Federal Register: July 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 135)

DOCID: FR Doc 04-15733

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Management and Budget Office

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Proposed Information Collection Activities; Request For Comments

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 2004. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of standard form for submitting facilities and administrative rate proposals by educational institutions. These forms are required by OMB Circular A21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.''

SUMMARY:

Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

OMB Control No.: 03480058.

Title: A21 Facilities and Administrative Proposal.

Form No.: NA.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Large universities.

Number of Responses: 300.

Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours.

Needs and Uses: This form provides a standardized format for the submission of facilities and administrative (F&A) rate proposals that would assist educational institutions in completing their F&A rate proposals more efficiently, and help the cognizant agency review each proposal on a more consistent basis. It will also facilitate the Federal government's effort to collect better information regarding educational institutions' F&A costs that could be useful in explaining variations in F&A rates among institutions. The form can also be downloaded from the OMB Grants Management home page (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants ) or
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calling or writing Gilbert Tran at the address listed above. Linda M. Springer,
Controller.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Gilbert Tran, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, (202) 3953993. The form can also be downloaded from the OMB Grants Management home page (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants).