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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 2130-0615	ICR Reference No: 202404-2130-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-2130-006
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Grant Awards and Cooperative Agreements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/14/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/13/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2025
Responses	4,762	0	6,570
Time Burden (Hours)	21,173	0	31,811
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,762	6,570	-165	-1,643
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,173	31,811	-8,470	-2,168
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: This is a revision to a current collection of information. The current OMB inventory for this information collection shows a total burden of 31,811 hours and 6,570 responses while the requesting inventory estimates a total burden of 21,173 hours and 4,762 responses. Program change decreased the burden by 8,470 hours and responses by 165. Adjustments decreased the burden by 2,168 hours and responses by 1,643. Overall, the burden for this submission has decreased by 10,638 hours and responses by 1,808. Specifically, FRA is proposing to add FRA F 6180.288, titled, Pre-Award Authority Request Form. Additionally, FRA will discontinue the use of FRA F 6180.35 Grant Application Form as this form has not been used in several years, and applicants are primarily using the SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance to submit their applications. Discontinued use of FRA F 6180.35 will eliminate unnecessary and duplicative burden for applicants.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $718,366

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Michael Longley 202 493-6377 michael.longley@dot.gov

Common Form ICR: Yes
Description/Changes for Common Form Usage: With this submission FRA is also correcting the previously reported burden hours for use of the SF forms that are used as part of the FRA Grants program. The burden hours associated with the use of common forms by FRA should be reflected under the Host agencies OMB control number. In previous submissions FRA was incorrectly reflecting this burden as part of ICR 2130-0615 Grants and Awards. To correct this, the previously reported burden hours for all SF forms have been removed from this submission and FRA action will be taken to reflect these burden hours under the Host Agency.

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title
FFIEC	202501-3139-002CF	Certifications	Active	Assurances for Non-Construction Programs , Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters, Drug-Free Workplace Requirements and Lobbying
FFIEC	202501-3139-001CF	Federal Financial Report	Active	Federal Financial Report