Approved for 6
months. Upon resubmission, ED will combine this form ED 524 with
the ED 424, collapsing the budget information solicited from
grantees, and identifying any other duplicative items common to
both of these forms. ED will continue to ensure that this
collection is consistent with the efforts of the government-wide
grant streamlining initiative. Further, ED will reassess the burden
associated with this collection to ensure that burden estimates
accurately reflect the true time and cost burdens.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2003
10/31/2003
04/30/2003
23,250
0
23,248
421,875
0
500,055
0
0
2,000
This collection is necessary for the
award and administrative of discretionary and formula grants. The
collections specific to ED forms are part of the reinvented process
ED used for awarding multi-year discretionary grants. The new
process substantially increases flexibility of the grant process by
enabling all years of multi-year budget to be negotiated in at the
time of initial award (Budget information Non-Construction
Programs, ED Form 524). The U.S. Department of Education Grant
Performance Report (ED Form 524B) is one of the tools used by ED
Staff as a monitoring tool in the Post-Award and
Grant......
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.