title,type,agency_names,abstract,document_number,html_url,pdf_url,publication_date
OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2017,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing its Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for FY 2017 to report on compliance of enacted 2017 discretionary appropriations legislation with the discretionary caps. The report finds that enacted appropriations are within the current law defense and non-defense discretionary limits for 2017; therefore, a sequestration of discretionary budget authority is not required. The report also finds that enacted supplemental appropriations for 2016 are within the 2016 caps.", 2017-10660,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/24/2017-10660/omb-final-sequestration-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2017,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-05-24/pdf/2017-10660.pdf,05/24/2017
"Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is updating the final guidance that appeared in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013. Guidance on the effective/applicability date is revised to allow a grace period of one additional fiscal year for non-Federal entities to implement changes to their procurement policies and procedures in accordance with guidance on procurement standards. Other requirements in the section remain unchanged.", 2017-09909,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/17/2017-09909/uniform-administrative-requirements-cost-principles-and-audit-requirements-for-federal-awards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-05-17/pdf/2017-09909.pdf,05/17/2017
Notice of Request for Comment on Government-Wide Reform,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Executive Office of the President invites the public to suggest improvements to the organization and functioning of the Executive Branch. These suggestions will help inform the development of the proposed Government-wide Reform Plan, designed to create a leaner, more accountable, and more efficient government that works for the American people.", 2017-09702,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/15/2017-09702/notice-of-request-for-comment-on-government-wide-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-05-15/pdf/2017-09702.pdf,05/15/2017
"Proposals From the Federal Interagency Working Group for Revision of the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on the proposals that it has received from the Federal Interagency Working Group for Research on Race and Ethnicity (Working Group) for revisions to OMB's Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. The Working Group's report and proposals, which are presented here in brief and available on https://www.whitehouse.gov/ briefing-room/presidential-actions/related-omb-material and on http:// www.regulations.gov in their entirety, are the result of a two-year, focused review of the implementation of the current standards. The Working Group's report reflects an examination of current practice, public comment received in response to the Federal Register Notice posted by OMB on September 30, 2016, and empirical analyses of publicly available data. The report also notes statutory needs and feasibility considerations, including cost and public burden. Initial proposals and specific questions to the public appear under the section Issues for Comment. None of the proposals has yet been adopted and no interim decisions have been made concerning them. The Working Group's report and its proposals are being published to solicit further input from the public. OMB plans to announce its decision in mid-2017 so that revisions, if any, can be reflected in preparations for the 2020 Census. OMB can modify or reject any of the proposals, and OMB has the option of making no changes. The report and its proposals are published in this Notice because OMB believes that they are worthy of public discussion, and OMB's decision will benefit from obtaining the public's views on the recommendations.", 2017-03973,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/03/01/2017-03973/proposals-from-the-federal-interagency-working-group-for-revision-of-the-standards-for-maintaining,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-01/pdf/2017-03973.pdf,03/01/2017
2016 Statutory Pay-as-You-Go Act Annual Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This report is being published as required by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq. The Act requires that OMB issue 1) an annual report as specified in 2 U.S.C. 934(a) and 2) a sequestration order, if necessary.", 2017-01704,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/26/2017-01704/2016-statutory-pay-as-you-go-act-annual-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-26/pdf/2017-01704.pdf,01/26/2017
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies; Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 2017-01766,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/24/2017-01766/memorandum-for-the-heads-of-executive-departments-and-agencies-regulatory-freeze-pending-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-24/pdf/2017-01766.pdf,01/24/2017
Performance Appraisal System Certification,Proposed Rule,Personnel Management Office; Management and Budget Office,"The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) jointly propose to implement certain requirements contained in the Senior Professional Performance Act of 2008, incorporate OPM policies and to reorganize information for ease of reading. OPM additionally proposes to make conforming changes and technical corrections, and to update and simplify the processes used based on over a decade of experience with the certification process and recommendations from an interagency workgroup.", 2017-01326,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/19/2017-01326/performance-appraisal-system-certification,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-19/pdf/2017-01326.pdf,01/19/2017
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2017-00209,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/10/2017-00209/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-01-10/pdf/2017-00209.pdf,01/10/2017
"Reissuance of OMB Circular No. A-108, “Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication Under the Privacy Act”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has reissued OMB Circular A-108, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act.'' The reissued Circular revises and relocates the guidance that previously had been included in Circular A-130, ``Management of Federal Information Resources,'' Appendix I, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals.'' The reissued Circular replaces the November 28, 2000 version of Appendix I to Circular A-130 and supplements and clarifies existing OMB guidance.", 2016-30901,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/23/2016-30901/reissuance-of-omb-circular-no-a-108-federal-agency-responsibilities-for-review-reporting-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-12-23/pdf/2016-30901.pdf,12/23/2016
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2016-30736,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/21/2016-30736/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-12-21/pdf/2016-30736.pdf,12/21/2016
Anti-Trafficking Risk Management Best Practices & Mitigation Considerations Guidance,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking comment on a draft memorandum that it has developed in coordination with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), as Co-Chairs of the Procurement and Supply Chains Committee of the Senior Policy Operating Group of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (the ``SPOG Committee''), to address anti-trafficking risk management best practices and mitigation considerations. This guidance is designed to help an agency determine if a contractor is taking adequate steps to meet its anti-trafficking responsibilities under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).", 2016-29434,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/08/2016-29434/anti-trafficking-risk-management-best-practices-and-mitigation-considerations-guidance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-12-08/pdf/2016-29434.pdf,12/08/2016
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2014 and Fiscal Year 2015 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental functions. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies. Once that review is complete, agencies are required to make the list available to the public and OMB must publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and FY 2015 from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify activities that are not inherently governmental and those activities that are inherently governmental. If an agency has not yet posted its inventory on its Web site, the agency's point of contact should be able to assist. As provided in the FAIR Act, interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days of this Notice and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency.", 2016-29433,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/08/2016-29433/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2014-and-fiscal-year-2015-agency-inventories-under-the-federal,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-12-08/pdf/2016-29433.pdf,12/08/2016
Improving the Management and Use of Government Aircraft,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to revise OMB Circular A- 126 ``Improving the Management and Use of Government Aircraft'' to update policies associated with the management and use of Government aircraft, including General Services Administration (GSA) and agency roles in regulating and managing the Federal aviation programs that have evolved since the Circular was last revised in 1992. The proposed changes also address recommendations from the Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy (ICAP) to make a clearer distinction between polices that apply to the management of aircraft and policies that apply to travel on Government aircraft.", 2016-26464,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/02/2016-26464/improving-the-management-and-use-of-government-aircraft,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-11-02/pdf/2016-26464.pdf,11/02/2016
Request for Comments on Information Technology Modernization Initiative,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a draft memorandum titled, ``Information Technology Modernization Initiative.''", 2016-25948,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/27/2016-25948/request-for-comments-on-information-technology-modernization-initiative,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-27/pdf/2016-25948.pdf,10/27/2016
Statistical Policy Directive No. 4 Addendum: Release and Dissemination of Statistical Products Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Statistical Units,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104 (d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504 (e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues for comment a proposed Addendum to Statistical Policy Directive No. 4: Release and Dissemination of Statistical Products Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies (73 FR 12622, Mar. 7, 2008). This Addendum reflects the ongoing commitment of the Federal statistical system to ensure relevant, accurate, objective, and accessible Federal statistics to the Nation. In its role as coordinator of the Federal statistical system under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB, among other responsibilities, is required to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the system. A key method used by OMB to achieve this responsibility is the promulgation and oversight of Government-wide principles, policies, standards, and guidelines concerning the development, presentation, and dissemination of statistical products. Accordingly, OMB proposes an Addendum to strengthen provisions in its Statistical Policy Directive No. 4. The Addendum would ensure systematic review of the production and dissemination of key statistical products of Federal statistical agencies and recognized statistical units and of how these products conform to the responsibilities identified in Statistical Policy Directive No. 1: Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Statistical Units (79 FR 71610, Dec. 2, 2014). Additional discussion of the proposed Addendum may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2016-25049,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/17/2016-25049/statistical-policy-directive-no-4-addendum-release-and-dissemination-of-statistical-products,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-17/pdf/2016-25049.pdf,10/17/2016
Statistical Policy Directive No. 2: Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys; Addendum: Standards and Guidelines for Cognitive Interviews,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104 (d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504 (e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing Statistical Policy Directive No. 2 Addendum: Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys. This Addendum provides Standards and Guidelines for Conducting Cognitive Interviews. The Addendum may be accessed at www.WhiteHouse.gov/sites/default/ files/omb/inforeg/directive2/final_addendum_to_stat_policy_dir_2.pdf. Additional discussion of the Addendum may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2016-24607,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/12/2016-24607/statistical-policy-directive-no-2-standards-and-guidelines-for-statistical-surveys-addendum,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-12/pdf/2016-24607.pdf,10/12/2016
Category Management,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to issue a new OMB Circular, Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services, to codify category management, a strategic practice where Federal contracting for common goods and services is managed by categories of spending across the Government and supported by teams of experts. The Circular establishes key principles, and strategies and policies, roles and responsibilities, and metrics to measure success.", 2016-24054,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/07/2016-24054/category-management,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-07/pdf/2016-24054.pdf,10/07/2016
"Request for Comments on Proposed OMB Circular No. A-108, “Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication Under the Privacy Act”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is requesting comments on proposed Circular A-108, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and Publication under the Privacy Act.'' The proposed Circular is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ inforeg_infopoltech.", 2016-24239,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/07/2016-24239/request-for-comments-on-proposed-omb-circular-no-a-108-federal-agency-responsibilities-for-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-10-07/pdf/2016-24239.pdf,10/07/2016
"Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity were last revised in 1997 (62 FR 58782, Oct. 30, 1997; see https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ fedreg_1997standards). Since these revisions were implemented, much has been learned about how these standards have improved the quality of Federal information collected and presented on race and ethnicity. At the same time, some areas may benefit from further refinement. Accordingly, OMB currently is undertaking a review of particular components of the 1997 standard: The use of separate questions measuring race and ethnicity and question phrasing; the classification of a Middle Eastern and North African group and reporting category; the description of the intended use of minimum reporting categories; and terminology used for race and ethnicity classifications. OMB's current review of the standard is limited to these areas. Specific questions appear under the section, ``Issues for Comment.''", 2016-23672,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/30/2016-23672/standards-for-maintaining-collecting-and-presenting-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-09-30/pdf/2016-23672.pdf,09/30/2016
OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2017,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2017 to report on the status of the discretionary caps and on the compliance of pending discretionary appropriations legislation with those caps. For fiscal year 2016, the report finds enacted appropriations to be within the spending limits. The report also finds that 2016 supplemental funding amounts for Zika virus response included in Divisions B and D of the pending Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Conference Report would not breach the 2016 limits if enacted. For fiscal year 2017, the report finds that, if the current limits remain unchanged, under OMB's estimates of actions to date by the House of Representatives for the 12 annual appropriations bills would result in a sequestration of approximately $17 million in defense programs and $775 million in non- defense programs, respectively. The report finds that actions by the Senate for both categories are in compliance with the current spending limits. Finally, the report also contains OMB's Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Adjustment for FY 2017.", 2016-20323,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/25/2016-20323/omb-sequestration-update-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2017,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-25/pdf/2016-20323.pdf,08/25/2016
"Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2016 OMB 2 CFR 200, Subpart F--Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2016 Supplement. The 2016 Supplement adds two new programs and deletes five programs (that are completed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act). It has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. In addition, it removed two compliance requirements from the standard list of such requirements: Davis Bacon (formerly compliance requirement D) and Real Property Acquisition and Relocation Assistance (formerly compliance requirement K). Part 3-- Compliance Requirements is divided into two subparts. Subpart 3.1 is applicable to awards issued prior to December 26, 2014 and Subpart 3.2 is applicable to awards issued on or after December 26, 2014. The two added programs are: <bullet> CFDA 14.225--Community Development Block Grants/Special Purpose Grants/Insular Areas to form a cluster with CFDA 14.218, Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants. <bullet> CFDA 14.272--National Disaster Resilience Competition (CDBG-NDR) to form a cluster with CFDA 14.269, Hurricane Sandy Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grants (CDBG-DR). The five deleted programs are: <bullet> CFDA 11.010--Community Trade Adjustment Assistance. <bullet> CFDA 14.880--Family Unification Program (FUP). <bullet> CFDA 14.257--Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) (Recovery Act Funded). <bullet> CFDA 81.128, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. <bullet> CFDA 84.388--School Improvement Grants, Recovery Act. Part 6--Internal Control was updated to be consistent with the guidance contained in ``Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government'' issued by the Comptroller General of the United States (Green Book) and the ``Internal Control Integrated Framework'' (revised in 2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Highlights of the changes in the Appendices include the following: <bullet> Appendix II provides the dates of agencies' issuance of final rules or regulatory actions to implement the OMB Guidance in 2 CFR 200. <bullet> Appendix III lists the National Single Audit Coordinators and Single Audit Key Management Liaisons, along with their distinct roles for answering public inquiries regarding Single Audit. <bullet> A list of changes to the 2016 Supplement can be found at Appendix V. Due to its length, the 2016 Supplement is not included in this Notice.", 2016-18780,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/09/2016-18780/uniform-administrative-requirements-cost-principles-and-audit-requirements,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-09/pdf/2016-18780.pdf,08/09/2016
North American Industry Classification System-Revision for 2017,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a system for classifying establishments (individual business locations) by type of economic activity. Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estad[iacute]stica y Geograf[iacute]a (INEGI), Statistics Canada, and the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB), through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), collaborate on NAICS to make the industry statistics produced by the three countries comparable. Under 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing its final decisions for adoption of NAICS revisions for 2017 as recommended by the ECPC in Part IV of OMB's notice for solicitation of comments published in the August 4, 2015, Federal Register (80 FR 46480-46484). More details on these decisions are presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2016-18774,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/08/2016-18774/north-american-industry-classification-system-revision-for-2017,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-08/pdf/2016-18774.pdf,08/08/2016
"Revision of OMB Circular No. A-130, “Managing Information as a Strategic Resource”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has revised Circular A-130, ``Managing Information as a Strategic Resource,'' to reflect changes in law and advances in technology. The revisions also ensure consistency with executive orders, presidential directives, recent OMB policy, and National Institute of Standards and Technology standards and guidelines. The Circular establishes general policy for information governance, acquisitions, records management, open data, workforce, security, and privacy. It also emphasizes the role of both privacy and security in the Federal information life cycle. Importantly, it represents a shift from viewing security and privacy requirements as compliance exercises to understanding security and privacy as crucial elements of a comprehensive, strategic, and continuous risk-based program at Federal agencies. When implemented by agencies, these revisions to the Circular will promote innovation, enable appropriate information sharing, and foster the wide-scale and rapid adoption of new technologies while strengthening protections for security and privacy.", 2016-17872,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/07/28/2016-17872/revision-of-omb-circular-no-a-130-managing-information-as-a-strategic-resource,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-07-28/pdf/2016-17872.pdf,07/28/2016
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Policy Committee's Recommendations for the 2018 SOC; Notice,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee's (SOCPC) recommendations presented in this notice for revising the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) for 2018. The review and revision of the 2010 SOC is intended to be completed by the end of 2016 and then released for use beginning in reference year 2018. The SOC is designed to reflect the current occupational structure of the United States; it classifies all occupations in which work is performed for pay or profit. The SOC is intended to cover all such jobs in the national economy, including occupations in the public, private, and military sectors. All Federal agencies that publish occupational data for statistical purposes are required to use the SOC; State and local government agencies are strongly encouraged to use this national system to promote a common language for categorizing and analyzing occupations. In a prior Federal Register notice (79 FR 29620, May 22, 2014), OMB and the SOCPC requested comments on: (1) The proposed revision to the 2010 SOC Classification Principles, (2) the intention to retain the 2010 SOC Coding Guidelines, (3) the intention to retain the 2010 SOC Major Group structure, (4) the correction, change, or combination of 2010 SOC detailed occupations, and (5) proposals for new detailed occupations. The classification principles, coding guidelines, and occupations recommended in this notice reflect consideration of the comments received in response to the May 22, 2014, notice and represent the SOCPC's recommendations to OMB. OMB, in consultation with the SOCPC, plans to consider comments in response to this notice in making its final decisions for the 2018 revision and plans to publish its decisions in the Federal Register. The SOCPC then plans to finish preparing the Standard Occupational Classification Manual 2018 for publication, including finalizing occupational definitions, selecting associated job titles, and developing a crosswalk to the 2010 SOC. Request for Comments: In addition to general comments on the SOCPC's recommendations for the 2018 SOC, OMB welcomes comments specifically addressing: (1) Changes to the 2018 SOC Classification Principles and Coding Guidelines recommended by the SOCPC; (2) the proposed hierarchical structure of the 2018 SOC, including changes to the major, minor, broad, and detailed occupation groups; (3) the titles, placement, and codes of new occupations that the SOCPC is recommending be added in the revised 2018 SOC; and (4) preliminary definitions for revised and proposed 2018 SOC occupations. The proposed hierarchical structure and preliminary definitions for the revised 2018 SOC are available on the SOC Web site at: www.bls.gov/soc. All comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public, including by posting them on relevant Web sites. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. Please include contact information and a phone number or email address with your comments to facilitate follow-up if necessary.", 2016-17424,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/07/22/2016-17424/standard-occupational-classification-soc-policy-committees-recommendations-for-the-2018-soc-notice,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-07-22/pdf/2016-17424.pdf,07/22/2016
Statistical Policy Directive No. 2 Addendum: Standards and Guidelines for Cognitive Interviews,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504(e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues for comment a proposed addendum to Statistical Policy Directive No. 2: Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys (71 FR 55522, September 22, 2006). This addendum reflects the ongoing commitment of the Federal statistical system to ensure robust application across the Government of advances in survey methods. In its role as coordinator of the Federal statistical system under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB, among other responsibilities, is required to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the system as well as the relevance, accuracy, objectivity, and confidentiality of information collected for statistical purposes. OMB is also charged with developing and overseeing the implementation of Government-wide principles, policies, standards, and guidelines concerning the development, presentation, and dissemination of statistical information. Accordingly, OMB requests comments on the recommendations that it received from the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Subcommittee on Question Evaluation Methodology for an addendum to OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 2, Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys. The addendum, Standards and Guidelines for Cognitive Interviews is intended to ensure that the results of statistical surveys sponsored by the Federal Government are as reliable and useful as possible while minimizing respondent burden. The addendum may be accessed at www.omb.gov/inforeg/Directive_No. 2_Addendum. Comments are also requested regarding suggestions for other aspects of statistical methodology to be considered for inclusion in future addenda to this directive. Additional discussion of the proposed addendum may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2016-10958,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/10/2016-10958/statistical-policy-directive-no-2-addendum-standards-and-guidelines-for-cognitive-interviews,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-05-10/pdf/2016-10958.pdf,05/10/2016
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on a revision of an approved information form (SF-SAC) that is used to report audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs as required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) and 2 CFR part 200,''Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.'' The first notice of this information collection request, as required by the Paperwork Reduction act, was published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2015 (80 FR 76581). The proposed changes are to revise some existing data elements in the form and add other data elements that would make it easier for the Federal agencies to identify the types of audit findings reported in the audits performed under the Single Audit Act. The current Form SF-SAC was designed for audit periods ending in 2013, 2014 and 2015 (for FY 2015 for audit periods beginning before December 26, 2014). The proposed revised Form SF-SAC is designed for audit periods ending in 2015, 2016 and 2017 (for FY 2015 audit periods beginning on or after December 26, 2014). The detail proposed changes, the proposed format and discussion of the public comments and responses are described on OMB Web site at: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_forms/. To help respondents make sure they complete the correct version of the Form SF-SAC and to prevent them from filling out the Form SF-SAC when they are not required to do so, the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) data collection system will ask if the auditee is a state, local government, Indian Tribe, institution of higher education (IHE), or nonprofit organization, the auditee's fiscal period begin and end dates, is the auditee U.S. based, and did the auditee met the expenditure threshold. For fiscal years starting on or after December 26, 2014, the FAC also plans to allow Non-Federal entities who did not meet the threshold requiring submission of a Single Audit report to voluntarily notify the FAC that they did not meet the reporting threshold. This information helps the Federal agencies in the review of applicants that fall below the reporting requirements. The FAC plans to put this information on their Web site. The FAC intends to continue collection of late submissions and revisions from auditees on the two previous versions of the Form SF-SAC. The FAC may suspend the collection of late submissions on previous versions of the Form SF-SAC after five years.", 2016-09413,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/04/22/2016-09413/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-04-22/pdf/2016-09413.pdf,04/22/2016
Request for Comments on Category Management Policy 16-2: Improving the Acquisition and Management of Common Information Technology: Mobile Devices and Services,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a draft memorandum titled, ``Category Management Policy 16- 2: Improving the Acquisition and Management of Common Information Technology: Mobile Devices and Services.''", 2016-07192,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/30/2016-07192/request-for-comments-on-category-management-policy-16-2-improving-the-acquisition-and-management-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-03-30/pdf/2016-07192.pdf,03/30/2016
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Determination of Statutory Formula Benchmark Compensation Amount for Certain Executives and Contractor Employees,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is publishing the attached memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies announcing that the ``benchmark compensation amount'' for certain executives and contractor employees in terms of costs allowable under Federal Government covered contracts during the contractor's fiscal years 2013 and 2014 is $980,796 and $1,144,888, respectively. These statutory formula cap determinations are required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 1127). These benchmark compensation amounts apply to both defense and civilian agencies for their respective applicable periods, but only for contracts awarded before June 24, 2014.", 2016-05766,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/15/2016-05766/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-determination-of-statutory-formula-benchmark-compensation,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-03-15/pdf/2016-05766.pdf,03/15/2016
Request for Comments on Federal Source Code Policy,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a draft memorandum titled, ``Federal Source Code Policy-- Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software.''", 2016-05601,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/11/2016-05601/request-for-comments-on-federal-source-code-policy,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-03-11/pdf/2016-05601.pdf,03/11/2016
"Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense. They are the same rates as the outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services reimbursement rates that were set on July 1, 2015 for billing medical insurers, but require a different approval authority for the purpose of billing for tort liability. The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The CY 2015 outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Previously published inpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted at Health.mil Web site in the Defense Health Agency Uniform Business Office section (http://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/ Business-Support/Uniform-Business-Office).", 2016-04856,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/04/2016-04856/calendar-year-cy-2015-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-cosmetic-surgery-services-furnished-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-03-04/pdf/2016-04856.pdf,03/04/2016
Request for Comments on Data Center Optimization Initiative,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a draft memorandum titled, ``Data Center Optimization Initiative''.", 2016-04601,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/02/2016-04601/request-for-comments-on-data-center-optimization-initiative,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-03-02/pdf/2016-04601.pdf,03/02/2016
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information on Meetings With Outside Parties Pursuant to Executive Order 12866,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to collect information from members of the public who request a meeting with OIRA on rules under review at the time pursuant to Executive Order 12866. The information collected would be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and this notice announces and requests comment on OIRA's proposal for such a collection., 2016-02688,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/02/10/2016-02688/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-information-on-meetings,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-10/pdf/2016-02688.pdf,02/10/2016
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2016-01604,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/02/02/2016-01604/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-02/pdf/2016-01604.pdf,02/02/2016
"Revision of OMB Circular No. A-119, “Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has revised Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities,'' in light of changes that have taken place in the world of regulation, standards, and conformity assessment since the Circular was last revised in 1998. The revised Circular is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ inforeg_infopoltech.", 2016-01606,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/01/27/2016-01606/revision-of-omb-circular-no-a-119-federal-participation-in-the-development-and-use-of-voluntary,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-01-27/pdf/2016-01606.pdf,01/27/2016
2015 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This report is being published as required by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq. The Act requires that OMB issue (1) an annual report as specified in 2 U.S.C. 934(a) and (2) a sequestration order, if necessary.", 2016-00721,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/01/15/2016-00721/2015-statutory-pay-as-you-go-act-annual-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-01-15/pdf/2016-00721.pdf,01/15/2016
OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2016,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing its Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for FY 2016 to report on compliance of enacted 2016 discretionary appropriations legislation with the discretionary caps. The report finds that enacted appropriations are within the current law defense and non-defense discretionary limits for 2016; therefore, a sequestration of discretionary budget authority is not required.", 2016-00087,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/01/08/2016-00087/omb-final-sequestration-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2016,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-01-08/pdf/2016-00087.pdf,01/08/2016
Request for Comments on Category Management Policy 16-1: Improving the Acquisition and Management of Common Information Technology: Software Licensing,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a draft memorandum titled, ``Category Management Policy 16- 1: Improving the Acquisition and Management of Common Information Technology: Software Licensing.''", 2015-32059,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/22/2015-32059/request-for-comments-on-category-management-policy-16-1-improving-the-acquisition-and-management-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-12-22/pdf/2015-32059.pdf,12/22/2015
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on a revision of an approved information collection, Form SF-SAC, that is used to report audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs as required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and 2 CFR part 200, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.'' A draft of the proposed Form SF-SAC can be reviewed at the OMB Grants Management Internet home page at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/grants/grants_docs.html. The Form SF-SAC instructions contain a detailed listing of the proposed changes to the Form SF-SAC.", 2015-30986,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/09/2015-30986/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-12-09/pdf/2015-30986.pdf,12/09/2015
Guidance for Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Recipient Integrity and Performance; Corrections,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is correcting the final guidance that appeared in the Federal Register on July 22, 2015 (80 FR 43301). OMB is amending the guidance to make technical corrections where necessary. The final guidance is revised to reflect that due to the 14 day delay of the publically available information entered into the OMB-designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM (currently the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)), Federal awarding agencies should review the non-public segment of the system when conducting their risk review as described in the guidance. This will ensure that Federal awarding agencies have the most current information available when completing the review.", 2015-28441,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/09/2015-28441/guidance-for-reporting-and-use-of-information-concerning-recipient-integrity-and-performance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-11-09/pdf/2015-28441.pdf,11/09/2015
"Draft 2015 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2015 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, available at: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft Report is divided into three chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2014 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between October 2004 and September 2014. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Chapter III summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. OMB requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB by December 21, 2015 through www.regulations.gov.", 2015-27163,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/26/2015-27163/draft-2015-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations-and-unfunded-mandates,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-10-26/pdf/2015-27163.pdf,10/26/2015
"Request for Comments on Circular No. A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is seeking public comment on draft revisions to Circular No. A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource.", 2015-26939,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/10/22/2015-26939/request-for-comments-on-circular-no-a-130-managing-information-as-a-strategic-resource,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-10-22/pdf/2015-26939.pdf,10/22/2015
Fiscal Year 2015 Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Pub. B. 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense. They are the same rates as the Adjusted Standardized Amounts inpatient third party reimbursement rates that became effective October 1, 2014, for billing medical insurers, but require a different approval authority for the purpose of billing for tort liability. The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The Fiscal Year 2015 Inpatient Medical Rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Previously published outpatient medical and dental, and cosmetic surgery rates remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted on Defense Health Agency's Uniform Business Office Web site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", 2015-23254,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/09/16/2015-23254/fiscal-year-2015-cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-department-of-defense,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-16/pdf/2015-23254.pdf,09/16/2015
Universal Identifier and System of Award Management; Corrections,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is correcting the final guidance that appeared in the Federal Register on September 14, 2010 (75 FR 55673) and December 26, 2013 (78 FR 78589). OMB is amending the guidance to make technical corrections where needed. The final guidance is revised to remove references to the ``System of Award Management'' and replace them with the correct term ``System for Award Management''. With respect to the technical corrections to the final guidance, these corrections are included only where it has come to the attention of the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) that particular language in the final guidance did not match with the COFAR's intent and would result in an erroneous implementation of the guidance. These technical corrections will go into effect at the time of issuance. Guidance on effective/applicability date is revised to allow a grace period of two fiscal years for non-Federal entities to implement changes to their procurement policies and procedures in accordance with guidance on procurement standards. Other requirements in the section remain as originally published. Technical corrections are made to eliminate conflicting or unclear language and grammatical inconsistencies or citation errors throughout.", 2015-22074,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/09/10/2015-22074/universal-identifier-and-system-of-award-management-corrections,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-10/pdf/2015-22074.pdf,09/10/2015
Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments: Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The U.S. Government is developing its third Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (``Joint Strategic Plan''), which will cover the 3-year period of 2016-2019. In this request for comments, the U.S. Government, through the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (``IPEC''), invites public input and participation in shaping the Federal Government's intellectual property enforcement strategy for 2016-2019. By committing to common goals, the U.S. Government will more effectively and efficiently be able to combat intellectual property infringement. IPEC was established by title III of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, Public Law 110-403 (the ``PRO IP Act''; see 15 U.S.C. 8111-8116). Pursuant to the PRO IP Act, IPEC is charged with developing, with certain Federal departments and agencies, a Joint Strategic Plan for submission to Congress every three years (15 U.S.C. 8113). In carrying out this mandate, IPEC chairs two interagency committees: (1) The Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee and (2) the Senior Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee. See 15 U.S.C. 8111(b)(3); Executive Order 13565 of February 8, 2011 (``Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees''). The prior 3-year Joint Strategic Plans were issued in 2010 and 2013. To assist the IPEC and Federal agencies in our preparation of the third 3-year plan (for 2016-2019), IPEC requests input and recommendations from the public for improving the U.S. Government's intellectual property enforcement efforts.", 2015-21289,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/09/01/2015-21289/request-of-the-us-intellectual-property-enforcement-coordinator-for-public-comments-development-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-01/pdf/2015-21289.pdf,09/01/2015
OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2016,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2016 to report on the status of the discretionary caps and on the compliance of pending discretionary appropriations legislation with those caps. For fiscal year 2015, the report finds enacted appropriations to be within the spending limits. For fiscal year 2016, the report finds that if the current limits remain unchanged, under OMB's estimates of actions to date by both the House of Representatives and Senate for the 12 annual appropriations bills would result in a sequestration of approximately $3 million and $1 million, respectively, in discretionary programs in the defense category. The report also finds that fiscal year 2016 actions by the House of Representatives for the non-defense category would result in a sequestration of nearly $1.8 billion while OMB's estimate of actions by the Senate for the non-defense category are in compliance with the current spending limit. Finally, the report also contains OMB's Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Adjustment for FY 2016.", 2015-20982,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/08/25/2015-20982/omb-sequestration-update-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2016,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-25/pdf/2015-20982.pdf,08/25/2015
"Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"", 2015-20044,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/08/14/2015-20044/uniform-administrative-requirements-cost-principles-and-audit-requirements-for-federal-awards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-14/pdf/2015-20044.pdf,08/14/2015
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Updates for 2017,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504(e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on the advisability of adopting the proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) updates for 2017 recommended by its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), comprised of representatives of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Census Bureau. The ECPC recommends an update of the industry classification system to clarify existing industry definitions and content, recognize new and emerging industries, and correct errors and omissions. This notice: (1) Summarizes the background for the proposed revisions to NAICS 2012 in Part I, (2) contains a summary of public comments in Part II, (3) includes a list of title changes for NAICS industries that clarify, but do not change, the existing content of the industries in Part III, and (4) provides a comprehensive listing of proposed changes for national industries and their links to NAICS 2012 industries in Part IV. OMB published a notification of intention to revise portions of NAICS in a May 22, 2014, Federal Register notice (79 FR 29626-29629). That notice solicited comments on the advisability of revising the NAICS 2012 structure for 2017: (1) To identify new and emerging industries, (2) to solicit comments on the desirability of maintaining a print manual, (3) to review the structure of the oil and gas extraction industries, (4) to solicit additional comments on the treatment of manufacturing units that outsource transformation, and (5) to make any required changes for errors and omissions in NAICS 2012. The deadline for submitting comments was July 21, 2014. After considering all proposals from the public, consulting with U.S. data users and industry groups, and undertaking extensive discussions with Statistics Canada and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estad[iacute]stica y Geograf[iacute]a (INEGI), the ECPC--in collaboration with INEGI and Statistics Canada--developed recommendations for revisions to NAICS for 2017 that would apply to all three North American countries. These revisions focus on improving the description of current industries, identifying new and emerging industries, and recommending changes to industry content based on research and implementation experience. The ECPC recommends that NAICS United States 2017 incorporate changes as shown in Parts III and IV of this notice. Following an extensive process of development and discussions by the ECPC, with maximum possible public input, OMB seeks comment on the advisability of revising NAICS to incorporate the changes published in this notice. The revised NAICS would be employed in relevant data collections by all U.S. statistical agencies beginning with reference year 2017. Statistics Canada and INEGI are recommending acceptance of the proposed NAICS revisions for industry classification in the statistical programs of their national systems and are seeking comments in their respective countries. Representatives of the three countries will hold further discussions to consider public comments that they receive.", 2015-19022,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/08/04/2015-19022/north-american-industry-classification-system-naics-updates-for-2017,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-04/pdf/2015-19022.pdf,08/04/2015
Guidance for Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Recipient Integrity and Performance,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is advancing the effective date for the Guidance for Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Recipient Integrity and Performance final rule which published on July 22, 2015. The new effective date will be July 30, 2015, and the applicability date will remain January 1, 2016.", 2015-18745,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/30/2015-18745/guidance-for-reporting-and-use-of-information-concerning-recipient-integrity-and-performance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-30/pdf/2015-18745.pdf,07/30/2015
Request for Comments on Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal Acquisitions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,OMB's Office of E-Government & Information Technology (E-Gov) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve cybersecurity protections in Federal acquisitions., 2015-18747,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/30/2015-18747/request-for-comments-on-improving-cybersecurity-protections-in-federal-acquisitions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-30/pdf/2015-18747.pdf,07/30/2015
Guidance for Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Recipient Integrity and Performance,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing final guidance to Federal agencies to implement Section 872 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (hereafter referred to as ``section 872''), as that statute applies to grants. As section 872 required, OMB and the General Services Administration (GSA) have established an integrity and performance system that includes governmentwide data with specified information related to the integrity and performance of entities awarded Federal grants and contracts. This system, currently designated as the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), integrates various sources of information on the eligibility of organizations for Government awards and is currently available at https://www.fapiis.gov. This final guidance implements section 872's requirements for recipients and Federal awarding agencies to report information that will appear in the OMB-designated integrity and performance system and for Federal awarding agencies to consider information the system contains about a non-Federal entity before awarding a grant to that non-Federal entity. The final guidance for grants, which also applies to cooperative agreements, also addresses how the designated integrity and performance system and other information may be used in assessing recipient integrity.", 2015-17753,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/22/2015-17753/guidance-for-reporting-and-use-of-information-concerning-recipient-integrity-and-performance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-22/pdf/2015-17753.pdf,07/22/2015
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information on Meetings With Outside Parties Pursuant to Executive Order 12866,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to collect information from members of the public who request a meeting with OIRA on rules under review at the time pursuant to E.O. 12866. The information collected would be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and this notice announces and requests comment on OIRA's proposal for such a collection., 2015-17391,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/16/2015-17391/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-information-on-meetings,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-16/pdf/2015-17391.pdf,07/16/2015
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,This notice announces the availability of the 2015 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2015 Supplement., 2015-17236,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/14/2015-17236/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-omb-circular-a-133-compliance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-14/pdf/2015-17236.pdf,07/14/2015
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for the Digital Service Contracting Professional Training and Development Program Challenge,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The U.S. Digital Service and Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), as part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), give notice of the availability of the ``Digital Service Contracting Professional Training and Development Program'' prize competition and rules. Through a multi-phased challenge, participants are eligible for prize money up to $360,000.00 under this competition. In August 2014, the U.S. Digital Service was launched to bring in the country's brightest digital talent to transform how government works for American citizens and businesses by dramatically improving the way government builds and buys digital services. On December 4, 2014, Anne Rung, Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, issued a memorandum titled Transforming the Marketplace: Simplifying Federal Procurement to Improve Performance, Drive Innovation, and Increase Savings.\1\ In this memorandum, Administrator Rung lays out several initiatives for driving greater innovation and strengthening Federal acquisition practices, one of which is building digital information technology (IT) acquisition expertise. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------", 2015-14683,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/06/16/2015-14683/announcement-of-requirements-and-registration-for-the-digital-service-contracting-professional,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-06-16/pdf/2015-14683.pdf,06/16/2015
Request for Comments on FITARA Implementation Guidance,Notice,Management and Budget Office,OMB's Office of E-Government & Information Technology (E-Gov) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to implement the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA)., 2015-09560,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/04/27/2015-09560/request-for-comments-on-fitara-implementation-guidance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-04-27/pdf/2015-09560.pdf,04/27/2015
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2015-01616,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/01/29/2015-01616/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-29/pdf/2015-01616.pdf,01/29/2015
2014 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This report is being published as required by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq. The Act requires that OMB issue (1) an annual report as specified in 2 U.S.C. 934(a) and (2) a sequestration order, if necessary.", 2015-01528,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/01/28/2015-01528/2014-statutory-pay-as-you-go-act-annual-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-28/pdf/2015-01528.pdf,01/28/2015
OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2015,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing its Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for FY 2015 to report on compliance of enacted or continuing 2015 discretionary appropriations legislation with the discretionary caps. The report finds that enacted or continuing appropriations are within the current law defense and non-defense discretionary limits for 2015; therefore, a sequestration of discretionary budget authority is not required.", 2015-01104,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/01/23/2015-01104/omb-final-sequestration-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2015,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-23/pdf/2015-01104.pdf,01/23/2015
"Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards",Rule,Executive Office of the President; Management and Budget Office; Health and Human Services Department; Agriculture Department; Office of the Chief Financial Officer; Farm Service Agency; Commodity Credit Corporation; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Rural Utilities Service; Rural Business-Cooperative Service; Rural Housing Service; Rural Utilities Service; Farm Service Agency; Rural Housing Service; Rural Business-Cooperative Service; Rural Utilities Service; State Department; Agency for International Development; Veterans Affairs Department; Energy Department; Treasury Department; Defense Department; Transportation Department; Commerce Department; Interior Department; Environmental Protection Agency; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Corporation for National and Community Service; Social Security Administration; Housing and Urban Development Department; National Science Foundation; National Archives and Records Administration; Small Business Administration; Justice Department; Labor Department; Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency; Institute of Museum and Library Services; National Endowment for the Arts; National Endowment for the Humanities; Education Department; Executive Office of the President; Office of National Drug Control Policy; Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council,"This joint interim final rule implements for all Federal award-making agencies the final guidance Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on December 26, 2013. This rule is necessary in order to incorporate into regulation and thus bring into effect the Uniform Guidance as required by OMB. Implementation of this guidance will reduce administrative burden and risk of waste, fraud, and abuse for the approximately $600 billion per year awarded in Federal financial assistance. The result will be more Federal dollars reprogrammed to support the mission, new entities able to compete and win awards, and ultimately a stronger framework to provide key services to American citizens and support the basic research that underpins the United States economy.", 2014-28697,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/19/2014-28697/federal-awarding-agency-regulatory-implementation-of-office-of-management-and-budgets-uniform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/pdf/2014-28697.pdf,12/19/2014
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2012 and 2013 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental functions. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies. Once that review is complete, agencies are required to make the list available to the public and OMB must publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories for Fiscal Years (FY) 2012 and 2013 from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify activities that are not inherently governmental and those activities that are inherently governmental. If an agency has not yet posted its inventory on its Web site, the agency's point of contact should be able to assist. As provided in the FAIR Act, interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion, or the omission, of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days of this Notice and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency.", 2014-29387,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/16/2014-29387/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2012-and-2013-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-16/pdf/2014-29387.pdf,12/16/2014
Statistical Policy Directive No. 1: Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Statistical Units,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104 (d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504 (e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing Statistical Policy Directive No. 1, Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Statistical Units. This Directive affirms the fundamental responsibilities of Federal statistical agencies and recognized statistical units in the design, collection, processing, editing, compilation, storage, analysis, release, and dissemination of statistical information. On May 21, 2014, OMB published a Notice of solicitation of comments on a draft of this Directive in the Federal Register (79 FR 29308, May 21, 2014). Eight respondents sent comments in regard to the notice. Careful consideration was given to all comments. The disposition of the comments as well as the final Directive are presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. In its role as coordinator of the Federal statistical system under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB, among other responsibilities, is required to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the system as well as the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, and confidentiality of information collected for statistical purposes. OMB is also charged with developing and overseeing the implementation of Government-wide principles, policies, standards, and guidelines concerning the development, presentation, and dissemination of statistical information. The Information Quality Act (Pub. L. 106-554, Division C, title V, Sec. 515, Dec. 21, 2000; 114 Stat. 2763A-153 to 2763A-154) requires OMB, as well as all other Federal agencies, to maximize the objectivity, utility, and integrity of information, including statistical information, provided to the public. To operate efficiently and effectively, the Nation relies on the flow of objective, credible statistics to support the decisions of individuals, households, governments, businesses, and other organizations. Any loss of trust in the accuracy, objectivity, or integrity of the Federal statistical system and its products causes uncertainty about the validity of measures the Nation uses to monitor and assess its performance, progress, and needs by undermining the public's confidence in the information released by the Government. Although the Federal Government has taken a number of legislative and executive actions, informed by national and international practice, to maintain public confidence in Federal statistics, the actual implementation in the form of standards and practices can involve a wide range of managerial and technical challenges. Therefore, to support the quality and objectivity of Federal statistical information, OMB is issuing a new Statistical Policy Directive to affirm the long-acknowledged, fundamental responsibilities of Federal statistical agencies and recognized statistical units in the design, collection, processing, editing, compilation, storage, analysis, release, and dissemination of statistical information. Additional discussion of the Directive, together with the Directive itself, may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2014-28326,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/02/2014-28326/statistical-policy-directive-no-1-fundamental-responsibilities-of-federal-statistical-agencies-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-02/pdf/2014-28326.pdf,12/02/2014
