMLS 10 1 4 40 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... ED 1,694 1 8.3 14,060.2 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... DOT 1,100 800 4 3,520,000 

Real Property Status Report (RPSR) and Attachments ...... HHS 1,223 1.5 2.5 4,586.25 

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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 179 / Thursday, September 16, 2010 / Notices 56545 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, 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 (SF–XXXX), in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: August 27, 2010. 

Casey Coleman, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23032 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–RH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day–10–0406] 

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 and 

send comments to CDC/ATSDR Reports 

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road 

NE, 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 

State and Local Area Integrated 

Telephone Survey (SLAITS), (OMB No. 

0920–0406, Expiration 04/30/2011)— 

Revision—National Center for Health 

Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 306 of the Public Health 

Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as 

amended, authorizes that the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services (DHHS), 

acting through NCHS, shall collect 

statistics on the extent and nature of 

illness and disability of the population 

of the United States. The State and 

Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey 

(SLAITS) mechanism has been 

conducted since 1997. This is a request 

to continue for three years the integrated 

and coordinated survey system designed 

to collect needed health and well-being 

data at the national, state, and local 

levels, in accordance with the 1995 

initiative to increase the integration of 

surveys within DHHS. The survey is 

being revised to allow for increased 

burden that may be associated with 

some topical areas. 

Using the large sampling frame of the 

ongoing National Immunization Survey 

(NIS) and Computer Assisted Telephone 

Interviewing (CATI), and when 

necessary independent samples, mail, 

and internet modes to support data 

collection activities, SLAITS has 

quickly collected and produced 

household and person-level data to 

monitor health-related areas. 

Questionnaire content is drawn from 

existing surveys within DHHS and other 

Federal agencies, or developed 

specifically to meet project sponsor 

needs. Examples of topical areas include 

infant, child, adolescent, parent, and 

family health, well-being, and 

knowledge, attitude, and behaviors; 

children with special health care needs 

(CSHCN); functioning; life course and 

social determinants of health; 

developmental delays and disabilities; 

acute and chronic conditions; 

immunizations; access to and use of 

health care; program participation; 

adoption; and changes in health 

insurance coverage and experiences. 

Since its inception, data from the 

SLAITS mechanism have been used by 

researchers in the government, 

university, commercial, and private 

sectors; policymakers; and advocates to 

evaluate content and/or programs. 

SLAITS data continue to be heavily 

used by Federal and state Maternal and 

Child Health Bureau Directors to 

evaluate programs and service needs. 

Several SLAITS modules provided data 

for multiple Congressionally-mandated 

reports on healthcare disparities and 

quality; at least one report to Congress 

on health insurance coverage among 

children; and reports of the National 

Academy of Sciences. Within DHHS, 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Planning and Evaluation and the 

Administration for Children and 

Families used SLAITS to collect data for 

the first nationally representative survey 

of adoptive families across adoption 

types for children with and without 

special health care needs, and to assess 

their post-adoption service use and 

unmet needs. There is no cost to 

respondents other than their time to 

participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Household screening ....................................................................................... 1,800,000 1 2/60 60,000 

Household interview ........................................................................................ 306,000 1 25/60 127,500 

Pilot work, pre-testing, and planning activities ................................................ 12,300 1 35/60 7,175 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 194,675 

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