GLIN==> Accountability system request approved by OMB

Great Lakes Accountability System Information Collection Request was
approved by Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2010
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=1017

OMB acted on ICR 2379.01 – Great Lakes Accountability System, OMB
control number 2005-0001.  This ICR was Approved.

Through the Information Collection Request process required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act, we have sought to ensure that GLAS reporting is
not overly burdensome for the recipients and to the degree possible, we
are seeking to coordinate GLAS with data systems used by other Federal
partners.

You can view the OMB Notice of Action (NOA) on RegInfo.gov’s OMB Control
Number History Page at:
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=2005-0001

Click on the top item in the “Conclusion Action” column to view or save
the NOA for this action. The NOA will contain the OMB approved
hours/cost burden, new expiration date, and any “Terms of Clearance” OMB
may have included.

The Great Lakes Accountability System includes detailed information on
all projects undertaken by GLRI funding recipients to restore and
protect the Great Lakes and its watershed. Requested information
includes the nature of the project, the responsible organization and
point of contact, amount of GLRI funding, project location, project
measures linked to the Action Plan, and major milestones. Funding
recipients can update pre-populated records or create news records for
projects not entered previously. This information is necessary to
effectively document activities and to provide an accurate depiction of
the program’s activities as a whole.

GLAS was developed with two specific missions: to provide transparency
and accountability for how GLRI funds are being used. Watershed groups,
government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the public can use GLAS
to find out what GLRI funded work is going on in their area, who
received the money, how it’s being spent and progress being made toward
achieving GLRI goals.

User’s Guide For the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Accountability
System (pdf)
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/action/wp-content/uploads/glas_guide_v11.pdf
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Pranas Pranckevicius, CISSP
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
77 West Jackson Blvd.  G-17J
Chicago, IL  60604-3590
pranckevicius.pranas at epa.gov
312 353-3437 Tel | 312 385-5446 Fax
www.epa.gov/greatlakes | greatlakesrestoration.us
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