"Calendar Year 2014 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental, and cosmetic surgery services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The CY14 Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Previously published inpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", 2014-27208,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/11/18/2014-27208/calendar-year-2014-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-cosmetic-surgery-services-furnished-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-11-18/pdf/2014-27208.pdf,11/18/2014
Report on Alternative Measures of Allowable Reimbursement for Compensation of Contractor Employees,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Defense Department,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Department of Defense (DOD) seek public input for consideration in the development of a report to Congress on alternative measures of allowable reimbursement for the compensation of contractor employees. The report is required by section 702(e) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-67; enacted Dec 26, 2013).", 2014-22005,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/09/16/2014-22005/report-on-alternative-measures-of-allowable-reimbursement-for-compensation-of-contractor-employees,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-09-16/pdf/2014-22005.pdf,09/16/2014
OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2015,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for FY 2015 to report on the status of the discretionary caps and on the compliance of pending discretionary appropriations legislation with those caps. The report finds that if the current limits remain unchanged, under OMB's estimates Senate action to date for the 12 annual appropriations bills for fiscal year 2015 would result in a sequestration of approximately $34 million in discretionary programs in the defense category. The report also finds that actions by the House of Representatives for both the defense and non-defense categories and actions by the Senate for the non-defense category are in compliance with the current 2015 spending limits and that present House and Senate action on pending 2014 supplemental appropriations would not breach the current 2014 limits. Finally, the report also contains OMB's Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Adjustment for FY 2015.", 2014-20327,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/08/27/2014-20327/omb-sequestration-update-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2015,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-08-27/pdf/2014-20327.pdf,08/27/2014
Request for Comments on Digital Services Playbook and TechFAR Handbook,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OSTP and OMB's Offices of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and E-Government & Information Technology (E-Gov) are seeking public comment on two documents, the Digital Services Playbook and the TechFAR Handbook, which were developed to improve the delivery of digital services by the Federal Government.", 2014-19805,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/08/21/2014-19805/request-for-comments-on-digital-services-playbook-and-techfar-handbook,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-08-21/pdf/2014-19805.pdf,08/21/2014
"Revised Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards, and Commissions",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On June 18, 2010, President Obama issued ``Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions,'' a memorandum directing agencies and departments in the Executive Branch not to appoint or re-appoint federally registered lobbyists to advisory committees and other boards and commissions. The Presidential Memorandum further directed the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ``issue proposed guidance designed to implement this policy to the full extent permitted by law.'' The Presidential Memorandum is available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-lobbyists- agency-boards-and-commissions. OMB posted proposed guidance on November 2, 2010, and published final guidance on October 5, 2011. See 76 FR 61756. OMB is now issuing revised guidance regarding the prohibition against appointing or re-appointing federally registered lobbyists to clarify that the ban applies to persons serving on advisory committees, boards, and commissions in their individual capacity and does not apply if they are specifically appointed to represent the interests of a nongovernmental entity, a recognizable group of persons or nongovernmental entities (an industry sector, labor unions, environmental groups, etc.), or state or local governments.", 2014-19140,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/08/13/2014-19140/revised-guidance-on-appointment-of-lobbyists-to-federal-advisory-committees-boards-and-commissions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-08-13/pdf/2014-19140.pdf,08/13/2014
2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Revision,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504(e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing that the Factoryless Goods Producer (FGP) recommendation will not be implemented in the 2017 NAICS revision. The August 17, 2011, Federal Register notice (76 FR 51240-51243) announcing OMB's final decisions for NAICS 2012 required Federal statistical agencies to implement the FGP classification beginning no later than 2017. However, the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), which advises OMB on periodic revisions to NAICS, recently reported to OMB that results of preliminary research on the effectiveness of survey questions designed to identify Factoryless Goods Producers (FGP) shows inconsistent results. These results indicate that questions tested in the 2012 Economic Census fail to yield responses that provide accurate and reliable identification and classification of FGPs. The ECPC has advised that additional research, testing, and evaluation are required to find a method for accurate identification and classification of FGPs, and that this process could take several years. Given these initial research results and the large number of public comments submitted on the topic of FGPs, OMB here announces that the FGP recommendation will not be implemented in 2017. OMB is taking this action now in order to give the affected agencies notice that the directive of the August 17, 2011, Federal Register notice (76 FR 51240- 51243) is no longer in force. Without the deadline imposed by the 2017 NAICS revisions, the relevant statistical agencies will now have the opportunity to complete the additional research, testing, and evaluation needed to determine the feasibility of developing methods for the consistent identification and classification of FGPs that are accurate and reliable. This process will also be informed by questions raised in public comments. Results of this research, testing, and evaluation could lead to a different FGP proposal for consideration or implementation. More information about this announcement may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2014-18766,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/08/08/2014-18766/2017-north-american-industry-classification-system-naics-revision,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-08-08/pdf/2014-18766.pdf,08/08/2014
"Draft 2014 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2014 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_ regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft Report is divided into two parts. Part I contains two chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2013 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between October 2003 and September 2013. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Part II summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. OMB requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB by September 2, 2014 through www.regulations.gov.", 2014-15535,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/07/02/2014-15535/draft-2014-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations-and-unfunded-mandates,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-07-02/pdf/2014-15535.pdf,07/02/2014
Fiscal Year 2014 Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Pub. B. 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The FY14 inpatient medical rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Previously published outpatient medical and dental, and cosmetic surgery rates remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted on DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http:// www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", 2014-13687,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/06/12/2014-13687/fiscal-year-2014-cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-department-of-defense,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-06-12/pdf/2014-13687.pdf,06/12/2014
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2014 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2014 Supplement. The 2014 Supplement adds five new programs, which are added to existing clusters. It deletes 17 programs and has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. The five added programs are:", 2014-11804,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/05/22/2014-11804/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-omb-circular-a-133-compliance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-05-22/pdf/2014-11804.pdf,05/22/2014
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)-Revision for 2018; Notice,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announces the review of the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual for possible revision in 2018 and solicits public comment on: the proposed revision of the 2010 SOC Classification Principles; the intention to retain the 2010 SOC Coding Guidelines; the intention to retain the 2010 SOC Major Group Structure; the correction, change, or combination of selected 2010 SOC detailed occupations, and inclusion of new detailed occupations. This review and possible revision of the 2010 SOC is intended to be completed by the end of 2016 and then released to begin use in reference year 2018. Details about these topics are available in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2014-11913,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/05/22/2014-11913/standard-occupational-classification-soc-revision-for-2018-notice,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-05-22/pdf/2014-11913.pdf,05/22/2014
2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Updates for 2017,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504(e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), is soliciting proposals from the public for changes to the structure and content of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for inclusion in a potential 2017 revision. There are six parts in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Part I provides background on NAICS. Part II includes a solicitation of proposals for new and emerging industries. Part III solicits public comments on electronic dissemination of the potential revision of NAICS for 2017. Part IV solicits public comments on updating the structure of the oil and gas industries in NAICS 2012. Part V provides an update on the classification of manufacturing units that outsource. Part VI presents notification of a method to publicize corrections for errors and omissions that are identified in NAICS. In soliciting comments about revising NAICS, the ECPC does not intend to open the entire classification for substantial change in 2017. The ECPC will consider public comments and proposals for changes or modifications that advance the goals of NAICS as outlined in Part I of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The ECPC is also seeking and will consider comments related to consistent classification in an era of greater specialization and globalization.", 2014-11914,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/05/22/2014-11914/2012-north-american-industry-classification-system-naics-updates-for-2017,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-05-22/pdf/2014-11914.pdf,05/22/2014
Statistical Policy Directive: Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies and Recognized Statistical Units,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104 (d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504 (e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issues for comment a proposed new Statistical Policy Directive. This Directive affirms the fundamental responsibilities of Federal statistical agencies and recognized statistical units in the design, collection, processing, editing, compilation, analysis, release, and dissemination of statistical information. In its role as coordinator of the Federal statistical system under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB, among other responsibilities, is required to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the system as well as the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, and confidentiality of information collected for statistical purposes. OMB is also charged with developing and overseeing the implementation of Government-wide principles, policies, standards, and guidelines concerning the development, presentation, and dissemination of statistical information. The Information Quality Act (Pub. L. 106-554, Division C, title V, Sec. 515, Dec. 21, 2000; 114 Stat. 2763A-153 to 2763A-154) requires OMB, as well as all other Federal agencies, to maximize the objectivity, utility, and integrity of information, including statistical information, provided to the public. To operate efficiently and effectively, the Nation relies on the flow of objective, credible statistics to support the decisions of governments, businesses, individuals, households, and other organizations. Any loss of trust in the accuracy, objectivity, or integrity of the Federal statistical system and its products causes uncertainty about the validity of measures the Nation uses to monitor and assess its performance, progress, and needs by undermining the public's confidence in the information released by the Government. To support the quality and objectivity of Federal statistical information, OMB is issuing for comment a proposed new Statistical Policy Directive to affirm the long-acknowledged, fundamental responsibilities of Federal statistical agencies and recognized statistical units in the design, collection, processing, editing, compilation, analysis, release, and dissemination of statistical information. Additional discussion of the proposed Directive, together with the draft Directive itself, may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2014-11735,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/05/21/2014-11735/statistical-policy-directive-fundamental-responsibilities-of-federal-statistical-agencies-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-05-21/pdf/2014-11735.pdf,05/21/2014
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2014-03161,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/02/18/2014-03161/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-02-18/pdf/2014-03161.pdf,02/18/2014
OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2014,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing its Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for FY 2014 to report on compliance of enacted 2014 discretionary appropriations legislation with the discretionary caps. The report finds that enacted appropriations are within the current law defense and non-defense discretionary limits for 2014; therefore, a sequestration of discretionary budget authority is not required.", 2014-03207,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/02/13/2014-03207/omb-final-sequestration-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2014,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-02-13/pdf/2014-03207.pdf,02/13/2014
"Request for Comments on a Proposed Revision of OMB Circular No. A-119, “Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) request comments on proposed revisions to Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities'' (hereinafter, Circular A-119, or, the Circular) in light of changes that have taken place in the world of regulation, standards, and conformity assessment since the Circular was last revised in 1998. These materials are available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg--infopoltech. The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113; hereinafter known as the NTTAA) codified pre-existing policies on the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in Circular A-119, established additional reporting requirements for agencies, and authorized the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to coordinate conformity assessment activities. In response, OMB in 1998 issued a revised version of Circular A-119, which remains the current version. In this notice, OMB is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the Circular. These proposed revisions reflect the experience gained by U. S. agencies in implementing the Circular since 1998; domestic and international developments in regulatory, standards, and conformity assessment policy; concluding and implementing U.S. trade agreements; and comments received in response to OMB's March 2012 Request for Information on whether and how to supplement Circular A-119. The proposed revision to Circular A-119 includes the following elements: Preference for voluntary consensus standards. The revised Circular would maintain a strong preference for using voluntary consensus standards in Federal regulation and procurement. It would also acknowledge, however, that there may be some standards not developed using a consensus-driven process that are in use in the market-- particularly in the information technology space--and that may be relevant (and necessary) in meeting agency missions and priorities. Guidance on use of standards and participation in standards development. The revised Circular would provide more detailed guidance on how Federal representatives should participate in standards development activities. It would also strengthen the role of agency Standards Executives, encourage better internal coordination and training on standards, and update the provisions on how the U.S. Government manages and reports on the development and use of standards. The Circular would also provide criteria for agencies to consider when examining whether a standard meets agency needs and should be adopted. Guidance on conformity assessment. The revised Circular would encourage agencies to consider international conformity assessment schemes and private sector conformity assessment activities in lieu of conformity assessment activities or schemes developed or carried out by the government, and set out criteria for agencies to consider when they are selecting or designing an appropriate conformity assessment procedure. Enhanced transparency. The proposed revisions would provide guidance to agencies on how they should discuss implementation of the Circular in their rulemakings and guidance documents; encourage agencies to alert the public when considering whether to participate in standards development activities; and set out factors for agencies to consider when incorporating standards by reference in regulation. Burden reduction. The proposed revisions would require agencies to utilize the retrospective review mechanism set out in Executive Orders 13563 and 13610 to implement the Circular, including ensuring that standards incorporated by reference in regulation are updated on a timely basis. The revisions also encourage agencies to work together to reference the same version of a standard in regulation and procurements and coordinate on conformity assessment requirements, where feasible. International considerations. The proposed revisions incorporate references to trade-related statutory obligations on standards-related measures and direct Federal agencies to consult with USTR on how to comply with international obligations with regard to standards and conformity assessment. They provide guidance on how to identify such obligations, direct agencies to take into account their obligations under Executive Order 13609 when they engage in standards and conformity assessment activities, and encourage greater coordination with respect to the Government's formulation of global strategies on standards, regulation, and international trade.", 2014-02891,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/02/11/2014-02891/request-for-comments-on-a-proposed-revision-of-omb-circular-no-a-119-federal-participation-in-the,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-02-11/pdf/2014-02891.pdf,02/11/2014
2013 Statutory Pay-as-You-Go Act Annual Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This report is being published as required by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq. The Act requires that OMB issue (1) an annual report as specified in 2 U.S.C. 934(a) and (2) a sequestration order, if necessary.", 2014-01805,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/01/30/2014-01805/2013-statutory-pay-as-you-go-act-annual-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-30/pdf/2014-01805.pdf,01/30/2014
Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order No. 12866,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On November 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invited public comments on the Technical Support Document entitled Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866. That request may be found at 78 FR 70586. This notice extends the public comment period for another 30 days. OMB requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB by February 26, 2014 through www.regulations.gov.", 2014-01605,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/01/27/2014-01605/technical-support-document-technical-update-of-the-social-cost-of-carbon-for-regulatory-impact,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-27/pdf/2014-01605.pdf,01/27/2014
Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and (FY) 2014 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As required by Section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act; 5 U.S.C. Appendix), this notice provides the FY 2013 and FY 2014 list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities.", 2014-00210,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/01/10/2014-00210/fiscal-year-fy-2013-and-fy-2014-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-10/pdf/2014-00210.pdf,01/10/2014
"Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"To deliver on the promise of a 21st-Century government that is more efficient, effective and transparent, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is streamlining the Federal government's guidance on Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards. These modifications are a key component of a larger Federal effort to more effectively focus Federal resources on improving performance and outcomes while ensuring the financial integrity of taxpayer dollars in partnership with non-Federal stakeholders. This guidance provides a governmentwide framework for grants management which will be complemented by additional efforts to strengthen program outcomes through innovative and effective use of grant-making models, performance metrics, and evaluation. This reform of OMB guidance will reduce administrative burden for non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards while reducing the risk of waste, fraud and abuse. This final guidance supersedes and streamlines requirements from OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, A-110, and A-122 (which have been placed in OMB guidances); Circulars A-89, A-102, and A-133; and the guidance in Circular A-50 on Single Audit Act follow-up. Future reform efforts may eventually seek to incorporate the Cost Principles for Hospitals in Department of Health and Human Services regulations. Copies of the OMB Circulars that are superseded by this guidance are available on OMB's Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars--default/. The final guidance consolidates the guidance previously contained in the aforementioned citations into a streamlined format that aims to improve both the clarity and accessibility. This final guidance is located in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This final guidance does not broaden the scope of applicability from existing government-wide requirements, affecting Federal awards to non-Federal entities including state and local governments, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations. Parts of it may also apply to for-profit entities in limited circumstances and to foreign entities as described in this guidance and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. This guidance does not change or modify any existing statute or guidance otherwise based on any existing statute. This guidance does not supersede any existing or future authority under law or by executive order or the Federal Acquisition Regulation.", 2013-30465,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/26/2013-30465/uniform-administrative-requirements-cost-principles-and-audit-requirements-for-federal-awards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-26/pdf/2013-30465.pdf,12/26/2013
Value Engineering,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing final revisions to OMB Circular A-131, Value Engineering, to update and reinforce policies associated with the consideration and use of value engineering (VE). VE is a well-established commercial practice for cutting waste and inefficiency that can help Federal agencies reduce program and acquisition costs, improve the quality and timeliness of performance, and take greater advantage of innovation to meet 21st century expectations and demands. The revisions are designed to ensure that the Federal Government has the capabilities and tools to consider the use of VE for new and ongoing projects, whenever appropriate.", 2013-30816,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/26/2013-30816/value-engineering,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-26/pdf/2013-30816.pdf,12/26/2013
Determination of Benchmark Compensation Amount for Certain Executives and Employees,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is publishing the attached memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies announcing that $952,308 is the ``benchmark compensation amount'' for certain executives and employees in terms of costs allowable under Federal Government contracts during contractors' fiscal year 2012. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 1127). The benchmark compensation amount applies to both defense and civilian agencies.", 2013-28982,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/04/2013-28982/determination-of-benchmark-compensation-amount-for-certain-executives-and-employees,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-04/pdf/2013-28982.pdf,12/04/2013
Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order No. 12866,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on the Technical Support Document entitled Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/ assets/inforeg/technical-update-social-cost-of-carbon-for-regulator- impact-analysis.pdf. The Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is used to estimate the value to society of marginal reductions in carbon emissions. This Technical Support Document explains the derivation of the SCC estimates using three peer reviewed integrated assessment models and provides updated values of the SCC that reflect minor technical corrections to the estimates released in May of this year. OMB requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB by January 27, 2014 through www.regulations.gov.", 2013-28242,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/11/26/2013-28242/technical-support-document-technical-update-of-the-social-cost-of-carbon-for-regulatory-impact,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-11-26/pdf/2013-28242.pdf,11/26/2013
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on a revision of an approved information form (SF-SAC) that is used to report audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs as required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' The first notice of this information collection request, as required by the Paperwork Reduction act, was published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2013 [78 FR 27259]. The proposed changes are to revise some existing data elements in the form and add other data elements that would make easier for the Federal agencies to identify the types of audit findings reported in the audits performed under the Single Audit Act. The current Form SF-SAC was designed for audit periods ending in 2011and 2012. The proposed revised Form SF-SAC will replace the current form for audit periods ending 2013, 2014 and 2015. The detail proposed changes along with the proposed format are described on OMB Web site at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants-- forms/", 2013-27585,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/11/19/2013-27585/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-11-19/pdf/2013-27585.pdf,11/19/2013
"Calendar Year 2013 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The CY13 Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Previously published inpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", 2013-24330,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/10/22/2013-24330/calendar-year-2013-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-cosmetic-surgery-services-furnished-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-22/pdf/2013-24330.pdf,10/22/2013
"Interim Final Appendix D of OMB Circular No. A-123, “Management's Responsibility for Internal Control,” and Suspension of Application of OMB Circular No. A-127, “Financial Management Systems”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB Circular No. A-123, ``Management's Responsibility for Internal Control,'' defines management's responsibility for internal control in Federal agencies. OMB Circular No. A-127,''Financial Management Systems,'' previously prescribed policies and standards for executive departments and agencies to follow in developing, operating, evaluating, and reporting on financial management systems. OMB is issuing this interim final version of a new appendix, Appendix D, to Circular A-123, to provide a framework for determining compliance with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) of 1996, bringing financial systems policy into greater alignment with financial management policy in Circular A-123 and with general IT guidance contained in OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Management of Federal Information Resources.'' The new appendix to Circular A-123 supersedes, and makes it no longer necessary to maintain, Circular A-127. Accordingly, OMB is suspending application of Circular A-127.", 2013-23548,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/09/27/2013-23548/interim-final-appendix-d-of-omb-circular-no-a-123-managements-responsibility-for-internal-control,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-27/pdf/2013-23548.pdf,09/27/2013
OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2014,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing the Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for FY 2014 to report on the status of pending discretionary appropriations legislation and compliance with the discretionary caps. The report finds that unless the discretionary limits are restored to the levels agreed to in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, OMB's estimates of House action for the 12 annual appropriations bills show that a sequestration of approximately $47.9 billion in discretionary programs in the defense (or revised security) category would be required. Similarly, OMB's estimates of appropriations action by the Senate indicate that a sequestration of approximately $54.1 billion in discretionary programs in the defense category and $34.3 billion in discretionary programs in the non-defense (or revised nonsecurity) category would be required. The report also contains OMB's Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Adjustment for FY 2014.", 2013-20928,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/08/30/2013-20928/omb-sequestration-update-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2014,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-30/pdf/2013-20928.pdf,08/30/2013
U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council Stakeholder Request for Comment Summer 2013,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 2013-21061,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/08/29/2013-21061/us-canada-regulatory-cooperation-council-stakeholder-request-for-comment-summer-2013,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-08-29/pdf/2013-21061.pdf,08/29/2013
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2013 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2013 Supplement. The 2013 Supplement adds four new programs, which are added to existing clusters. It deletes 23 programs and has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. The four added programs are:", 2013-16509,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/10/2013-16509/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-omb-circular-a-133-compliance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-10/pdf/2013-16509.pdf,07/10/2013
Cost Accounting Standards: CAS 413 Pension Adjustments for Extraordinary Events,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is conducting fact-finding for the development of a Staff Discussion Paper (SDP) on CAS 413 Pension Adjustments for Extraordinary Events. This is the first step in a four- step process that may result in a final rule. As part of these efforts, the public is invited to attend two public meetings that are scheduled for July 31, 2013 and August 14, 2013. To facilitate fact-finding, the CAS Board encourages the submission of written comments for consideration in the drafting of the SDP.", 2013-16113,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/08/2013-16113/cost-accounting-standards-cas-413-pension-adjustments-for-extraordinary-events,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-08/pdf/2013-16113.pdf,07/08/2013
Request for Public Comments: Interagency Review of Exclusion Order Enforcement Process,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Executive Office of the President, through the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (``IPEC''), is beginning an interagency review directed at strengthening the procedures and practices used during enforcement of exclusion orders issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (``ITC''). The interagency working group will review existing procedures that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') and the ITC use to evaluate the scope of exclusion orders and work to ensure the process and criteria utilized during exclusion order enforcement activities are transparent, effective, and efficient. Through this request for public comment, IPEC invites public input and recommendations in support of the Administration's interagency review of exclusion order enforcement processes called for by the 2013 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement [and the White House Task Force on High-Tech Patents].", 2013-14743,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/06/20/2013-14743/request-for-public-comments-interagency-review-of-exclusion-order-enforcement-process,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-20/pdf/2013-14743.pdf,06/20/2013
"Draft 2013 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2013 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_ regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft Report is divided into three chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2012 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between October 2002 and September 2012. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Chapter III summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. OMB requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB by July 31, 2013 through www.regulations.gov.", 2013-11984,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/05/21/2013-11984/draft-2013-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations-and-unfunded-mandates,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-21/pdf/2013-11984.pdf,05/21/2013
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on a revision of an approved information form (SF-SAC) that is used to report audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs as required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' The proposed changes are to revise some existing data elements in the form and add other data elements that would make easier for the Federal agencies to identify the types of audit findings reported in the audits performed under the Single Audit Act. The current Form SF- SAC was designed for audit periods ending in 2011and 2012. The proposed revised Form SF-SAC will replace the current form for audit periods ending 2013, 2014 and 2015. The detail proposed changes along with the proposed format are described on OMB Web site at: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants--forms/", 2013-10993,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/05/09/2013-10993/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-09/pdf/2013-10993.pdf,05/09/2013
OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2013,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Public Law 112-25, the Budget Control Act of 2011 amended the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) by reinstating the discretionary spending limits that had expired after 2002. These limits were further revised by P.L. 112-240, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA). Section 254 of BBEDCA requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a Final Sequestration Report after Congress ends a session to determine whether or not a sequestration of discretionary budget authority is required based on OMB scoring of enacted appropriations legislation against those limits. ATRA, however, delayed the release of this report. Based on its scoring of enacted 2013 appropriations, OMB has determined that a sequestration of discretionary budget authority pursuant to section 251 of BBEDCA is not required. As required, these estimates rely on the same economic and technical assumptions used in the President's 2013 Budget, which the Administration transmitted to the Congress on February 13, 2012.", 2013-08816,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/04/16/2013-08816/omb-final-sequestration-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2013,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-16/pdf/2013-08816.pdf,04/16/2013
Fiscal Year 2013 Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Pub. B. 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The FY13 inpatient medical rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Previously published outpatient medical and dental, and cosmetic surgery rates remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted on DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http:// www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", 2013-08517,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/04/11/2013-08517/fiscal-year-2013-cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-department-of-defense,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-11/pdf/2013-08517.pdf,04/11/2013
Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Capital Financing Program; Modification of Terms and Conditions of Gulf Hurricane Disaster Loans,Notice,Education Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"The Secretary of Education (Secretary) is authorized to modify the terms and conditions of loans made to the following four institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita under the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Capital Financing Program: Dillard University, Southern University at New Orleans, Tougaloo College, and Xavier University. The loan modifications are required by statute to be on such terms as the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) jointly determine are in the best interests of both the United States and the borrowers and necessary to mitigate the economic effects of the hurricanes, provided that the modifications do not result in any net cost to the Federal Government. This notice (1) establishes the terms and conditions of the loan modifications, (2) outlines the methodology undertaken and factors considered in evaluating the loan modifications, and (3) describes how the loan modifications do not result in any net cost to the Federal Government.", 2013-07071,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/03/26/2013-07071/historically-black-college-and-university-hbcu-capital-financing-program-modification-of-terms-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-26/pdf/2013-07071.pdf,03/26/2013
Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements (Including Single Audit Act),Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is extending the comment period for the Proposed Guidance on Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements (Including Single Audit Act) published February 1, 2013. The original comment period was scheduled to end on May 2, 2013. Today, OMB is extending the time period in which to provide public comments until June 2, 2013. This will allow interested parties additional time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments.", 2013-06455,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/03/21/2013-06455/reform-of-federal-policies-relating-to-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-cost-principles-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-21/pdf/2013-06455.pdf,03/21/2013
Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments: Legislative Review Related to Enforcement Against Economic Espionage and Trade Secret Theft,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The theft of trade secrets from U.S. corporations can impact national security, undermine U.S. global competitiveness, diminish U.S. export prospects, and put American jobs at risk. Trade secrets play a crucial role in maintaining America's global competitiveness. The Administration will continue to act vigorously to combat the theft of American trade secrets that could be used by foreign companies or foreign governments to gain an unfair commercial advantage over U.S. companies. We need to ensure that our laws are as effective as possible. Therefore, the Administration is reviewing applicable Federal law related to enforcement against economic espionage and trade secret theft. This review is pursuant to the Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets issued on February 20, 2013. The strategy is available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/ files/omb/IPEC/admin_strategy_on_mitigating_the_theft_of_u.s._ trade_secrets.pdf http:/www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/ IPEC/admin_strategy_on_mitigating_the_theft_of_u.s._trade_ secrets.pdf. A related OMB blog post is available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ blog/2013/02/19/launch-administration-s-strategy-mitigate-theft-us- trade-secrets. And video of the rollout event is available at: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwgYahyQ754&feature=youtu.be. In the strategy, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) committed to a review of existing laws related to the enforcement of trade secrets to determine if legislative changes are needed to enhance enforcement. IPEC invites public input and participation in shaping the Administration's review. Specifically, we are requesting any recommendations for legislative changes that would enhance enforcement against, or reduce the risk of, the misappropriation of trade secrets for the benefit of foreign competitors or foreign governments.", 2013-06226,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/03/19/2013-06226/request-of-the-us-intellectual-property-enforcement-coordinator-for-public-comments-legislative,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-19/pdf/2013-06226.pdf,03/19/2013
U.S.-EU High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum-Stakeholder Session,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On September 28, 2012, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), together with the European Commission's Enterprise and Trade Directorates-General, published a joint request for comments on ``Promoting US EC Regulatory Compatibility'' (see http:// www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=USTR-2012-0028-0001). The notice was part of a joint effort by the United States and the European Union (EU) to obtain input from the public on how to promote greater transatlantic regulatory compatibility generally as well as in specific economic sectors. See also http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/09/07/ eliminating-red-tape-boost-trade-economic-growth. On April 10th and 11th, OMB and the European Commission will hold a public meeting of the U.S.-EU High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (the ``Forum'') in Washington, DC, to provide interested persons with an opportunity to provide an oral statement.", 2013-05252,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/03/07/2013-05252/us-eu-high-level-regulatory-cooperation-forum-stakeholder-session,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-03-07/pdf/2013-05252.pdf,03/07/2013
Notification of a Public Meeting on the Use of Cost Comparisons in Federal Procurement,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks input from the public on the practice of comparing the relative cost of performance by Federal employees versus contract performance in order to identify the most cost-effective source. OFPP intends to consider feedback received in response to this notice as it evaluates existing policies addressing cost comparisons and considers new ones to help agencies save money and drive better results. Feedback will also be considered in connection with the development of guidance required by section 1655 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, Public Law 112-239. Section 1655 requires OMB to publish guidance addressing the conversion of a function being performed by a small business concern to performance by a Federal employee. Interested parties may offer oral and/or written comments at a public meeting to be held on March 5, 2013. Parties are also encouraged to provide all written comments directly to www.regulations.gov.", 2013-03581,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/02/15/2013-03581/notification-of-a-public-meeting-on-the-use-of-cost-comparisons-in-federal-procurement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-15/pdf/2013-03581.pdf,02/15/2013
Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements (Including Single Audit Act),Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"To deliver on President Obama's promise of a 21st-Century government that is more efficient, transparent, and creative, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking to adjust the Federal government's partnership with non-Federal stakeholders to best achieve program outcomes while we ensure the financial integrity of the dollars we spend. The goal of this effort is to transform our Federal financial assistance framework so that it meets a higher standard of performance on behalf of the American people. OMB proposes these reforms to the guidance for Federal policies relating to grants in order to ensure that Federal grants meet the high standards of a 21st-Century government. Federal grant-making must be streamlined to make the most of taxpayer dollars and ensure financial integrity while delivering the right program outcomes. This proposal provides this opportunity for the Federal government and its partners: state, local, tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations, to rethink and reform the rules that govern our stewardship of Federal dollars.", 2013-02113,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/02/01/2013-02113/reform-of-federal-policies-relating-to-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-cost-principles-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-01/pdf/2013-02113.pdf,02/01/2013
2012 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This report is being published as required by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq. The Act requires that OMB issue (1) an annual report as specified in 2 U.S.C. 934(a) and (2) a sequestration order, if necessary.", 2013-01896,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/01/30/2013-01896/2012-statutory-pay-as-you-go-act-annual-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-30/pdf/2013-01896.pdf,01/30/2013
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2013-01843,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/01/29/2013-01843/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-29/pdf/2013-01843.pdf,01/29/2013
Cost Accounting Standards: Revision of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts and Subcontracts for the Acquisition of Commercial Items,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The OFPP and CAS Board invite public comments concerning this proposed rule to clarify the exemption for contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items (hereafter referred to as the ``(b)(6) commercial item exemption'') so that the regulatory text is more consistent with the statutory text. Specifically, the proposed rule clarification will eliminate the detailed listing of permissible contract and subcontract types, and instead the revised provision will contain more generalized language that reads ``contracts and subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items,'' which reflects the statutory text.", 2012-27992,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/11/19/2012-27992/cost-accounting-standards-revision-of-the-exemption-from-cost-accounting-standards-for-contracts-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-11-19/pdf/2012-27992.pdf,11/19/2012
Calendar Year 2012 Cost of Outpatient Medical and Dental Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical and dental services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The outpatient medical and dental rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. Previously published inpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. A full disclosure of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web Site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/_ docs/ CY%202012%20Outpt%20Med%20Den%20CS%20Rates%20dtd%206%2025%2012.pdf. The rates can be found at http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates/ outpatient.cfm.", 2012-27990,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/11/19/2012-27990/calendar-year-2012-cost-of-outpatient-medical-and-dental-services-furnished-by-department-of-defense,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-11-19/pdf/2012-27990.pdf,11/19/2012
OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2013,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Public Law 112-25, the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA, ``the Act'') amended the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) by reinstating the discretionary spending limits that had expired after 2002. Section 254 of the BBEDCA requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a Sequestration Update Report on August 20th of each year on the overall status of discretionary legislation. This report provides OMB's current estimates of the spending limits set in the Act and OMB's scoring of pending appropriations legislation against those limits as of August 2012. As required, these estimates rely on the same economic and technical assumptions used in the President's 2013 Budget, which the Administration transmitted to the Congress on February 13, 2012.", 2012-20939,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/08/27/2012-20939/omb-sequestration-update-report-to-the-president-and-congress-for-fiscal-year-2013,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-08-27/pdf/2012-20939.pdf,08/27/2012
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2012 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2012 Supplement. The 2012 Supplement adds seven new programs, including four programs added to existing clusters. It deletes eight programs and has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. The eight deleted programs are:", 2012-18808,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/08/01/2012-18808/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-omb-circular-a-133-compliance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-08-01/pdf/2012-18808.pdf,08/01/2012
Cost Accounting Standards: Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413-Cost Accounting Standards Pension Harmonization Rule,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (Board), is publishing technical corrections to the final rule that revised Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 412, ``Composition and Measurement of Pension Cost,'' and CAS 413, ``Adjustment and Allocation of Pension Cost'' for the CAS Pension Harmonization Rule, published on December 27, 2011. Some illustrations in that document are not consistent with their corresponding Table or text, or the text used in the two effective date provisions is not consistent with each other in the amendment language. This document corrects the final regulations by revising the applicable sections accordingly.", 2012-17265,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/07/25/2012-17265/cost-accounting-standards-cost-accounting-standards-412-and-413-cost-accounting-standards-pension,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-07-25/pdf/2012-17265.pdf,07/25/2012
Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments: Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Government is starting the process of developing a new Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement. By committing to common goals, the U.S. Government will more effectively and efficiently combat intellectual property infringement. In this request for comments, the U.S. Government, through the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (``IPEC''), invites public input and participation in shaping the Administration's intellectual property enforcement strategy. The Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator was established within the Executive Office of the President pursuant to the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, Public Law 110-403 (Oct. 13, 2008) (the ``PRO IP Act''). Pursuant to the PRO IP Act, IPEC is charged with developing the Administration's Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement for submission to Congress every three years. In carrying out this mandate, IPEC chairs an interagency intellectual property enforcement advisory committee comprised of Federal departmental and agency heads whose respective departments and agencies are involved in intellectual property enforcement. This request for comments and recommendations as IPEC develops a new enforcement strategy is divided into three parts. In the first section titled ``Strategy Recommendations,'' IPEC requests detailed recommendations from the public regarding specific recommendations for improving the U.S. Government's intellectual property enforcement efforts. In the second section titled ``Threat Assessment,'' IPEC seeks written submissions from the public regarding existing and emerging threats to the protection of intellectual property rights and the identification of threats to public health and safety and the U.S. economy resulting from intellectual property infringement. In the third section titled ``Optional Questions,'' IPEC seeks written submissions from the public to assist IPEC and agencies in the development of specific action items. Responses to this request for comments may be directed to either, or both, of the two sections described above. This request for comments was previously published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2012 (77 FR 38088). This notice extends the period for public comments to August 10, 2012.", 2012-17685,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/07/20/2012-17685/request-of-the-us-intellectual-property-enforcement-coordinator-for-public-comments-development-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-07-20/pdf/2012-17685.pdf,07/20/2012
Improving Contracting Officers' Access to Relevant Integrity Information,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is publishing this notice to advise the public that it has developed a Request for Comment to invite comment from the public on whether changes to current regulations and other guidance might improve contracting officers' access to relevant information about contractor business ethics in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). FAPIIS is designed to facilitate the Government's ability to evaluate the business ethics of prospective contractors and protect the Government from awarding contracts to contractors that are not responsible sources., 2012-17262,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/07/18/2012-17262/improving-contracting-officers-access-to-relevant-integrity-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-07-18/pdf/2012-17262.pdf,07/18/2012
Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement; Request of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Government is starting the process of developing a new Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement. By committing to common goals, the U.S. Government will more effectively and efficiently combat intellectual property infringement. In this request for comments, the U.S. Government, through the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (``IPEC''), invites public input and participation in shaping the Administration's intellectual property enforcement strategy. The Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator was established within the Executive Office of the President pursuant to the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, Public Law 110-403 (Oct. 13, 2008) (the ``PRO IP Act''). Pursuant to the PRO IP Act, IPEC is charged with developing the Administration's Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement for submission to Congress every three years. In carrying out this mandate, IPEC chairs an interagency intellectual property enforcement advisory committee comprised of Federal departmental and agency heads whose respective departments and agencies are involved in intellectual property enforcement. This request for comments and recommendations as IPEC develops a new enforcement strategy is divided into three parts. In the first section titled ``Strategy Recommendations,'' IPEC requests detailed recommendations from the public regarding specific recommendations for improving the U.S. Government's intellectual property enforcement efforts. In the second section titled ``Threat Assessment,'' IPEC seeks written submissions from the public regarding existing and emerging threats to the protection of intellectual property rights and the identification of threats to public health and safety and the U.S. economy resulting from intellectual property infringement. In the third section titled ``Optional Questions,'' IPEC seeks written submissions from the public to assist IPEC and agencies in the development of specific action items. Responses to this request for comments may be directed to either, or both, of the two sections described above.", 2012-15477,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/06/26/2012-15477/development-of-the-joint-strategic-plan-on-intellectual-property-enforcement-request-of-the-us,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-06-26/pdf/2012-15477.pdf,06/26/2012
Value Engineering,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to revise OMB Circular A- 131, Value Engineering, to update and reinforce policies associated with the consideration and use of Value Engineering (VE). VE is an effective technique for cutting waste and inefficiency--helping Federal agencies save billions of dollars in program and acquisition costs, improve performance, enhance quality, and foster the use of innovation. The proposed revisions are designed to ensure that the Federal Government has the capabilities and tools to consider and apply VE techniques to the maximum extent appropriate.", 2012-13903,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/06/08/2012-13903/value-engineering,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-06-08/pdf/2012-13903.pdf,06/08/2012
Determination of Benchmark Compensation Amount for Certain Executives,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is publishing the attached memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies announcing that $763,029 is the ``benchmark compensation amount'' for certain executives in terms of costs allowable under Federal Government contracts during contractors' fiscal year 2011. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 1127; formerly, 41 U.S.C. 435). The benchmark compensation amount applies to both defense and civilian agencies.", 2012-9747,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/04/23/2012-9747/determination-of-benchmark-compensation-amount-for-certain-executives,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-23/pdf/2012-9747.pdf,04/23/2012
"Draft 2012 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local and Tribal Entities",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2012 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_ regpol_reports_congress/. The Draft Report is divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in Fiscal Year 2011 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between October 2001 and September 2011. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Chapter III provides an update on implementation of the Information Quality Act. Chapter IV summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. OMB requests that comments be submitted electronically to OMB within 60 days from the date of notice publication in the Federal Register through www.regulations.gov.", 2012-8533,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/04/12/2012-8533/draft-2012-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations-and-unfunded-mandates,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-12/pdf/2012-8533.pdf,04/12/2012
Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites interested parties to provide input on current issues regarding Federal agencies' standards and conformity assessment related activities. Input is being sought to inform OMB's consideration of whether and how to supplement Circular A-119 (Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities). In addition, OMB is announcing a public workshop at the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on May 15, 2012. A complementary NIST workshop, ``Conformity Assessment: Approaches and Best Practices,'' will take place on April 11, 2012 to seek input from individuals on the planned update of Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities, issued by NIST in 2000. The NIST workshop was announced separately by NIST at http://www.nist.gov/ director/sco/ca-workshop-2012.cfm (see also 77 FR 15719; March 16, 2012).", 2012-7602,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/03/30/2012-7602/federal-participation-in-the-development-and-use-of-voluntary-consensus-standards-and-in-conformity,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-30/pdf/2012-7602.pdf,03/30/2012
Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles And Administrative Requirements (Including Single Audit Act),Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is extending the comment period for the Advance Notice of Proposed Guidance on Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; cost principles and administrative requirements (including Single Audit Act). The original comment period was scheduled to end on March 29, 2012. With this document, OMB is extending the time period in which to provide public comments until April 30, 2012. This will allow interested parties additional time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments.", 2012-7056,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/03/26/2012-7056/reform-of-federal-policies-relating-to-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-cost-principles-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-26/pdf/2012-7056.pdf,03/26/2012
