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Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board: Information Collection Renewal

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Published December 19th, 2012
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Summary

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board is seeking public comment on the renewal of an information collection request for the FederalReporting.gov Recipient Registration System. The comment period closes on February 22, 2013.

What changed

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) has issued a notice and request for comments regarding the proposed renewal of an existing information collection request (ICR) for the FederalReporting.gov Recipient Registration System (FRRS). This renewal is required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and pertains to the system used for verifying user identities and managing accounts for reporting on the use of Recovery Act funds. The current approval for this ICR is set to expire on February 28, 2013.

Interested parties, including private sector entities and state, local, and tribal governments, are invited to submit comments by February 22, 2013. The Board is seeking input on the necessity, accuracy of burden estimates, and potential enhancements to the information collection process. The FRRS collects registrant names, contact information, and security questions to protect the system from unauthorized access. The Board will submit the renewal request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

What to do next

  1. Submit comments on the proposed renewal of the FederalReporting.gov Recipient Registration System by February 22, 2013.

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Content

ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Board) invites comments on the proposed renewal of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR) as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments to Atticus Reaser, Office of General Counsel, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, 1717 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006. Alternatively, you can email comments to comments@ratb.gov. Please be sure to identify the title of the collection in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Atticus Reaser, General Counsel, 202-254-7900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The PRA and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require federal agencies to provide 60 days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities—including renewals of currently approved ICRs—before seeking approval of
such activities by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Accordingly, the Board invites interested respondents to comment
on the following summary of proposed information collection activities regarding (i) Whether the information collection activities
are necessary for the Board to properly execute its functions; (ii) the accuracy of the Board's estimates of the burden of
the information collection activities; (iii) ways for the Board to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for the Board to minimize the burden of information collection activities on the public.

The Board is planning to submit the following currently approved ICR to OMB for review and approval of renewal under the PRA:

Title of Collection: FederalReporting.gov Recipient Registration System.

ICR Reference No.: 200912-0430-001.

OMB Control No.: 043-0002.

ICR Status: The approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on 2/28/2013.

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 to the publically available Web site Recovery.gov.

The FederalReporting.gov Recipient Registration System (FRRS) was developed to protect the Board and FederalReporting.gov
users from individuals seeking to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on FederalReporting.gov. FRRS is used for the
purpose of verifying the identity of the user; allowing users to establish an account on FederalReporting.gov; providing users
access to their FederalReporting.gov account for reporting data; allowing users to customize, update, or terminate their accounts
with FederalReporting.gov; and renewing or revoking a user's account on FederalReporting.gov, thereby protecting FederalReporting.gov
and FederalReporting.gov users from potential harm caused by individuals with malicious intentions gaining unauthorized access
to the system.

To assist in this goal, FRRS will collect a registrant's name, email address, telephone number and extension, three security
questions and answers, and, by way of a DUNS number, organization information. The person registering for FederalReporting.gov
will generate a self-assigned password that will be stored on the FRRS, but will only be accessible to the registering individual.

Affected Public: Private sector, and state, local, and tribal governments.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.

Frequency of Responses: Once.

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 83.

Dated: December 19, 2012. Atticus Reaser, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2012-30952 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-GA-P

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Classification

Agency
Various Federal Agencies
Published
December 19th, 2012
Compliance deadline
February 22nd, 2013 (4769 days ago)
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies Tribal nations
Geographic scope
National (US)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Government Contracting
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Public Reporting Data Security

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