Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections;

Comment Request

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the

Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information

collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of

the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports

clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of

information 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 agency's estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of 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 respondents,

including through the use of automated collection techniques or other

forms of information technology.

1. Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative

Agreements to State and Local Governments (45 CFR Part 92)--0990-0169--

Extension No Change--Preaward, post-award, and subsequent reporting and

recordkeeping requirements are necessary to award, monitor, close out

and manage grant programs, ensure minimum fiscal control and

accountability for Federal funds and deter fraud, waste and abuse.

Respondents: State and Local Governments; Number of Respondents: 4000;

Average Burden per Respondent: 70 hours; Total Burden: 280,000 hours.

Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington

DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this

notice.

Dated: March 26, 1996.

Dennis P. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.

[FR Doc. 96-7981 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45am]

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