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3520), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork. This information is posted on the following Web site: http:/ /www.sba.gov/sbpra.", 2012-5196,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/03/06/2012-5196/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-06/pdf/2012-5196.pdf,03/06/2012
Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements (Including Single Audit Act),Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"In his November 23, 2009, Executive Order 13520 on Reducing Improper Payments and his February 28, 2011, Presidential Memorandum on Administrative Flexibility, Lower Costs, and Better Results for State, Local, and Tribal Governments, the President directed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to work with Executive Branch agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; and other key stakeholders to evaluate potential reforms to Federal grants policies. Consistent with the Administration's commitment to increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of Federal programs, the reform effort seeks to strengthen the oversight of Federal grant dollars by aligning existing administrative requirements to better address ongoing and emerging risks to program outcomes and integrity. The reform effort further seeks to increase efficiency and effectiveness of grant programs by eliminating unnecessary and duplicative requirements. Through close and sustained collaboration with Federal and non-Federal partners, OMB has developed a series of reform ideas that would standardize information collections across agencies, adopt a risk-based model for Single Audits, and provide new administrative approaches for determining and monitoring the allocation of Federal funds.", 2012-4521,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/28/2012-4521/reform-of-federal-policies-relating-to-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-cost-principles-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-28/pdf/2012-4521.pdf,02/28/2012
"Policy Letter 11-01, Performance of Inherently Governmental and Critical Functions",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is making a correction to the Final Policy Letter ``Performance of Inherently Governmental and Critical Functions'' (76 FR 56227-56242, September 12, 2011) to clarify that the Policy Letter applies to both Civilian and Defense Executive Branch Departments and Agencies. The original publication of the policy letter was inadvertently addressed only to the Heads of The Civilian Executive Departments and Agencies. Also, OFPP has corrected the citation for additional guidance about conduct of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), because the original notice referenced an incorrect Part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The corrections below should be used in place of text previously published in the September 12, 2011 notice. All other information from the published Final Policy remains unchanged. The full text of the original notice is available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-12/pdf/2011- 23165.pdf.", 2012-3190,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/13/2012-3190/policy-letter-11-01-performance-of-inherently-governmental-and-critical-functions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-13/pdf/2012-3190.pdf,02/13/2012
2011 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This report is being published as required by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq. The Act requires that OMB issue (1) an annual report as specified in 2 U.S.C. 934(a) and (2) a sequestration order, if necessary.", 2012-1871,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/08/2012-1871/2011-statutory-pay-as-you-go-act-annual-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-08/pdf/2012-1871.pdf,02/08/2012
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2012-308,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/01/11/2012-308/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-11/pdf/2012-308.pdf,01/11/2012
Cost Accounting Standards: Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413-Cost Accounting Standards Pension Harmonization Rule,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (Board), is publishing this final rule to revise Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 412, ``Composition and Measurement of Pension Cost,'' and CAS 413, ``Adjustment and Allocation of Pension Cost.'' This revision will harmonize the measurement and period assignment of the pension cost allocable to Government contracts, and the minimum required contribution under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended, as required by the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006. The PPA amended the minimum funding requirements for qualified defined benefit pension plans. The Board issues this final rule to revise CAS 412 and CAS 413 to include the recognition of a ``minimum actuarial liability'' and ``minimum normal cost,'' which are measured on a basis consistent with the liability measurement used to determine the PPA minimum required contribution, and accelerate the recognition of actuarial gains and losses. These and other revisions will better align both the measurement and period assignment of pension cost allocable to a contractor's Government contracts and other final cost objectives in accordance with CAS, and the measurement and period assignment requirements for determining the contractor's minimum pension contribution under the PPA.", 2011-32745,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/12/27/2011-32745/cost-accounting-standards-cost-accounting-standards-412-and-413-cost-accounting-standards-pension,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-27/pdf/2011-32745.pdf,12/27/2011
Cost Accounting Standards: Change to the CAS Applicability Threshold for the Inflation Adjustment to the Truth in Negotiations Act Threshold,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board (Board), has adopted, without change from the interim rule, a final rule revising the threshold for the application of CAS from ``$650,000'' to ``the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) threshold, as adjusted for inflation.'' The change is being made because the CAS applicability threshold is statutorily tied to TINA threshold. The TINA threshold for obtaining cost or pricing data was recently adjusted for inflation to $700,000 in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as required by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. Until the interim change for this final rule, the CAS applicability threshold was a stated dollar amount ($650,000) in the Code of Federal Regulations. This wording change effectively revised the CAS threshold to $700,000 and will cause future changes to the CAS applicability threshold to self-execute upon any changes to the TINA threshold as they are implemented in the FAR.", 2011-32726,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/12/22/2011-32726/cost-accounting-standards-change-to-the-cas-applicability-threshold-for-the-inflation-adjustment-to,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-22/pdf/2011-32726.pdf,12/22/2011
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal of the Standard Form 425, Federal Financial Report and the SF-425A, Federal Financial Report Attachment (collectively known as ``the FFR''). The FFR is used in reporting financial information under grants and cooperative agreements. The public was invited to comment on the renewal of the FFR in a notice published in the Federal Register on July 28, 2011 (76 FR 45299). Some of the public comments received in response to July notice resulted in changes to the content of the FFR and FFR instructions. The proposed revised FFR and FFR instructions are at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants--standard--report--forms/.", 2011-30283,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/11/23/2011-30283/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-23/pdf/2011-30283.pdf,11/23/2011
"Calendar Year 2011 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental, and cosmetic surgery services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The outpatient medical, dental, and cosmetic surgery services rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. Previously published inpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. A full disclosure of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_ rates/outpatient.cfm. The rates can be found at: http:// www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", 2011-29714,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/11/21/2011-29714/calendar-year-2011-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-cosmetic-surgery-services-furnished-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-21/pdf/2011-29714.pdf,11/21/2011
"Federal Regulations; OMB Circulars, OFPP Policy Letters, and CASB Cost Accounting Standards Included in the Semiannual Agenda of Federal Activities; Withdrawal",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing the withdrawal of its semiannual agenda of upcoming activities for Federal regulations, OMB Circulars, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letters, and Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) Cost Accounting Standards.", 2011-27637,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/11/10/2011-27637/federal-regulations-omb-circulars-ofpp-policy-letters-and-casb-cost-accounting-standards-included-in,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-10/pdf/2011-27637.pdf,11/10/2011
Cost Accounting Standards: Clarification of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Firm-Fixed-Price Contracts and Subcontracts Awarded Without Submission of Certified Cost or Pricing Data,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, invites public comments concerning this proposed to clarify the application of the exemption from CAS at 48 CFR 9903.201-1(b)(15) for firm-fixed-price (FFP) contracts and subcontracts awarded on the basis of adequate price competition without submission of cost or pricing data (hereafter referred to as the ``(b)(15) FFP exemption''). The proposed rule will revise the (b)(15) FFP exemption to clarify that the exemption applies to firm-fixed-price contracts and subcontracts awarded on the basis of adequate price competition without submission of certified cost or pricing data.", 2011-25623,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/10/05/2011-25623/cost-accounting-standards-clarification-of-the-exemption-from-cost-accounting-standards-for,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-10-05/pdf/2011-25623.pdf,10/05/2011
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation Pilot Idea Template,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) within the Office of Management and Budget is proposing for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. Seq.) the attached template for pilot idea summaries submitted to the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation (Partnership Fund). This notice announces that OFFM intends to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed collection. The first notice of this information collection request, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, was published in the Federal Register on June 6, 2011 [76 FR 32375]. There were no comments on the first notice. The Partnership Fund seeks to identify pilot projects to improve the service delivery, payment accuracy, and administrative efficiency of state-administered Federal assistance programs, while also reducing access barriers for eligible beneficiaries. The proposed pilot idea summary template is intended for use by those wishing to submit pilot ideas for consideration. It outlines the specific information required by the Partnership Fund to make informed decisions in the pilot selection process. Pilot ideas to advance the Partnership Fund's goals are being solicited from all stakeholders, including the general public. The template is currently in use by Federal agencies based on OMB guidance. If approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act, it will be used to solicit ideas from stakeholders outside the Federal government both as a general template and as an online form for idea solicitations through the Partnership Fund web site, http://www.partner4solutions.gov. Currently, general ideas may be submitted via e-mail to partner4solutions@omb.eop.gov, or through http://www.partner4solutions.gov. The Partnership Fund is funded through FY 2012 and will continue to accept pilot idea proposals on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted. The Partnership Fund must comply with a statutory requirement that all pilot projects, when taken together, be cost neutral.", 2011-25651,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/10/05/2011-25651/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-the-partnership-fund,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-10-05/pdf/2011-25651.pdf,10/05/2011
Final Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Boards and Commissions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing final guidance to Executive Departments and agencies concerning the appointment of federally registered lobbyists to boards and commissions. On June 18, 2010, President Obama issued ``Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions,'' a memorandum directing agencies and departments in the Executive Branch not to appoint or re-appoint federally registered lobbyists to advisory committees and other boards and commissions. The Presidential Memorandum further directed the Director of OMB to ``issue proposed guidance to implement this policy to the full extent permitted by law.'' Proposed guidance was posted on November 2, 2010 and the final guidance was formulated after review of the comments received to the proposed guidance. The Presidential Memorandum is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/ presidential-memorandum-lobbyists-agency-boards-and-commissions.", 2011-25736,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/10/05/2011-25736/final-guidance-on-appointment-of-lobbyists-to-federal-boards-and-commissions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-10-05/pdf/2011-25736.pdf,10/05/2011
"Federal Regulations; OMB Circulars, OFPP Policy Letters, and CASB Cost Accounting Standards Included in the Semiannual Agenda of Federal Activities",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing its semiannual agenda of upcoming activities for Federal regulations, OMB Circulars, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letters, and Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) Cost Accounting Standards. OMB Circulars and OFPP Policy Letters are published in accordance with OMB's internal procedures for implementing Executive Order No. 12866 (October 4, 1993, 58 FR 51735). OMB policy guidelines are issued under authority derived from several sources including: Subtitles I, II, and V of Title 31, United States Code; Executive Order No. 11541; and other specific authority as cited. OMB Circulars and OFPP Policy Letters communicate guidance and instructions of a continuing nature to executive branch agencies. As such, most OMB Circulars and OFPP Policy Letters are not regulations. Nonetheless, because these issuances are typically of public interest, they are generally published in the Federal Register in both proposed (for public comment) and final stages. For this reason, they are presented below in the standard format of ``prerule,'' ``proposed rule,'' and ``final rule'' stages. CASB Cost Accounting Standards are issued under authority derived from 41 U.S.C. 1501. Cost Accounting Standards are rules governing the measurement, assignment, and allocation of costs to contracts with the United States Government. For purposes of this agenda, we have excluded directives that outline procedures to be followed in connection with the President's budget and legislative programs and directives that affect only the internal functions, management, or personnel of Federal agencies.", 2011-24712,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/09/29/2011-24712/federal-regulations-omb-circulars-ofpp-policy-letters-and-casb-cost-accounting-standards-included-in,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-29/pdf/2011-24712.pdf,09/29/2011
"Publication of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 11-01, Performance of Inherently Governmental and Critical Functions",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing a policy letter to provide to Executive Departments and agencies guidance on managing the performance of inherently governmental and critical functions. The guidance addresses direction to OMB in the Presidential Memorandum on Government Contracting, issued on March 4, 2009, to clarify when governmental outsourcing of services is, and is not, appropriate, consistent with section 321 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417). Section 321 requires OMB to: (i) Create a single definition for the term ``inherently governmental function'' that addresses any deficiencies in the existing definitions and reasonably applies to all agencies; (ii) establish criteria to be used by agencies to identify ``critical'' functions and positions that should only be performed by Federal employees; and (iii) provide guidance to improve internal agency management of functions that are inherently governmental or critical. The Presidential Memorandum is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the--press-- office/Memorandum-for-the-Heads-of-Executive-Departments-and-Agencies- Subject-Government/. Section 321 may be found at http://www.dod.gov/ dodgc/olc/docs/2009NDAA_PL110-417.pdf.", 2011-23165,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/09/12/2011-23165/publication-of-the-office-of-federal-procurement-policy-ofpp-policy-letter-11-01-performance-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-12/pdf/2011-23165.pdf,09/12/2011
Cost Accounting Standards; Allocation of Home Office Expenses to Segments,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the rulemaking in the review of the CAS 403 thresholds at 48 CFR 9904.403-40(c)(2) that require use of the three factor formula described at 48 CFR 9904.403-50(c)(1) for allocating residual home office expenses.", 2011-21897,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/08/26/2011-21897/cost-accounting-standards-allocation-of-home-office-expenses-to-segments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-26/pdf/2011-21897.pdf,08/26/2011
Cost Accounting Standards: Accounting for Insurance Costs,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the rulemaking on the development of an amendment to Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 416 regarding the use of the term ``catastrophic losses'' at 48 CFR 9904.416-50(b)(1).", 2011-21898,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/08/26/2011-21898/cost-accounting-standards-accounting-for-insurance-costs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-26/pdf/2011-21898.pdf,08/26/2011
North American Industry Classification System; Revision for 2012,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a system for classifying establishments (individual business locations) by type of economic activity. Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estad[iacute]stica y Geograf[iacute]a (INEGI), Statistics Canada, and the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB), through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), collaborate on NAICS to make the industry statistics produced by the three countries comparable. Under 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget is announcing its final decisions for adoption of NAICS revisions for 2012 as recommended by the Economic Classification Policy Committee in OMB's notice for solicitation of comments published in Part IV of the May 12, 2010, Federal Register (75 FR 26856-26869). In the May 12, 2010, notice, OMB's ECPC recommended classification guidance for distribution centers, logistics service providers, sales offices of publishers, and units that outsource physical transformation activities. The ECPC also provided a list of recommended changes to the utilities, construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, and food services and accommodations sectors of NAICS United States for 2012. In response to public comments received on the recommendations, the ECPC withdrew the proposal to split the semiconductor industry into two new industries and OMB is modifying two additional ECPC recommendations to better align with the public comments. More details on these decisions are presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 2011-20997,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/08/17/2011-20997/north-american-industry-classification-system-revision-for-2012,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-17/pdf/2011-20997.pdf,08/17/2011
"Cost Accounting Standards: Elimination of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts and Subcontracts Executed and Performed Entirely Outside the United States, Its Territories, and Possessions",Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is publishing a final rule to eliminate the exemption from regulations regarding Cost Accounting Standards for contracts executed and performed entirely outside the United States, its territories, and possessions.", 2011-20212,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/08/10/2011-20212/cost-accounting-standards-elimination-of-the-exemption-from-cost-accounting-standards-for-contracts,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-10/pdf/2011-20212.pdf,08/10/2011
United States Government Inter-Agency Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group: Request for Public Comments Regarding Strategy to Eliminate Counterfeit Products from the United States Government Supply Chain,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Government is currently undertaking a significant effort to eliminate counterfeit products from the U.S. Government supply chain. In June 2010, Vice President Biden and White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, announced the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement, laying out a coordinated government-wide approach to strengthening intellectual property enforcement and directing the establishment of an inter-agency working group. Recent reports issued by the Department of Commerce and the Government Accountability Office have found that counterfeits have infiltrated many sectors of the U.S. Government supply chain and have the potential to cause serious disruptions in national defense, critical infrastructure and other vital applications. This working group will develop a framework for reducing vulnerability to counterfeits that is flexible enough to accommodate the wide variety of missions across Federal agencies. This cross-functional working group will identify any gaps in legal authority, regulation, policy and guidance that undermine the security of U.S. Government supply chain from counterfeit parts. The working group's examination will include reviewing current industry standards, the ability of prime contractors and their suppliers to authenticate or trace at-risk items to the original manufacturer, government evaluation and detection capabilities and limitations, and contractual enforcement of authenticity.", 2011-20204,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/08/09/2011-20204/united-states-government-inter-agency-anti-counterfeiting-working-group-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-09/pdf/2011-20204.pdf,08/09/2011
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of the Standard Form 425, Federal Financial Report and the SF-425A, Federal Financial Report Attachment. Both forms are used in reporting financial information under grants and cooperative agreements.", 2011-19120,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/07/28/2011-19120/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-28/pdf/2011-19120.pdf,07/28/2011
Cost Accounting Standards: Change to the CAS Applicability Threshold for the Inflation Adjustment to the Truth in Negotiations Act Threshold,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board (Board), invites public comments concerning this interim rule revising the threshold for the application of CAS from ``$650,000'' to ``the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) threshold, as adjusted for inflation.'' The change is being made because the CAS applicability threshold is statutorily tied to TINA. The TINA threshold for obtaining cost or pricing data was recently adjusted for inflation to $700,000 in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as required by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. Until this interim change, the CAS applicability threshold was a stated dollar amount ($650,000) in the Code of Federal Regulations. This wording change will effectively revise the CAS threshold to $700,000 and cause future changes to the CAS applicability threshold to self-execute upon any changes to the TINA threshold as they are implemented in the FAR.", 2011-16846,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/07/12/2011-16846/cost-accounting-standards-change-to-the-cas-applicability-threshold-for-the-inflation-adjustment-to,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-12/pdf/2011-16846.pdf,07/12/2011
Cost-Based and Inter-Agency Billing Rates for Medical Care or Services Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Veterans Affairs Department,This document updates the Cost-Based and Inter-Agency billing rates for medical care or services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that apply in certain circumstances. This notice is issued jointly by the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Veterans Affairs., 2011-17263,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/07/11/2011-17263/cost-based-and-inter-agency-billing-rates-for-medical-care-or-services-provided-by-the-department-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-11/pdf/2011-17263.pdf,07/11/2011
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation Pilot Idea Template,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) within OMB is proposing for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the following template for pilot idea summaries submitted to the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation (Partnership Fund). This notice announces that OFFM intends to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed collection. The Partnership Fund seeks to identify pilot projects to improve the service delivery, payment accuracy, and administrative efficiency of state-administered Federal assistance programs, while also reducing access barriers for eligible beneficiaries. The proposed pilot idea summary template is intended for use by those wishing to submit pilot ideas for consideration. It outlines the specific information required by the Partnership Fund to make informed decisions in the pilot selection process. Pilot ideas to advance the Partnership Fund's goals are being solicited from all stakeholders, including the general public. The template is currently in use by Federal agencies based on OMB guidance. If approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act, it will be used to solicit ideas from stakeholders outside the Federal government both as a general template and as an online form for idea solicitations through the Partnership Fund Web site, http://www.partner4solutions.gov. Currently, general ideas may be submitted via e-mail to partner4solutions@omb.eop.gov, or through http://www.partner4solutions.gov. The Partnership Fund is funded through FY 2012 and will continue to accept pilot idea proposals on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted. The Partnership Fund must comply with a statutory requirement that all pilot projects, when taken together, be cost neutral.", 2011-13892,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/06/06/2011-13892/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-the-partnership-fund,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-06/pdf/2011-13892.pdf,06/06/2011
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2011 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2011 Supplement. The 2011 Supplement adds nineteen new programs, including five programs added to existing clusters. It deletes two programs and has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. The two deleted programs are Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 84.037, Reading First State Grants, and CFDA 84.938, Hurricane Education Recovery, which are no longer active (i.e., no funds are being spent by recipients), and have been archived in the CFDA. In total, the 2011 Supplement includes 248 individual programs. A list of changes to the 2011 Supplement can be found at Appendix V. It updates Appendix VII that provides an audit alert and compliance requirements regarding the grant programs funded under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Due to its length, the 2011 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy either on line or through the Government Printing Office.", 2011-13893,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/06/06/2011-13893/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-omb-circular-a-133-compliance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-06/pdf/2011-13893.pdf,06/06/2011
Draft 2011 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2011 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations. The Draft Report is divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2010 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between October 2000 and September 2010. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and Tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Chapter III provides an update on implementation of the Information Quality Act. Chapter IV summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.", 2011-7504,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/04/01/2011-7504/draft-2011-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-04-01/pdf/2011-7504.pdf,04/01/2011
Fiscal Year 2011 Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Public Law 87-693 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11060 of November 7, 1962 and Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The inpatient medical rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. Previously published outpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. A full analysis of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/_docs/FY_2011_DC_Inpt_Rate_dtd_9_ 28_10 .pdf. The rates can be found at: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/ mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", 2011-6267,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/03/21/2011-6267/fiscal-year-2011-cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-department-of-defense,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-03-21/pdf/2011-6267.pdf,03/21/2011
"Fiscal Year 2010 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The outpatient medical and dental rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. Previously published inpatient rates remain in effect until further notice. A full analysis of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web Site: http://www.tricare.mil/ ocfo/_docs/CY_2010_Outpt_Med_Den_CS_Rates_dtd_6_29_10.pdf. The rates can be found at: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_ rates.cfm.", 2011-6254,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/03/21/2011-6254/fiscal-year-2010-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-cosmetic-surgery-services-furnished-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-03-21/pdf/2011-6254.pdf,03/21/2011
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery; Correction,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This document corrects errors that appeared in the Federal Register on December 22, 2010, entitled ``Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.''", 2011-3819,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/02/22/2011-3819/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-generic-clearance-for-the-collection-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-02-22/pdf/2011-3819.pdf,02/22/2011
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 2011-3044,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/02/11/2011-3044/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-02-11/pdf/2011-3044.pdf,02/11/2011
2010 Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This report is being published as required by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. The Act requires that OMB issue (1) an annual report of all legislation affecting mandatory spending and revenue enacted during the prior session of Congress and (2) a sequestration order, if necessary.", 2011-1064,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/01/20/2011-1064/2010-pay-as-you-go-paygo-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-20/pdf/2011-1064.pdf,01/20/2011
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, OMB is coordinating the development of the following proposed Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). This notice announces that agencies intend to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection, A copy of the draft supporting statement is available at http:// www.regulations.gov, (see Docket ID OMB-2010-0021). Following review and disposition of public comments on this joint 60-day notice, each Agency will submit its own Generic ICR to OMB for review and will issue its own 30-day notice to solicit additional public comments.", 2010-32084,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/12/22/2010-32084/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-generic-clearance-for,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-12-22/pdf/2010-32084.pdf,12/22/2010
Proposed Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal Boards and Commissions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing proposed guidance to Executive Departments and agencies concerning the appointment of federally registered lobbyists to boards and commissions. On June 18, 2010, President Obama issued ``Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions,'' a memorandum directing agencies and departments in the Executive Branch not to appoint or re-appoint Federally registered lobbyists to advisory committees and other boards and commissions. The Presidential Memorandum further directed the Director of OMB to ``issue proposed guidance to implement this policy to the full extent permitted by law.'' Final guidance will be issued by OMB after a thirty-day public comment period on the proposed guidance. The Presidential Memorandum is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-lobbyists-agency-boards-and- commissions. Comment Date: OMB invites comments from interested parties in both the public and private sectors to be considered in the formulation of the final guidance. Interested parties should submit comments in writing to the address below on or before 30 days from the publication of this notice.", 2010-27621,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/11/02/2010-27621/proposed-guidance-on-appointment-of-lobbyists-to-federal-boards-and-commissions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-11-02/pdf/2010-27621.pdf,11/02/2010
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal of the SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. Although OMB proposes no changes to the SF-LLL as part of this notice, we are seeking public comments on whether changes are warranted. We are particularly interested in comments on whether the information collected in the forms could be more consistent with other similar governmentwide information collections or whether additional information should be collected to further the aims of government transparency.", 2010-27153,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/10/27/2010-27153/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-10-27/pdf/2010-27153.pdf,10/27/2010
"Cost Accounting Standards: Elimination of the Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts Executed and Performed Entirely Outside the United States, Its Territories, and Possessions",Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board (Board), invites public comments concerning a Notice of Proposed Rule (NPR) to eliminate an exemption from the Cost Accounting Standards for contracts executed and performed entirely outside the United States, its territories, and possessions.", 2010-26228,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/10/20/2010-26228/cost-accounting-standards-elimination-of-the-exemption-from-cost-accounting-standards-for-contracts,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-10-20/pdf/2010-26228.pdf,10/20/2010
Requirements for Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Implementation,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing interim final guidance to agencies to establish requirements for Federal financial assistance applicants, recipients, and subrecipients that are necessary for the implementation of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, hereafter referred to as ``the Transparency Act'' or ``the Act''. This interim final guidance provides standard wording for an award term that each agency must include in grant and cooperative agreement awards it makes on or after October 1, 2010, to require recipients to report information about first-tier subawards and executive compensation under only those awards. This implementation of the requirement for reporting of subawards and executive compensation under Federal assistance awards parallels the implementation for subcontracts and executive compensation under Federal procurement contracts, which is in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.", 2010-22705,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/09/14/2010-22705/requirements-for-federal-funding-accountability-and-transparency-act-implementation,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-14/pdf/2010-22705.pdf,09/14/2010
Financial Assistance Use of Universal Identifier and Central Contractor Registration,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing guidance to Federal agencies concerning two requirements for financial assistance applicants and recipients, and one requirement for first-tier subrecipients. An agency under the guidance must require applicants other than individuals, with some specific exceptions, to have Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers and maintain current registrations in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. An agency must require applicants and recipients of grants and cooperative agreements to comply with the DUNS number and CCR requirements by October 1, 2010 and require applicants and recipients of all other financial assistance types to comply by October 1, 2011. The guidance provides standard wording for a new award term that each agency must include in its financial assistance awards to require recipients to maintain current CCR registrations, which requires that they also have DUNS numbers. The guidance also specifies that each recipient may make subawards only to entities that have DUNS numbers.", 2010-22706,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/09/14/2010-22706/financial-assistance-use-of-universal-identifier-and-central-contractor-registration,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-14/pdf/2010-22706.pdf,09/14/2010
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of two standard forms: SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement and SF-271, Outlay and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs. We are particularly interested in comments on whether the information collected in the forms could be more consistent with other governmentwide grant-related information collections.", 2010-18958,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/03/2010-18958/collection-of-information-under-review-by-office-of-management-and-budget,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-08-03/pdf/2010-18958.pdf,08/03/2010
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3520), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork. This information is posted on the following Web site: http:/ /www.business.gov/business-law/contacts/federal/", 2010-18957,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/03/2010-18957/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-08-03/pdf/2010-18957.pdf,08/03/2010
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2010 Circular A- 133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2010 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The 2010 Supplement adds thirteen new programs, including two programs added to existing clusters. It deletes two programs and has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. The two deleted programs are Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 93.794, Reimbursement of State Costs for Provision of Part D Drugs, and CFDA 93.703, ARRA-Grants to Health Centers Program. The CFDA 93.794 program is no longer active (i.e., no funds are being spent by recipients), and it has been removed from the CFDA. The CFDA 93.703 was originally used as a new CFDA number for tracking purposes for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Pub. L. 111-5) and was clustered with the Community Health Centers Program (93.224) in Addendum <greek-i>1 of the 2009 Compliance Supplement. However, in fiscal year 2010, the compliance requirements for this program have substantially changed, and those requirements are no longer consistent with the requirements that apply to the other programs in the Community Health Centers program cluster. Therefore, this program is being dropped from this cluster, and auditors can consult directly with the Department of Health and Human Services for the compliance requirements for this program (the plan is for the 2011 Compliance Supplement to include compliance requirements for this program). In total, the 2010 Supplement includes 227 individual programs. A list of changes to the 2010 Supplement can be found at APPENDIX V. It updates APPENDIX VII that provides an audit alert and compliance requirements regarding the grant programs funded under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Due to its length, the 2010 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy on line or through the Government Printing Office.", 2010-18578,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/07/29/2010-18578/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-07-29/pdf/2010-18578.pdf,07/29/2010
2010 Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", X10-10707,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/07/07/X10-10707/2010-standards-for-delineating-metropolitan-and-micropolitan-statistical-areas,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-07-07/pdf/X10-10707.pdf,07/07/2010
2010 Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice announces OMB's adoption of 2010 Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. The 2010 standards replace and supersede the 2000 Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. In arriving at its decision, OMB accepted the recommendations of the interagency Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Standards Review Committee (the Review Committee) as published in the February 12, 2009 Federal Register. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION in this Notice provides background information on the standards (Section A), a brief synopsis of the public comments OMB received in response to the February 12, 2009 Federal Register notice (Section B), and OMB's decisions on the recommendations of the Review Committee (Section C). The 2010 standards appear at the end of this Notice (Section D). The adoption of the 2010 standards will not affect the availability of Federal data for geographic areas such as States, counties, county subdivisions, and municipalities. For the near term, the U.S. Census Bureau will tabulate and publish data from the 2010 Census for all metropolitan, micropolitan, and combined statistical areas in existence at the time of the census.", 2010-15605,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/06/28/2010-15605/2010-standards-for-delineating-metropolitan-and-micropolitan-statistical-areas,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-06-28/pdf/2010-15605.pdf,06/28/2010
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of the SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. We are particularly interested in comments on whether the information collected in the forms could be more consistent with other governmentwide grant-related information collections.", 2010-15002,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/06/22/2010-15002/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-06-22/pdf/2010-15002.pdf,06/22/2010
Notification of a Public Meeting and Mailbox on the Presidential Memorandum on Federal Small Business Contracting,Notice,Small Business Administration; Commerce Department; Management and Budget Office,"On April 26, 2010, President Obama established an Interagency Task Force to develop proposals and recommendations for enhancing the use of small businesses in Federal contracting, including businesses owned by women, minorities, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and service-disabled veterans of our Armed Forces. The Memorandum establishing the Task Force is available at: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum- interagency-task-force-federal-contracting-opportunities-sm. In furtherance of the President's Memorandum, the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Commerce (DOC), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who serve as co-chairs of the Task Force, invite interested parties from both the public and private sectors to offer their views on the challenges small businesses face in pursuing federal contracts, on best practices for overcoming these challenges and increasing small business participation in the Federal marketplace. Comments are especially encouraged on: (1) Removing barriers to small business participation; (2) using innovative strategies and technologies to increase opportunities for small business contractors; and (3) identifying successful agency and private sector outreach practices for matching small businesses with contracting and subcontracting opportunities. Interested parties may offer oral comments at a public meeting to be held on June 28, 2010. Parties are also encouraged to provide written comments directly to SB_TaskForce_Comment@sba.gov by June 30. Please put ``Comment'' in the subject line of the e-mail.", 2010-14144,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/06/14/2010-14144/notification-of-a-public-meeting-and-mailbox-on-the-presidential-memorandum-on-federal-small,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-06-14/pdf/2010-14144.pdf,06/14/2010
North American Industry Classification System-Updates for 2012,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on the advisability of adopting the Economic Classification Policy Committee's (ECPC) recommendations for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) updates for 2012. NAICS is a system for classifying establishments (individual business locations) by type of economic activity. Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estad[iacute]stica y Geograf[iacute]a (INEGI), Statistics Canada, and the United States Office of Management and Budget, through its Economic Classification Policy Committee, collaborated on NAICS to make the industry statistics produced by the three countries comparable. OMB's Economic Classification Policy Committee recommends an update of the industry classification system to clarify existing industry definitions and content, recognize new and emerging industries, and correct errors and omissions. This notice: (1) Summarizes the background for the proposed revisions to NAICS 2007 in Part I, (2) contains a summary of public comments to the first Federal Register notice (74 FR 764-768, January 7, 2009) for the 2012 NAICS revision process in Part II, (3) includes a list of title changes for NAICS industries that clarify but do not change the existing content of the industries in Part III, and (4) provides a comprehensive listing of proposed changes for national industries and their links to NAICS 2007 industries in Part IV. OMB published a notification of intention to revise portions of NAICS in a January 7, 2009, Federal Register notice (74 FR 764-768). That notice solicited comments on the advisability of revising the NAICS 2007 structure for 2012: (1) To reduce the amount of detail at the industry level in the manufacturing sector; (2) to account for new and emerging industries; (3) to account for any errors or omissions identified in NAICS 2007 during implementation; (4) to provide clarification on the most appropriate classification of units that outsource manufacturing transformation activities; and (5) to clarify the classification of publishers' sales offices, distribution centers, and logistics service providers. The deadline for submitting comments was April 7, 2009. After considering all proposals from the public, consulting with U.S. data users and industry groups, and undertaking extensive discussions with Statistics Canada and Mexico's INEGI, the ECPC in collaboration with INEGI and Statistics Canada developed recommendations for revisions to NAICS 2012 that would apply to all three North American countries. These revisions focus on improving the description of current industries, identifying new and emerging industries, and recommending changes to industry content based on research and implementation experience. The ECPC recommends that NAICS United States 2012 incorporate changes as shown in Parts III and IV of this notice. Following an extensive process of development and discussions by the ECPC, with maximum possible public input, OMB seeks comment on the advisability of revising NAICS to incorporate the changes published in this notice. The revised NAICS would be employed in relevant data collections by U.S. agencies beginning with the reference year 2012. Statistics Canada and INEGI are recommending acceptance of the proposed revisions of the NAICS system for industry classification in the statistical programs of their national systems and are seeking comments in their respective countries. Representatives of the three countries will hold further discussions to consider public comments that they receive.", 2010-11290,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/05/12/2010-11290/north-american-industry-classification-system-updates-for-2012,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-05-12/pdf/2010-11290.pdf,05/12/2010
Cost Accounting Standards: Harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 With the Pension Protection Act of 2006,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (Board), invites public comments concerning the harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 with the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006. The PPA amended the minimum funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans. The PPA required the Board to harmonize with PPA the CAS applicable to the Government reimbursement of the contractor's pension costs. The Board has proposed several changes to harmonize CAS with PPA, including the recognition of a ``minimum actuarial liability'' consistent with the PPA minimum required contribution. The proposed CAS changes will lessen the difference between the amount of pension cost reimbursable to the contractor in accordance with CAS and the amount of pension contribution required to be made by the contractor as the plan sponsor by PPA.", 2010-9783,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/05/10/2010-9783/cost-accounting-standards-harmonization-of-cost-accounting-standards-412-and-413-with-the-pension,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-05-10/pdf/2010-9783.pdf,05/10/2010
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Military Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. These inpatient medical service rates became effective October 1, 2009, and will remain in effect until further notice. The outpatient medical, dental, and cosmetic surgery rates published on December 15, 2009, remain in effect until further notice. Note that the aforementioned outpatient rates are 2009 rates, and not 2008 as originally published. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of all rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http:// www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_rates/inpatient.cfm.", 2010-10549,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/05/05/2010-10549/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-department-of-defense-military,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-05-05/pdf/2010-10549.pdf,05/05/2010
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of two standard forms: SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement and SF-271, Outlay and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs. We are particularly interested in comments on whether the information collected in the forms could be more consistent with other governmentwide grant-related information collections.", 2010-10112,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/04/30/2010-10112/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-04-30/pdf/2010-10112.pdf,04/30/2010
Draft 2010 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2010 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg-- regpol--reports--congress/. The Draft Report is divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2009 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between October 1999 and September 2009. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and Tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II offers recommendations for regulatory reform. Chapter III provides an update on implementation of the Information Quality Act. Chapter IV summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. In this draft Report, OMB offers the following recommendations: 1. OMB identifies several measures designed to meet analytical challenges, principally involving increased transparency. 2. OMB offers a brief discussion of disclosure as a regulatory tool. 3. OMB recommends consideration of certain low-cost approaches to the problem of childhood obesity. 4. OMB draws on principles of open government to invite public suggestions about improvements in existing regulations, with particular reference to economic growth. These recommendations build on those of the 2009 Report, in which OMB emphasized the importance of open government and in particular of obtaining access to ``dispersed knowledge'' about how to improve regulation. To promote such engagement, OMB requests suggestions about regulatory changes that might serve to promote economic growth, with particular reference to increasing employment, innovation, and competitiveness. OMB is especially interested in identifying both new initiatives and current regulations that might be modified, expanded, or repealed in order to promote those goals. Consistent with Executive Order 12866, OMB welcomes suggestions for regulatory reforms that have significant net benefits, that might increase net exports, and that might promote growth, innovation, and competitiveness for small business, perhaps through increasing flexibility. OMB requests that nominations be submitted electronically to OMB within 60 days from the date of notice publication in the Federal Register through http:// www.regulations.gov.", 2010-9888,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/04/29/2010-9888/draft-2010-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-04-29/pdf/2010-9888.pdf,04/29/2010
Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees; Correction,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is making corrections to the addresses and instructions for submitting and viewing public comments on the Proposed Policy Letter ``Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees'' (75 FR 16188-16197, March 31, 2010). The ADDRESSES section and updated Web site below should be used in place of those previously published in the March 31, 2010 notice. All other information from the March 31st notice, including the June 1, 2010, deadline for submission of comments, remains unchanged. The full text of the original notice is available at http:[sol][sol]edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-7329.htm.", 2010-8824,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/04/19/2010-8824/work-reserved-for-performance-by-federal-government-employees-correction,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-04-19/pdf/2010-8824.pdf,04/19/2010
Determination of Benchmark Compensation Amount for Certain Executives,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is publishing the attached memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies concerning the determination of the benchmark compensation amount for certain executives that will be allowable under Government contracts during contractors' Fiscal Year 2010--$693,951. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 435, as amended. The benchmark compensation amount applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 2010-8641,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/04/15/2010-8641/determination-of-benchmark-compensation-amount-for-certain-executives,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-04-15/pdf/2010-8641.pdf,04/15/2010
Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing a proposed policy letter to provide guidance to Executive Departments and agencies on circumstances when work must be reserved for performance by Federal government employees. The Presidential Memorandum on Government Contracting, issued on March 4, 2009, directs OMB to clarify when governmental outsourcing of services is, and is not, appropriate, consistent with section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2009. Section 321 requires OMB to (i) create a single definition for the term ``inherently governmental function'' that addresses any deficiencies in the existing definitions and reasonably applies to all agencies; (ii) establish criteria to be used by agencies to identify ``critical'' functions and positions that should only be performed by federal employees; and (iii) provide guidance to improve internal agency management of functions that are inherently governmental or critical. The Presidential Memorandum is available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/the--press--office/. Memorandum-for-the-Heads-of-Executive-Departments-and-Agencies- Subject-Government/. Section 321 may be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/ F?c110:5:./temp/~c110wWVqGQ: e178256. Comment Date: OFPP invites interested parties from both the public and private sectors to provide comments to be considered in the formulation of the final policy letter. Interested parties should submit comments in writing to the address below on or before June 1, 2010.", 2010-7329,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/03/31/2010-7329/work-reserved-for-performance-by-federal-government-employees,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-03-31/pdf/2010-7329.pdf,03/31/2010
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on a revision of an approved information form (SF-SAC) that is used to report audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs as required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' In compliance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the proposed change is to add a new data element on Part III of the SF-SAC Form to identify ARRA expenditures. The current Form SF-SAC was designed for audit periods ending in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The proposed revised Form SF-SAC will replace the current form for audit periods ending 2010 and will also be used for audit periods ending in 2011 and 2012.", 2010-6965,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/03/30/2010-6965/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-03-30/pdf/2010-6965.pdf,03/30/2010
"Requirements for Implementing Sections 1512, 1605, and 1606 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Financial Assistance Awards",Rule,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is amending certain sections of the interim final guidance at 2 CFR part 176 that pertain to international agreements. These amendments reflect changes with respect to U.S. international obligations since the publication of the interim final guidance. Public comments received in response to the initial publication of the interim final guidance will be addressed when the guidance is finalized., 2010-6548,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/03/25/2010-6548/requirements-for-implementing-sections-1512-1605-and-1606-of-the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-03-25/pdf/2010-6548.pdf,03/25/2010
Coordination and Strategic Planning of the Federal Effort Against Intellectual Property Infringement: Request of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for Public Comments Regarding the Joint Strategic Plan,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Government is currently undertaking a landmark effort to develop an intellectual property enforcement strategy building on the immense knowledge and expertise of the agencies charged with enforcing intellectual property rights. By committing to common goals, the Government will more effectively and efficiently combat intellectual property infringement. In this request for comments, the Government, through the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (``IPEC''), invites public input and participation in shaping an effective intellectual property enforcement strategy. This new effort is mandated by the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, Public Law 110-403 (Oct. 13, 2008) (``the PRO IP Act'' or ``the Act'') which created, within the Executive Office of the President, the position of the IPEC. The Act requires the IPEC to chair an interagency intellectual property enforcement advisory committee in order to develop an Administration strategy for enforcement against intellectual property infringement: The Joint Strategic Plan. The IPEC is currently working with the interagency advisory committee to develop this intellectual property enforcement strategy. This request for comments and for recommendations for an improved enforcement strategy is divided into two parts. In the first, the IPEC seeks written submissions from the public regarding the costs to the U.S. economy resulting from intellectual property violations, and the threats to public health and safety created by infringement. In the second part, the IPEC requests detailed recommendations from the public regarding the objectives and content of the Joint Strategic Plan and other specific recommendations for improving the Government's intellectual property enforcement efforts. Responses to this request for comments may be directed to either of these two parts, or both, and may include a response to one or more requests for information found in either part.", 2010-3539,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/02/23/2010-3539/coordination-and-strategic-planning-of-the-federal-effort-against-intellectual-property-infringement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-02-23/pdf/2010-3539.pdf,02/23/2010
Guidance for Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Recipient Integrity and Performance,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing guidance to Federal agencies to implement Section 872 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub. L. 110-417) (hereafter referred to as ``section 872''), as it relates to grants. Section 872 requires: establishment of a Governmentwide data system to contain specified information related to the integrity and performance of certain entities awarded Federal grants and contracts; and use of the information by Federal officials making awards. The proposed implementing guidance for grants also would apply to cooperative agreements, as a matter of Governmentwide policy.", 2010-2869,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/02/18/2010-2869/guidance-for-reporting-and-use-of-information-concerning-recipient-integrity-and-performance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-02-18/pdf/2010-2869.pdf,02/18/2010
