Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 02 August 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 37825 |
| Record Number | 2019-16494 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16494]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 30, 2019.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by
September 3, 2019 will be considered. Written comments should be
addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such person are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Title: Supplier Credit Audit Recovery.
OMB Control Number: 0505-0026.
Summary of Collection: On March 10, 2010, the President signed a
presidential memorandum directing all federal departments and agencies
to expand and intensify their use of payment recapture audits. These
are audits which offer specialized private auditors financial
incentives to root out improper payments, and have been demonstrated
through pilot programs to be highly effective. The Office of Management
and Budget's Circular A123 Appendix C (2018), offers guidance to
implement the requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and
Recovery Act of 2010, which requires agencies to conduct payment
recapture audits for each program that expends more than $1 million
annually. The authority for this collection can be found under the
Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (124 Statute
2229, Pub. L. 111-204), under Section C, Recovery Audit Contracts.
Need and Use of the Information: The Office of the Chief Financial
Officer (OCFO) sends out a letter to USDA vendors on an annual basis
requesting account and payment information as to whether the vendor
currently has a credit on their books due back to USDA. If the
information is not collected, OCFO would not be able to identify the
root cause of improper payments and would not be able to accomplishment
this without verification of suspected overpayments to suppliers or
vendors.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10,514.
Frequency of Responses: Third party disclosure; Reporting: Semi-
annually.
Total Burden Hours: 21,028.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-16494 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
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