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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65966-65967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26376]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Grants.gov (EGOV), Department of Health and 
Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). The ICR is for a 3 year renewal of a previously-approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 4040-0006-SF-424 D 
Assurances for Construction Programs, which expired on June 30, 2014. 
The ICR also requests categorizing the form as a common form, meaning 
HHS will only request approval for its own use of the form rather than 
aggregating the burden estimate across all Federal Agencies as was done 
for previous actions on this OMB control number. Prior to submitting 
that ICR to OMB, EGOV seeks comments from the public regarding the 
burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before January 5, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or (202) 690-
7569.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected] or (202) 690-7569.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-EGOV-21478-60D 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: SF-424 D Assurances for 
Construction Programs.
    Abstract: SF-424 D Assurances for Construction Programs is used as 
certification of assurances by the grant applicant when requesting 
funds for construction grant programs. Need and Proposed Use of the 
Information: The SF-424 D Assurances for Construction Programs form is 
used as certification of assurances by the grant applicant when 
requesting funds for non-construction grant programs. The Federal 
awarding agencies use information submitted on this form for award 
determination of the Federal assistance awards programs.
    Likely Respondents: Federal grant applicants.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                    Form name                       respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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                                                           5,694               1               1           5,694
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    Total.......................................           5,694               1               1           5,694
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    Grants.gov specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-26376 Filed 11-5-14; 8:45 am]
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