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", E9-30054,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/12/17/E9-30054/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-12-17/pdf/E9-30054.pdf,12/17/2009
"Fiscal Year 2008 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The outpatient medical and dental rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. The inpatient rates, published on January 15, 2009, remain in effect until further notice. A full analysis of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web site: http:// www.tricare.mil/ocfo/_docs/2009_MedDenCS_Rates%206_25_09.pdf. The rates can be found at: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs_ rates.cfm.", E9-29801,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/12/15/E9-29801/fiscal-year-2008-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-cosmetic-surgery-services-furnished-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-12-15/pdf/E9-29801.pdf,12/15/2009
Improving Implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) oversees agency information collection activities under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). While information collection is critical to evidence-based decisions and informed government operations, unnecessary paperwork requirements can impose serious burdens on the public, especially small entities. The PRA requires Federal agencies to minimize the burden on the public resulting from their information collections, and to maximize the practical utility of the information collected. OMB is committed to working with agencies and the public to promote compliance with the PRA and to reduce unnecessary paperwork and improve PRA guidance and implementation. To that end, OMB is inviting comments from the public on how to strengthen and improve implementation of the PRA. Specifically, OMB seeks comments on reducing current paperwork burdens, especially on small entities; increasing the practical utility of information collected by the Federal Government; ensuring accurate burden estimates; and preventing unintended adverse consequences.", E9-25757,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/10/27/E9-25757/improving-implementation-of-the-paperwork-reduction-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-10-27/pdf/E9-25757.pdf,10/27/2009
Draft 2009 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2009 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations. The full Draft Report is available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg--regpol--reports--congress/, and is divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2008 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between September 1998 and 2008. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II examines trends in regulation since OMB began to compile benefit and cost estimates records in 1981. Chapter III provides an update on implementation of the Information Quality Act. Chapter IV summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.", E9-22606,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/09/21/E9-22606/draft-2009-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-09-21/pdf/E9-22606.pdf,09/21/2009
Procedures for Participating in the Appeals Process for the 2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Commerce Department; Census Bureau,"As part of implementing the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) publish this notice to provide information on the final procedures for the Appeals Process whereby tribal, State, and local governments participating in the 2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program may appeal determinations made by the Census Bureau with respect to their suggested changes to the 2010 Census Address List. This notice also summarizes the comments received on the proposed procedures published in a March 31, 2009, Federal Register notice (74 FR 14696). For information purposes, this notice also describes the LUCA Feedback materials that the Census Bureau will provide to participating governments and how those governments can use the materials as the basis for an Appeal. Electronic Availability: This notice is available on the Internet from the OMB Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg-- default/.", E9-22172,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/09/15/E9-22172/procedures-for-participating-in-the-appeals-process-for-the-2010-decennial-census-local-update-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-09-15/pdf/E9-22172.pdf,09/15/2009
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3520), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork. This information is posted on the following Web site: http:/ /www.business.gov/business-law/contacts/federal/.", E9-21965,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/09/11/E9-21965/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-09-11/pdf/E9-21965.pdf,09/11/2009
Proposed Revision of the Policy on Web Tracking Technologies for Federal Web Sites,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is considering options for revising the current prohibition on Web tracking technologies (such as persistent cookies) and invites public comments on the policy that would govern the use of such technologies. The goal of this review is for the Federal Government to continue to protect the privacy of people who visit Federal Government Web sites while at the same time making these Web sites more user-friendly, providing better customer service, and allowing for enhanced Web analytics.", E9-17756,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/07/27/E9-17756/proposed-revision-of-the-policy-on-web-tracking-technologies-for-federal-web-sites,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-07-27/pdf/E9-17756.pdf,07/27/2009
Guidance for Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Financial Assistance),Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing guidance on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance. The guidance conforms with the common rule that 31 Federal agencies published on November 26, 2003 and therefore makes no substantive change to Federal policies and procedures in this area. The agencies issued the common rule after resolving public comments received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. OMB is issuing this guidance as an administrative simplification that will streamline the policy framework for drug-free workplace requirements in two ways. First, the guidance is in a form suitable for Federal agency adoption, which will reduce the volume of Federal regulations on drug-free workplace requirements, make it easier for the affected public to use them, and make it easier and less expensive for the Federal Government to maintain them. Second, the guidance is located in the recently established title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR). Locating the OMB guidance in 2 CFR will make it easier to find. As a further simplification for the public, the OMB guidance then will be in the same CFR title as the agencies' regulations that implement the guidance. This notice also makes a minor change to the previously issued 2 CFR part 1, to conform that part with the guidance published today.", E9-14019,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/06/15/E9-14019/guidance-for-drug-free-workplace-requirements-financial-assistance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-06-15/pdf/E9-14019.pdf,06/15/2009
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2009 Circular A- 133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2009 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The 2009 Supplement adds four programs, including one program added to an existing cluster, and a new cross cutting section. It deletes six programs and has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. In total, the 2009 Compliance Supplement includes 176 individual programs. A list of changes to the 2009 Supplement can be found at Appendix V. It has a new Appendix VII that provides an audit alert regarding the grant programs funded under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and a summary report of common audit deficiencies disclosed in the Report on the National Single Audit Sampling Project (published in June 2007). Due to its length, the 2009 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy.", E9-12495,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/05/29/E9-12495/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-05-29/pdf/E9-12495.pdf,05/29/2009
Notification of a Public Meeting on the Presidential Memorandum on Government Contracting,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Presidential Memorandum on Government Contracting, issued on March 4, 2009, establishes a framework for improving critical components of the federal acquisition system and management of the Federal Government's ``multi-sector'' workforce of federal employees and private sector contractors. The Memorandum directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with federal agency leadership, to improve and strengthen federal contracting practices and to seek input from the public on the most effective ways to achieve this goal. Section 321 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2009 further directs OMB to clarify the definition of an inherently governmental function and to develop criteria to be used by agency heads to identify other functions that should only be performed by Federal employees. The Presidential Memorandum is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing--room/ PresidentialActions/pg2/. Section 321 may be found at http:// www.rules.house.gov/110/text/110_hr5658.pdf. In furtherance of the President's Memorandum and section 321 of the FY 2009 NDAA, OMB invites interested parties from both the public and private sectors to provide comments on: (1) Maximizing the use of competition; (2) improving practices for selecting contract types; (3) strengthening the acquisition workforce; and (4) clarifying when functions should be performed by federal employees and when contractors may be appropriately considered. Interested parties may offer oral and/or written comments at a public meeting to be held on June 18, 2009. Parties are also encouraged to provide all written comments directly to http://www.regulations.gov.", E9-12588,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/05/29/E9-12588/notification-of-a-public-meeting-on-the-presidential-memorandum-on-government-contracting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-05-29/pdf/E9-12588.pdf,05/29/2009
Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is publishing the attached memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies concerning the determination of the maximum benchmark compensation amount that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' fiscal year 2009--$684,181. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435) as amended. The benchmark compensation amount applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", E9-11837,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/05/21/E9-11837/determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-05-21/pdf/E9-11837.pdf,05/21/2009
"Requirements for Implementing Sections 1512, 1605, and 1606 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Financial Assistance Awards",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is establishing Governmentwide guidance and standard award terms for agencies to include in financial assistance awards (namely, grants, cooperative agreements, and loans) as part of their implementation of sections 1512, and 1605, and 1606 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5). This guidance does not cover all award terms that may be needed on financial assistance awards funded directly or assisted by the Federal Government under the Recovery Act. The focus of this guidance is on implementing Recovery Act provisions that may require greater clarification in order to foster consistent application across the Federal Government. Under the interim final guidance, agencies would use the standard award terms in their financial assistance awards to require recipients and subrecipients (first-tier that are not individuals) to maintain current registrations in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database; to require recipients to report quarterly on project or activity status, subgrant and subcontract information; to notify recipients of the domestic sourcing (``Buy American'') requirements that apply to certain iron, steel and manufactured goods; to notify recipients of the wage rate requirements that apply to certain projects; and to ensure proper accounting and reporting of Recovery Act expenditures in single audits.", E9-9073,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/04/23/E9-9073/requirements-for-implementing-sections-1512-1605-and-1606-of-the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-04-23/pdf/E9-9073.pdf,04/23/2009
"Cost Accounting Standards: Exemption From Cost Accounting Standards for Contracts Executed and Performed Entirely Outside the United States, Its Territories, and Possessions",Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board (CASB), invites public comments and information on a provision that provides an exemption from CAS for contracts and subcontracts that are executed and performed entirely outside the United States, its territories, and possessions (overseas exemption).", E9-9359,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/04/23/E9-9359/cost-accounting-standards-exemption-from-cost-accounting-standards-for-contracts-executed-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-04-23/pdf/E9-9359.pdf,04/23/2009
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the standard data elements that are being reviewed under emergency review procedures for use in complying with reporting requirements under section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) (``Recovery Act''). The title of the standard data element set is ``Standard Data Elements for Reports under Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Loans).'' Once the standard data elements are approved, each federal agency must require its recipients of grants, cooperative agreements and loans made under the Recovery Act to report the information and data electronically through a central Governmentwide portal or through an agency information collection process. Information on the reporting procedures will be posted to http://www.federalreporting.gov once available. Recipients of Recovery Act funded grants, cooperative agreements and loans may collect the data and information approved under this approved information collection from their subrecipients and subcontractors. A standard information collection for recipients of Recovery Act funded contracts directly awarded by the Federal government is being reviewed under a separate information collection process.", E9-7317,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/04/01/E9-7317/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-04-01/pdf/E9-7317.pdf,04/01/2009
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Procedures for Participating in the Appeals Process for the 2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Commerce Department; Census Bureau,"As part of implementing the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) request public comment on the Appeals Process whereby Tribal, State, and local governments participating in the 2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program may appeal determinations made by the Census Bureau with respect to their suggested changes to the 2010 Census Address List. For information purposes, this notice also describes the LUCA Feedback materials that the Census Bureau will provide to participating governments and how those governments can use the materials as the basis for an appeal. Electronic Availability: This notice is available on the Internet from the OMB Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg--default/ .", E9-7176,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/03/31/E9-7176/office-of-information-and-regulatory-affairs-procedures-for-participating-in-the-appeals-process-for,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-03-31/pdf/E9-7176.pdf,03/31/2009
Federal Regulatory Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extends the deadline for public comments on how to improve the process and principles governing Federal regulatory review., E9-5763,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/03/17/E9-5763/federal-regulatory-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-03-17/pdf/E9-5763.pdf,03/17/2009
Federal Regulatory Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is developing a set of recommendations to the President for a new Executive Order on Federal Regulatory Review, and invites public comments on how to improve the process and principles governing regulation.", E9-4080,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/02/26/E9-4080/federal-regulatory-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-02-26/pdf/E9-4080.pdf,02/26/2009
Recommendations From the Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Standards Review Committee to the Office of Management and Budget Concerning Changes to the 2000 Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504(e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests public comment on the recommendations it has received from the Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Standards Review Committee for changes to OMB's metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area standards. The committee's report and recommendations, which are published in their entirety in the Appendix, follow from study of the 2000 standards, published by OMB in the December 27, 2000 Federal Register (65 FR 82227-82238). The committee's work is a key element in OMB's review that will culminate in publication of the 2010 statistical area standards for the next decade. (Decisions on changes to the metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area standards will not affect the collection, tabulation, and publication of data from the 2010 Census and other current Federal data collections for geographic areas such as states, counties, county subdivisions, and municipalities.) Request for Comments: OMB is seeking comments only on the specific recommendations of the committee for revising the 2000 standards. In addition, OMB would welcome comments on the wording of the recommended 2010 standards to help ensure their clarity and understandability. Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public, including by posting them on OMB's Web site. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. Electronic Availability: This notice is available on the Internet from the OMB Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/ 2009.aspx. Federal Register notices are also available electronically from the U.S. Government Printing Office Web site at http:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.", E9-2978,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/02/12/E9-2978/recommendations-from-the-metropolitan-and-micropolitan-statistical-area-standards-review-committee,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-02-12/pdf/E9-2978.pdf,02/12/2009
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of four (4) standard forms: SF-269, Financial Status Report (Long Form); SF-269A, Financial Status Report (Short Form); SF-272, Federal Cash Transactions Report; and SF-272A, Federal Cash Transactions Report. OMB anticipates that this will be the last renewal of these forms. By no later than October 1, 2009, each federal agency must transition from the SF-269, SF-269A, SF-272, and SF-272A to the Federal Financial Report (FFR), by requiring recipients to use the FFR for all financial reports submitted after the date it makes the transition. In making the transition, an agency would incorporate the requirement to use the FFR into terms and conditions of new and ongoing grant and cooperative agreement awards, State plans, and/or program regulations that specify financial reporting requirements.", E9-2247,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/02/03/E9-2247/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-02-03/pdf/E9-2247.pdf,02/03/2009
2008 and 2009 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as amended, this notice provides the 2008 and 2009 list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities.", E9-1080,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/21/E9-1080/2008-and-2009-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-01-21/pdf/E9-1080.pdf,01/21/2009
2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)-OMB's Final Decisions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504(e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is presenting in this notice its final decisions for revising the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) for 2010. The SOC is designed to reflect the current occupational structure of the United States; it classifies all occupations in which work is performed for pay or profit. The SOC covers all jobs in the national economy, including occupations in the public, private, and military sectors. All Federal agencies that publish occupational data for statistical purposes are required to use the SOC; State and local government agencies are strongly encouraged to use this national system to promote a common language for categorizing and analyzing occupations. In two prior Federal Register notices regarding the 2010 SOC (May 16, 2006, 71 FR 28536-28538; and May 22, 2008, 73 FR 29930-29939), OMB and its interagency Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee (SOCPC) requested comment on the revision process, classification principles and guidelines, corrections to the 2000 SOC Manual, the intention to retain the 2000 SOC Major Group structure, and changes to the existing occupations. OMB, in conjunction with the SOCPC, reviewed and carefully considered the comments received in response to these notices in the process of making its final decisions presented in this notice. Based on these final decisions, OMB has requested that the SOCPC prepare the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification Manual for publication. A complete crosswalk between the 2000 and the 2010 SOC will be available online after publication of the 2010 SOC Manual. Committee members have completed definitions and agencies with occupational classification systems are developing crosswalks from their existing systems to the 2010 SOC. In comparison to the 2000 SOC, the 2010 SOC realized a net gain of 19 detailed occupations, 12 broad occupations, and 1 minor group. The number of major groups is unchanged. The 2010 SOC system contains 840 detailed occupations, aggregated into 461 broad occupations. In turn, the SOC combines these 461 broad occupations into 97 minor groups and 23 major groups. More than 400 of the 840 detailed occupations in the 2010 SOC structure remained the same as in 2000, and over 300 others required only editing changes. Therefore, no substantive changes occurred in occupational coverage for about 4 out of 5 detailed occupations in the 2010 SOC. As an indicator of the scope of changes to the structure of the SOC, 8 detailed occupations moved from one major group in the 2000 SOC to another in the 2010 SOC. Three occupations were placed in the major group 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations, including ``Farm Labor Contractors'' (13-1074)--previously classified in major group 45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations--and ``Fundraisers'' (13-1131)--previously classified in major group 41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations. Workers in ``Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists'' (13-1161) were previously classified in multiple SOC occupations including in ``Market Research Analysts'' in major group 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations and in ``Public Relations Specialists'' in major group 27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations. Two occupations moved into the major group 53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations, both from major group 39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations. These were ``Flight Attendants'' (53-2031) and ``Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants'' (53-6061). Workers in the newly created ``Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors'' (39-4031) were previously classified with ``Funeral Directors'' (11-9061) in the major group 11-0000 Management Occupations. Workers in another occupation new to the 2010 SOC, ``Solar Photovoltaic Installers'' (47-2231) were previously classified in multiple SOC occupations including two in major group 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations, ``Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers'' (49-9021) and ``Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other'' (49- 9099). Lastly, the detailed occupation ``Emergency Management Directors'' (11-9161) was previously classified in major group 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations, under the title ``Emergency Management Specialists.'' Future activities: To ensure that the successful efforts of the SOCPC continue and that the SOC reflects the structure of the changing workforce, the SOCPC will continue its service as a standing committee. The SOCPC will meet periodically to monitor the implementation of the 2010 SOC across Federal agencies. This consultation will include regularly scheduled interagency communication to ensure a smooth transition to the 2010 SOC. The SOCPC will also perform SOC maintenance functions, such as recommending clarifications of the SOC occupational definitions, placement of new occupations within the existing structure, and updating title files. The next major review and revision of the SOC is expected to begin in 2013, in preparation for a 2018 SOC. The intent of this revision schedule is to minimize disruption to data providers, producers, and users by promoting simultaneous adoption of revised occupational and industry classification systems for those data series that use both. Given the multiple interdependent programs that rely on the SOC, this is best accomplished by timing revisions of the SOC for the years following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) revisions, which occur for years ending in 2 and 7. The next such year is 2018, which has the additional benefit of coinciding with the beginning year of the American Community Survey five-year set of surveys that bracket the 2020 Decennial Census. Thus, OMB intends to consider revisions of the SOC for 2018 and every 10 years thereafter. Appendices: This notice includes three appendices in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Appendix A presents the adopted changes to the SOC Classification Principles. Appendix B provides a preliminary crosswalk between the occupation codes in the 2000 SOC and the revised codes for the 2010 SOC. Appendix C provides a preliminary crosswalk between the revised codes for the 2010 SOC and the 2000 SOC. Appendices B and C show only new occupations and occupations where a change was made to a title or code. The complete 2010 SOC structure is available on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site at http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm. Electronic Availability: This document is available on the Internet from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm. This Web page contains links to previous SOC Federal Register notices and related documents, as well as the full 2010 SOC structure. To obtain this notice via e-mail, please send a message requesting the OMB SOC final decisions Federal Register notice to soc@bls.gov. After publication of the manual, inquiries about the definitions for particular occupations or requests for electronic copies of the SOC structure that cannot be satisfied by use of the Web site should be addressed to Theresa Cosca, Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 2135, Washington, DC 20212; e-mail: soc@bls.gov; telephone number: (202) 691-6500; fax number: (202) 691-6444.", E9-1094,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/21/E9-1094/2010-standard-occupational-classification-soc-ombs-final-decisions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-01-21/pdf/E9-1094.pdf,01/21/2009
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP),Notice,Education Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of section 459A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (``HEA''), as enacted by the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-227) and amended by Public Law 110-315 and Public Law 110-350, the Department of Education (``Department'') may purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, Federal Family Education Loan Program (``FFELP'') loans made under sections 428 (subsidized Stafford loans), 428B (PLUS loans), or 428H (unsubsidized Stafford loans) of the HEA, on such terms as the Secretary of Education (``Secretary''), the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (collectively, ``Secretaries and Director'') jointly determine are ``in the best interest of the United States'' and ``shall not result in any net cost to the Federal Government (including the cost of servicing the loans purchased).'' This notice establishes the terms and conditions that will govern certain loan purchases made under section 459A of the HEA, as extended by Public Law 110-350, including (a) purchases from an asset-backed commercial paper vehicle referred to as an ``ABCP Conduit'' or ``Conduit'' (``ABCP Conduit Program'') and (b) replication for the 2009-2010 academic year of the Loan Participation Purchase Program (``2009-2010 Participation Program'') and Loan Purchase Commitment Program (``2009-2010 Purchase Program'') (collectively, ``Programs''). This notice also outlines the Department's methodology and factors that have been considered in evaluating the price at which the Department will purchase these additional FFELP loans; and describes how the use of those factors and methodology will ensure that the additional loan purchases do not result in any net cost to the Federal Government. The Secretaries and Director concur in the publication of this notice and have jointly determined that, based on the Department's analysis, the purchase of additional loans as described in this notice is in the best interest of the United States and shall not result in any net cost to the Federal Government (including the cost of servicing the loans purchased).", E9-712,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/15/E9-712/federal-family-education-loan-program-ffelp,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-01-15/pdf/E9-712.pdf,01/15/2009
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Military Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Pub. B. 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The inpatient medical service rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. The outpatient medical, dental, and cosmetic surgery rates published on November 25, 2008 remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web Site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/_docs/ FY09%20Direct%20Care%20Inpatient%20Billing%20Rates%20Memo.pdf.", E9-718,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/15/E9-718/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-department-of-defense-military,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-01-15/pdf/E9-718.pdf,01/15/2009
2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Updates for 2012,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget, through the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), is soliciting proposals from the public for changes to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) structure and content to be included in a potential 2012 revision. The ECPC is also seeking public input on several clarifications to the existing classification system (please see Parts I-VI in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, below). The clarifications relate to ongoing changes in how businesses organize and structure themselves to efficiently provide goods and services in the economy. In Part I, the ECPC provides background on the NAICS classification system. In Part II, the ECPC is soliciting public comments on the advisability and desirability of reducing national industry detail in the manufacturing sector during a 2012 revision of NAICS. Part III includes a solicitation of proposals for new and emerging industries. Part IV presents notification of a method to publicize corrections for errors and omissions that are identified in NAICS 2007. Part V solicits public comments on the classification of distribution centers, logistics service providers, and sales offices of publishers within NAICS. Part VI solicits public comments and suggestions to clarify the classification of establishments that outsource manufacturing transformation activities and provide manufacturing services in the market given the increasing specialization and globalization of business activities in the economy. In soliciting comments about revising NAICS, the ECPC does not intend to open the entire classification for substantial change in 2012. The ECPC will consider public comments and proposals for changes or modifications that advance the goals of NAICS. The ECPC is also seeking and will consider comments related to consistent classification in an era of greater specialization and globalization.", E9-60,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/07/E9-60/2007-north-american-industry-classification-system-naics-updates-for-2012,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-01-07/pdf/E9-60.pdf,01/07/2009
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", E8-30793,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/02/E8-30793/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-01-02/pdf/E8-30793.pdf,01/02/2009
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP),Notice,Education Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"On December 2, 2008, the Department of Education, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget (collectively, ``Secretaries and Director'') jointly published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 73263) announcing the terms and conditions under which the Department will purchase loans pursuant to section 459A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), enacted by the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-227) and amended by Public Law 110-315 and Public Law 110- 350 (December 2 Notice). The terms and conditions announced in the December 2 Notice apply to the purchase of Federal Family Education Loan Program (``FFELP'') loans made for the 2007-2008 academic year (the ``Short-term Purchase Program''). Included as an appendix to the December 2 Notice was the Master Loan Sale Agreement under which these purchases will be made. This notice makes three corrections to the December 2 Notice.", E8-30009,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/18/E8-30009/federal-family-education-loan-program-ffelp,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-12-18/pdf/E8-30009.pdf,12/18/2008
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP),Notice,Education Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of section 459A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (``HEA''), as enacted by the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-227) and amended by Pub. L. 110-315 and Pub. L. 110-350, the Department of Education (``Department'') may purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, Federal Family Education Loan Program (``FFELP'') loans made under sections 428 (subsidized Stafford loans), 428B (PLUS loans), or 428H (unsubsidized Stafford loans) of the HEA, on such terms as the Secretary of Education (``Secretary''), the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (collectively, ``Secretaries and Director'') jointly determine are ``in the best interest of the United States'' and ``shall not result in any net cost to the Federal Government (including the cost of servicing the loans purchased).'' The Secretary initially exercised this authority in accordance with a notice published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2008 (73 FR 37422). This notice (a) establishes the terms and conditions that will govern certain additional loan purchases made under section 459A of the HEA, as extended by Pub. L. 110-350 (Short-term Purchase Program), (b) outlines the methodology and factors that have been considered in evaluating the price at which the Department will purchase these additional FFELP loans, and (c) describes how the use of those factors and methodology will ensure that the additional loan purchases do not result in any net cost to the Federal Government. The Secretaries and Director concur in the publication of this notice and have jointly determined that the purchase of additional loans as described in this notice is in the best interest of the United States and shall not result in any net cost to the Federal Government (including the cost of servicing the loans purchased).", E8-28632,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/02/E8-28632/federal-family-education-loan-program-ffelp,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-12-02/pdf/E8-28632.pdf,12/02/2008
Cost Accounting Standards: Harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 With the Pension Protection Act of 2006,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (Board), is today announcing an extension of time to submit public comments regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) (73 FR 51261, September 2, 2008) on the harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) 412 and 413 with the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-280, 120 Stat.780). Many of the public comments received as of November 3, 2008 noted that the ANPRM addressed complex and technical accounting issues. Some of the commenters noted that they were still actively performing actuarial modeling of the ANPRM and alternative approaches. These commenters asked that the Board consider promulgating a second ANPRM or accepting public comments submitted after the original due date of November 3, 2008. Because the Final Rule must be published within the statutory time requirements of Section 106 of the PPA, the Board is concerned that the promulgation of a second ANPRM might not be feasible. Therefore to permit fuller consideration of the continuing efforts by the public, and to mitigate the need for a second ANPRM, the Board is extending the comment period to the date specified below. Public comments already received in response to the ANPRM are available in their entirety at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ procurement/index_casb.htm and at http://www.regulations.gov.", E8-28043,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/11/26/E8-28043/cost-accounting-standards-harmonization-of-cost-accounting-standards-412-and-413-with-the-pension,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-11-26/pdf/E8-28043.pdf,11/26/2008
"FY 2008 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Cosmetic Surgery Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Public Law 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental and cosmetic surgery services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates were established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The outpatient medical and dental rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. The inpatient rates, published on March 6, 2008, remain in effect until further notice. A full analysis of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web Site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/_docs/ SIGNED%20Med%20Den%Reimburse%20Rates%20and%Cosmetic%20Surgery%205%2030%2 008.pdf. The rates can be found at: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ ubo/mhs_rates.cfm.", E8-27905,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/11/25/E8-27905/fy-2008-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-cosmetic-surgery-services-furnished-by-department-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-11-25/pdf/E8-27905.pdf,11/25/2008
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of four (4) standard forms: SF-269, Financial Status Report (Long Form); SF-269A, Financial Status Report (Short Form); SF-272, Federal Cash Transactions Report; and SF-272A, Federal Cash Transactions Report. OMB anticipates that this will be the last renewal of these forms. By no later than October 1, 2009, each federal agency must transition from the SF-269, SF-269A, SF-272, and SF-272A to the Federal Financial Report (FFR), by requiring recipients to use the FFR for all financial reports submitted after the date it makes the transition. In making the transition, an agency would incorporate the requirement to use the FFR into terms and conditions of new and ongoing grant and cooperative agreement awards, State plans, and/or program regulations that specify financial reporting requirements.", E8-24390,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/10/15/E8-24390/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-10-15/pdf/E8-24390.pdf,10/15/2008
Standard Data Elements for Electronic Summary Reports of Inventions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is establishing a standard set of data elements for a government-wide summary report of inventions and the Interagency Edison extramural invention reporting system (iEdison) as the host site for collecting this information., E8-23902,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/10/09/E8-23902/standard-data-elements-for-electronic-summary-reports-of-inventions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-10-09/pdf/E8-23902.pdf,10/09/2008
Guidance for Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Financial Assistance),Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing guidance on drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance. The guidance conforms with the common rule that 31 Federal agencies published on November 26, 2003 and therefore makes no substantive change to Federal policies and procedures in this area. The agencies issued that common rule after resolving public comments received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. OMB is proposing to issue this guidance as an administrative simplification that will streamline the policy framework for drug-free workplace requirements in two ways. First, the guidance is in a form suitable for Federal agency adoption, which will reduce the volume of Federal regulations on drug-free workplace, make it easier for the affected public to use them, and make it easier and less expensive for the Federal Government to maintain them. Second, the guidance is located in the recently established Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR). Locating the OMB guidance in 2 CFR will make it easier to find. It also is the first step toward co-locating in the same CFR title the agencies' regulations that implement the guidance, a further simplification for the public. This notice also proposes a minor change to the previously issued 2 CFR part 1, to conform that part with the guidance published today.", E8-22717,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/09/26/E8-22717/guidance-for-drug-free-workplace-requirements-financial-assistance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-09-26/pdf/E8-22717.pdf,09/26/2008
Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulation. The full Draft Report is available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol-reports_congress.html, and is divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2007 and summarizes the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between September 1997 and 2007. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II examines trends in regulation since OMB began to compile benefit and cost estimates records in 1981. Chapter III provides an update on implementation of the Information Quality Act, and Chapter IV summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.", E8-22324,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/09/24/E8-22324/draft-2008-report-to-congress-on-the-benefits-and-costs-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-09-24/pdf/E8-22324.pdf,09/24/2008
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3520), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork. This information is posted on the following Web site: http:/ /www.business.gov/contacts/federal/.", E8-21496,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/09/17/E8-21496/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-09-17/pdf/E8-21496.pdf,09/17/2008
Harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 With the Pension Protection Act of 2006,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board, invites public comments concerning an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 with the Pension Protection Act of 2006.", E8-20255,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/09/02/E8-20255/harmonization-of-cost-accounting-standards-412-and-413-with-the-pension-protection-act-of-2006,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-09-02/pdf/E8-20255.pdf,09/02/2008
Financial Reporting for Grants and Cooperative Agreements: Federal Financial Report (FFR),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", E8-18783,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/08/13/E8-18783/financial-reporting-for-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-federal-financial-report-ffr,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-08-13/pdf/E8-18783.pdf,08/13/2008
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP),Notice,Education Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"On July 1, 2008, the Department of Education, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget published a notice of terms and conditions of purchase of loans under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 in the Federal Register (Notice of Terms and Conditions). Appendix D to the Notice of Terms and Conditions contained several minor errors. This document corrects Appendix D. This document also extends the deadline, specified in Appendix B and Appendix C of the Notice of Terms and Conditions, for submission of a Notice of Intent to Participate under the Loan Purchase Commitment and Loan Participation Purchase programs.", E8-16241,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/07/17/E8-16241/federal-family-education-loan-program-ffelp,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-07-17/pdf/E8-16241.pdf,07/17/2008
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2007 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies and publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register after the consultation process is completed. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify both commercial activities and activities that are inherently governmental. This is the second and final release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2007. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2007 FAIR Act inventories.", E8-15737,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/07/10/E8-15737/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2007-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-07-10/pdf/E8-15737.pdf,07/10/2008
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP),Notice,Education Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"Under section 459A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (``HEA''), as enacted within the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-227), the Department of Education (``Department'') has the authority to purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, Federal Family Education Loan Program (``FFELP'') loans made under sections 428 (subsidized Stafford loans), 428B (PLUS loans), or 428H (unsubsidized Stafford loans) of the HEA, on such terms as the Secretary of Education (``Secretary''), the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (collectively, ``Secretaries and Director'') jointly determine are ``in the best interest of the United States'' and ``shall not result in any net cost to the Federal Government (including the cost of servicing the loans purchased).'' This notice (a) establishes the terms and conditions that will govern the loan purchases made under section 459A of the HEA, (b) outlines the methodology and factors that have been considered in evaluating the price at which the Department will purchase loans made under section 428, 428B, or 428H of the HEA, and (c) describes how the use of those factors and methodology will ensure that the loan purchases do not result in any net cost to the Federal Government. The Secretaries and Director concur in the publication of this notice and have jointly determined that the programs described in this notice are in the best interest of the United States and shall not result in any net cost to the Federal Government (including the cost of servicing the loans purchased).", E8-14820,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/07/01/E8-14820/federal-family-education-loan-program-ffelp,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-07-01/pdf/E8-14820.pdf,07/01/2008
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2007 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies and publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register after the consultation process is completed. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify both commercial activities and activities that are inherently governmental. This is the first release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2007. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may present a challenge to the agency regarding the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2007 FAIR Act inventories.", E8-13500,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/06/17/E8-13500/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2007-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-06-17/pdf/E8-13500.pdf,06/17/2008
OMB Circular A-133 Information Collection under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The first notice of this information collection request, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, was published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2007 [72 FR 68608]. The information collection request involves two proposed information collections from two types of entities: (1) Reports from auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs; and (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' Circular A-133's information collection requirements apply to approximately 36,000 States, local governments, and non-profit organizations on an annual basis.", E8-13385,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/06/16/E8-13385/omb-circular-a-133-information-collection-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-06-16/pdf/E8-13385.pdf,06/16/2008
Amending Federal Financial Assistance-Related Forms To Include Universal Identifier,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a memorandum authorizing each Federal agency to add a field for the applicant's Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to application forms for types of Federal financial assistance that are subject to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282, ``the Transparency Act''). The OMB memorandum broadens the effect of a policy issued in 2003, which authorized agencies to include a DUNS number field in applications for grants and cooperative agreements. It broadens the 2003 policy to other forms of Federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act, including loans and subawards. The additional authority is needed in order for agencies to implement the requirements of the Transparency Act.", E8-12560,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/06/06/E8-12560/amending-federal-financial-assistance-related-forms-to-include-universal-identifier,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-06-06/pdf/E8-12560.pdf,06/06/2008
Requirements for Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Implementation,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"OMB proposes to issue guidance to agencies to establish requirements for federal financial assistance applicants, recipients, and subrecipients that are necessary for the implementation of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282, hereafter referred to as ``the Transparency Act'' or ``the Act''). An agency under the proposed guidance would require applicants other than individuals, with some specific exceptions, to have Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers and maintain current registrations in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The guidance also provides standard wording for an award term that each agency would include in its financial assistance awards. The award term would require recipients and subrecipients that are subject to the policy to have DUNS numbers, maintain current CCR registrations, and report subaward data that the implementation of the Transparency Act requires. This proposed implementation of the requirement for reporting of subawards under federal financial assistance awards parallels the Federal Acquisition Regulation implementation of that Transparency Act reporting requirement for subcontracts under federal procurement contracts (72 FR 51306, September 6, 2007).", E8-12558,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/06/06/E8-12558/requirements-for-federal-funding-accountability-and-transparency-act-implementation,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-06-06/pdf/E8-12558.pdf,06/06/2008
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2008 Circular A- 133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2008 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The 2008 Supplement adds seven programs, including three programs added to an existing cluster. It has also been updated for program changes and technical corrections. In total, the 2008 Compliance Supplement includes 178 individual programs. A list of changes to the 2008 Supplement can be found at Appendix V. Due to its length, the 2008 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy.", E8-12561,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/06/05/E8-12561/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-06-05/pdf/E8-12561.pdf,06/05/2008
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)-Policy Committee's Recommendations for the 2010 SOC,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under the authority of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 1104(d)) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3504(e)), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee's (SOCPC) recommendations presented in this notice for revising the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) for 2010. The SOC is designed to reflect the current occupational structure of the United States; it classifies all occupations in which work is performed for pay or profit. The SOC covers all jobs in the national economy, including occupations in the public, private, and military sectors. All Federal agencies that publish occupational data are required to use the SOC; State and local government agencies are strongly encouraged to use this national system to promote a common language for categorizing and analyzing occupations. In a prior Federal Register notice (71 FR 28536, May 16, 2006), OMB and the SOCPC requested comments on: (1) The Standard Occupational Classification principles, (2) corrections to the 2000 SOC Manual, (3) the intention to retain the current SOC Major Group structure, (4) changes to the existing detailed occupations, and (5) new detailed occupations to be added to the revised 2010 SOC. The classification principles, coding guidelines, and occupations recommended in this notice reflect the comments received in response to the May 16, 2006, notice and represent the SOCPC's final recommendations to OMB. OMB, in consultation with the SOCPC, will consider comments in response to this notice in making its final decisions for the 2010 SOC revision and will publish its decisions in the Federal Register. The SOCPC will then finish preparing the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification Manual for publication, including finalizing occupational definitions, assigning associated job titles, and developing a crosswalk to the 2000 SOC. Appendices: This notice includes three appendices in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Appendix A presents the SOCPC's recommended SOC Classification Principles and SOC Coding Guidelines. Appendix B provides a crosswalk between the occupation codes in the 2000 SOC and the recommended revised codes for the 2010 SOC. Appendix C provides a crosswalk between the recommended revised codes for the 2010 SOC and the 2000 SOC. Request for Comments: In addition to general comments on the SOCPC's recommendations, OMB welcomes comments specifically addressing: (1) The SOC Classification Principles and SOC Coding Guidelines recommended by the SOCPC (Appendix A); (2) their recommended changes to titles and codes of occupations from the 2000 SOC (Appendix B); (3) the SOCPC's recommended changes to the hierarchical structure of the SOC, including changes to major, minor, broad, and detailed occupation groups (Appendix C); and (4) the titles, placement, and codes of new occupations that the SOCPC is recommending be added in the revised 2010 SOC (Appendix C). All comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public, including by posting them on OMB's Web site. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. Electronic Availability: This document is available on the Internet from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bls.gov/soc/home.htm. This Web page contains links to previous SOC Federal Register notices, and related documents, as well as the full SOCPC recommended 2010 SOC structure. To obtain this notice via e-mail, please send a message requesting the SOCPC recommendations Federal Register notice to soc@bls.gov.", E8-11447,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/05/22/E8-11447/standard-occupational-classification-soc-policy-committees-recommendations-for-the-2010-soc,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-05-22/pdf/E8-11447.pdf,05/22/2008
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Costs of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Sponsored by Government Contractors,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (the Board), Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has adopted a final rule to amend Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 412, ``Cost Accounting Standard for composition and measurement of pension cost,'' and CAS 415, ``Accounting for the cost of deferred compensation.'' These amendments address issues concerning the recognition of the costs of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) under Government cost-based contracts and subcontracts. These amendments provide criteria for measuring the costs of ESOPs and their assignment to cost accounting periods. The allocation of a contractor's assigned ESOP costs to contracts and subcontracts is addressed in other Standards. The amendments also specify that accounting for the costs of ESOPs will be covered by the provisions of CAS 415, ``Accounting for the cost of deferred compensation,'' and not by any other Standard. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act.", E8-9376,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/05/01/E8-9376/cost-accounting-standards-board-accounting-for-the-costs-of-employee-stock-ownership-plans-esops,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-05-01/pdf/E8-9376.pdf,05/01/2008
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Contract Clauses,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board has adopted, without change, a final rule to add a clause for inclusion in CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts awarded to foreign concerns. The Board is taking this action to provide a standard clause for use by Government and contractor personnel in applying the CAS requirements to contracts and subcontracts awarded to foreign concerns.", E8-5981,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/26/E8-5981/cost-accounting-standards-board-contract-clauses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-03-26/pdf/E8-5981.pdf,03/26/2008
Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing the attached memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies concerning the determination of the maximum benchmark compensation amount that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' fiscal year 2008--$612,196. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as amended. The benchmark compensation amount applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", E8-5978,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/25/E8-5978/determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-03-25/pdf/E8-5978.pdf,03/25/2008
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is updating the civilian position full fringe benefit cost factor used to compute the estimated cost of government performance in public-private competitions conducted pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. The civilian position full fringe benefit cost factor is comprised of four separate elements: (1) Insurance and health benefits, (2) standard civilian retirement benefits, (3) Medicare benefits, and (4) miscellaneous fringe benefits. OMB is updating the insurance and health benefits and standard civilian retirement benefits cost elements based on actuarial analyses provided by the Office of Personnel Management. OMB is also updating the annual Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation cost factors used for computing the government's personnel and non-pay costs in Circular A-76 public-private competitions. These annual pay raise assumptions and inflation factors are based on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.", E8-5549,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/19/E8-5549/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-03-19/pdf/E8-5549.pdf,03/19/2008
FY 2007 Pilot Program for Alternative Approaches to Performance and Accountability Reporting Open Forum,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The open forum on the FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) pilot previously scheduled for April 14, 2008 will now be held at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on April 10, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those interested in participating should respond to the questions listed below by Email to either Regina Kearney at rkearney@omb.eop.gov, or Pat Harris at pharris@omb.eop.gov by close of business March 28, 2008. <bullet> Do the PAR pilot component documents (Annual Financial Report, Annual Performance Report, and Highlights): [cir] Provide an enhanced presentation of the financial and performance information in a more transparent way (i.e. information is presented in a manner that is user friendly and easy enough for a novice reader to understand)? [cir] Report financial and performance information more meaningful (i.e. financial and performance data is reliable, relevant, and include measurable results linked to strategic goals)? [cir] Tailor financial and performance information to meet stakeholder needs? [cir] Report performance and financial results candidly and clearly articulate remedies to performance or financial shortfalls? <bullet> Are the PAR pilot component documents easily accessible via the web and are they easy to use? <bullet> Did the development of the PAR pilot component documents: [cir] Improve internal and external communications? [cir] Increase/decrease the burden on preparers? <bullet> What are individuals' recommendations for improving performance and financial reporting? For additional background information regarding the open forum and the PAR pilot, please see OMB's pilot notice of January 30, 2008 (73 FR 5600).", 08-1019,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/13/08-1019/fy-2007-pilot-program-for-alternative-approaches-to-performance-and-accountability-reporting-open,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-03-13/pdf/08-1019.pdf,03/13/2008
