Federal Register: August 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 158)
DOCID: FR Doc 03-20919
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Management and Budget Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 14, 2003. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on renewal and changes to two information collection requests from two types of entities: (1) the reports of auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs, and (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and OMB Circular A133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and NonProfit Organizations.''
Included as part of this information collection is the Data Collection Form (SFSAC). The changes being proposed are to modify the data elements collected on the SFSAC. The current Form SFSAC is being used for audit periods ending in 2001, 2002, and 2003. A revised Form SFSAC will be used for audit periods ending in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Additionally, OMB is interested in receiving comments on ways to streamline the submission of the Data Collection Form (SFSAC) and the single audit reporting packages (e.g., electronic submission) to more fully comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (Pub. L. 105277).
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
OMB Control No.: 03480057.
Title: Data Collection Form.
Form No: SFSAC.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: States, local governments, nonprofit organizations (NonFederal entities) and their auditors.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 62,400.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 59 hours for each of 400 large respondents and 17 hours for each of 62,000 small respondents for estimated annual burden hours of 1,077,600.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Needs and Uses: Reports from auditors to auditees and reports from
auditees to the Federal government are used by nonFederal entities,
passthrough entities, and Federal agencies to ensure that Federal
awards are expended in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) (maintained by the U.S. Bureau of
the Census) uses the information on the SFSAC to ensure proper
distribution of audit reports to Federal agencies and identify non
Federal entities who have not filed the required reports. The FAC also
uses the information on the SFSAC to create a governmentwide database
which contains information on audit results. This database is publicly
accessible on the Internet at http:// [[Page 48961]]
harvester.census.gov/sac/. It is used by Federal agencies, passthrough
entities, nonFederal entities, auditors, the General Accounting
Office, OMB, and the general public for management of and information
about Federal awards and the results of audits. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the proposed information collection 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 estimate of the burden of the collection of the 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 those who respond, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Joseph L. Kull,
Deputy Controller.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Terrill W. Ramsey, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, (202) 3953812. The proposed revisions to the Information Collection Form, Form SFSAC can be obtained by contacting the Office of Federal Financial Management as indicated above or by download from the OMB Grants Management home page on the Internet at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/grants/grants_docs.html .