Section 1512 Data Elements - Federal Financial Assistance

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Section 1512 Data Elements - private sector Form and Instruction	Modified
Section 1512 Data Elements - State/local/tribal governments Form and Instruction	Modified
30-Day Notice for 1512 ICR 4-29-10.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-04-30
Recipient Reporting Data Dictionary.doc Supplementary Document	2010-04-30
1512 grant data elements supporting statement (4-10).doc Supporting Statement A	2010-04-30
m10-08.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-12-23
OMB Circular A-110.doc Supplementary Document	2009-08-27
1512 Statutory language.doc Supplementary Document	2009-08-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
190472	Section 1512 Data Elements - private sector Form and Instruction	Modified
190464	Section 1512 Data Elements - State/local/tribal governments Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0430-0004	ICR Reference No: 201004-0430-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200912-0430-004
Agency/Subagency: RATB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Section 1512 Data Elements - Federal Financial Assistance
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/12/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/30/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2010
Responses	320,000	0	313,280
Time Burden (Hours)	2,720,000	0	814,528
Cost Burden (Dollars)	184,960,000	0	55,450,560

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Abstract: Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requires recipients of Federal financial assistance - grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and loans - to report on the use of funds. These recipient reports are to be submitted via FederalReporting.gov.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 1512 Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 1512 Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 51884	10/08/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 22633	04/29/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 1512 Data Elements - private sector	n/a	FederalReporting.gov Template - Grants and Loans
Section 1512 Data Elements - State/local/tribal governments	n/a	FederalReporting.gov Template - Grants and Loans

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	320,000	313,280	0	0	6,720	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,720,000	814,528	0	0	1,905,472	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	184,960,000	55,450,560	0	0	129,509,440	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The RATB adjusted its estimates for the number of responses as well as the time burden. The estimated number of responses was adjusted based upon the numbers of Section 1512 reports as of the date of the last reporting period, also factoring in the amount of federal financial assistance remaining under the Recovery Act. The estimated time burden was adjusted based upon comments received in response to the RATB's 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, changing the average response time of 2.6 hours to 8.5 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/30/2010

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