Statistical Policy Directive No. 4: Release and Dissemination of Statistical Products Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing a new Statistical Policy Directive for the release and dissemination of statistical products produced by Federal statistical agencies. On August 1, 2007, OMB published a Notice of solicitation of comments on a draft of this directive in the Federal Register (72 FR 42266, August 1, 2007). A dozen respondents sent comments in response to the notice. Careful consideration was given to all comments. The disposition of the comments as well as the final directive are presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. In its role as coordinator of the Federal statistical system, 44 U.S.C. 3504(e) requires OMB, among other responsibilities, to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the system as well as the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, and confidentiality of information collected for statistical purposes. It also requires OMB to develop and oversee the implementation of Governmentwide policies, principles, standards, and guidelines concerning the presentation and dissemination of statistical information. The Information Quality Act (Pub. L. 106-554, Division C, title V, Sec. 515, Dec. 21, 2000; 114 Stat. 2763A-153 to 2763A-154; 44 U.S.C. Section 3516 note) similarly requires OMB, as well as all other Federal agencies, to maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information, including statistical information, provided to the public. To operate efficiently and effectively, our Nation relies on the flow of objective, credible statistics to support the decisions of governments, businesses, households, and other organizations. Any loss of trust in the integrity of the Federal statistical system and its products could lessen respondent cooperation with Federal statistical surveys, decrease the quality of statistical system products, and foster uncertainty about the validity of measures our Nation uses to monitor and assess its performance and progress. To further support the quality and integrity of Federal statistical information, OMB is issuing a new Statistical Policy Directive designed to preserve and enhance the objectivity and transparency, in fact and in perception, of the processes used to release and disseminate the statistical products of Federal statistical agencies. The procedures in the directive are intended to ensure that statistical data releases adhere to data quality standards through equitable, policy-neutral, and timely release of information to the general public. Additional discussion of the directive and the directive itself may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", E8-4570,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/07/E8-4570/statistical-policy-directive-no-4-release-and-dissemination-of-statistical-products-produced-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-03-07/pdf/E8-4570.pdf,03/07/2008
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 2(a) of Pub. B. 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The inpatient medical rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. The outpatient medical and dental, and cosmetic surgery rates published on November 21, 2007, remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web Site: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/_docs/ FY%2008%20Direct%20Care%20Inpt%20Billing%20Rates.pdf.", E8-4330,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/06/E8-4330/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-department-of-defense-medical-treatment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-03-06/pdf/E8-4330.pdf,03/06/2008
"Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS) Exemption for Contracts Executed and Performed Outside the United States, Its Territories, and Possessions",Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue its review of the exemption for contracts that are executed and performed outside the United States, its territories, and possessions.", E8-2668,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/02/13/E8-2668/cost-accounting-standards-board-cas-exemption-for-contracts-executed-and-performed-outside-the,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-02-13/pdf/E8-2668.pdf,02/13/2008
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Allocation of Home Office Expenses to Segments,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (the Board), Office of Federal Procurement Policy, invites public comments on a staff discussion paper (SDP) addressing potential revisions to Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 403, ``Allocation of Home Office Expenses to Segments.'' This SDP addresses whether the current thresholds that require use of the three factor formula for allocating residual home office expenses require revision.", E8-2666,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/02/13/E8-2666/cost-accounting-standards-board-allocation-of-home-office-expenses-to-segments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-02-13/pdf/E8-2666.pdf,02/13/2008
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 08-416,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/01/30/08-416/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-01-30/pdf/08-416.pdf,01/30/2008
FY 2007 Pilot Program for Alternative Approaches to Performance and Accountability Reporting Open Forum,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"An open forum on the FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) pilot will be held at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on April 14, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The PAR pilot allows agencies to explore different formats to enhance the presentation of financial and performance information and make this information more meaningful and transparent to the public. As an alternative to the traditional PAR, agencies that participated in the pilot had to prepare and submit to OMB three component documents. The component documents included an Agency Financial Report (AFR), an Annual Performance Report (APR), and a Highlights document that presents performance and financial information in a summary fashion. The purpose of the forum is to obtain feedback from individual users and stakeholders regarding the results of the pilot. Those interested in participating should respond to the questions listed below by e-mail to either Regina Kearney at rkearney@omb.eop.gov, or Pat Harris at pharris@omb.eop.gov by close of business March 28, 2008. <bullet> Do the PAR pilot component documents (Annual Financial Report, Annual Performance Report, and Highlights): [cir] Provide an enhanced presentation of the financial and performance information in a more transparent way (i.e., information is presented in a manner that is user friendly and easy enough for a novice reader to understand)? [cir] Report financial and performance information more meaningfully (i.e., financial and performance data is reliable, relevant, and include measurable results linked to strategic goals)? [cir] Tailor financial and performance information to meet stakeholder needs? [cir] Report performance and financial results candidly and clearly articulate remedies to performance or financial shortfalls? <bullet> Are the PAR pilot component documents easily accessible via the web and are they easy to use? <bullet> Did the development of the PAR pilot component documents: [cir] Improve internal and external communications? [cir] Increase/decrease the burden on preparers? <bullet> What are individuals' recommendations for improving performance and financial reporting?", E8-1573,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/01/30/E8-1573/fy-2007-pilot-program-for-alternative-approaches-to-performance-and-accountability-reporting-open,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-01-30/pdf/E8-1573.pdf,01/30/2008
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Acquisition of Green Products and Services,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) published a document in the Federal Register of December 28, 2007, concerning a proposed OFPP policy letter on the acquisition of green products and services. The document erroneously contained an effective date.", E8-521,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/01/15/E8-521/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-acquisition-of-green-products-and-services,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2008-01-15/pdf/E8-521.pdf,01/15/2008
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Acquisition of Green Products and Services,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OFPP is proposing to issue a policy letter on green procurement policies and strategies. The policy letter would address: (1) General responsibilities of agencies for the procurement of green products and services; (2) the relationship of green products and services to other socio-economic programs; (3) automatic substitution policies; (4) listing of green products in Federal catalogues and online ordering systems; (5) green requirements for paper and printing; (6) application of green requirements in service contracting; and (7) energy efficiency. The proposed policy letter would implement specific provisions of Executive Order (E.O.) 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6962), the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6903), the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6361), and Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102). The proposed policy letter, when finalized, would supersede OFPP Policy Letter 92-4, Procurement of Environmentally-Sound and Energy-Efficient Products and Services, dated November 2, 1992. Comment Date: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 26, 2008 to be considered in the formulation of the final policy letter.", E7-25211,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25211/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-acquisition-of-green-products-and-services,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25211.pdf,12/28/2007
Draft Joint Report on the Review of the Application of European Union and United States Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidelines on the Analysis of Impacts on International Trade and Investment,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on the Draft Joint Report on the Review of the Application of European Union (EU) and United States (U.S.) Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidelines on the Analysis of Impacts on International Trade and Investment. The full Draft Report is available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol.html#opp. This joint draft report was prepared by the Secretariat General of the European Commission and the OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) as part of an EC-OMB dialogue on methodological issues for consideration at the November 9th, 2007 meeting in Washington, DC of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council.", E7-23856,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/10/E7-23856/draft-joint-report-on-the-review-of-the-application-of-european-union-and-united-states-regulatory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-12-10/pdf/E7-23856.pdf,12/10/2007
Financial Reporting for Grants and Cooperative Agreements: Federal Financial Report (FFR),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is consolidating and replacing four existing financial reporting forms (SF-269, SF-269A, SF- 272, and SF-272A) with a single Federal Financial Report (FFR). The purpose of the FFR is to give recipients of grants and cooperative agreements a standard format for reporting the financial status of their grants and cooperative agreements (hereby referred to collectively as awards). Federal awarding agencies developed the FFR as part of their implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).", 07-5941,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/07/07-5941/financial-reporting-for-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-federal-financial-report-ffr,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-12-07/pdf/07-5941.pdf,12/07/2007
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on a renewal of an information collection with revisions that would affect two types of entities: (1) The reports of auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs, and (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' Included as part of this information collection is the Data Collection Form (SF-SAC). The changes being proposed are to modify the data elements collected on the SF-SAC to update the internal control terminology and related definitions used in OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,'' the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Government Accountability Office. The current Form SF-SAC is being used for audit periods ending in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. A revised Form SF-SAC will be used for audit periods ending in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Additionally, OMB is interested in receiving comments on the requirement to submit the Data Collection Form (SF-SAC) and the single audit reporting packages electronically. Currently, more than 87% of the SF-SAC are filed electronically. Electronic submission would streamline the submission process, reduce the administrative burden and satisfy the Bureau of Census to fully comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (Pub. L. 105-277).", E7-23540,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/05/E7-23540/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-12-05/pdf/E7-23540.pdf,12/05/2007
2007 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act), this notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities.", E7-23406,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/03/E7-23406/2007-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-12-03/pdf/E7-23406.pdf,12/03/2007
"FY 2008 Cost of Outpatient Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy Services Furnished by Department of Defense Medical Treatment Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of Pub. L. 87-603 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons for the cost of outpatient medical, dental and pharmacy services furnished by military treatment facilities through the Department of Defense (DoD). The rates have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full cost of all services provided. The outpatient medical and dental rates referenced are effective upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in effect until further notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. The inpatient rates, published on December 9, 2002, remain in effect until further notice. A full analysis of the rates is posted at the DoD's Uniform Business Office Web Site: http:// www.tricare.mil/ocfo/--docs/CY07%20Reimbursement%20Rates11.pdf. The rates can be found at: http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/mhs-- rates.cfm.", E7-22701,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/11/21/E7-22701/fy-2008-cost-of-outpatient-medical-dental-and-pharmacy-services-furnished-by-department-of-defense,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-11-21/pdf/E7-22701.pdf,11/21/2007
Trafficking in Persons: Grants and Cooperative Agreements,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is establishing a government-wide award term for agencies to include in grants and cooperative agreements as part of their implementation of paragraph (g) of section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104). In each award under which funding is provided to a private entity, the statute requires the awarding agency to include a condition authorizing termination of the award if the recipient or a subrecipient engages in certain activities related to trafficking in persons.", E7-22056,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/11/13/E7-22056/trafficking-in-persons-grants-and-cooperative-agreements,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-11-13/pdf/E7-22056.pdf,11/13/2007
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2006 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies and publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register after the consultation process is completed. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify both commercial activities and activities that are inherently governmental. This is the third and final release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2006. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2006 FAIR Act inventories.", E7-18028,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/09/13/E7-18028/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2006-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-09-13/pdf/E7-18028.pdf,09/13/2007
Amending Federal Financial Assistance-Related Forms to Include Universal Identifier,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to authorize each Federal agency that receives applications for Federal financial assistance to add a field for the applicant's Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to application forms previously approved by OMB. This proposed update would broaden the directive's effect to all forms of Federal financial assistance covered by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (the ``Act'') including grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, and other forms of financial assistance.", E7-15044,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/08/02/E7-15044/amending-federal-financial-assistance-related-forms-to-include-universal-identifier,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-08-02/pdf/E7-15044.pdf,08/02/2007
Statistical Policy Directive: Release and Dissemination of Statistical Products Produced by Federal Statistical Agencies,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is soliciting public comment on a proposal to issue a new Statistical Policy Directive for the release and dissemination of statistical products produced by Federal statistical agencies. In its role as coordinator of the Federal statistical system, 44 U.S.C. 3504(e) requires OMB, among other responsibilities, to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the system as well as the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, and confidentiality of information collected for statistical purposes. It also requires OMB to develop and oversee the implementation of Governmentwide policies, principles, standards, and guidelines concerning the presentation and dissemination of statistical information. The 2001 Information Quality Act (Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(3) [title V, Sec. 515], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-153, 44 U.S.C. Section 3516 note) similarly requires OMB, as well as all other Federal agencies, to maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information, including statistical information, provided to the public. To operate efficiently and effectively, our democracy relies on the flow of objective, credible statistics to support the decisions of governments, businesses, households, and other organizations. Any loss of trust in the integrity of the Federal statistical system and its products could lessen respondent cooperation with Federal statistical surveys, decrease the quality of statistical system products, and foster uncertainty about the validity of measures our Nation uses to monitor and assess its performance and progress. To further support the quality and integrity of Federal statistical information, OMB is proposing a new Statistical Policy Directive designed to preserve and enhance the objectivity and transparency, in fact and in perception, of the processes used to release and disseminate the Government's statistical products. The procedures in the proposed directive are intended to ensure that statistical data releases adhere to data quality standards through equitable, policy- neutral, and timely release of information to the general public. Additional discussion of the proposal and a draft of the directive may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. OMB is seeking public comment on the desirability of issuing the proposed directive as well as suggestions to improve its clarity, efficiency, and usefulness.", E7-14908,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/08/01/E7-14908/statistical-policy-directive-release-and-dissemination-of-statistical-products-produced-by-federal,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-08-01/pdf/E7-14908.pdf,08/01/2007
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2006 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies and publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register after the consultation process is completed. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify both commercial activities and activities that are inherently governmental. This is the second release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2006. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2006 FAIR Act inventories.", E7-13562,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/07/13/E7-13562/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2006-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-07-13/pdf/E7-13562.pdf,07/13/2007
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Time and Material and Labor Hour (T&M/LH) Contracts for Commercial Items,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, has adopted, without change, a final rule to provide an exemption for T&M/LH contracts for commercial items. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.", E7-12888,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/07/03/E7-12888/cost-accounting-standards-board-time-and-material-and-labor-hour-tandmlh-contracts-for-commercial,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-07-03/pdf/E7-12888.pdf,07/03/2007
Cost Accounting Standards: Staff Discussion Paper-Harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 with the Pension Protection Act of 2006,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board, invites public comments concerning a Staff Discussion Paper on the harmonization of Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 with the Pension Protection Act of 2006.", E7-12886,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/07/03/E7-12886/cost-accounting-standards-staff-discussion-paper-harmonization-of-cost-accounting-standards-412-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-07-03/pdf/E7-12886.pdf,07/03/2007
"Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy (USMA)",Correction,Defense Department; Army Department; Defense Department; Engineers Corps; Justice Department; Justice Department; Antitrust Division; Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office; Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,"", C7-3000,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/27/C7-3000/board-of-visitors-united-states-military-academy-usma,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-27/pdf/C7-3000.pdf,06/27/2007
Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS) Changes to Acquisition Thresholds,Correction,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"", Z7-11328,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/27/Z7-11328/cost-accounting-standards-board-cas-changes-to-acquisition-thresholds,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-27/pdf/Z7-11328.pdf,06/27/2007
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice revises Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,'' by (1) Updating the internal control terminology and related definitions used in the Circular; and (2) simplifying the auditee reporting package submission requirement to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC).", E7-12320,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/26/E7-12320/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-26/pdf/E7-12320.pdf,06/26/2007
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3520), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork. This information is posted on the following Web site: http:// www.business.gov/compliance--resources.", E7-12215,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/25/E7-12215/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-25/pdf/E7-12215.pdf,06/25/2007
"Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA)",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA) can provide strong confidentiality protections for statistical information collections, such as surveys and censuses, as well as for other statistical activities, such as data analysis, modeling, and sample design, that are sponsored or conducted by Federal agencies. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347). The purpose of the CIPSEA implementation guidance is to inform agencies about the requirements for using CIPSEA and to clarify the circumstances under which CIPSEA can be used.", E7-11542,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/15/E7-11542/implementation-guidance-for-title-v-of-the-e-government-act-confidential-information-protection-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-15/pdf/E7-11542.pdf,06/15/2007
Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS) Changes to Acquisition Thresholds,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is revising the threshold for the application of CAS to negotiated Government contracts. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. The Board is taking final action on this topic in order to adjust the CAS applicability threshold in accordance with Section 822 of the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 109-163). Section 822 amended 41 U.S.C. 422(f)(2)(A) to require that the threshold for CAS applicability be the same as the threshold for compliance with the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA).", E7-11328,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/14/E7-11328/cost-accounting-standards-board-cas-changes-to-acquisition-thresholds,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-14/pdf/E7-11328.pdf,06/14/2007
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Contract Clauses,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board is proposing to add a clause for inclusion in CAS-covered contracts and subcontracts awarded to foreign concerns. The Board is taking this action to provide a standard clause for use by Government and contractor personnel in applying the CAS requirements to contracts and subcontracts awarded to foreign concerns., E7-11332,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/14/E7-11332/cost-accounting-standards-board-contract-clauses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-14/pdf/E7-11332.pdf,06/14/2007
Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS); Applicability of Cost Accounting Standards Coverage,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, has adopted, without change from the interim rule, a final rule revising the criteria applicable to United Kingdom (UK) contractors for filing a Disclosure Statement, Form No. CASB DS-1. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.", E7-11325,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/13/E7-11325/cost-accounting-standards-board-cas-applicability-of-cost-accounting-standards-coverage,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-13/pdf/E7-11325.pdf,06/13/2007
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2007 Circular A- 133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2007 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The 2007 Supplement adds three programs, as well as, includes seven existing programs combined into two existing clusters. It also deletes two programs, updates for program changes, and makes technical corrections. A list of changes to the 2007 Supplement can be found at Appendix V. Due to its length, the 2007 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See Addresses for information about how to obtain a copy.", E7-11177,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/06/11/E7-11177/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-06-11/pdf/E7-11177.pdf,06/11/2007
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2006 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies and publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register after the consultation process is completed. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify both commercial activities and activities that are inherently governmental. This is the first release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2006. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2006 FAIR Act inventories.", E7-8329,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/05/02/E7-8329/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2006-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-05-02/pdf/E7-8329.pdf,05/02/2007
"Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as Amended",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies concerning the determination of the maximum benchmark compensation amount that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 2007--$597,912. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as amended. The benchmark compensation amount applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", E7-5573,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/03/27/E7-5573/determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount-pursuant-to-section-39-of-the-office-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-03-27/pdf/E7-5573.pdf,03/27/2007
Draft 2007 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on its 2007 Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. The full Draft Report is available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol-reports--congress.html, and is divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the costs and benefits of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2006 and summarizes the costs and benefits of major regulations issued between September 1996 and 2006. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local, and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II examines trends in regulation since OMB began to compile benefit and cost estimates records in 1981. Chapter III provides an update on implementation of the Information Quality Act, and Chapter IV summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.", E7-4375,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/03/12/E7-4375/draft-2007-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-03-12/pdf/E7-4375.pdf,03/12/2007
Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a final Bulletin entitled, ``Agency Good Guidance Practices,'' which establishes policies and procedures for the development, issuance, and use of significant guidance documents by Executive Branch departments and agencies. This Bulletin is intended to increase the quality and transparency of agency guidance practices and the significant guidance documents produced through them. On November 23, 2005, OMB proposed a draft Bulletin for public comment. 70 FR 71866 (November 30, 2005). Upon request, OMB extended the public comment period from December 23, 2005 to January 9, 2006. 70 FR 76333 (December 23, 2005). OMB received 31 comments on the proposal from diverse public and private stakeholders (see http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/good--guid/c-index.html) and input from Federal agencies. The final Bulletin includes refinements developed through the public comment process and interagency deliberations.", E7-1066,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/01/25/E7-1066/final-bulletin-for-agency-good-guidance-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-01-25/pdf/E7-1066.pdf,01/25/2007
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", E7-308,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/01/12/E7-308/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2007-01-12/pdf/E7-308.pdf,01/12/2007
Guidance for Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement),Rule,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is revising its Governmentwide guidance on nonprocurement debarment and suspension and issuing it in final form. The guidance, as implemented by Federal agency regulations, will replace the current common rule as the source of uniform agency policies and procedures related to nonprocurement debarment and suspension. Replacing the common rule with the guidance will reduce the volume of Federal regulations in this area and make them simpler to use.", E6-19199,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/11/15/E6-19199/guidance-for-governmentwide-debarment-and-suspension-nonprocurement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-11-15/pdf/E6-19199.pdf,11/15/2006
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is updating the civilian position full fringe benefit cost factor used to compute the estimated cost of government performance in public-private competitions conducted pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. The civilian position full fringe benefit cost factor is comprised of four separate elements: (1) Insurance and health benefits, (2) standard civilian retirement benefits, (3) Medicare benefits, and (4) miscellaneous fringe benefits. OMB is updating the insurance and health benefits and standard civilian retirement benefits cost elements based on actuarial analyses provided by the Office of Personnel Management. OMB is also updating the annual Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation cost factors used for computing the government's personnel and non-pay costs in Circular A-76 public-private competitions. These annual pay raise assumptions and inflation factors are based on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2007. The tax rate tables used in connection with Circular A-76 competitions have also been revised. 2", E6-18415,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/11/01/E6-18415/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-11-01/pdf/E6-18415.pdf,11/01/2006
"Proposed Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA)",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Confidential Information Protection andStatistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA) can provide strong confidentiality protections for statistical information collections, such as surveys and censuses, as well as for other statistical activities, such as data analysis, modeling, and sample design, that are sponsored or conducted by Federal agencies. The purpose of the proposed CIPSEA implementation guidance is to inform agencies about the requirements for using CIPSEA and clarify the circumstances under which CIPSEA can be used. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on the proposed Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002. The complete text of the proposed guidance is available on the OMB Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/statpolicy.html.", E6-17086,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/10/16/E6-17086/proposed-implementation-guidance-for-title-v-of-the-e-government-act-confidential-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-10-16/pdf/E6-17086.pdf,10/16/2006
Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information collected and disseminated by the Federal Government, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing revised Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys. OMB proposed revised standards and requested public comment on July 14, 2005 (70 FR 40746-40747). The proposed standards were based on recommendations from the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology's (FCSM) Subcommittee on Standards for Statistical Surveys whose charge was to update and revise OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 1, Standards for Statistical Surveys, and OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 2, Publication of Statistics. The guidance, which applies to all Federal agencies subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, is intended to ensure that the results of statistical surveys sponsored by the Federal Government are as reliable and useful as possible. OMB received six public comments on the proposed standards and has made some modifications to the proposed standards and guidelines in response to these comments. OMB is now issuing these Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys as final, and they are available in their entirety along with the public comments and OMB's summary of and response to the public comments on the OMB Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/ statpolicy.html.", 06-8044,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/09/22/06-8044/standards-and-guidelines-for-statistical-surveys,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-09-22/pdf/06-8044.pdf,09/22/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces one meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., E6-13288,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/08/14/E6-13288/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-08-14/pdf/E6-13288.pdf,08/14/2006
Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following three proposals for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq)., E6-12967,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/08/09/E6-12967/information-collection-activities-submission-for-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-08-09/pdf/E6-12967.pdf,08/09/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces one meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., E6-11930,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/07/26/E6-11930/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-07-26/pdf/E6-11930.pdf,07/26/2006
Revised 2006 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act), this notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities.", E6-10962,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/07/13/E6-10962/revised-2006-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-07-13/pdf/E6-10962.pdf,07/13/2006
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3520), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork. This information is posted on the following Web site: http:// www.business.gov/sbpra.", E6-10964,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/07/13/E6-10964/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-07-13/pdf/E6-10964.pdf,07/13/2006
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2005 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies and publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register after the consultation process is completed. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify both commercial activities and activities that are inherently governmental. Interested parties who disagree with an agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency. This is the second release of inventories for FY 2005. A notice of the first release of FY 2005 inventories was published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2006. See 71 FR 13188-13190. As indicated in OMB's March 2006 notice, the FY 2005 inventory prepared by the Department of Labor (DOL) was released in connection with the first notice of public availability. However, following the initial release of its inventory, DOL made a determination to reclassify certain activities. DOL is making the revisions to its inventory available pursuant to this notice. Since these reclassifications were not made in response to a challenge or appeal, they are considered to be an initial judgment of the agency. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2005 FAIR Act inventories.", 06-6108,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/07/11/06-6108/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2005-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-07-11/pdf/06-6108.pdf,07/11/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., E6-10710,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/07/07/E6-10710/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-07-07/pdf/E6-10710.pdf,07/07/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces one meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 06-5762,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/06/27/06-5762/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-06-27/pdf/06-5762.pdf,06/27/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 06-5407,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/06/14/06-5407/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-06-14/pdf/06-5407.pdf,06/14/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Cancellation of an Upcoming Meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is issuing this notice to cancel the May 31, 2006 public meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.", 06-5022,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/31/06-5022/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-cancellation-of-an-upcoming-meeting-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-31/pdf/06-5022.pdf,05/31/2006
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of three (3) standard forms: The SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement; SF-271, Outlay and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs; and SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.", 06-4809,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/24/06-4809/information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-24/pdf/06-4809.pdf,05/24/2006
"Availability of Partially Exclusive, Exclusive or Non Exclusive License",Correction,Defense Department; Engineers Corps; Energy Department; Labor Department; Employee Benefits Security Administration; Management and Budget Office; Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration,"", Z6-7331,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/19/Z6-7331/availability-of-partially-exclusive-exclusive-or-non-exclusive-license,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-19/pdf/Z6-7331.pdf,05/19/2006
North American Industry Classification SystemRevision for 2007,Correction,Management and Budget Office,"", Z6-7414,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/19/Z6-7414/north-american-industry-classification-systemrevision-for-2007,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-19/pdf/Z6-7414.pdf,05/19/2006
North American Industry Classification System-Revision for 2007,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing its final decisions for adoption of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) revisions for 2007 as recommended by the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC) in OMB's notice for solicitation of comments published in Part IV of the March 11, 2005, Federal Register (70 FR 12390-12399). In addition, responding to comments received on the ECPC recommendations, OMB is adopting a classification change for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that was not part of the ECPC's recommendations. After additional consultation with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, the agencies participating in the ECPC, and other interested agencies, NAICS 525390, Real Estate Investment Trusts, will be deleted from the classification and portions will be reclassified as follows: (1) Equity REITs will be classified in the Real Estate Subsector in NAICS Industry Group 5311, Lessors of Real Estate, under individual national industries based on the content of the portfolio of real estate operated by a particular REIT; and (2) Mortgage REITs will remain classified in the Finance Sector but will be moved from NAICS 525930 to NAICS 525990, Other Financial Vehicles. More details of this decision are presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. In addition to this change, the title of NAICS industry 561422, ``Telemarketing Bureaus'', is changed to ``Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers'' to more accurately reflect the content of the industry. There is no content change; the title is simply revised to reflect the actual activities undertaken and the various technologies used. In the March 11, 2005, notice, OMB's Economic Classification Policy Committee recommended a revision of the industry classification system to modify the structure and detail for telecommunications industries based on changes that have occurred and are anticipated to occur in the future. The ECPC also recommended the creation of a new national industry for biotechnology research and development to reflect the growing importance of this activity in the economy. Additional changes were recommended to more adequately align the activities of producers in agriculture; manufacturing; and professional, technical, and scientific services.", E6-7414,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/16/E6-7414/north-american-industry-classification-system-revision-for-2007,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-16/pdf/E6-7414.pdf,05/16/2006
Standard Occupational Classification-Revision for 2010,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announces the review of the 2000 SOC for possible revision in 2010 and solicits public comment on: (1) The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Classification Principles, (2) corrections to the 2000 SOC Manual, (3) the intention to retain the current SOC Major Group structure, (4) changes to the existing detailed occupations, and (5) new detailed ccupations to be added to the 2010 SOC. Details about these topics may be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. As indicated in the 2000 SOC Manual, OMB established a Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee (SOCPC) to maintain the current SOC to ensure that it remains applicable to the world of work. The SOCPC welcomes comments related to any aspect of occupational classification, the 2000 SOC, or the revision process. The review and revision of the SOC for 2010 is intended to be completed by the end of 2008.", E6-7415,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/16/E6-7415/standard-occupational-classification-revision-for-2010,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-16/pdf/E6-7415.pdf,05/16/2006
"To the Heads of Executive Departments and Establishments; Correction to OMB Bulletin No. 06-01, Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses",Notice,Executive Office of the President; Management and Budget Office,"", 06-4255,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/05/06-4255/to-the-heads-of-executive-departments-and-establishments-correction-to-omb-bulletin-no-06-01-update,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-05/pdf/06-4255.pdf,05/05/2006
Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies concerning the determination of the maximum benchmark compensation amount that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors FY 2006--$546,689. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as amended. The benchmark compensation amount applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", E6-6629,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/03/E6-6629/determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-03/pdf/E6-6629.pdf,05/03/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces five meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 06-4070,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/01/06-4070/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-05-01/pdf/06-4070.pdf,05/01/2006
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the 2006 Circular A- 133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2006 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The 2006 Supplement adds three additional programs and one existing program added to existing cluster, deleted two programs, updates for program changes, and makes technical corrections. A list of changes to the 2006 Supplement can be found at Appendix V. Due to its length, the 2006 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy. This Notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2006 Supplement.", E6-6330,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/04/27/E6-6330/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-04-27/pdf/E6-6330.pdf,04/27/2006
2005 and 2006 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act), this notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities.", E6-6329,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/04/27/E6-6329/2005-and-2006-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-04-27/pdf/E6-6329.pdf,04/27/2006
Draft 2006 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on 2006 Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation. The full Draft Report is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol-reports-- congress.html, and is divided into three chapters. Chapter I presents estimates of the costs and benefits of Federal regulation and paperwork, with an emphasis on the major regulations issued between October 1, 2004 and September 30, 2005. Chapter II provides an update on OMB's ongoing historical examination of the trends in Federal regulatory activity. Chapter III discusses international developments in regulatory policy.", E6-5524,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/04/13/E6-5524/draft-2006-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-04-13/pdf/E6-5524.pdf,04/13/2006
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2005 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act, Public Law 105-270, requires agencies to develop inventories each year of activities performed by their employees that are not inherently governmental--i.e., inventories of commercial activities. The FAIR Act further requires OMB to review the inventories in consultation with the agencies and publish a notice of public availability in the Federal Register after the consultation process is completed. In accordance with the FAIR Act, OMB is publishing this notice to announce the availability of inventories from the agencies listed below. These inventories identify both commercial activities and activities that are inherently governmental. This is the first release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2005. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment may challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may appeal to a higher level within the agency. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2005 FAIR Act inventories.", 06-2427,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/03/14/06-2427/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2005-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-03-14/pdf/06-2427.pdf,03/14/2006
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 06-2385,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/03/13/06-2385/acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of-the-acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-03-13/pdf/06-2385.pdf,03/13/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., E6-1720,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/02/08/E6-1720/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-02-08/pdf/E6-1720.pdf,02/08/2006
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for Insurance Costs,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, invites public comments on the staff discussion paper (SDP) regarding CAS 416, ``Accounting for Insurance Costs.'' In particular, this staff discussion paper addresses the use of the term ``catastrophic losses'' in CAS 416-50(b)(1).", E6-975,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/26/E6-975/cost-accounting-standards-board-accounting-for-insurance-costs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-01-26/pdf/E6-975.pdf,01/26/2006
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", E6-963,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/26/E6-963/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-01-26/pdf/E6-963.pdf,01/26/2006
Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by the Federal Government to the public, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has referred to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), for their expert review, new guidance to enhance the quality and objectivity of risk assessments produced by the Federal Government. OMB will also be accepting public comment on this document until June 15, 2006.", E6-345,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/17/E6-345/proposed-risk-assessment-bulletin,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-01-17/pdf/E6-345.pdf,01/17/2006
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is issuing this notice to advise the public that the January 19, 2006 public meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) of 2003 has been cancelled and replaced with a January 31, 2006 public meeting.", 06-258,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/12/06-258/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-01-12/pdf/06-258.pdf,01/12/2006
Cost Accounting Standards Board; T&M Contracts for Commercial Items,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board is proposing to revise the CAS by providing an exemption for time-and-materials (T&M) and labor-hour (LH) contracts for the acquisition of commercial items., E5-8237,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/04/E5-8237/cost-accounting-standards-board-tandm-contracts-for-commercial-items,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-01-04/pdf/E5-8237.pdf,01/04/2006
Proposed Bulletin for Good Guidance Practices,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is extending the comment period regarding its draft Bulletin for Good Guidance Practices from December 2, 2005, to January 9, 2006. This Bulletin is intended to increase the quality and transparency of agency guidance practices and the guidance documents produced through them.", 06-32,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/04/06-32/proposed-bulletin-for-good-guidance-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2006-01-04/pdf/06-32.pdf,01/04/2006
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Cancellation of an Upcoming Meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is issuing this notice to cancel the January 5, 2006, public meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.", 05-24605,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/12/28/05-24605/acquisition-advisory-panel-cancellation-of-an-upcoming-meeting-of-the-acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-12-28/pdf/05-24605.pdf,12/28/2005
Proposed Bulletin for Good Guidance Practices,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is extending the comment period regarding its draft Bulletin for Good Guidance Practices from December 23, 2005, to January 9, 2006. This Bulletin is intended to increase the quality and transparency of agency guidance practices and the guidance documents produced through them.", 05-24417,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/12/23/05-24417/proposed-bulletin-for-good-guidance-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-12-23/pdf/05-24417.pdf,12/23/2005
Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS) Changes to Acquisition Thresholds,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board is proposing to adjust the CAS application and full coverage thresholds for inflation in accordance with section 807 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108-375)., 05-23647,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/12/12/05-23647/cost-accounting-standards-board-cas-changes-to-acquisition-thresholds,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-12-12/pdf/05-23647.pdf,12/12/2005
Proposed Bulletin for Good Guidance Practices,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing policies and procedures for agencies to develop, issue, and use guidance documents. This Bulletin is intended to increase the quality and transparency of agency guidance practices and the guidance documents produced through them.", E5-6704,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/11/30/E5-6704/proposed-bulletin-for-good-guidance-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-11-30/pdf/E5-6704.pdf,11/30/2005
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces four meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 05-22238,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/11/08/05-22238/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-11-08/pdf/05-22238.pdf,11/08/2005
Cost-Based and Interagency Billing Rates for Medical Care or Services Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Veterans Affairs Department,"This document provides cost-based and interagency billing rates for medical care or services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (a) In error or on tentative eligibility; (b) In a medical emergency; (c) To pensioners of allied nations; (d) For research purposes in circumstances under which VA medical care appropriation is to be reimbursed by VA research appropriation; and (e) To beneficiaries of the Department of Defense or other Federal agencies, when the care or service provided is not covered by an applicable sharing agreement. The rates contained in this notice do not apply to sharing agreements between VA and Department of Defense unless otherwise stated. In addition, until such time as charges for outpatient dental care and prescription drugs are implemented under the provisions of 38 CFR 17.101, the applicable cost-based billing rates provided in this notice will be used for collection or recovery by VA for outpatient dental care and prescription drugs provided under circumstances covered by that section. This notice is issued jointly by the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Veterans Affairs.", 05-21933,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/11/03/05-21933/cost-based-and-interagency-billing-rates-for-medical-care-or-services-provided-by-the-department-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-11-03/pdf/05-21933.pdf,11/03/2005
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 05-20598,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/10/13/05-20598/executive-office-of-the-president-acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-10-13/pdf/05-20598.pdf,10/13/2005
"Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Cost Accounting Standards Board; CAS Exemption for Contracts Executed and Performed Entirely Outside the United States, Its Territories, and Possessions",Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, invites public comments on the staff discussion paper regarding a provision that provides an exemption from CAS for contracts that are executed and performed entirely outside the United States, its territories, and possessions.", 05-17949,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/09/13/05-17949/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-cost-accounting-standards-board-cas-exemption-for-contracts,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-09-13/pdf/05-17949.pdf,09/13/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces a meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 05-17841,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/09/08/05-17841/acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of-the-acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-09-08/pdf/05-17841.pdf,09/08/2005
Grants Policy Streamlining Overview on Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension and Cost Principles Guidance,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"This document and the four Federal Register documents following it in this issue of the Federal Register are related to a broad initiative that established Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as the single location where the public can find both OMB guidance for grants and agreements and the associated Federal agency implementing regulations. The Federal Register document that established Title 2 CFR (see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section) describes this broad initiative. The initiative provides a good foundation for streamlining and simplifying the policy framework for grants and agreements, which is one objective of OMB and the Federal agencies in implementing the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107). The Federal Register documents following this one publish four additional parts in subtitle A, 2 CFR. These four parts contain guidance to Federal agencies that presently is in three separate OMB circulars and one other OMB policy document. The four documents following this one are discussed further in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. This first document provides an overview for the sequence of the five Federal Register documents published by OMB in this issue of the Federal Register. It also makes changes to 2 CFR part 1, the part in 2 CFR that provides general information about the title. The changes conform part 1 with the four parts of OMB guidance added by the documents following this one.", 05-16646,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/31/05-16646/grants-policy-streamlining-overview-on-nonprocurement-debarment-and-suspension-and-cost-principles,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-08-31/pdf/05-16646.pdf,08/31/2005
Guidance for Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement),Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is updating its guidance on nonprocurement debarment and suspension to conform to the common rule that 33 Federal agencies published on November 26, 2003. The agencies issued that common rule after resolving public comments received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In updating the guidance, the OMB is making two improvements to streamline the policy framework in this area. First, we are issuing the guidance in a format that is suitable for Federal agency adoption. Agency adoption of the guidance will reduce the volume of Federal regulations on nonprocurement debarment and suspension, making it easier for the affected public to use, and easier and less expensive for the Federal Government to maintain. Second, we are publishing the guidance in the recently established Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR). Locating it in 2 CFR will make it easier to find. Also, the OMB guidance will be co- located in the same title of the CFR as Federal agencies' implementing regulations that adopt the guidance. That is, consistent with the framework put in place when OMB established Title 2, each Federal agency will issue its implementing regulation in its chapter in Subtitle B of 2 CFR. This notice also makes minor changes to the previously issued 2 CFR part 215, to conform that part with the guidance published today.", 05-16647,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/31/05-16647/guidance-for-governmentwide-debarment-and-suspension-nonprocurement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-08-31/pdf/05-16647.pdf,08/31/2005
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (OMB Circular A-21),Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is relocating OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' to Title 2 in the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR), subtitle A, chapter II, part 220. This relocation is part of our broader initiative to create 2 CFR as a single location where the public can find both OMB guidance for grants and agreements and the associated Federal agency implementing regulations. The broader initiative provides a good foundation for streamlining and simplifying the policy framework for grants and agreements, one objective of OMB and Federal agency efforts to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107). Furthermore, this document makes changes to 2 CFR part 215, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (OMB Circular A-110). The changes will add to part 215 new references to 2 CFR parts 220, 225, and 230 for the cost principles in OMB Circulars A- 21, A-87, and A-122, respectively; will update part 215 to include a citation for the Social Security Administration's grant regulation; and will correct part 215 to add the amendatory language of A-110 published on October 8, 1999, and to correct a typographic error.", 05-16648,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/31/05-16648/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions-omb-circular-a-21,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-08-31/pdf/05-16648.pdf,08/31/2005
"Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments (OMB Circular A-87)",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is relocating Circular A-87, ``Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments,'' to Title 2 in the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR), Subtitle A, Chapter II, part 225 as part of an initiative to provide the public with a central location for Federal government policies on grants and other financial assistance and nonprocurement agreements. Consolidating the OMB guidance and co-locating the agency regulations provides a good foundation for streamlining and simplifying the policy framework for grants and agreements as part of the efforts to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).", 05-16649,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/31/05-16649/cost-principles-for-state-local-and-indian-tribal-governments-omb-circular-a-87,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-08-31/pdf/05-16649.pdf,08/31/2005
