[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36569-36570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13032]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Standardized Format To Be Used for Both Interim and Final
Progress Reporting
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Request for public comment on standardized EAC Progress Report
(EAC-PR) format.
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SUMMARY: The EAC Office of Grants Management (EAC/OGM) is responsible
for distributing, monitoring, and providing technical assistance to
states and grantees on the use of Federal funds. EAC/OGM also reports
on how the funds are spent, negotiates indirect cost rates with
grantees, and resolves audit findings on the use of Help America Vote
Act (HAVA) funds. The EAC-PR has been developed for both interim and
final progress reports for grants issued under HAVA authority. EAC
received emergency clearance of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief and
Economic Security (CARES) Act report form due to the public health
emergency posed by COVID19. This format builds upon that report for the
separate grant awards given by EAC.
DATES: Comments must be received by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, August 17,
2020.
ADDRESSES: To view the proposed EAC-PR format, see: https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/reporting. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should
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be sent directly to HAVAFunding@eac.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the EAC-PR, contact
Kinza Ghaznavi, Office of Grants, Election Assistance Commission,
HAVAFunding@eac.gov, (202) 400-1086.
All requests and submissions should be identified by the title of
the information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
A ``For Comment'' version of the draft format for use in submission
of interim and final Progress Reports is posted on the EAC website at:
https://www.eac.gov/payments-and-grants/reporting. The PR will directly
benefit award recipients by making it easier for them to administer
Federal grant and cooperative agreement programs through
standardization of the types of information required in progress
reports--thereby reducing their administrative effort and costs.
After obtaining and considering public comment, the EAC will
prepare the format for final clearance. Comments are invited on (a)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected from respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (b)
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.
The EAC proposes to collect program progress data for HAVA grantees
building upon the emergency approved form OMB Control No: 3265-0020 for
the HAVA CARES Act Progress Reports. EAC will use this data to ensure
grantees are proceeding in a satisfactory manner in meeting the
approved goals and purpose of the project.
The requirement for grantees to report on performance is OMB grants
policy. Specific citations are contained in part 200, ``Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards.''
Respondents: All EAC grantees and state governments.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number Average burden
EAC grant Instrument Total number of responses hours per Annual burden
of respondents per year response hours
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251..................... EAC-PR................ 56 2 1 112
101..................... EAC-PR................ 56 2 1 112
2018.................... EAC-PR................ 56 2 1 112
CARES................... EAC-PR................ 56 * 3 1 168
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Total............... ...................... .............. .............. .............. 504
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Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-13032 Filed 6-16-20; 8:45 am]
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