Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Information Collection Renewal

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Summary

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board is submitting an information collection for renewal to the Office of Management and Budget. A 30-day public comment period is open until August 5, 2013, for feedback on the necessity, accuracy, and clarity of the 'Section 1512 Data Elements-Federal Financial Assistance' collection.

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The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) has initiated a 30-day public comment period for the renewal of an existing information collection, specifically the 'Section 1512 Data Elements-Federal Financial Assistance.' This submission is made to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Board is seeking public and agency feedback on various aspects of the collection, including its necessity, accuracy of burden estimates, clarity, and potential impact on small businesses.

Regulated entities and interested parties are invited to submit written comments to OMB by August 5, 2013. The feedback should focus on improving the quality and utility of the data collected and minimizing the burden on respondents. This notice pertains to recipients of Recovery Act funds who are required to report on the use of those funds, with the approval for this collection set to expire on July 31, 2013.

What to do next

Submit comments on the 'Section 1512 Data Elements-Federal Financial Assistance' information collection to OMB by August 5, 2013.

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ACTION:

Notice of submission to Office of Management and Budget and 30-day public comment period.

SUMMARY:

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) is giving public notice that it will submit a currently approved
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal. The public and affected federal agencies
are invited to comment on the proposed approval renewal pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES:

Written comments must be submitted to OMB at the address below on or before August 5, 2013 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES:

Send all comments to Sharon Mar, Desk Officer for the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax 202-395-5167; or email to smar@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to the PRA, the Board invites the general public and affected federal agencies to comment on the proposed information
collection approval renewal. The Board published a notice of proposed information collection approval renewal on March 29,
2013, see 78 FR 19333. No comments were received.

In response to this notice, comments and suggestions should address one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Board; (b) the accuracy of the Board's
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the
use of information technology; and (e) whether small businesses are affected by this collection.

In this notice, the Board is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:

Title of Collection: Section 1512 Data Elements-Federal Financial Assistance

ICR Reference No.: 201004-0430-001

OMB Control No.: 0430-0004

ICR Status: The approval for this information collection is scheduled to expire on 7/31/2013.

Description: Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115 (2009) (Recovery Act),
requires recipients of Recovery Act funds to report on the use of those funds. These reports are submitted to FederalReporting.gov, and certain information from these reports is then posted publically. This collection pertains only to recipients of federal
financial assistance.

More specifically, prime recipients, sub-recipients, and vendors who receive federal financial assistance Recovery Act funds
are required to submit Section 1512 data elements as set forth in the Recipient Reporting Data Dictionary (available electronically at https://www.federalreporting.gov/federalreporting/downloads.do). The following is a cumulative summary of the reporting guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in
its June 22, 2009, guidance entitled, “Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009” (M-09-21), and its December 18, 2009, guidance entitled, “Updated Guidance on the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act—Data Quality, Non-Reporting Recipients, and Reporting of Job Estimates” (M-10-08):

Prime Recipients: The prime recipient is ultimately responsible for the reporting of all data required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and
the OMB Guidance, including the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) data elements for the sub-recipients
of the prime recipient required under Section1512(c)(4). In addition, the prime recipient must report three additional data
elements associated with any vendors receiving funds from the prime recipient for any payments greater than $25,000. Specifically,
the prime recipient must report the identity of the vendor by reporting the DUNS number, the amount of the payment, and a
description of what was obtained in exchange for the payment. If the vendor does not have a DUNS number, then the name and
zip code of the vendor's headquarters will be used for identification.

Sub-Recipients of the Prime Recipient: The sub-recipients of the prime recipient may be required by the prime recipient to report the FFATA data elements required
under Section 1512(c)(4) for payments from the prime recipient to the sub-recipient. The reporting sub-recipients must also
report one data element associated with any vendors receiving funds from that sub-recipient. Specifically, the sub-recipient
must report, for any payments greater than $25,000, the identity of the vendor by reporting the DUNS number, if available,
or otherwise the name and zip code of the vendor's headquarters.

Required Data: The specific data elements to be reported by prime recipients and sub-recipients are included in the Recipient Reporting Data Dictionary. Below are the basic reporting requirements to be reported on prime recipients, recipient vendors, sub-recipients, and sub-recipient
vendors. Where noted, the information is not entered by the recipient but rather is derived from another source:

Prime Recipient

Funding Agency Code
Awarding Agency Code
Program Source (TAS)
Award Number
Order Number
Recipient DUNS Number
Parent DUNS (derived from CCR)
Recipient Type (derived from CCR)
CFDA Number
Government Contracting Office Code
Recipient Congressional District
Recipient Account Number
Final Report (not FFATA)
Award Type
Award Date
Award Description
Project Name or Project/Program Title
Quarterly Activities/Project
Project Status
Activity Code (NAICS or NTEE-NPC)
Number of Jobs
Descriptions of Jobs Created/Retained
Amount of Award
Total Federal Amount ARRA Funds Received/Invoiced
Total Federal Amount of ARRA Expenditure
Total Federal ARRA Infrastructure Expenditure
Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale
Infrastructure Contact Information
Recipient Primary Place of Performance
Recipient Indication of Reporting Applicability
Recipient Officer Names and Compensation (if applicable)
Total Number of Sub-Awards to Individuals
Total Amount of Sub-Awards to Individuals
Total Number of Payments to Vendors Less Than $25,000/Award
Total Amount of Payments to Vendors Less Than $25,000/Award
Total Number of Sub-Awards Less Than $25,000/Award
Total Amount of Sub-Awards Less Than $25,000/Award

Sub-Recipient

Sub-Recipient DUNS
Sub-Award Number
Sub-Recipient Name and Address (derived from CCR)
Sub-Recipient Congressional District
Amount of Sub-Award
Total Sub-Award Funds Disbursed
Sub-Award Date
Sub-Recipient Place of Performance
Sub-Recipient Indication of Reporting Applicability
Sub-Recipient Officer Names and Compensation (if applicable)

Vendor

Award Number—Prime Recipient Vendor
Sub-Award Number—Sub-Recipient Vendor
Vendor DUNS Number
Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4
Vendor Name
Product and Service Description
Payment Amount

Affected Public: Recipients, as defined in Section 1512(b)(1) of the Recovery Act, of Recovery Act funds (specifically, Federal financial assistance).

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,356.

Frequency of Responses: Quarterly.

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 160,263.

Dated: July 1, 2013. Atticus J. Reaser, General Counsel, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. [FR Doc. 2013-16151 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6821-15-P