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations (OMB Circular A-122),Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is relocating Circular A-122, ``Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations,'' to Title 2 in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), subtitle A, chapter II, part 230. This relocation is part of our broader initiative to create 2 CFR as a single location where the public can find both OMB guidance for grants and agreements and the associated Federal agency implementing regulations. The broader initiative provides a good foundation for streamlining and simplifying the policy framework for grants and agreements, one objective of OMB and Federal agency efforts to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).", 05-16650,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/31/05-16650/cost-principles-for-non-profit-organizations-omb-circular-a-122,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-08-31/pdf/05-16650.pdf,08/31/2005
Executive Office of the President; Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is updating the annual federal pay raise assumptions and inflation cost factors used for computing the government's personnel and non-pay costs in public-private competitions conducted pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. These annual pay raise assumptions and inflation factors are based on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2006. OMB is also providing notice of an update to ``COMPARE,'' the costing software agencies use when conducting public-private competitions.", 05-15155,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/01/05-15155/executive-office-of-the-president-performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-08-01/pdf/05-15155.pdf,08/01/2005
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Costs of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Sponsored by Government Contractors,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy, invites public comments on proposed amendments to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) 412, ``Cost accounting standard for composition and measurement of pension cost,'' and CAS 415, ``Accounting for the cost of deferred compensation.'' These proposed amendments address issues concerning the recognition of the costs of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) under Government cost-based contracts and subcontracts. These proposed amendments provide criteria for measuring the costs of ESOPs and their assignment to cost accounting periods. The allocation of a contractor's assigned ESOP costs to contracts and subcontracts is addressed in other Standards. The proposed amendments also specify that accounting for the costs of ESOPs will be covered by the provisions of CAS 415, ``Accounting for the cost of deferred compensation'' and not by any other Standard.", 05-13951,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/07/22/05-13951/cost-accounting-standards-board-accounting-for-the-costs-of-employee-stock-ownership-plans-esops,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-07-22/pdf/05-13951.pdf,07/22/2005
Request for Information Relating to Research Awards,Notice,Executive Office of the President; Science and Technology Policy Office; Management and Budget Office,"Many areas of today's research require multi-disciplinary teams in which the intellectual leadership of the project is shared among two or more individuals. To facilitate this team approach through recognition of the contributions of the team leadership members, OSTP issued a memorandum to all Federal research agencies on January 4, 2005, requiring them to formally allow more than one PI on individual research awards. The Federal agencies are now seeking input from the research community--scientists, research administrators, and organizations that represent components of the scientific research community--on how best to implement this policy. The current Request for Information (RFI) poses a series of questions around core elements that may comprise each agency's implementation plan. These elements include: (1) Statement of what constitutes a PI; (2) designation of contact PI; (3) application instructions for listing more than one PI; (4) PIs at different institutions; (5) access to award and review information, and (6) access to public data systems.", 05-14015,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/07/18/05-14015/request-for-information-relating-to-research-awards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-07-18/pdf/05-14015.pdf,07/18/2005
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice announces the availability of the Compliance Supplement (Supplement) for 2005. The Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular A-133 provide for the Office of Management and Budget to issue a compliance supplement to assist auditors in performing the required audits under Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Annually, OMB works with the Federal agencies to update the program objectives, procedures and key compliance requirements which the Federal Government expects to be considered in single audits of federal programs. For 2005, the updates include new or significantly changed programs in Parts 4, those parts of the Supplement that relate to the Part 4 changes and updated appendices. The 2005 Supplement updates amend the 2004 Supplement and should be used in conjunction with the 2004 Supplement to perform audits for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2004. In summary, the 2005 Supplement updates include the following: <bullet> Updated Table of Contents. <bullet> Updated Parts 1 and 2. <bullet> Six new programs. <bullet> A re-write of 10 programs with significant changes. <bullet> Two deleted programs. <bullet> Updated appendices III, IV and V. <bullet> A listing of minor changes for 28 programs (Appendix V). A complete list of changes from the 2004 Supplement can be found at Appendix V of the 2005 Supplement. Due to its length, the 2005 Supplement updates are not included in this notice but are available on the OMB Web site at (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133- compliance/05/05toc.html) or in hard copy from the Government Printing Office (see ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy). This notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2005 Supplement updates.", 05-14090,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/07/18/05-14090/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-07-18/pdf/05-14090.pdf,07/18/2005
"Proposed Revisions to OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 1, Standards for Statistical Surveys, and OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 2, Publication of Statistics",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information collected and disseminated by the Federal Government, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on the recommendations that it has received from the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Subcommittee on Standards for Statistical Surveys to update and revise OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 1, Standards for Statistical Surveys, and OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 2, Publication of Statistics. The guidance, which applies to all Federal agencies subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, is intended to ensure that the results of statistical surveys sponsored by the Federal Government are as reliable and useful as possible. The FCSM Subcommittee's recommendations, which are available in their entirety on the OMB Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/statpolicy.html, are the result of a two-year comprehensive review of the current standards.", 05-13837,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/07/14/05-13837/proposed-revisions-to-omb-statistical-policy-directive-no-1-standards-for-statistical-surveys-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-07-14/pdf/05-13837.pdf,07/14/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 05-13561,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/07/11/05-13561/acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of-the-acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-07-11/pdf/05-13561.pdf,07/11/2005
Capitalization of Tangible Assets; Correction,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"This document contains technical corrections to the Illustrations in CAS 9904.404, ``Capitalization of Tangible Assets.'' An amendment to this Standard was published on February 13, 1996 (61 FR 5520). However, while the contractor's minimum cost criteria for capitalization was increased from $1,500 to $5,000 in the body of the Standard, this change was not reflected in the Illustrations part of the Standard. This technical correction brings the figures in the relevant Illustrations into line with the $5,000 minimum cost criteria for capitalization currently incorporated in the body of the Standard.", 05-12857,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/06/30/05-12857/capitalization-of-tangible-assets-correction,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-06-30/pdf/05-12857.pdf,06/30/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces a meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 05-12578,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/06/24/05-12578/acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of-the-acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-06-24/pdf/05-12578.pdf,06/24/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces a meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 05-10707,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/27/05-10707/acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of-the-acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-05-27/pdf/05-10707.pdf,05/27/2005
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Applicability of Cost Accounting Standards Coverage,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board is revising the criteria applicable to United Kingdom (UK) contractors for filing a Disclosure Statement, Form No. CASB DS-1. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. The Board is promulgating this interim rule in order to comply with a specific request by the UK Ministry of Defence to simplify the compliance process with CAS Board disclosure requirements for UK contractors.", 05-9847,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/23/05-9847/cost-accounting-standards-board-applicability-of-cost-accounting-standards-coverage,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-05-23/pdf/05-9847.pdf,05/23/2005
"Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as Amended",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies concerning the determination of the maximum ``benchmark'' compensation amount that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 2005--$473,318. This determination is required under Section 39 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as amended. The benchmark compensation amount applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 05-8950,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/05/05-8950/determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount-pursuant-to-section-39-of-the-office-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-05-05/pdf/05-8950.pdf,05/05/2005
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2004 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies make their inventories available to the public, and these inventories also include activities that are inherently governmental. This is the fourth and final release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2004. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2004 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web site addresses.", 05-8775,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/03/05-8775/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2004-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-05-03/pdf/05-8775.pdf,05/03/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003., 05-8216,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/04/25/05-8216/acquisition-advisory-panel-notification-of-upcoming-meetings-of-the-acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-04-25/pdf/05-8216.pdf,04/25/2005
"Publication of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 05-01, Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"In accordance with section 37(b)(3) of the OFPP Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 433(b)(3)), the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy is authorized to issue policies to promote uniform implementation of a program to develop the federal acquisition workforce. OFPP is publishing Policy Letter 05-01, Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce, which more broadly defines the acquisition workforce and more closely aligns civilian and defense acquisition workforce requirements. This Policy Letter applies to all executive agencies, except those subject to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) (10 U.S.C. 1741-46). OFPP Policy Letter 05-01 supersedes and rescinds OFPP Policy Letter 92-3, Procurement Professionalism Program Policy--Training for Contracting Personnel, and Policy Letter 97-01, Procurement System Education, Training and Experience Requirements for Acquisition Personnel.", 05-7651,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/04/18/05-7651/publication-of-the-office-of-federal-procurement-policy-ofpp-policy-letter-05-01-developing-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-04-18/pdf/05-7651.pdf,04/18/2005
Office of E-Government and Information Technology: Notice of Draft Agency Implementation Guidance for Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget requests comments on the draft department and agency implementation guidance on Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12(HSPD-12). The guidance is posted at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/infopoltech.html., 05-6959,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/04/08/05-6959/office-of-e-government-and-information-technology-notice-of-draft-agency-implementation-guidance-for,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-04-08/pdf/05-6959.pdf,04/08/2005
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork. This information is posted on the OMB Web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/inforeg/infocoll.html.", 05-6429,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/04/01/05-6429/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-04-01/pdf/05-6429.pdf,04/01/2005
Draft 2005 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on 2005 Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation. The full Draft Report is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpolreports-- congress.html, and is divided into three chapters. Chapter I presents estimates of the costs and benefits of Federal regulation and paperwork, with an emphasis on the major regulations issued between October 1, 2003 and September 31, 2004. Chapter II reports the latest results of our ongoing historical examination of the trends in Federal regulatory activity and explores what we know about the validation of ex ante estimates of costs and benefits of Federal regulation by ex post studies. Chapter III includes a discussion of the implementation of the Information Quality Act.", 05-5651,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/03/23/05-5651/draft-2005-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-03-23/pdf/05-5651.pdf,03/23/2005
North American Industry Classification System-Update for 2007,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on the advisability of adopting the proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) updates for 2007. NAICS is a system for classifying establishments (individual business locations) by type of economic activity. Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estad[iacute]stica, Geograf[iacute]a e Inform[aacute]tica (INEGI), Statistics Canada, and the United States Office of Management and Budget, through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), collaborated on NAICS to make the industry statistics produced by the three countries comparable. OMB's Economic Classification Policy Committee recommends an update of the industry classification system to clarify existing industry definitions and content, recognize new and emerging industries, and correct errors and omissions. This notice: (1) Summarizes the background for the proposed revisions to NAICS 2002 in Part I, (2) contains a summary of public comments in Part II, (3) details multiple requests and major changes in the proposed structure agreed to by the three countries in Part III, and (4) provides a comprehensive listing of proposed changes for national industries and their links to NAICS 2002 industries in Part IV. OMB published a notification of intention to revise portions of NAICS in a December 27, 2002, Federal Register notice (67 FR 79500- 79506). That notice solicited comments on the advisability of revising maximum possible public input, OMB seeks comment on the advisability of revising the NAICS 2002 structure for 2007 to account for new and emerging industries and solicited comments on the advisability of making changes to improve international comparability, and other changes identified as necessary during the initial implementation of NAICS 2002. The deadline for submitting comments was March 28, 2003. After considering all proposals from the public, consulting with U.S. data users and industry groups, and undertaking extensive discussions with Statistics Canada and Mexico's INEGI, the ECPC in collaboration with INEGI and Statistics Canada developed recommendations for revisions to NAICS that would apply to all three North American countries. These revisions focus on improving the description of current industries, identifying new and emerging industries, and recommending changes to industry content based on research and implementation experience. There are no changes specifically recommended to increase international comparability. The ECPC recommends that NAICS United States 2007 incorporate changes as shown in Parts III and IV of this notice. Following an extensive process of development and discussions by the ECPC, with maximum possible public input, OMB seeks comment on the advisability of revising NAICS to incorporate the changes published in this notice. The modified NAICS would be employed in relevant data collections by all U.S. statistical agencies beginning with the reference year 2007. Statistics Canada and INEGI are recommending acceptance of the proposed revisions of the NAICS system for industry classification in the statistical programs of their national systems and are seeking comments in their respective countries. Representatives of the three countries will hold further discussions to consider public comments that they receive.", 05-4848,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/03/11/05-4848/north-american-industry-classification-system-update-for-2007,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-03-11/pdf/05-4848.pdf,03/11/2005
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2004 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies make their inventories available to the public, and these inventories also include activities that are inherently governmental. This is the third release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2004. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2004 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web site addresses.", 05-4715,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/03/10/05-4715/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2004-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-03-10/pdf/05-4715.pdf,03/10/2005
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2004 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies make their inventories available to the public, and these inventories also include activities that are inherently governmental. This is the third release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2004. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2004 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web-site addresses.", 05-4698,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/03/10/05-4698/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2004-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-03-10/pdf/05-4698.pdf,03/10/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the Acquisition Advisory Panel established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 will meet on March 30, 2005 and again on April 19, 2005 at 9 a.m., eastern time. Location for the March 30, 2005 meeting will be the General Services Administration (GSA) Auditorium at 1800 F. Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405. While the meeting is open to the public, building security requires you to provide your name to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (contact information listed below) by March 28, 2005. You will need photo identification to enter the building. Location for the April 19, 2005 meeting is expected to be the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) basement auditorium, 801 17th Street NW., Washington DC 20434. While this meeting is open to the public, building security requires that you provide your name to the DFO by April 14, 2005. Confirm the location of the April 19th meeting by visiting the Panel's Web site at http://www.acqnet.gov/ aap. Confirmation is expected to be posted by March 21, 2005. The Panel's statutory charter is to review Federal contracting laws, regulations, and governmentwide policies, including the use of commercial practices, performance-based contracting, performance of acquisition functions across agency lines of responsibility, and governmentwide contracts. The Panel established the following five working groups during its February 28, 2005 meeting: Commercial Practices/Commercial Items; Performance-based Contracting; Governmentwide Contracts and Interagency Contract Vehicles; Cross- cutting Issues--Small Business, and; Cross-cutting Issues--Federal Workforce. The working groups will report on their initial progress during the March 30th, 2005 meeting, which may also include any follow- up recommendations for additional working groups or other issues to be examined. The April 19th meeting will cover any significant updates as well as discussions related to the topics of each of the working groups. The public may obtain copies of Initial Working Group Issues for the Commercial Practices, Governmentwide Contracts and Interagency Contract Vehicles, Performance-based Contracting, and Cross-cutting Issues--Federal Workforce working groups at the Panel's Web site under Working Groups at http://www.acqnet.gov/aap. In addition to discussions related to these working groups, the Panel has also invited presentations from specific individuals in the private sector on commercial practices during the March 30th meeting and individuals from both the public and private sectors during the April 19th meeting. These presentations will focus on a number of issues including, but not limited to commercial practices/techniques for the use of time and materials or labor hour contracts, share-in- savings contracts, best value procurements, use of firm-fixed price contracts or task orders for services, competition for services contracts and task orders, including information technology and business process services, and the development of requirements for services procurements. A draft agenda will be posted at the Panel's Web site at http://www.acqnet.gov/aap prior to each meeting. While these two meetings will include presentations by invitation only, the general public will be given the opportunity to provide oral statements to the Panel at a subsequent meeting to be announced in the Federal Register. The Panel also seeks written public statements of any length specifically related to the working group topics. Although the Panel accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments should be received by the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting date so that the written comments may be made available to the Panel for their consideration. Written comments should be supplied, electronically if possible, to the DFO at the e-mail address (or for hardcopies, mailing address) noted below. Acceptable electronic formats include Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. Those providing written comments and who attend the meeting are also asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution.", 05-4716,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/03/09/05-4716/acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-03-09/pdf/05-4716.pdf,03/09/2005
Improving Government Charge Card Management,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on a draft guidance document entitled Improving Government Charge Card Management. The draft guidance, located at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/financial/fia--travel.html, consolidates and updates current government charge card program guidance previously issued by OMB, the General Services Administration, the Department of the Treasury, and other Federal agencies. The draft guidance applies to all Executive Branch departments and agencies, establishing standard minimum requirements and suggested best practices in areas of charge card management such as planning, training, risk management, data collection, credit worthiness, and strategic buying. When this guidance is finalized, it will be issued as either a new OMB Circular or as an addendum to an existing OMB Circular.", 05-3637,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/02/25/05-3637/improving-government-charge-card-management,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-02-25/pdf/05-3637.pdf,02/25/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the Acquisition Advisory Panel established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 will meet on February 28, 2005 at 9 a.m., eastern time. Location for the meeting will be the Rachel Carson Room in the basement of the Department of Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. While the meeting is open to the public, building security and limited seating require you to provide your name to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (contact information listed below) by Thursday, February 24, 2005. You will need a photo identification to enter the building. The public entrance to the building is the C Street entrance. However, the E Street entrance is reserved for individuals with disabilities requiring an accessible entrance to the building. Please let the DFO know in advance if you will require the accessible entrance. The panel's statutory charter is to review Federal contracting laws, regulations, and government-wide policies, including the use of commercial practices, performance-based contracting, performance of acquisition functions across agency lines of responsibility, and government-wide contracts. Since this meeting will be the first time the panel members discuss substantive procurement- related issues, it is anticipated that a broad range of topics falling under their statutory charter will be discussed. Subgroups or working groups, as referenced in the Panel's Bylaws and operating procedures, may be established to research specific procurement-related areas in order to eventually make a recommendation to the panel. A draft agenda will be available from the DFO, upon request, in advance of the meeting.", 05-2633,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/02/11/05-2633/acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-02-11/pdf/05-2633.pdf,02/11/2005
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 05-2474,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/02/09/05-2474/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-02-09/pdf/05-2474.pdf,02/09/2005
Grants Related Information Collections Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that eight information collection renewal requests were submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The first notice of these information collection renewals was published in the Federal Register, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, on October 29, 2004 [69 FR 63186], and invited the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of eight (8) standard forms: the SF-269, Financial Status Report (long form); SF-269A, Financial Status Report (short form); SF-272, Federal Cash Transactions Report; SF-272A, Federal Cash Transactions Report (continuation); SF-424A, Budget Information--Nonconstruction Programs; SF-424B, Assurances--Non- construction Programs; SF-424C, Budget Information--Construction Programs; and SF-424D, Assurances--Construction Programs. These forms are currently required by OMB Circular A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments,'' and Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 215 (OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' These eight forms will continue to be used while interagency teams working under two streamlining initiatives (the Grants.gov E-Gov effort and the P.L.106-107 implementation work groups) complete the final consolidated data standards.", 05-2103,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/02/04/05-2103/grants-related-information-collections-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-02-04/pdf/05-2103.pdf,02/04/2005
Grants Related Information Collection Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection extension request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The first notice of this information collection extension was published in the Federal Register as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, on October 29, 2004 [69 FR 63186] and invitee the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the extension without change of standard form, SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. This form is currently required by OMB Circular A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments,'' and Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 215 (OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' The form will continue to be used while the E-GOV Grants.gov interagency team completes their analysis of public comments received in response to an April 8, 2003, Federal Register notice [68 FR 17090] and finalizes the government-wide data standard.", 05-2104,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/02/04/05-2104/grants-related-information-collection-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-02-04/pdf/05-2104.pdf,02/04/2005
2004 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (IG Act), this notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities.", 05-1641,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/28/05-1641/2004-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-01-28/pdf/05-1641.pdf,01/28/2005
Office of Federal Financial Management; Proposed Policy on Research and Research-Related Grant Terms and Conditions,Notice,Science and Technology Policy Office; Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP), a streamlining initiative of ten Federal awarding offices and 92 academic and nonprofit research institutions, developed a core set of FDP terms and conditions that it has been using for several years for the implementation of OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations,'' (2 CFR part 215). The OSTP and OFFM request comment on making the FDP terms and conditions a government-wide standard, and broadening their use to all academic and nonprofit grantees, under Federal research and research- related programs. The proposed policy directive also instructs Federal agencies to minimize the degree to which they supplement the core set with agency- specific, program-specific, or award-specific terms and conditions. The directive should therefore result in the near term in the use of more uniform terms and conditions for Federal research and research-related grants. In parallel with the establishment of this standard for research and research-related grants, an interagency group helping to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-107) will continue working toward the longer- term objective of standard award format and content for all Federal grants and cooperative agreements, including government-wide standard terms and conditions.", 05-1643,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/28/05-1643/office-of-federal-financial-management-proposed-policy-on-research-and-research-related-grant-terms,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-01-28/pdf/05-1643.pdf,01/28/2005
Acquisition Advisory Panel,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the Acquisition Advisory Panel established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 will meet on February 9, 2005 at 9 a.m., eastern time. Location for the meeting will be the Truman Room of the White House Conference Center, 726 Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503. The meeting is open to the public and written statements may be filed with the panel. Due to limited availability of seating, members of the public will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. This is the first meeting of the panel, and will be organizational in nature. Discussion of substantive procurement-related topics is not anticipated.", 05-1566,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/27/05-1566/acquisition-advisory-panel,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-01-27/pdf/05-1566.pdf,01/27/2005
Public Availability of Fiscal Year 2004 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies make their inventories available to the public, and these inventories also include activities that are inherently governmental. This is the second release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2004. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2004 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web site addresses.", 05-938,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/18/05-938/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-2004-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-01-18/pdf/05-938.pdf,01/18/2005
Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On December 16, 2004, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), issued its Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review to the heads of departments and agencies (available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2005/m05-03.html). This new guidance is designed to realize the benefits of meaningful peer review of the most important science disseminated by the Federal Government. It is part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by the Federal Government to the public. This final bulletin has benefited from an extensive stakeholder process. OMB originally requested comment on its ``Proposed Bulletin on Peer Review and Information Quality,'' published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2003. OMB received 187 public comments during the comment period (available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/2003iq/iq--list.html). In addition, to improve the draft Bulletin, OMB encouraged federal agencies to sponsor a public workshop at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The NAS workshop (November 18, 2003, at the National Academies in Washington, DC) attracted several hundred participants, including leaders in the scientific community (available at http://www7.nationalacademies.org/ stl/STL--Peer--Review--Agenda.html). OMB also participated in outreach activities with major scientific organizations and societies that had expressed specific interest in the draft Bulletin. A formal interagency review of the draft Bulletin, resulting in detailed comments from numerous Federal departments and agencies, was undertaken in collaboration with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In light of the substantial interest in the Bulletin, including a wide range of constructive criticisms of the initial draft, OMB decided to issue a revised draft for further comment. This revised draft was published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2004, and solicited a second round of public comment. The revised draft stimulated a much smaller number of comments (57) (available at: http:/ /www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/peer2004/list--peer2004.html). OMB's response to the additional criticisms, suggestions, and refinements offered for consideration is available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/inforeg/peer2004/peer--response.pdf. The final Bulletin includes refinements that strike a balance among the diverse perspectives expressed during the comment period. Part I of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below provides background. Part II provides the text of the final Bulletin.", 05-769,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/14/05-769/final-information-quality-bulletin-for-peer-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2005-01-14/pdf/05-769.pdf,01/14/2005
"Interim Final Revision of OMB Circular A-127, “Financial Management Systems”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB Circular No. A-127, ``Financial Management Systems,'' dated July 23, 1993, prescribes policies and standards for executive departments and agencies to follow in developing, operating, evaluating, and reporting on financial management systems. This Circular was modified on August 9, 1999 to establish a process for certifying off-the-shelf financial management software for agency use. OMB is issuing this interim final revision to Circular A-127 to incorporate a realignment of responsibilities for issuing financial system requirements and certifying software. These changes revise Sections 7g, 7i, 8d, 9b, and 9c, delete Section 9a(3); and add new Sections 8g and 9d.", 04-27271,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/12/13/04-27271/interim-final-revision-of-omb-circular-a-127-financial-management-systems,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-12-13/pdf/04-27271.pdf,12/13/2004
Public Availability of Year 2004 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Pub. L. 105-270) (``FAIR Act''), agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies make their inventories available to the public, and these inventories also include activities that are inherently governmental. This is the first release of the 2004 FAIR Act inventories. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental within 30 working days and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ OMB/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review 2004 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web site addresses.", 04-25471,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/11/17/04-25471/public-availability-of-year-2004-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-11-17/pdf/04-25471.pdf,11/17/2004
Proposed Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the extension without change of standard form, SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. This form is currently required by OMB Circular A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments,'' and Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations part 215 (OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' The form will continue to be used while the E-GOV Grants.gov interagency team completes their analysis of public comments received in response to an April 8, 2003, Federal Register notice [68 FR 17090] and finalizes the government-wide data standard.", 04-24197,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/10/29/04-24197/proposed-information-collection-activities-request-for-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-10-29/pdf/04-24197.pdf,10/29/2004
Proposed Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of eight (8) standard forms: the SF-269, Financial Status Report (long form); SF-269A, Financial Status Report (short form); SF-272, Federal Cash Transactions Report; SF-272A, Federal Cash Transactions Report (continuation); SF-424A, Budget Information--Non-construction Programs; SF-424B, Assurances--Non-construction Programs; SF-424C, Budget Information--Construction Programs; and SF-424D, Assurances-- Construction Programs. These forms are currently required by OMB Circular A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments,'' and Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 215 (OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' These eight forms will continue to be used while interagency teams working under two streamlining initiatives (the Grants.gov E-Gov effort and the Pub. L. 106-107 implementation work groups) complete the final consolidated data standards.", 04-24198,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/10/29/04-24198/proposed-information-collection-activities-request-for-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-10-29/pdf/04-24198.pdf,10/29/2004
Executive Performance and Accountability,Rule,Personnel Management Office; Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing interim regulations jointly with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement a statutory provision that strengthens the relationship between the performance and pay of senior employees of the Federal Government. These regulations establish rigorous conditions regarding an agency's performance appraisal systems for senior employees which, if met, would allow its appraisal systems to be certified. These regulations set forth the criteria and procedural requirements for such certification.", 04-17319,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/07/29/04-17319/executive-performance-and-accountability,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-07-29/pdf/04-17319.pdf,07/29/2004
Proposed Information Collection Activities; Request For Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of standard form for submitting facilities and administrative rate proposals by educational institutions. These forms are required by OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.''", 04-15733,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/07/15/04-15733/proposed-information-collection-activities-request-for-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-07-15/pdf/04-15733.pdf,07/15/2004
Final Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management is publishing the Final Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force. The Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force recommends options regarding the improvement of the electronic dissemination of information collected under Federal requirements and identifies a plan to develop an interactive Government-wide Internet program to identify applicable collections and facilitate compliance. A Draft Report was released for public comment May 5, 2003 and the response to comments is included in Appendix 7 of the Final Report. The Final Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force is posted on OMB's Web site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/ sbpr2004.pdf, and on the Small Business Administration's Web site for business laws, http://www.businesslaw.gov.", 04-14658,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/06/28/04-14658/final-report-of-the-small-business-paperwork-relief-task-force,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-06-28/pdf/04-14658.pdf,06/28/2004
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork.", 04-14659,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/06/28/04-14659/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-06-28/pdf/04-14659.pdf,06/28/2004
Public Availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below for FY 2003. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish each fiscal year an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies are required to make their inventories available to the public. Agencies have also included activities that are inherently governmental. This is the third release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2003. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ OMB/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2003 FAIR Act inventories and gain access to agency inventories through agency web-site addresses.", 04-11962,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/27/04-11962/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-fy-2003-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-27/pdf/04-11962.pdf,05/27/2004
Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L. 105-85,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies concerning the determination of the maximum ``benchmark'' compensation amount that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 2004--$432,851. This determination is required to be made pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L. 105-85. It applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 04-10925,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/14/04-10925/determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount-pursuant-to-section-808-of-pub-l-105-85,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-14/pdf/04-10925.pdf,05/14/2004
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,OMB is updating the annual federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs in public-private competitions conducted pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. These annual pay raise assumptions and inflation factors are based on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2005., 04-10926,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/14/04-10926/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-14/pdf/04-10926.pdf,05/14/2004
Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice provides the contact information and suggested approach for submitting comments on the ``Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review,'' published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2004 (69 FR 23230); this information was inadvertently omitted from the April 28th notice. As that notice indicated, interested parties should submit comments on or before May 28, 2004, to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The April 28th notice contains the text of the proposed ``Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review'' as well as background and explanatory information.", 04-10633,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/11/04-10633/revised-information-quality-bulletin-on-peer-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-11/pdf/04-10633.pdf,05/11/2004
Governmentwide Guidance for Grants and Agreements; Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and Agreements,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is establishing title 2 in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for grants and other financial assistance and nonprocurement agreements. Title 2 consists of two subtitles, subtitles A and B. In subtitle A, OMB is publishing government-wide guidance to Federal agencies for grants and agreements--guidance that currently is in seven separate OMB Circulars and other OMB policy documents. (The document in today's Federal Register immediately following this document publishes one of those circulars in subtitle A.) In subtitle B, Federal agencies that implement the OMB guidance through regulation will publish their agency-wide implementing regulations. Consolidating the OMB guidance and co-locating the agency regulations provides a good foundation for streamlining and simplifying the policy framework for grants and agreements as part of the efforts to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).", 04-10351,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/11/04-10351/governmentwide-guidance-for-grants-and-agreements-federal-agency-regulations-for-grants-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-11/pdf/04-10351.pdf,05/11/2004
"Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (OMB Circular A-110)",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is relocating Circular A-110 to title 2 in the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR), subtitle A, chapter II, subchapter B, part 215 as part of an initiative to provide the public with a central location for Federal government policies on grants and other financial assistance and nonprocurement agreements. This document relates to the previous document in today's Federal Register which established 2 CFR as that central location. Consolidating the OMB guidance and co-locating the agency regulations provides a good foundation for streamlining and simplifying the policy framework for grants and agreements as part of the efforts to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).", 04-10352,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/11/04-10352/uniform-administrative-requirements-for-grants-and-agreements-with-institutions-of-higher-education,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-11/pdf/04-10352.pdf,05/11/2004
"Cost Principles for Educational Institutions; State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments; and Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) amends the cost principles in OMB Circulars A-21, A-87 and A-122. These changes are intended to further the objectives of Public Law 106-107, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act, (``the Act''). One of the actions taken by the agencies under the Act was to simplify the cost principles, making the descriptions of similar cost items consistent across the Circulars where possible, and reducing the possibility of misinterpretation.", 04-10350,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/10/04-10350/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions-state-local-and-indian-tribal-governments-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-10/pdf/04-10350.pdf,05/10/2004
Executive Office of the President; Draft Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act Task Force,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force requests comments on the attached Draft Report. In this Draft Report, the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force discusses and makes recommendations concerning the improvement of electronic dissemination of information collected under Federal requirements and a plan to develop an interactive Government-wide Internet program to identify applicable collections and facilitate compliance.", 04-10220,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/05/05/04-10220/executive-office-of-the-president-draft-report-of-the-small-business-paperwork-relief-act-task-force,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-05-05/pdf/04-10220.pdf,05/05/2004
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On April 17, 2003 (68 FR 19039), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a notice of availability of the 2003 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2003 Supplement. This notice announces the availability of the 2004 Supplement. The 2004 Supplement adds three programs, deletes three programs, updates for program changes, and makes technical corrections. A list of changes from the 2003 Supplement can be found at Appendix V of the 2004 Supplement. Due to its length, the 2004 Supplement is not included in this notice. See Addresses for information about how to obtain a copy. This notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2004 Supplement.", 04-9799,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/04/30/04-9799/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-04-30/pdf/04-9799.pdf,04/30/2004
Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), is re- proposing its new guidance designed to realize the benefits of meaningful peer review of the most important science disseminated by the Federal Government. This Notice requests comment on the revised Bulletin, now entitled ``Revised Information Quality Bulletin on Peer Review.'' OMB originally requested comment on its ``Proposed Bulletin on Peer Review and Information Quality,'' published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2003. We received 187 comments during the public comment period, listened to discussion at a public workshop at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and carried out an interagency review. This process led to a substantially revised Bulletin, which incorporates many of the diverse perspectives and suggestions voiced during the comment period. The public comments are posted at: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ inforeg/2003iq/iq--list.html. A summary of the public and agency comments, including responses by OMB and OSTP, is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ inforeg/ infopoltech.html#iq. The revised Bulletin incorporates a number of changes: <bullet<ls-thn-eq> Providing in the preamble, a more extensive discussion of why government-wide peer review guidance is needed; <bullet<ls-thn-eq> Providing more discretion to federal agencies in determining what type of peer review mechanism is appropriate for specific information products; <bullet<ls-thn-eq> Providing exemptions for time-sensitive medical, public health and safety information and other compelling circumstances; <bullet<ls-thn-eq> Indicating in a savings clause that the guidance does not create any new rights for litigation against federal agencies; <bullet<ls-thn-eq> Defining a more transparent process for public participation in peer review planning; and <bullet<ls-thn-eq> Requiring the most rigorous form of peer review only for highly influential scientific assessments. This Bulletin is part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by the Federal Government to the public. This Bulletin would be issued under the authority of section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554; H.R. 5658); 44 U.S.C. 3504(d)(1), 3506(a)(1)(B); Executive Order No. 12866, as amended. Part I of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below provides the Preamble to the Bulletin. Part II provides the text of the proposed bulletin.", 04-9572,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/04/28/04-9572/revised-information-quality-bulletin-on-peer-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-04-28/pdf/04-9572.pdf,04/28/2004
OMB Circular A-133 Information Collection Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The first notice of this information collection request, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, was published in the Federal Register on August 15, 2003 (68 FR 48960). The information collection request involves two proposed information collections from two types of entities: (1) Reports from auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs; and (2) reports from auditees to the Federal government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' Circular A-133's information collection requirements apply to approximately 30,000 States, local governments, and non-profit organizations on an annual basis.", 04-5147,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/03/12/04-5147/omb-circular-a-133-information-collection-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-03-12/pdf/04-5147.pdf,03/12/2004
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 04-4228,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/02/26/04-4228/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-02-26/pdf/04-4228.pdf,02/26/2004
Draft 2004 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on 2004 Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation. The full Draft Report is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol-reports-- congress.html, and is divided into two chapters. Chapter I presents estimates of the costs and benefits of Federal regulation and paperwork, with an emphasis on the major regulations issued between October 1, 2002 and September 31, 2003. Chapter I also presents a discussion of the impact of regulation on State, local, and tribal governments, small businesses, wages, and economic growth. Chapter II reviews the economics literature on the impacts of regulation on manufacturing enterprises, and requests public nominations of regulatory reforms relevant to this sector. Chapter II also requests suggestions to simplify IRS paperwork requirements, which are particularly burdensome for small businesses.", 04-3652,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/02/20/04-3652/draft-2004-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-02-20/pdf/04-3652.pdf,02/20/2004
Public Availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below for FY 2003. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish each fiscal year an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies are required to make their inventories available to the public. Agencies have also included activities that are inherently governmental. This is the second release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2003. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ OMB/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2003 FAIR Act inventories and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web site addresses.", 04-1400,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/01/23/04-1400/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-fy-2003-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-01-23/pdf/04-1400.pdf,01/23/2004
"Charges to Tortiously Liable Third Parties for Hospital, Medical, Surgical, and Dental Care and Treatment Furnished by the United States (Department of Veterans Affairs)",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"By virtue of the authority vested in the President by section 2(a) of the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, Public Law 87-693 (76 Stat. 593; 42 U.S.C. 2652), and delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970 (35 FR 10737), the charges to tortiously liable third parties for hospital, medical, surgical, and dental care and treatment (including prostheses and medical appliances) furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs are the ``reasonable charges'' generated by the methodology set forth in 38 CFR 17.101 and published from time to time in the Federal Register, most recently on April 29, 2003 (68 FR 22774). These charges are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons of the reasonable value of hospital, medical, surgical, and dental care and treatment furnished by the United States through the Department of Veterans Affairs (28 CFR 43.1- 43.4). These charges have been established in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-25, which requires charges that are at least as great as the full cost of the services provided There are two basic reasons for this change. First, VA's community- based ``reasonable charges'' more accurately reflect the reasonable value of the medical care and treatment furnished by VA to the injured person, consistent with 42 U.S.C. 2651 and 2652, than do VA's cost- based per-diem tort rates. Second, VA's present dual-rate billing system (tort feasor and health plan), using significantly different charges, is confusing and difficult to justify. VA claims, for example, may be made both against the tort feasor who caused the injury, using the current FMCRA per-diem rates, and against the veteran's health plan, using the significantly higher reasonable charges, for the same VA medical care. This not only is confusing to VA billing officials and makes settling claims more difficult, but such dual billing also may disadvantage veterans by providing a per-diem rate bill to assert against the tort feasor while exposing veterans to subrogation claims from their health plans who paid at the higher reasonable charges rates. Making the charges billed to all liable parties in FMCRA cases uniform will eliminate confusion and remove an impediment to allowing injured veterans to assert the higher reasonable charges rates for their causally related health care as a necessary and proper element of damages in their cases against the responsible tort feasors. Beginning on January 7, 2004, the charges prescribed herein supercede those established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs on November 1, 1999 (64 FR 58862).", 04-317,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/01/07/04-317/charges-to-tortiously-liable-third-parties-for-hospital-medical-surgical-and-dental-care-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-01-07/pdf/04-317.pdf,01/07/2004
Cost-Based and Interagency Billing Rates for Medical Care or Services Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Veterans Affairs Department,"This document provides cost-based and interagency billing rates for medical care or services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (a) In error or on tentative eligibility; (b) In a medical emergency; (c) To pensioners of allied nations; (d) For research purposes in circumstances under which VA medical care appropriation is to be reimbursed by VA research appropriation; and (e) To beneficiaries of the Department of Defense or other Federal agencies, when the care or service provided is not covered by an applicable sharing agreement. In addition, until such time as charges for outpatient dental care and prescription drugs are implemented under the provisions of 38 CFR 17.101, the applicable cost-based billing rates provided in this notice will be used for collection or recovery by VA for outpatient dental care and prescription drugs provided under circumstances covered by that section. This notice is issued jointly by the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Veterans Affairs.", 04-318,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/01/07/04-318/cost-based-and-interagency-billing-rates-for-medical-care-or-services-provided-by-the-department-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-01-07/pdf/04-318.pdf,01/07/2004
Public Availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (“FAIR Act”).,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the FAIR Act, agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below for FY 2003. Each fiscal year, the FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental. After review and consultation with OMB, agencies are required to make their inventories available to the public. Agencies have also included activities that are inherently governmental. This is the first release of the FAIR Act inventories for FY 2003. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list of activities that are not inherently governmental and, if not satisfied with this review, may demand a higher agency review/appeal. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ OMB/procurement/fair-index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review FY 2003 FAIR Act inventories and gain access to agency inventories through agency web-site addresses.", 03-29076,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/11/21/03-29076/public-availability-of-fiscal-year-fy-2003-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-11-21/pdf/03-29076.pdf,11/21/2003
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 03-27360,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/10/31/03-27360/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates-regarding,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-10-31/pdf/03-27360.pdf,10/31/2003
"Circular A-4, Regulatory Analysis",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB announces the issuance of Circular A-4, Regulatory Analysis. This Circular provides the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis as required under Section 6(a)(3)(c) of Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act, and a variety of related authorities. The Circular also provides guidance to agencies on the regulatory accounting statements that are required under the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act. The new Circular can be accessed through the OMB Web site (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ circulars/index.html). This Circular refines OMB's ``best practices'' document of 1996 (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/riaguide.html), which was issued as a guidance in 2000 (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/m00- 08.pdf), and reaffirmed in 2001 (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ memoranda/m01-23.html). It replaces both the 1996 ``best practices'' and the 2000 guidance. The effective date of this Circular is January 1, 2004 for regulatory analyses received by OMB in support of proposed rules, and January 1, 2005 for regulatory analyses received by OMB in support of final rules. In other words, this Circular applies to the regulatory analyses for draft proposed rules that are formally submitted to OIRA after December 31, 2003, and for draft final rules that are formally submitted to OIRA after December 31, 2004. (However, if the draft proposed rule is subject to the Circular, then the draft final rule will also be subject to the Circular, even if it is submitted prior to January 1, 2005.) To the extent practicable, agencies should comply earlier than these effective dates. Agencies may, on a case-by-case basis, seek a waiver from OMB if these effective dates are impractical. A draft of this Circular was developed by OMB and the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA). The draft was subject to public comment, external peer review, and interagency review.", 03-25606,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/10/09/03-25606/circular-a-4-regulatory-analysis,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-10-09/pdf/03-25606.pdf,10/09/2003
Office of Federal Financial Management Policy Directive on Use of Grants.Gov FIND,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is issuing a policy directive requiring Federal agencies to use the Grants.gov FIND module to electronically post synopses of funding opportunities under Federal financial assistance programs that award discretionary grants and cooperative agreements. The policy directive includes an attachment which contains the government-wide standard set of data elements to be used by Federal agencies when posting synopses at http://www.Grants.gov or such Web site/Internet address designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The purpose of the Grants.gov FIND module is to provide potential applicants with (1) enough information about any funding opportunity to decide whether they are interested in viewing the full announcement; (2) information on one or more ways to obtain the full announcement (e.g., an Internet site, e-mail address or telephone number); and (3) one common Web site for all Federal grant opportunities searchable by key word, date, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or specific agency name. The Federal agencies jointly developed the standard data elements to be used for posting the synopses information as part of their grant streamlining efforts to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-107).", 03-25488,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/10/08/03-25488/office-of-federal-financial-management-policy-directive-on-use-of-grantsgov-find,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-10-08/pdf/03-25488.pdf,10/08/2003
Proposed Bulletin on Peer Review and Information Quality,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on a proposed bulletin under Executive Order No. 12866 and supplemental information quality guidelines. As part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by the Federal Government to the public, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), proposes to issue new guidance to realize the benefits of meaningful peer review of the most important science disseminated by the Federal Government regarding regulatory topics. The proposed bulletin would be issued under the authority of Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554; H.R. 5658); 44 U.S.C. 3504(d)(1), 3506(a)(1)(B); Executive Order No. 12866, as amended. Part I of the Supplementary Information below provides background and the request for comments. Part II provides the text of the proposed bulletin.", 03-23367,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/15/03-23367/proposed-bulletin-on-peer-review-and-information-quality,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-09-15/pdf/03-23367.pdf,09/15/2003
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Costs of Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Sponsored by Government Contractors,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the development of a Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) addressing the recognition of costs of post-retirement benefit plans under government cost-based contracts and subcontracts.", 03-23053,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/10/03-23053/cost-accounting-standards-board-accounting-for-the-costs-of-post-retirement-benefit-plans-sponsored,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-09-10/pdf/03-23053.pdf,09/10/2003
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Costs of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Sponsored by Government Contractors,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy, invites public comments on proposed amendments to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), ``Cost accounting standard for composition and measurement of pension cost'', and ``Accounting for the cost of deferred compensation''. These proposed amendments address issues concerning the recognition of the costs of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) under Government cost-based contracts and subcontracts. These proposed amendments provide criteria for measuring the costs of ESOPs and their assignment to cost accounting periods. The allocation of a contractor's assigned ESOP costs to contracts and subcontracts is addressed in other Standards. The proposed amendments also clarify that accounting for the costs of ESOPs will be covered by the provisions of ``Accounting for the cost of deferred compensation'' and not by any other Standard.", 03-21074,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/08/20/03-21074/cost-accounting-standards-board-accounting-for-the-costs-of-employee-stock-ownership-plans-esops,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-08-20/pdf/03-21074.pdf,08/20/2003
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on renewal and changes to two information collection requests from two types of entities: (1) the reports of auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs, and (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' Included as part of this information collection is the Data Collection Form (SF-SAC). The changes being proposed are to modify the data elements collected on the SF-SAC. The current Form SF-SAC is being used for audit periods ending in 2001, 2002, and 2003. A revised Form SF-SAC will be used for audit periods ending in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Additionally, OMB is interested in receiving comments on ways to streamline the submission of the Data Collection Form (SF-SAC) and the single audit reporting packages (e.g., electronic submission) to more fully comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (Pub. L. 105-277).", 03-20919,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/08/15/03-20919/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-08-15/pdf/03-20919.pdf,08/15/2003
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is making a technical correction to the coverage in Attachment A of Circular No. A- 76 addressing the submission of a challenge to an agency's inventory of its commercial and inherently governmental activities. The technical correction is intended to clarify that an interested party may challenge the inclusion or exclusion of an activity in an inventory, including the classification or reclassification of an activity. This action makes no other changes to the revised Circular.", 03-20939,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/08/15/03-20939/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-08-15/pdf/03-20939.pdf,08/15/2003
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comments Requested,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).", 03-19510,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/07/31/03-19510/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-07-31/pdf/03-19510.pdf,07/31/2003
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comments Requested,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).", 03-19511,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/07/31/03-19511/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-07-31/pdf/03-19511.pdf,07/31/2003
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Requested,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has recently submitted to OMB for review the following three proposals for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35)., 03-16983,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/07/07/03-16983/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-07-07/pdf/03-16983.pdf,07/07/2003
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing final revisions to Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' The purpose of these revisions is to (1) increase the threshold for audit from $300,000 to $500,000, (2) increase the threshold for cognizant agency for audit from $25 million to $50 million, and (3) make related technical changes to facilitate the determination of cognizant agency for audit and provide for Federal agency reassignment of oversight agency for audit.", 03-16355,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/27/03-16355/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-27/pdf/03-16355.pdf,06/27/2003
Use of a Universal Identifier by Grant Applicants,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing a policy directive to implement the requirement for grant applicants to provide a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after October 1, 2003. OMB has determined that there is a need for improved statistical reporting of Federal grants and cooperative agreements. Use of the DUNS number government-wide will provide a means to identify entities receiving those awards and their business relationships. The identifier will be used for tracking purposes, and to validate address and point of contact information. The DUNS number already is in use by the Federal government generally to identify entities receiving Federal contracts and by some agencies in their grant and cooperative agreement processes. Among existing numbering systems, the DUNS is the only one that provides the Federal government the ability to determine hierarchical and family-tree data for related organizations. The DUNS number will be required whether an applicant is submitting a paper application or using the government-wide electronic portal (Grants.gov). By using the Grants.gov portal, entities will be able to store in a central repository organizational information that does not change from application to application. The DUNS number will be one of those stored elements. The DUNS number will supplement other identifiers required by statute or regulation, such as tax identification numbers. It is our intent over time to use the DUNS number throughout the grants life cycle. Organizations should verify that they have a DUNS number or take the steps needed to obtain one as soon as possible if there is a possibility that they will be applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after October 1, 2003. Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS Number request line at 1-866-705-5711. Individuals who would personally receive a grant or cooperative agreement award from the Federal government apart from any business or non-profit organization they may operate are exempt from this requirement.", 03-16356,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/27/03-16356/use-of-a-universal-identifier-by-grant-applicants,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-27/pdf/03-16356.pdf,06/27/2003
Final Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management is publishing the Final Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force on June 28, 2003. The Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force recommends options regarding the feasibility of consolidating information collections, organizing a list of information collections, and creating interactive electronic systems. A Draft Report was released for public comment May 9, 2003 and the response to comments is included in Appendix 8 of the Final Report. The Final Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force is posted on OMB's Web site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/ sbpr2003.pdf, and on the Small Business Administration's Web site for business laws, http://www.businesslaw.gov.", 03-16223,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/27/03-16223/final-report-of-the-small-business-paperwork-relief-task-force,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-27/pdf/03-16223.pdf,06/27/2003
Compliance Assistance Resources and Points of Contact Available to Small Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accord with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is publishing a ``list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses'' and a list of the points of contacts in agencies ``to act as a liaison between the agency and small business concerns'' with respect to the collection of information and the control of paperwork.", 03-16214,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/27/03-16214/compliance-assistance-resources-and-points-of-contact-available-to-small-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-27/pdf/03-16214.pdf,06/27/2003
Office of Federal Financial Management Policy Directive on Financial Assistance Program Announcements,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is issuing a policy directive to establish a standard format for Federal agency announcements of funding opportunities under programs that award discretionary grants or cooperative agreements. The purpose of the standard format is to have information organized in a consistent way in announcements for the hundreds of Federal programs that make financial assistance awards. A government-wide format will help potential applicants more easily and quickly find the information they need about Federal opportunities. The Federal awarding agencies jointly developed this format as part of their grant streamlining efforts to implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999., 03-15798,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/23/03-15798/office-of-federal-financial-management-policy-directive-on-financial-assistance-program,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-23/pdf/03-15798.pdf,06/23/2003
Standard Data Elements for Electronically Posting Synopses of Federal Agencies' Financial Assistance Program Announcements at Grants.gov FIND,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is establishing a government-wide standard set of data elements for Federal agencies to use to electronically post, at Grants.gov FIND, synopses of announcements of funding opportunities under programs that award discretionary grants or cooperative agreements. The data elements are designed to give potential applicants: (1) Enough information about each funding opportunity to decide whether they are interested enough to look at the full announcement, which contains the detailed information they need to decide whether they wish to apply; and (2) a way to get the full announcement electronically (either directly at Grants.gov FIND or through an electronic link to another Internet site). The Federal awarding agencies jointly developed these Grants.gov FIND data elements as one part of the interagency grants streamlining effort under the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).", 03-15799,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/23/03-15799/standard-data-elements-for-electronically-posting-synopses-of-federal-agencies-financial-assistance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-23/pdf/03-15799.pdf,06/23/2003
Office of Federal Financial Management; Government-Wide Guidance for Use of Grants.gov FIND To Post Funding Opportunity Announcement Synopses,Notice,Management and Budget Office,OMB proposes to issue a policy directive requiring Federal agencies to use the Grants.gov FIND module to electronically post synopses of funding opportunities under Federal financial assistance programs that award discretionary grants and cooperative agreements., 03-15800,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/23/03-15800/office-of-federal-financial-management-government-wide-guidance-for-use-of-grantsgov-find-to-post,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-23/pdf/03-15800.pdf,06/23/2003
2003 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 03-14738,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/11/03-14738/2003-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-11/pdf/03-14738.pdf,06/11/2003
Office of Federal Financial Management; Government-wide Guidance for Grants and Agreements,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"OMB proposes two changes to the framework of Federal government policies for grants and other financial assistance and nonprocurement agreements that will make it easier for applicants and recipients to use the policies. First, OMB proposes to publish in a single title in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) its guidance to Federal agencies for grants and agreements that is currently located in seven separate OMB circulars and other policy documents. Second, OMB proposes to create in the same new title of the CFR a subtitle in which Federal agencies will co-locate their regulations for the award and administration of grants and agreements.", 03-14335,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/06/03-14335/office-of-federal-financial-management-government-wide-guidance-for-grants-and-agreements,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-06-06/pdf/03-14335.pdf,06/06/2003
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is making revisions to Circular No. A-76 to improve the management of commercial activities. The revisions: (1) Strengthen application of public-private competition, so agencies may realize improved performance of commercial activities, especially those that are performed by government personnel without competition or converted to contract without consideration of the government's capabilities; (2) incorporate additional principles of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) into the public-private competition process, including the ability to conduct an expanded best value cost-technical tradeoff source selection process; (3) make agencies accountable to taxpayers for results achieved from public- private competitions, irrespective of the source or sector that performs the work; and (4) provide guidance for the transparent development of inventories of commercial and inherently governmental activities. The revised Circular replaces the current OMB Circular No. A-76. The revised Circular also supersedes and rescinds the following documents: OMB Circular No. A-76 Revised Supplemental Handbook (Revised 2000), March 1996; OMB Circular No. A-76 Transmittal Memoranda Nos. 1- 25; and Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 92-1, Inherently Governmental Functions, September 23, 1992.", 03-13457,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/05/29/03-13457/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-05-29/pdf/03-13457.pdf,05/29/2003
Draft Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force requests comments on the attached Draft Report. In this Draft Report, the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force discusses and makes recommendations concerning consolidated information collections, an organized list of information collections, and interactive electronic systems.", 03-11311,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/05/09/03-11311/draft-report-of-the-small-business-paperwork-relief-task-force,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-05-09/pdf/03-11311.pdf,05/09/2003
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law 105-85,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies concerning the determination of the maximum ``benchmark'' compensation that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 2003--$405,273. This determination is required to be made pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law 105-85. It applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 03-10817,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/05/02/03-10817/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-05-02/pdf/03-10817.pdf,05/02/2003
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On April 4, 2002 (67 FR 16138), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a notice of availability of the 2002 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2002 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The 2003 Supplement adds four additional programs, updates for program changes, and makes technical corrections. A list of changes to the 2003 Supplement can be found at Appendix V of the supplement. Due to its length, the 2003 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See Addresses for information about how to obtain a copy. This Notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2003 Supplement.", 03-9433,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/04/17/03-9433/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-04-17/pdf/03-9433.pdf,04/17/2003
Office of Federal Financial Management; Standard Data Elements for Federal Grant Applications,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB proposes (1) to establish a standard set of data elements and definitions as found on the SF-424, plus five additional data elements for Federal agencies and grant applicants to use on both paper and electronic applications for discretionary grants, and (2) to require a new assurance statement to replace the current assurances found on the SF-424. The Federal E-Grants initiative calls for the development of a one-stop, electronic grant portal where potential grant recipients will receive full service electronic grant administration as part of the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107). The grantee community is familiar with most of the data elements, which have been required by Standard Form (SF) 424, ``Application for Federal Assistance,'' SF-424A, Budget Information Non-Construction; SF- 424B, Assurances--Non-Construction Programs; SF-424C, Budget Information Construction Programs, and SF-424D, Assurances-- Construction Programs. OMB is adding the following five new standard data elements to those already appearing on the current SF-424 and will revise the form accordingly. The five new standard data elements being added are: (1) Requesting entity's universal identifier (see proposal to use the Duns Universal Numbering System (DUNS) in the October 30, 2002 Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 210, pp. 66177-66178; (2) Requesting entity's e-mail address; (3) Requesting entity's country location for address purposes; (4) Requesting entity's facsimile (Fax) number; and (5) Requesting entity's indictor for ``Not-For-Profit'' under ``Type of Applicant'' based upon how the entity is classified with the Internal Revenue Service. The use of government-wide standard data elements by grant applicants and the Federal agencies that award discretionary grants or cooperative agreements establishes the data standard for grant applications submitted via the E-Grants portal grant application software known as E-Apply. In order to establish data standards, this Notice also identifies how the data will be transmitted for E-Apply. The proposed electronic transmission of the data set is to use the conventions established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 194 Data Transaction Set. These data elements will be incorporated into the first version of E-Apply, scheduled for release in October 2003, which will permit applicants to apply electronically for Federal grants. The consolidated assurance statement, which is being proposed to replace the current assurances found on the SF-424B and SF-424D, is designed to provide a streamlined way for Federal agencies to obtain assurance about compliance with applicable requirements. OMB believes the addition of the consolidated assurance statement will allow applicants to proceed through the application process in a more efficient manner. Only at time of award would the grantee address any specific agency assurances that are incorporated in the award and are above and beyond the standard assurances.", 03-8435,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/04/08/03-8435/office-of-federal-financial-management-standard-data-elements-for-federal-grant-applications,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-04-08/pdf/03-8435.pdf,04/08/2003
Office of Federal Financial Management; Consolidated Federal Financial Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Federal Financial Management proposes to consolidate several existing financial reporting forms into a single financial report to be used by the Federal agencies and grant recipients. The purpose of this consolidated Federal Financial Report is to provide grant recipients with a standard format and consistent reporting requirements to be used for reporting financial information on formula and discretionary grants and cooperative agreements. The Federal awarding agencies jointly developed this format as one part of the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107)., 03-8436,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/04/08/03-8436/office-of-federal-financial-management-consolidated-federal-financial-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-04-08/pdf/03-8436.pdf,04/08/2003
Proposed Information Collection Activities; Request For Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of three (3) standard forms, the SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement; the SF-271, Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs; and the SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. These forms are required by OMB Circulars A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments,'' and A- 110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.''", 03-7718,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/04/01/03-7718/proposed-information-collection-activities-request-for-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-04-01/pdf/03-7718.pdf,04/01/2003
Draft 2003 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is extending the comment period regarding its draft 2003 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations from April 3, 2003 to May 5, 2003. Chapter II of this draft Report requests comments from the public in three areas: (1) Guidelines for regulatory analysis; (2) Analysis and management of emerging risks; and (3) Improving analysis of regulations to homeland security.", 03-7717,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/04/01/03-7717/draft-2003-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-04-01/pdf/03-7717.pdf,04/01/2003
Public Availability of Year 2002 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (“FAIR Act”).,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Pub. L. 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). Agency inventories of activities that are inherently governmental are also now available to the public from the agencies listed below. This is the fourth and final release of the 2002 FAIR Act inventories. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/ index.html. The User's Guide should help interested parties review 2002 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency web-site addresses. The FAIR Act requires OMB to publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, the agency inventories are made available to the public. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list and, if not satisfied with this review, may also demand a higher agency review/appeal.", 03-6498,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/03/19/03-6498/public-availability-of-year-2002-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-03-19/pdf/03-6498.pdf,03/19/2003
"OMB Circular No. A-76, Performance of Commercial Activities",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Transmittal Memorandum updates the annual federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs, as generally provided in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2004.", 03-6127,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/03/14/03-6127/omb-circular-no-a-76-performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-03-14/pdf/03-6127.pdf,03/14/2003
Performance Measurement Advisory Council,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 03-3105,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/02/07/03-3105/performance-measurement-advisory-council,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-02-07/pdf/03-3105.pdf,02/07/2003
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998; Public Availability of Year 2002,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Pub. L. 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). Agency inventories of activities that are inherently governmental are also now available to the public from the agencies listed below. This is the third release of the 2002 FAIR Act inventories. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. The User's Guide should help interested parties review 2002 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web site addresses. The FAIR Act requires OMB to publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, the agency inventories are made available to the public. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list and, if not satisfied with this review, may also demand a higher agency review/appeal.", 03-2827,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/02/06/03-2827/federal-activities-inventory-reform-act-of-1998-public-availability-of-year-2002,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-02-06/pdf/03-2827.pdf,02/06/2003
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 03-2965,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/02/06/03-2965/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-02-06/pdf/03-2965.pdf,02/06/2003
Draft 2003 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on the attached Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation. The Draft Report is divided into two chapters. Chapter I presents estimates of the costs and benefits of Federal regulation and paperwork with an emphasis on the major regulations issued between October 1, 2001 and September 31, 2002. Chapter II requests comments from the public in three areas: (1) Guidelines for regulatory analysis; (2) Analysis and management of emerging risks; and (3) Improving analysis of regulations to homeland security.", 03-2542,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/02/03/03-2542/draft-2003-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2003-02-03/pdf/03-2542.pdf,02/03/2003
Prompt Payment,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing a final revision to its rules on the Prompt Payment Act (PPA) to implement section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, as amended by section 1007 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. Section 1010 requires agencies to pay an interest penalty whenever they make an interim payment under a cost- reimbursement contract for services more than 30 days after the agency receives a proper invoice for payment from the contractor. Section 1007 states that the requirements of section 1010 apply to interim payments that are due on or after December 15, 2000 under any cost-reimbursement service contract regardless of when the contract was awarded.", 02-32821,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/30/02-32821/prompt-payment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-12-30/pdf/02-32821.pdf,12/30/2002
2002 North American Industry Classification System-Updates for 2007,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44, U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget, through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), is soliciting public comment on several questions related to a potential revision of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for 2007. First, the ECPC is requesting feedback on the relative priority that should be assigned to each of the four underlying principles of NAICS. Second, the ECPC is seeking public comment on three potential goals for NAICS: increasing NAICS comparability within North America; accounting for new and emerging industries; and assessing the desirability of achieving greater future comparability with the industry classification systems used in Europe and the United Nations. The ECPC is soliciting public comment on each of these goals and how they should be ranked. Background information about NAICS' underlying principles and potential goals, as well as specific questions soliciting comments and suggestions, are provided in Parts I through IV below. Third, the ECPC is seeking proposals for new and emerging industries for consideration in potential revisions to NAICS for 2007. Finally in this notice the ECPC is notifying the public about procedures to announce updates to NAICS 2002 for any identified errors and omissions. In Part I, the ECPC is soliciting public comment on the priority or weight that should be assigned to the four principles of NAICS: apply the production-oriented conceptual framework; recognize new and emerging industries; maintain time series continuity to the extent possible; and strive for international comparability. In Part II, the ECPC is soliciting public comment on the need to expand North American comparability during a 2007 revision of NAICS. Part III includes a solicitation for comment on the need to identify new and emerging industries. Part IV solicits public comment on the desirability of increasing international comparability and approaches that could be used. Part V solicits proposals that identify new and emerging industries. Part VI presents notification of a method to publicize corrections for errors and omissions that are identified in NAICS 2002. In soliciting public comment about revising NAICS, the ECPC does not intend to open the entire classification for substantial change in 2007. The ECPC will consider public comments and proposals for changes or modifications that advance the goals of greater comparability within North America and that identify new and emerging industries. The ECPC is also seeking comments on the desirability of greater comparability with the industry classifications used in Europe and the United Nations as well as the preferred approach for obtaining greater international comparability. Although changes to NAICS solely for the purpose of enhancing international comparability are not expected to be a part of the NAICS 2007 revision, changes that improve NAICS in other ways and also enhance comparability will be considered. The comments received by the ECPC regarding the desirability of international comparability will be used to compile a set of recommendations for change to the international classification systems.", 02-32663,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/27/02-32663/2002-north-american-industry-classification-system-updates-for-2007,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-12-27/pdf/02-32663.pdf,12/27/2002
Budget Analysis Branch; Final Sequestration Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted the Final Sequestration Report for Fiscal Year 2003 to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 02-31357,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/12/02-31357/budget-analysis-branch-final-sequestration-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-12-12/pdf/02-31357.pdf,12/12/2002
Fiscal Year 2003 Tortiously Liable Third Party Medical and Dental Rates (Department of Defense),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Fiscal Year 2003 Department of Defense reimbursement rates are provided in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, section 1095. The medical and dental service rates in this package and at the Unformed Business Office Web site (http://www.tricare.osd.mil/ebc/rm-- home/ubo--documents--rates--tables.cmf) are effective October 1, 2002. The Medical Care Expense Recovery Act (Pub. L. 87-693) allows the Federal government to recover reasonable charges from third parties for the provision of services necessitated by a tort liability. Executive Order No. 11060 directs that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget set rates for the recovery of cost of medical care from tortiously liable third parties. These rates are used to charge third parties for the health care provided through the Defense Health System.", 02-31024,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/09/02-31024/fiscal-year-2003-tortiously-liable-third-party-medical-and-dental-rates-department-of-defense,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-12-09/pdf/02-31024.pdf,12/09/2002
Public Availability of Year 2002 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). Agency inventories of activities that are inherently governmental are also now available to the public from the agencies listed below. This is the second release of the 2002 FAIR Act inventories. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. The User's Guide should help interested parties review 2002 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency web- site addresses. The FAIR Act requires OMB to publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, the agency inventories are made available to the public. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list and, if not satisfied with this review, may also demand a higher agency review/appeal.", 02-31023,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/09/02-31023/public-availability-of-year-2002-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-12-09/pdf/02-31023.pdf,12/09/2002
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes major revisions to Circular No. A-76 to improve the management of commercial activities that are needed to conduct the business of government. The revisions would expand the use of public-private competitions to all activities performed in-house and through commercial inter-service support agreements (ISSAs). The revisions would also incorporate principles of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) into the competitive sourcing process, including the ability to conduct an expanded best value cost-technical trade-off source selection process. In addition, the revisions would provide guidance for the development of inventories identifying the commercial and inherently governmental activities agencies perform, and prescribe limitations regarding the reimbursable services federal agencies may provide to state and local governments. To accomplish these changes, OMB is proposing to revise and incorporate the following documents into the revised Circular A-76: the ``Revised Supplemental Handbook to OMB Circular A-76'' (March 1999); OMB Circular A-76 Transmittal Memoranda Nos. 1-24; Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 92-1, ``Inherently Governmental Functions''; and OMB Circular A-97, ``Provision of Specialized or Technical Services to State and Local Units of Government by Federal Agencies Under Title III of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968.'' The Revised Supplemental Handbook to Circular A-76 (hereafter ``Supplemental Handbook''), OFPP Policy Letter 92-1 and OMB Circular A- 97 would be rescinded.", 02-29472,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/11/19/02-29472/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-11-19/pdf/02-29472.pdf,11/19/2002
Office of Federal Financial Management; Proposed Policy on Use of a Universal Identifier by Grant Applicants,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks to establish a standard means for tracking Federal grant recipients throughout the entire grant life cycle and to provide the public with a uniform business practice. Currently Federal agencies use multiple and different identifiers for the entities which apply for and receive Federal grant funds, while a single identifier is used by entities which apply for and receive Federal contracts. The Federal Government is in the process of developing an electronic standard grant application capability, known as E-APPLY, under an E-Grants system which will require each applicant to be uniquely identified. This notice seeks comments on the proposal by OMB's Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) to establish a requirement for applicants to register for a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)) number for use as the Universal Identifier needed to respond to Federal agency grant or cooperative agreement announcements. The DUNS is already in use by those entities seeking Federal contracts.", 02-27542,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/30/02-27542/office-of-federal-financial-management-proposed-policy-on-use-of-a-universal-identifier-by-grant,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-10-30/pdf/02-27542.pdf,10/30/2002
Office of Federal Financial Management; Proposed Policy on Common Summary Report of Inventions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB's Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) proposes to issue a policy directive to establish standard data elements and an interactive Internet web form of these elements to facilitate the submittal of a summary report of inventions. The purpose of a single interactive Internet web form is to have a common government-wide system for this report instead of the numerous, agency-unique summary invention reporting forms currently used by the Federal agencies. An interagency work group developed the data elements as part of the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107). Consistent with the purposes of that Act, a single common web form will simplify and streamline this reporting process.", 02-27543,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/30/02-27543/office-of-federal-financial-management-proposed-policy-on-common-summary-report-of-inventions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-10-30/pdf/02-27543.pdf,10/30/2002
Public Availability of Year 2002 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). Agency inventories of activities that are inherently governmental are also now available to the public from the agencies listed below. This is the first release of the 2002 FAIR Act inventories. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. The User's Guide should help interested parties review 2002 FAIR Act inventories, and gain access to agency inventories through agency Web site addresses. The FAIR Act requires OMB to publish an announcement of public availability of agency inventories of activities that are not inherently governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. After review and consultation with OMB, the agency inventories are made available to the public. Interested parties who disagree with the agency's initial judgment can challenge the inclusion or the omission of an activity on the list and, if not satisfied with this review, may also demand a higher agency review/appeal.", 02-26374,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/17/02-26374/public-availability-of-year-2002-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-10-17/pdf/02-26374.pdf,10/17/2002
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies",Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is giving notice of availability of its Information Quality Guidelines. These Information Quality Guidelines describe OMB's predissemination information quality control and an administrative mechanism for requests for correction of information publicly disseminated by OMB. The Information Quality Guidelines are posted on OMB's Web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ inforeg/infopoltech.html., 02-24459,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/01/02-24459/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-10-01/pdf/02-24459.pdf,10/01/2002
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2003 to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 02-21695,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/27/02-21695/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-27/pdf/02-21695.pdf,08/27/2002
Wool Manufacturer Payment Clarification and Technical Corrections Act,Correction,Treasury Department; Customs Service; Treasury Department; Customs Service; Management and Budget Office,"", C2-20478,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/20/C2-20478/wool-manufacturer-payment-clarification-and-technical-corrections-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-20/pdf/C2-20478.pdf,08/20/2002
Standard Data Elements for Electronically Posting Synopses of Federal Agencies' Financial Assistance Program Announcements at FedBizOpps,Correction,Management and Budget Office,"", C2-20261,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/20/C2-20261/standard-data-elements-for-electronically-posting-synopses-of-federal-agencies-financial-assistance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-20/pdf/C2-20261.pdf,08/20/2002
Performance Measurement Advisory Council,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 02-21001,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/19/02-21001/performance-measurement-advisory-council,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-19/pdf/02-21001.pdf,08/19/2002
"Grants Streamlining Activities Under Public Law 106-107, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice precedes five additional notices that relate to the interagency grants streamlining effort, prepared jointly by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) staff and the interagency groups dedicated to implementing Public Law (Pub. L.) 106-107, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999. This first Notice provides background and contextual information for the next five notices, which: <bullet> Propose revisions to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,'' <bullet> Provide information about the OMB decision to not revise OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations,'' based on comments relating to the May 1, 2000, Advanced Notice of Proposed Revision; <bullet> Propose a standard format for Federal agency use in announcing discretionary grant and cooperative agreement funding opportunities; <bullet> Propose standard data elements for Federal agency use in creating grant funding opportunity announcement summaries, to be used under the E-Grants initiative for its ``E-FIND'' option; and <bullet> Propose revisions to three OMB circulars (A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions;'' A-87, ``Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments;'' and A-122, ``Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations)'' to clarify ambiguous language, thereby preventing inconsistent interpretations of similar cost items across the three circulars.", 02-20257,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/12/02-20257/grants-streamlining-activities-under-public-law-106-107-federal-financial-assistance-management,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-12/pdf/02-20257.pdf,08/12/2002
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice proposes to revise Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non- Profit Organizations,'' by (1) increasing the threshold for audit from $300,000 to $500,000, (2) increasing the threshold for cognizant agency for audit from $25 million to $50 million, and (3) making related technical changes to facilitate the determination of cognizant agency for audit and provide for Federal agency reassignment of oversight agency for audit.", 02-20258,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/12/02-20258/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-12/pdf/02-20258.pdf,08/12/2002
"Circular A-110, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice explains the conclusions reached by OMB and the Grants Management Committee of the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Council regarding their previous request for comments on the desirability of requiring Federal grant-making agencies to offer their grantees the option to request cash advances on a pooled basis, and on the merits of pooled payment systems and grant-by-grant payment systems. They have decided not to propose an amendment to OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations,'' which would include such a requirement. The rationale for this determination is explained below.", 02-20259,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/12/02-20259/circular-a-110-uniform-administrative-requirements-for-grants-and-agreements-with-institutions-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-12/pdf/02-20259.pdf,08/12/2002
Office of Federal Financial Management Policy Directive on Financial Assistance Program Announcements,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) proposes to establish a standard format for Federal agency announcements of funding opportunities under programs that award discretionary grants or cooperative agreements. The purpose of the standard format is to have information organized in a consistent way in program announcements for the hundreds of Federal programs that make financial assistance awards to non-Federal recipients. The Federal awarding agencies jointly developed this format as one part of the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106- 107). Consistent with the streamlining and simplification purposes of that public law, a standard format will make it easier for potential applicants to quickly find the information they need.", 02-20260,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/12/02-20260/office-of-federal-financial-management-policy-directive-on-financial-assistance-program,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-12/pdf/02-20260.pdf,08/12/2002
Standard Data Elements for Electronically Posting Synopses of Federal Agencies' Financial Assistance Program Announcements at FedBizOpps,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) proposes to establish a standard set of data elements for Federal agencies to use to electronically post synopses of announcements of funding opportunities under programs that award discretionary grants or cooperative agreements. The purpose of the data elements would be to give potential applicants: (1) Enough information about each funding opportunity to decide whether they are interested enough to look at the full announcement; and (2) one or more ways (e.g., an Internet site, e- mail address or phone number) to get the full announcement with the detailed information they need to decide whether they wish to apply. The proposed data elements would be the government-wide standard set for the hundreds of Federal programs that award discretionary grants or cooperative agreements. The Federal awarding agencies jointly developed these proposed data elements as one part of the implementation of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).", 02-20261,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/12/02-20261/standard-data-elements-for-electronically-posting-synopses-of-federal-agencies-financial-assistance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-12/pdf/02-20261.pdf,08/12/2002
"Cost Principles for Educational Institutions, for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments and for Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB proposes to amend OMB cost principles A-21, A-87, and A- 122. These changes are intended to further the objectives of Public Law (Pub. L.) 106-107, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act. On May 18, 2001, agencies working with OMB published a plan to implement Pub. L. 106-107. The plan included a proposal to simplify the cost principles to make the descriptions of similar cost items consistent with one another where possible, thus reducing the possibility of misinterpretation.", 02-20262,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/12/02-20262/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions-for-state-local-and-indian-tribal-governments-and-for,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-08-12/pdf/02-20262.pdf,08/12/2002
2002 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 02-17497,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/07/12/02-17497/2002-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-07-12/pdf/02-17497.pdf,07/12/2002
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 02-15187,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/06/17/02-15187/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-06-17/pdf/02-15187.pdf,06/17/2002
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Office of Management and Budget",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is extending the comment period regarding its draft Information Quality Guidelines from June 14, 2002, to July 1, 2002. OMB is also announcing an extension of the date by which agencies have to submit their draft final information quality guidelines to OMB from no later than July 1, 2002, to no later than August 1, 2002. OMB encourages agencies to use thus extra time to provide the public with additional time to comment on their draft guidelines.", 02-14843,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/06/13/02-14843/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-06-13/pdf/02-14843.pdf,06/13/2002
Performance Measurement Advisory Council,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 02-14639,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/06/10/02-14639/performance-measurement-advisory-council,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-06-10/pdf/02-14639.pdf,06/10/2002
Committee Management; Notice of Establishment,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') has determined that the establishment of the Performance Measurement Advisory Council (``PMAC'') is necessary and is in the public interest in connection with the performance of his duties. This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.", 02-13308,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/29/02-13308/committee-management-notice-of-establishment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-05-29/pdf/02-13308.pdf,05/29/2002
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 02-12270,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/16/02-12270/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-05-16/pdf/02-12270.pdf,05/16/2002
Competition in Contracting; Contract Bundling,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing federal agencies' use of competition in their contracting activities. Although ``full and open'' competition remains the general rule when agencies acquire goods and services, a variety of legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives, implemented primarily over the past decade, authorize competition on a significantly more restricted and informal basis. The purpose of this review, which has been called for by the White House, is to identify steps for ensuring that agency competition practices facilitate access to the full range of marketplace capabilities--especially those of small businesses--to consistently achieve good quality at lower cost to the taxpayer. This review will occur in conjunction with an initiative to address contract bundling (i.e., the consolidation of two or more requirements previously provided or performed under separate smaller contracts into a single contract that is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business). OMB invites interested parties from both the public and private sector, and especially from small businesses, to provide comments on: The positive and negative effects of agency competition practices from the 1990s to the present, and the impact of contract bundling. Interested parties may offer oral and/or written comments at a public meeting to be held on June 14, 2002. Parties may also provide written comments directly to OMB's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) by the date indicated below.", 02-11139,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/06/02-11139/competition-in-contracting-contract-bundling,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-05-06/pdf/02-11139.pdf,05/06/2002
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law 105-85,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to heads of agencies concerning the determination of the maximum ``benchmark'' compensation that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 2002-- $387,783. This determination is required to be made pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law 105-85. It applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 02-11138,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/06/02-11138/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-05-06/pdf/02-11138.pdf,05/06/2002
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Office of Management and Budget",Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking comments on its draft Information Quality Guidelines. These Information Quality Guidelines describe OMB's pre-dissemination information quality control and an administrative mechanism for requests for correction of information publicly disseminated by OMB. The draft Information Quality Guidelines are posted on OMB's Web site http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ inforeg/index.html., 02-10962,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/01/02-10962/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-05-01/pdf/02-10962.pdf,05/01/2002
Public Availability of Year 2001 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Department of Defense inventory of activities that are not Inherently Governmental is now available to the public, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). This is the fourth and final release of the 2001 FAIR Act inventories. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has also made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review 2001 FAIR Act inventories, and will also include the web-site addresses to access agency inventories. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has now completed this process for the year 2001. Those interested in reviewing the Department of Defense year 2001 FAIR Act inventory may contact the Department's FAIR Act hotline at (703) 824-2692 or may access the inventory through the website address at: http://web.lmi.org/fairnet/. The Department of Defense mail service, post September 11, 2001, has experienced significant delays due to new security requirements. Therefore, interested parties are encouraged to use the FAX to submit challenges and appeals regarding the content of the inventory, as provided for by the FAIR Act. The FAX number for each Departmental component (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, etc) is provided on the above website.", 02-8992,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/04/15/02-8992/public-availability-of-year-2001-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-04-15/pdf/02-8992.pdf,04/15/2002
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act; Air Carrier Guarantee Loan Program,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"On October 12, 2001, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a final rule establishing a new chapter in the Code of Federal Regulations for the Aviation Disaster Relief-Air Carrier Guarantee Loan Program. This technical amendment renames the chapter heading and establishes a new subchapter for the Office of Management and Budget rules to allow for the establishment of a subchapter for supplemental rules issued by the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB).", 02-8430,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/04/09/02-8430/air-transportation-safety-and-system-stabilization-act-air-carrier-guarantee-loan-program,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-04-09/pdf/02-8430.pdf,04/09/2002
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On April 9, 2001 (66 FR 18517), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a notice of availability of the 2001 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2001 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The 2002 Supplement has been updated to add 8 additional programs, updated for program changes, and makes technical corrections. A list of changes to the 2002 Supplement can be found at Appendix V of the supplement. Due to its length, the 2002 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See Addresses for information about how to obtain a copy. This Notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2002 Supplement.", 02-8119,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/04/04/02-8119/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-04-04/pdf/02-8119.pdf,04/04/2002
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on the attached Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation. The Draft Report is divided into four chapters. Chapter I discusses regulatory policy during the Administration's first year. It discusses OMB's role in coordinating regulatory policy, its open and transparent approach to regulatory oversight, and its function as overseer of information and quality analysis. Chapter II presents estimates of the costs and benefits of Federal regulation and paperwork with an emphasis on the major regulations issued over the last 30 months. Chapter III discusses developments in regulatory policy governance that have recently taken place in the international arena and its relevance for the U.S. Chapter IV asks for recommendations from the public for the reform of Federal rules.", 02-7257,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/03/28/02-7257/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-03-28/pdf/02-7257.pdf,03/28/2002
"Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum No. 24, Amending OMB Circular No. A-76, “Performance of Commercial Activities”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Transmittal Memorandum updates the annual Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs, as generally provided in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2003.", 02-4998,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/03/04/02-4998/issuance-of-transmittal-memorandum-no-24-amending-omb-circular-no-a-76-performance-of-commercial,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-03-04/pdf/02-4998.pdf,03/04/2002
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On January 3, 2002, OMB published Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies. Paragraph IV.3 of these Guidelines calls upon each agency to ``prepare a draft report, no later than April 1, 2002, providing the agency's information quality guidelines and explaining how such guidelines will ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information, including statistical information disseminated by the agency.'' Paragraph IV.4 calls upon each agency to ``publish a notice of availability of this draft report in the Federal Register, and post this report on the agency's website, to provide an opportunity for public comment.'' This notice announces an extension of that April 1, 2002, deadline to May 1, 2002. Agencies should now ``prepare a draft report, no later than May 1, 2002,'' providing the material called for in these Guidelines.", 02-4999,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/03/04/02-4999/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-03-04/pdf/02-4999.pdf,03/04/2002
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies; Republication",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"These final guidelines implement section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554; H.R. 5658). Section 515 directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide guidelines that ``provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies.'' By October 1, 2002, agencies must issue their own implementing guidelines that include ``administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agency'' that does not comply with the OMB guidelines. These final guidelines also reflect the changes OMB made to the guidelines issued September 28, 2001, as a result of receiving additional comment on the ``capable of being substantially reproduced'' standard (paragraphs V.3.B, V.9, and V.10), which OMB previously issued on September 28, 2001, on an interim final basis.", R2-59,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/02/22/R2-59/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-02-22/pdf/R2-59.pdf,02/22/2002
Budget Analysis Branch; Final Sequestration Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Final Sequestration Report for fiscal year 2002 to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 02-3016,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/02/07/02-3016/budget-analysis-branch-final-sequestration-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-02-07/pdf/02-3016.pdf,02/07/2002
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 02-2771,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/02/06/02-2771/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-02-06/pdf/02-2771.pdf,02/06/2002
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies",Correction,"Management and Budget Office; Trade Representative, Office of United States","", C2-59,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/02/05/C2-59/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-02-05/pdf/C2-59.pdf,02/05/2002
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Correction,Management and Budget Office; Securities and Exchange Commission; Securities and Exchange Commission,"", C1-31663,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/01/22/C1-31663/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates-regarding,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-01-22/pdf/C1-31663.pdf,01/22/2002
Public Availability of Year 2001 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Agency Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). This is the third release of the 2001 FAIR Act inventories. In addition, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy has prepared and has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review 2001 FAIR Act inventories, and will also include the web-site addresses to access agency inventories. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has now completed this process for the year 2001. The attached Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental are now available.", 02-43,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/01/03/02-43/public-availability-of-year-2001-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-01-03/pdf/02-43.pdf,01/03/2002
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"These final guidelines implement section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554; H.R. 5658). Section 515 directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide guidelines that ``provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies.'' By October 1, 2002, agencies must issue their own implementing guidelines that include ``administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agency'' that does not comply with the OMB guidelines. These final guidelines also reflect the changes OMB made to the guidelines issued September 28, 2001, as a result of receiving additional comment on the ``capable of being substantially reproduced'' standard (paragraphs V.3.B, V.9, and V.10), which OMB previously issued on September 28, 2001, on an interim final basis.", 02-59,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/01/03/02-59/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-01-03/pdf/02-59.pdf,01/03/2002
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-31663,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/12/26/01-31663/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates-regarding,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-12-26/pdf/01-31663.pdf,12/26/2001
Assessment of Cost and Benefits Associated with the Implementation of Executive Order 13166,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice requests information that will inform the development of an assessment of the costs and benefits associated with the implementation of Executive Order 13166. Executive Order 13166, issued in August of 2000, is designed to ensure that persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) have adequate access to federally funded services, consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on national origin. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been tasked by Congressional appropriators with assessing the total costs and benefits of implementation. The Treasury, and General Government Appropriations Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-67), states that OMB shall submit, ``* * * a report to the Committees on Appropriations that provides an assessment of the total costs and benefits of implementing Executive Order 13166: Provided further, That such an assessment shall be submitted no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act.'' OMB is seeking information that will enable it to comply with this mandate by developing meaningful estimates of costs and benefits of implementation.", 01-29903,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/11/30/01-29903/assessment-of-cost-and-benefits-associated-with-the-implementation-of-executive-order-13166,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-11-30/pdf/01-29903.pdf,11/30/2001
Public Availability of Year 2001 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Agency Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). This is the second release of the 2001 FAIR Act inventories. In addition, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy has prepared and has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review 2001 FAIR Act inventories, and will also include the Website addresses to access agency inventories. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has now completed this process for the year 2001. The attached Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental are now available.", 01-28517,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/11/14/01-28517/public-availability-of-year-2001-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-11-14/pdf/01-28517.pdf,11/14/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-27898,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/11/07/01-27898/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-11-07/pdf/01-27898.pdf,11/07/2001
Regulations for Air Carrier Guarantee Loan Program Under Section 101(a)(1) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"These regulations are issued under Section 102(c)(2)(B) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act. That section states that ``the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue regulations setting forth procedures for application and minimum requirements * * * for the issuance of Federal credit instruments under Section 101(a)(1)'' of the Act. Section 101(a)(1) authorizes the Air Transportation Stabilization Board, which is established by section 102(b)(1) of the Act, to issue Federal credit instruments (as defined in section 107(2) of the Act) that, in the aggregate, do not exceed $10 billion. The purpose of these Federal credit instruments is to assist air carriers who suffered losses due to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to whom credit is not otherwise reasonably available, in order to facilitate a safe, efficient, and viable commercial aviation system in the United States. The Act was signed into law on September 22, 2001, and directs the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to issue implementing regulations ``[n]ot later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.'' Consistent with this requirement, these regulations are issued on a final basis and are effective upon publication.", 01-25648,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/10/12/01-25648/regulations-for-air-carrier-guarantee-loan-program-under-section-101a1-of-the-air-transportation,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-10-12/pdf/01-25648.pdf,10/12/2001
"Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"These guidelines implement section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554). Section 515 directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide guidelines that ``provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies.'' Within one year after OMB issues these guidelines, agencies must issue their own implementing guidelines that include ``administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agency'' that does not comply with the OMB guidelines. OMB is also requesting additional comment for 30 days on the ``capable of being substantially reproduced'' standard (paragraphs V.3.B, V.9, and V.10) which is issued on an interim final basis.", 01-24172,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/09/28/01-24172/guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-09-28/pdf/01-24172.pdf,09/28/2001
Public Availability of Year 2001 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Agency Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). This is the first release of the 2001 FAIR Act inventories. In addition, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy has prepared and has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review 2001 FAIR Act inventories, and will also include the web-site addresses to access agency inventories. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has now completed this process for the year 2001. The attached Inventories of Activities that are not Inherently Governmental are now available.", 01-23990,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/09/26/01-23990/public-availability-of-year-2001-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-09-26/pdf/01-23990.pdf,09/26/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-22675,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/09/11/01-22675/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-09-11/pdf/01-22675.pdf,09/11/2001
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2002 to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 01-21737,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/08/29/01-21737/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-08-29/pdf/01-21737.pdf,08/29/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-18847,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/07/30/01-18847/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-07-30/pdf/01-18847.pdf,07/30/2001
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,". The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes a request for agency and public comments on proposed changes to the OMB Circular A-76, Performance of Commercial Activities, Revised Supplemental Handbook. The proposed changes eliminate the ``grandfather clauses'' at Part 1, Chapter 2, paragraph A.5 and paragraph 5.a., of the Handbook. The Handbook would then be changed to expand public- private competition for all Inter-Service Support Agreements (ISSAs), by requiring competitions on a recurring 3-5 year review cycle, similar to the competitions required for the renewal of service contracts with the private sector. These changes are an important first step in OMB's efforts to expand competition, improve service quality, and enhance agency accountability by integrating budgeting and performance. OMB is requesting public and agency comment on these revisions. OMB expects that the expanded competition requirements of the Circular will encourage the service requesting or customer agencies to take full account of their support agreements, the alternative levels of service available, and the most efficient and cost effective private sector or other public offeror.", 01-16480,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/07/02/01-16480/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-07-02/pdf/01-16480.pdf,07/02/2001
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On May 2, 2001, OMB published a notice and request for comments for its Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. The comment period was scheduled to end on July 2, 2001. This notice extends the public comment period on the draft report to August 15, 2001.", 01-16690,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/07/02/01-16690/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-07-02/pdf/01-16690.pdf,07/02/2001
"Proposed Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice requests comment on proposed guidelines for implementing Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554). Section 515 directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government- wide guidelines that ``provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies.'' Within one year after OMB issues these guidelines, agencies must issue their own implementing guidelines that include ``administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agency'' that does not comply with the OMB guidelines.", 01-16227,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/06/28/01-16227/proposed-guidelines-for-ensuring-and-maximizing-the-quality-objectivity-utility-and-integrity-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-06-28/pdf/01-16227.pdf,06/28/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-15916,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/06/26/01-15916/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-06-26/pdf/01-15916.pdf,06/26/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-13075,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/05/24/01-13075/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-05-24/pdf/01-13075.pdf,05/24/2001
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law 105-85,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to heads of agencies concerning the determination of the maximum ``benchmark'' compensation that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 2001-- $374,228. This determination is required to be made pursuant to section 808 of Pub. L. 105-85. It applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 01-11060,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/05/03/01-11060/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-05-03/pdf/01-11060.pdf,05/03/2001
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on the attached Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation. The Draft Report is divided into an Introduction and three chapters. The Introduction sets the context and provides the background for the next three chapters. Chapter I discusses the various types of regulations and the problems we have encountered in our past attempts to estimate the total costs and benefits of Federal regulations, especially in the aggregate and by regulatory program. The chapter also proposes several new approaches to produce better estimates and asks for comments on these proposals as well as other suggestions to improve our estimates. Chapter II provides data on the costs and benefits of each of the major regulations reviewed by OMB under Executive Order 12866 from April 1, 1999 through March 31, 2000 as well as information on the costs and benefits of the major regulations issued by the independent agencies during this period. Chapter III discusses last year's recommendation to improve the regulatory information provided by the agencies. It also asks for comments on that proposal as well as for suggestions that would improve the transparency and the public's understanding of the regulatory analyses provided by the agencies.", 01-11006,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/05/02/01-11006/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-05-02/pdf/01-11006.pdf,05/02/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-10005,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/04/23/01-10005/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-04-23/pdf/01-10005.pdf,04/23/2001
2001 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 01-9914,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/04/23/01-9914/2001-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-04-23/pdf/01-9914.pdf,04/23/2001
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On April 4, 2000 (65 FR 17684), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a notice of availability of the 2000 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2000 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The 2001 Supplement has been updated to add 16 additional programs, updated for program changes, and makes technical corrections. A list of changes to the 2001 Supplement can be found at Appendix 5 of the supplement. Due to its length, the 2001 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy. OMB intends to annually review, revise, and/or update this supplement. This notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2001 Supplement.", 01-8609,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/04/09/01-8609/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-04-09/pdf/01-8609.pdf,04/09/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-6873,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/20/01-6873/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-03-20/pdf/01-6873.pdf,03/20/2001
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost- effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 01-6554,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/16/01-6554/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-03-16/pdf/01-6554.pdf,03/16/2001
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Transmittal Memorandum updates the annual Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the Government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs, as generally provided in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2002.", 01-6253,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/03/14/01-6253/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-03-14/pdf/01-6253.pdf,03/14/2001
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-4862,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/02/28/01-4862/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-02-28/pdf/01-4862.pdf,02/28/2001
Public Availability of Year 2000 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Commercial Activities Inventories are now available to the public from the agencies listed below, in accordance with the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''). This is the third and final notification of the release of the 2000 FAIR Act inventories. In addition, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy has prepared and has made available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ OMB/procurement/index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review 2000 FAIR Act inventories, and will also include the web-site addresses to access agency inventories. The FAIR Act requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Commercial Activities Inventories upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has now completed this process for the year 2000. The attached Commercial Activities Inventories are now available.", 01-3396,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/02/09/01-3396/public-availability-of-year-2000-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-02-09/pdf/01-3396.pdf,02/09/2001
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 01-2934,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/02/05/01-2934/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-02-05/pdf/01-2934.pdf,02/05/2001
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Final Sequestration Report for fiscal year 2001 to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 01-2199,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/01/25/01-2199/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-01-25/pdf/01-2199.pdf,01/25/2001
North American Industry Classification System-Revision for 2002,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing its final decision to adopt the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) revisions for 2002 as recommended by the Economic Classification Policy Committee in OMB's notice for solicitation of comments in Part II of the April 20, 2000, Federal Register (65 FR 21241). In addition, OMB is adopting one change not included in the April 20, 2000, notice--the move of Map and Atlas Publishing from Industry 511199, All Other Publishing, to Industry 511130, Book Publishing. In the April 20, 2000, notice, OMB's Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC) recommended a revision of the industry classification system to extend the three-country agreement level for the Construction sector and to recognize important changes in the Information sector. In addition, as an interim measure in the United States, the ECPC recommended restructuring the Wholesale Trade sector to reflect differences in production functions and to capture more accurately the rapidly-growing business-to-business electronic markets developing in the United States. For the Retail Trade sector, the United States is creating additional national level detail for department stores and nonstore retailers to create more meaningful, homogeneous industries for the United States. More details of this decision are presented in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.", 01-1131,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/01/16/01-1131/north-american-industry-classification-system-revision-for-2002,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-01-16/pdf/01-1131.pdf,01/16/2001
Provisional Guidance on the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is announcing the availability of ``Provisional Guidance for the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,'' and soliciting public comment on any aspects of the document for a period of 60 days. The document is close to 200 pages and thus is not being reproduced in the Federal Register. It is available electronically on the OMB web site at the following address: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/inforeg/index.html#SP--go to Data on Race and Ethnicity, or in paper form from OMB at the address below. This updated material supercedes and replaces the draft provisional guidance that OMB made available on its web site in February 1999.", 01-1132,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/01/16/01-1132/provisional-guidance-on-the-implementation-of-the-1997-standards-for-federal-data-on-race-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2001-01-16/pdf/01-1132.pdf,01/16/2001
Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice announces OMB's adoption of Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. These new standards replace and supersede the 1990 standards for defining Metropolitan Areas. In arriving at its decision, OMB accepted many of the recommendations of the interagency Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee (the Review Committee) as published in the August 22, 2000 Federal Register. In response to public comment, and with the further advice of the Review Committee, OMB modified the recommended criteria for titling Combined Statistical Areas, identifying Principal Cities, and determining Metropolitan Divisions. The new standards appear at the end of this Notice in Section D. The Supplementary Information in this Notice provides background information on the standards (Section A), a brief synopsis of the public comments OMB received in response to the August 22, 2000 Federal Register notice (Section B), and OMB's decisions on the final recommendations of the Review Committee (Section C). The adoption of these new standards will not affect the availability of Federal data for geographic areas such as states, counties, county subdivisions, and municipalities. For the near term, the Census Bureau will tabulate and publish data from Census 2000 for all Metropolitan Areas in existence at the time of the census (that is, those areas defined as of April 1, 2000).", 00-32997,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/27/00-32997/standards-for-defining-metropolitan-and-micropolitan-statistical-areas,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-12-27/pdf/00-32997.pdf,12/27/2000
Prompt Payment,Rule,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing an interim final revision to its rules on the Prompt Payment Act (PPA) to implement Section 1010 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. Section 1010 requires agencies to pay an interest penalty whenever they make an interim payment under a cost- reimbursement contract for services more than 30 days after the agency receives a proper invoice for payment from the contractor., 00-32007,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/15/00-32007/prompt-payment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-12-15/pdf/00-32007.pdf,12/15/2000
Preparing and Auditing Direct Loan and Loan Guarantee Subsidies Under the Federal Credit Reform Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the third Financial Accounting and Auditing Technical Release, ``Preparing and Auditing Direct Loan and Loan Guarantee Subsidies under the Federal Credit Reform Act.'' The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board cleared the technical release on July 31, 1999. Technical Release No. 3 is available on Financenet at http://www.financenet.gov/financenet/fed/ aapc/technicl.htm.", 00-32008,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/15/00-32008/preparing-and-auditing-direct-loan-and-loan-guarantee-subsidies-under-the-federal-credit-reform-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-12-15/pdf/00-32008.pdf,12/15/2000
Reporting on Non-Valued Seized and Forfeited Property,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the fourth Financial Accounting and Auditing Technical Release, ``Reporting on Non-Valued Seized and Forfeited Property.'' The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board cleared the technical release on July 31, 1999. Technical Release No. 4 is available on Financenet at http:// www.financenet.gov/financenet/fed/aapc/technicl.htm.", 00-32009,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/15/00-32009/reporting-on-non-valued-seized-and-forfeited-property,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-12-15/pdf/00-32009.pdf,12/15/2000
Proposed Revision to OMB Guidance on Implementation of FAIR Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes a request for agency and public comments on a proposed technical change to the OMB Circular A-76 Revised Supplemental Handbook to clarify the scope of the challenge-and-appeals process that is available under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (the ``FAIR Act''). The FAIR Act requires each Federal agency to submit to OMB, annually, a ``list'' (inventory) of all its activities that ``are not inherently governmental functions'' (i.e., activities that are ``commercial'' in nature) and that are performed by Federal employees. Under the FAIR Act, OMB reviews each agency's list and consults with the agency regarding its content. Upon the completion of this review and consultation, the agency transmits a copy of the inventory to Congress and makes the inventory available to the public. An ``interested party,'' as defined by the FAIR Act, may then submit to the agency a challenge (and, if that is denied, an appeal) ``of an omission of a particular activity from, or an inclusion of a particular activity on,'' the agency's inventory. The agency must respond to the challenge (and appeal), and the agency must notify Congress of any changes to the inventory and must make them publicly available. In June 1999, OMB issued guidance on the FAIR Act, through revisions to OMB's Circular A-76 and its Revised Supplemental Handbook. 64 FR 33927 (June 24, 1999). This guidance addressed, among other things, the scope of the FAIR Act's challenge-and-appeal process. Recently, OMB issued a revision to its FAIR Act guidance, regarding the timetable for the FAIR Act's challenge-and-appeal process. 65 FR 54568 (September 8, 2000). OMB is requesting public and agency comment on a further revision to OMB's guidance on the FAIR Act. The purpose of the proposed revision is to provide additional clarification regarding the scope of the statutory challenge-and-appeal process. Although Congress in the FAIR Act clearly defined the scope of that process, and OMB provided guidance on this point in June 1999, the General Accounting Office in a recent report found that a significant number of ``interested parties'' submitted challenges and appeals (regarding the 1999 FAIR Act inventories) on matters for which Congress had not authorized challenges and appeals. OMB hopes, by providing additional clarification, to eliminate any confusion that may still exist about the scope of the challenge-and-appeal process that Congress established in the FAIR Act.", 00-31881,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/14/00-31881/proposed-revision-to-omb-guidance-on-implementation-of-fair-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-12-14/pdf/00-31881.pdf,12/14/2000
Public Availability of Year 2000 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,Year 2000 FAIR Act Commercial Activities Inventories are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has prepared and is making available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site:, 00-31880,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/14/00-31880/public-availability-of-year-2000-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-12-14/pdf/00-31880.pdf,12/14/2000
Management of Federal Information Resources,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget issues a revision to Circular No. A-130, ``Management of Federal Information Resources,'' to implement provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act (also known as ``Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996'') and for other purposes. The revision modifies sections of the Circular concerning information systems and information technology management to follow more closely provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act and OMB Circular A-11. These sections involve the acquisition, use, and disposal of information technology as a capital asset by the Federal government to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs. OMB has issued previous guidance regarding the Clinger-Cohen Act implementation, including OMB Memoranda M-96-20, ``Implementation of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996;'' M-97-02, ``Funding Information Systems Investments;'' M-97-09, ``Interagency Support for Information Technology;'' M-97-15, ``Local Telecommunications Services Policy;'' and M-97-16, ``Information Technology Architectures.'' As a convenience to readers, these Memoranda are rescinded and their content incorporated into this Circular. This revision also incorporates the content of three other OMB Memoranda. The guidance in Memorandum M-98-09, on the handbook requirement of the 1996 Electronic FOIA Amendments, has been incorporated into Appendix IV. The guidance on ``Implementing the Government Paperwork Elimination Act'' (OMB Memorandum M-00-10) has been inserted in Appendix II, and the principles on ``Incorporating and Funding Security in Information Systems Investments'' (OMB Memorandum M-00-07) have been incorporated into Section 8b(4). Appendix IV has been expanded to reflect these changes. With its incorporation into the Circular, Memoranda M-98-09 is rescinded. OMB intends to review this Circular in 2001 for other revisions including Information Policy, Security and Privacy. At that time, we will review the Circular generally and update it to reflect plain language principles.", 00-31507,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/12/00-31507/management-of-federal-information-resources,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-12-12/pdf/00-31507.pdf,12/12/2000
"Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum Amending OMB Circular No. A-129, “Policies for Federal Credit Programs and Non-Tax Receivables”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Circular updates policies and procedures for justifying, designing, and managing Federal credit programs and for collecting non- tax receivables.", 00-29928,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/11/29/00-29928/issuance-of-transmittal-memorandum-amending-omb-circular-no-a-129-policies-for-federal-credit,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-11-29/pdf/00-29928.pdf,11/29/2000
OMB Circular A-133 Information Collection Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The first notice of this information collection request, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, was published in the Federal Register on July 11, 2000 (65 FR 42735). The information collection request involves two proposed information collections from two types of entities: (1) Reports from auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs; and, (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' Circular A- 133's information collection requirements apply to approximately 30,000 States, local governments, and non-profit organizations on an annual basis.", 00-29296,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/11/16/00-29296/omb-circular-a-133-information-collection-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-11-16/pdf/00-29296.pdf,11/16/2000
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-27726,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/10/31/00-27726/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates-regarding,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-10-31/pdf/00-27726.pdf,10/31/2000
Notice of Solicitation of Public Interest,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"OFPP is developing a new initiative to fundamentally examine the manner by which the Government develops and applies incentives to its contractual vehicles, and is seeking information and advice that would advance this effort.", 00-27117,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/10/24/00-27117/notice-of-solicitation-of-public-interest,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-10-24/pdf/00-27117.pdf,10/24/2000
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Costs of Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Sponsored by Government Contractors,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), invites public comments on a proposed Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) on the costs of post-retirement benefit plans to be recognized as contract cost under Government cost-based contracts and subcontracts. This is a new Standard that would directly address the costs of post-retirement benefit plans for the first time in detail. The proposed Standard provides criteria for measuring the costs of post-retirement benefit plans, assigning the measured costs to cost accounting periods, and allocating the assigned costs to segments of an organization. The allocation of a segment's assigned post-retirement benefit costs to contracts and subcontracts is addressed in other existing Standards. The proposed Standard also provides for the adjustment of post-retirement benefit costs for the effect of a curtailment of a post-retirement benefit plan, a settlement of a post- retirement benefit obligation, a granting of termination benefits, a termination of a post-retirement benefit plan, or a segment closing.", 00-24801,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/10/05/00-24801/cost-accounting-standards-board-accounting-for-the-costs-of-post-retirement-benefit-plans-sponsored,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-10-05/pdf/00-24801.pdf,10/05/2000
Public Availability of Year 2000 Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (“FAIR Act”),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Year 2000 FAIR Act Commercial Activities Inventories are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has prepared and is making available a summary FAIR Act User's Guide through its Internet site: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/procurement/index.html. This User's Guide will help interested parties review Year 2000 FAIR Act inventories, and will also include the web- site addresses to access agency inventories. The ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act'') requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Commercial Activities Inventories upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the content of the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has completed this process for the agencies listed below. Further announcements will be published as OMB and the agencies complete their review and consultation process. The attached Commercial Activities Inventories are now available.", 00-25344,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/10/03/00-25344/public-availability-of-year-2000-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-10-03/pdf/00-25344.pdf,10/03/2000
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-24846,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/27/00-24846/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-09-27/pdf/00-24846.pdf,09/27/2000
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 00-24104,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/20/00-24104/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-09-20/pdf/00-24104.pdf,09/20/2000
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Accounting for the Cost of Employee Stock Ownership Plans,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board, invites public comments concerning a Staff Discussion Paper on accounting for the cost of employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) under government contracts.", 00-23717,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/15/00-23717/cost-accounting-standards-board-accounting-for-the-cost-of-employee-stock-ownership-plans,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-09-15/pdf/00-23717.pdf,09/15/2000
Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has submitted an information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). The form (SF-LLL) is required by 31 U.S.C. 1352. No comments were received in response to OMB's earlier Federal Register notice (June 19, 2000, 65 FR 38005). OMB is not proposing any changes to the SF-LLL.", 00-23279,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/12/00-23279/agency-information-collection-under-review-by-the-office-of-management-and-budget,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-09-12/pdf/00-23279.pdf,09/12/2000
Issuance of OMB Circular A-76 Transmittal Memorandum No. 22,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes technical changes to the OMB Circular A-76 Revised Supplemental Handbook., 00-23018,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/08/00-23018/issuance-of-omb-circular-a-76-transmittal-memorandum-no-22,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-09-08/pdf/00-23018.pdf,09/08/2000
Financial Privacy and Bankruptcy Study,Notice,Justice Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"On July 31, 2000, the Department of Justice, Department of Treasury, and Office of Management and Budget published a notice in the Federal Register announcing their intent to conduct a study (the ``Study'') into how the filing of bankruptcy affects the privacy of individual consumer information that becomes part of a bankruptcy case. That notice may be found in the Federal Register at 65 Fed. Reg. 46735 (July 31, 2000) and on the Internet site of the Department of Justice's United states Trustee program at www.usdoj.gov/ust/privacy/privacy.htm. Public comments were initially requested by Friday, September 8, 2000. In response to requests for additional time for the submission of public views, the comment deadline is being extended two weeks, to Friday, September 22, 2000.", 00-22888,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/07/00-22888/financial-privacy-and-bankruptcy-study,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-09-07/pdf/00-22888.pdf,09/07/2000
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-21846,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/28/00-21846/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-08-28/pdf/00-21846.pdf,08/28/2000
"Proposed Rescission of OMB Circular A-109, Major System Acquisitions",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Circular A- 109, ``Major System Acquisitions,'' in 1976 to provide uniform guidance to the Executive Branch agencies on the acquisition of major systems. Since then, OMB has provided guidance on asset acquisition under Part 3 of Circular A-11, Planning, Budgeting, and Acquisition of Capital Assets, the Capital Programming Guide, Supplement to Part 3 of A-11, and Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources. In an effort to eliminate duplicate guidance, OMB requests comments on the proposed rescission of Circular A-109.", 00-21312,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/22/00-21312/proposed-rescission-of-omb-circular-a-109-major-system-acquisitions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-08-22/pdf/00-21312.pdf,08/22/2000
Final Report and Recommendations From the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee to the Office of Management and Budget Concerning Changes to the Standards for Defining Metropolitan Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comment on the final recommendations it has received from the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee for changes to OMB's metropolitan area standards. The committee's recommendations, which are published in their entirety in the appendix to this Notice, reflect the comprehensive review of the metropolitan area concept and the current standards that began in the early 1990s. These recommendations also reflect consideration of comments received in response to the committee's initial recommendations as published in the October 20, 1999 Federal Register (64 FR 56628-56644). The committee's final recommendations include both modifications and additions to the initial recommendations. Decisions on changes to the metropolitan area standards will not affect the collection, tabulation, and publication of data from Census 2000 and other current Federal data collections for geographic areas such as states, counties, county subdivisions, and municipalities. In addition, the Census Bureau will tabulate and publish data from Census 2000 for all metropolitan areas in existence at the time of the census.", 00-20951,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/22/00-20951/final-report-and-recommendations-from-the-metropolitan-area-standards-review-committee-to-the-office,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-08-22/pdf/00-20951.pdf,08/22/2000
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Cost Accounting Standards Board; Comprehensive Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) hereby invites public comments on how the Board should proceed with its comprehensive review of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and attendant requirements. The CASB's objective in issuing this Notice is to consider public comments in developing the Board's plan for performing a comprehensive review., 00-20064,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/09/00-20064/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-cost-accounting-standards-board-comprehensive-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-08-09/pdf/00-20064.pdf,08/09/2000
"OMB Circular A-21, “Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget has revised Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' to add a standard format for submitting facilities and administrative rate proposals by educational institutions. This form will be shown as Appendix C in the Circular. The standard format will assist institutions in completing their proposals more efficiently and help the Federal cognizant agency review each proposal on a more consistent basis. In addition the standard format will help the Federal Government collect important data regarding facilities and administrative costs and rates at educational institutions.", 00-19653,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/08/00-19653/omb-circular-a-21-cost-principles-for-educational-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-08-08/pdf/00-19653.pdf,08/08/2000
Public Comment on Financial Privacy and Bankruptcy,Notice,Justice Department; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"The Department of Justice, Department of Treasury and Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, are conducting a study (the ``Study'') of how the filing of a bankruptcy affects the privacy of individual consumer information that becomes part of a bankruptcy case. The Study will consider how the privacy interests of debtors in personal bankruptcy cases are affected by the public availability of information about them in those cases. It will also consider the need for access to this information and accountability in the bankruptcy system. Finally, it will consider how changes in business practices and technology may affect all of these interests. To assist in the Study, these agencies are requesting public comment on a series of questions.", 00-19204,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/07/31/00-19204/public-comment-on-financial-privacy-and-bankruptcy,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-07-31/pdf/00-19204.pdf,07/31/2000
"Amendments to Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the sixteenth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Amendments to Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment.'' The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Comptroller General, and the Secretary of the Treasury, and adopted in its entirety by OMB on September 8, 1999. As required by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, SFFAS No. 16 was reported to the Congress and a period of 45 days of continuous session of the Congress has expired.", 00-19206,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/07/31/00-19206/amendments-to-accounting-for-property-plant-and-equipment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-07-31/pdf/00-19206.pdf,07/31/2000
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-18855,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/07/26/00-18855/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-07-26/pdf/00-18855.pdf,07/26/2000
Information Collection; Request for Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on renewal and changes to two information collection requests from two types of entities: (1) reports from auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs, and (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. These collection efforts are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) and OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' Included as part of this information collection is the Data Collection Form (SF-SAC). The changes being proposed are to modify the data elements collected on the SF-SAC. The current SF-SAC will be used for audit periods ending on or before December 31, 2000. A revised SF- SAC will be used for audit periods ending on or after January 1, 2001.", 00-17516,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/07/11/00-17516/information-collection-request-for-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-07-11/pdf/00-17516.pdf,07/11/2000
2000 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 00-15685,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/06/21/00-15685/2000-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-06-21/pdf/00-15685.pdf,06/21/2000
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-15528,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/06/20/00-15528/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-06-20/pdf/00-15528.pdf,06/20/2000
Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of standard form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. This form is required by 31 U.S.C. 1352.", 00-15325,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/06/19/00-15325/information-collection-activities-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-06-19/pdf/00-15325.pdf,06/19/2000
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Changes In Cost Accounting Practices.,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), is amending the Board's regulations pertaining to actions the cognizant Federal agency official can take when a contractor makes a compliant change to an established cost accounting practice that is used to estimate, accumulate and report the costs of covered negotiated government contracts or does not comply with applicable Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). The amendments provide that accounting changes directly associated with external restructuring activities that are subject to and meet certain statutory requirements are not subject to the CASB's contract price and cost adjustment requirements, and establishes new coverage for processing compliant cost accounting practice changes and noncompliant cost accounting practice conditions in accordance with CAS contract clause requirements. The existing CAS contract clause interest rate citation is also amended to make explicit the specific interest rate to be applied when increased costs paid are recovered by the Government. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. The Board is taking these actions after having given careful consideration to the comments it received regarding the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued August 20, 1999 on this topic (SNPRM-II).", 00-14243,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/06/14/00-14243/cost-accounting-standards-board-changes-in-cost-accounting-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-06-14/pdf/00-14243.pdf,06/14/2000
"Cost Accounting Standards Board; Applicability, Thresholds and Waiver of Cost Accounting Standards Coverage",Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board, is revising applicability, thresholds and procedures for the application of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) to negotiated government contracts. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. The Board is taking final action on this topic in order to adjust CAS applicability requirements and dollar thresholds in accordance with the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.", 00-14242,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/06/09/00-14242/cost-accounting-standards-board-applicability-thresholds-and-waiver-of-cost-accounting-standards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-06-09/pdf/00-14242.pdf,06/09/2000
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-13123,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/25/00-13123/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-25/pdf/00-13123.pdf,05/25/2000
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L. 105-85.,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to heads of agencies concerning the determination of the maximum ``benchmark'' compensation that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 2000--$353,010. This determination is required to be made pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law 105-85. It applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 00-12017,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/12/00-12017/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-12/pdf/00-12017.pdf,05/12/2000
Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has submitted the information collection listed as Appendix C at the end of this notice to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), OMB, for review under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). This new form will be required by OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' for the submission of facilities and administrative rate proposals by educational institutions. On September 10, 1997, (62 FR 47721) OMB proposed the use of a standard format for submitting of facilities and administrative rate proposals by educational institutions. OMB received 35 comments from Federal agencies, universities and professional organizations, all of whom favored the development of such a form. Based upon this information, OMB issued a Federal Register notice on August 12, 1999, (64 FR 44062) which proposed to revise Circular A-21 to incorporate a new form. OMB received 40 comments from Federal agencies, universities and professional organizations. Most commenters agreed with the concept of a standard format that would streamline the rate proposal submission process. In addition, many commenters had questions and requested clarifications regarding data to be included in the form or the format of the form. Changes were made to the form as appropriate. The comments and OMB responses are summarized in the Comments and Responses section. Once this new form receives clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB will issue a final revision to incorporate the form in Circular A-21.", 00-11540,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/09/00-11540/agency-information-collection-under-review-by-the-office-of-management-and-budget,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-09/pdf/00-11540.pdf,05/09/2000
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request,Notice,Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"", 00-11301,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/05/00-11301/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-05/pdf/00-11301.pdf,05/05/2000
Request for Agency and Public Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes a request for agency and public comments on three proposed technical changes to the OMB Circular A-76 Revised Supplemental Handbook., 00-11155,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/04/00-11155/request-for-agency-and-public-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-04/pdf/00-11155.pdf,05/04/2000
"Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum No. 21 Amending OMB Circular No. A-76, “Performance of Commercial Activities”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Transmittal Memorandum updates the annual Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the Government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs, as generally provided in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.", 00-11156,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/04/00-11156/issuance-of-transmittal-memorandum-no-21-amending-omb-circular-no-a-76-performance-of-commercial,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-04/pdf/00-11156.pdf,05/04/2000
Procedures and Guidance; Implementation of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides procedures and guidance to implement the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA). GPEA requires Federal agencies, by October 21, 2003, to allow individuals or entities that deal with the agencies the option to submit information or transact with the agency electronically, when practicable, and to maintain records electronically, when practicable. The Act specifically states that electronic records and their related electronic signatures are not to be denied legal effect, validity, or enforceability merely because they are in electronic form, and encourages Federal government use of a range of electronic signature alternatives. Electronic Availability: This document is available on the Internet in the OMB library of the ``Welcome to the White House'' home page, http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/, the Federal CIO Council's home page, http://cio.gov/, and the Federal Public Key Infrastructure Steering Committee home page, http://gits-sec.treas.gov/.", 00-10801,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/02/00-10801/procedures-and-guidance-implementation-of-the-government-paperwork-elimination-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-02/pdf/00-10801.pdf,05/02/2000
"OMB Circular A-110, “Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations”",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This advance notice seeks comments on a proposal by the Grants Management Committee of the Chief Financial Officer's Council that would ask OMB to amend Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' The amendment would require Federal awarding agencies to offer recipients the option to request cash advances on a ``pooled'' basis. Before making this recommendation, the Council seeks comments from recipients and Federal agencies on the merits of pooled payment systems and grant- by-grant payment systems.", 00-10738,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/01/00-10738/omb-circular-a-110-grants-and-agreements-with-institutions-of-higher-education-hospitals-and-other,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-05-01/pdf/00-10738.pdf,05/01/2000
Information Initiative “Collecting Information in the Information Age”,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), with help from a group of Federal agencies, is beginning an initiative to examine how agencies can collect information more effectively and efficiently. The initiative will focus on improving the quality of information agencies collect while minimizing the collection burden, particularly through the use of information technology. Eight Federal agencies are participating in the initiative: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Student Financial Assistance Agency of the Department of Education (ED), and the Small Business Administration (SBA). The initiative will begin with a public Forum on April 27, 2000. Through a series of Roundtables with stakeholders, each agency will explore ways to improve the quality of data collected, disseminate better information to the public, and reduce burden. The dates, topic and discussion questions for each Roundtable are in the Supplementary Information below. OMB is seeking written or electronic comments from members of the public on the topics and discussion questions. The procedure for submitting comments is in Dates and Addresses below. At a second Forum and in a final report, OIRA will compile the comments received, present the results of the roundtable discussions regarding specific and overall agency collection efforts, and recommend opportunities for further progress in information management and burden reduction.", 00-10570,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/28/00-10570/information-initiative-collecting-information-in-the-information-age,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-04-28/pdf/00-10570.pdf,04/28/2000
North American Industry Classification System-Update for 2002,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on the advisability of adopting the proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) updates for 2002. OMB's Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC) recommends an update of the industry classification system to extend the harmonized three-country classification structure to construction and to recognize important changes in the retail trade and information sectors. In addition, as an interim measure in the United States, the ECPC recommends restructuring of the Wholesale Trade sector to reflect differences in production functions and to capture more accurately the rapidly-growing business-to-business electronic markets developing in the United States. This notice: (1) Summarizes the background for the proposed revisions to NAICS 1997 in Part I; (2) contains a summary of public comments in Part II; (3) details the proposed structure changes agreed upon by the three countries in Part III; and (4) provides a comprehensive listing of proposed changes for national industries and their link to NAICS 1997 industries in Part IV. OMB published a notification of intention to complete portions of NAICS in a February 25, 1999, Federal Register notice (64 FR 9416- 9419). That notice solicited comments on the advisability of revising the NAICS 1997 structure for 2002 and solicited comments on the creation of new industries in the Construction and Wholesale Trade Sectors, modifications to the national industries for department stores and nonstore retailers, and other changes identified as necessary during the initial implementation of NAICS 1997. The deadline for submitting comments was April 26, 1999. After considering all proposals from the public, consulting with a large number of U.S. data users and industry groups, and undertaking extensive discussions with Statistics Canada and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI), the ECPC, INEGI, and Statistics Canada developed a revised structure for both the Construction and Information sectors of NAICS that would apply to all three North American countries. For Wholesale Trade, after extensive discussions with Statistics Canada and INEGI, the representatives of the three countries' statistical agencies decided to delay three-country changes to this sector and instead plan for a complete restructuring of the distribution network industries (wholesale, retail, transportation, and warehousing) in 2007. In the interim the ECPC recommends restructuring the Wholesale Trade sector to reflect differences in production functions between those wholesalers that take title to goods and those that do not, and to capture more accurately the rapidly-growing business-to-business electronic markets developing in the United States. The ECPC also developed proposed additional U.S. industry detail in the Retail Trade sector for NAICS United States. The ECPC recommends that NAICS United States 2002 incorporate these changes as shown in Parts III and IV. Following an extensive process of development and discussions by the ECPC, with maximum possible public input, OMB seeks comment on the advisability of revising NAICS to incorporate the changes published in this notice. The modified NAICS would be employed in relevant data collections by all U.S. statistical agencies beginning with the reference year 2002. Statistics Canada and INEGI are recommending acceptance of the proposed revision of the NAICS system for industry classification in the statistical programs of their national systems and are seeking comments in their respective countries. Representatives of the three countries will hold further discussions to consider public comments that they receive.", 00-9816,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/20/00-9816/north-american-industry-classification-system-update-for-2002,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-04-20/pdf/00-9816.pdf,04/20/2000
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-9691,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/18/00-9691/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-04-18/pdf/00-9691.pdf,04/18/2000
Management of Federal Information Resources,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is revising Circular No. A-130, ``Management of Federal Information Resources,'' to implement provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act (also known as ``Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996'') and for other purposes. This notice proposes revisions to the sections of the Circular concerning information systems and information technology management to follow more closely provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act and OMB Circular A-11, which involve the acquisition, use, and disposal of information technology as a capital asset by the Federal government to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs. It also makes minor technical revisions throughout the Circular (for example, changing ``senior official'' to ``Chief Information Officer''). It proposes a new Appendix II to address ``Information Technology Architectures,'' incorporates OMB guidance regarding computer security into Appendix III, and revises Appendix IV to reflect these changes. This notice also proposes revisions to the sections of the Circular concerning information management policy to follow more closely the provisions of the current OMB guidance entitled ``Implementation of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act.''", 00-9077,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/13/00-9077/management-of-federal-information-resources,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-04-13/pdf/00-9077.pdf,04/13/2000
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On May 17, 1999 (64 FR 26793), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a notice of availability of the 1999 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 1999 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. OMB did not receive any comments. The 2000 Supplement has been updated to add 23 additional programs, updated for program changes, and makes technical corrections. A list of changes to the 2000 Supplement can be found at Appendix 5 of the supplement. Due to its length, the 2000 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See Addresses for information about how to obtain a copy. OMB intends to annually review, revise and/or update this supplement. This notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2000 Supplement.", 00-8221,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/04/00-8221/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-04-04/pdf/00-8221.pdf,04/04/2000
"Rescission of Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Policy Letters 77-2, 78-2, 78-3, 78-4, 79-1, 79-2, 80-3, 80-6, 80-8, 81-1, 81-2, 82-1, 83-1, 83-2, 83-3, 84-1, 85-1, 89-1, 91-2, 91-4, 92-5, and 95-1",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Notice is hereby given that the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is rescinding the following OFPP Policy Letters: 77-2, Section 502(c) of Pub. L. 95-89; 78-2, Preventing ``Wage Busting'' for Professionals: Procedures for Evaluating Contractor Proposals for Service Contracts; 78-3, Requests for Disclosure of Contractor-Supplied Information Obtained in the Course of a Procurement; 78-4, Field Contract Support Cross-Servicing Program; 79-1, Implementation of Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act, as amended: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; 79-2, Boards of Contract Appeals: Position Allocation Pursuant to Public Law 95-563; 80-3, Regulatory Guidance on Pub. L. 95-563, the Contract Disputes Act of 1978; 80-6, Regulatory Guidance on Section 221 of Public Law 95-507; 80-8, Establishment of Procurement Data Reporting Requirements to Comply with Public Law 96-39 (as amended by Transmittal Memoranda Nos. 1, 2, and 3); 81-1, Procurement Procedures, Advance Procurement Planning, and Review of End-of-Year Purchases; 81-2, Policy Guidance for the Labor Surplus Area Programs; 82-1, Policy Guidance Concerning Government-wide Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility; 83-1, Withholding of Funds from Construction Contract Progress Payments; 83- 2, Publicizing the Development of Procurement Policies and Regulations; 83-3, Procurement of Architect-Engineer Services, 84-1, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers; 85-1, Federal Acquisition Regulations System; 89-1, Conflict of Interest Policies Applicable to Consultants; 91-2, Service Contracting; 91-4, Use of Irrevocable Letters of Credit; 92-5, Past Performance Information; and 95-1, Subcontracting Plans for Companies Supplying Commercial Items.", 00-7803,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/03/30/00-7803/rescission-of-office-of-federal-procurement-policy-policy-letters-77-2-78-2-78-3-78-4-79-1-79-2-80-3,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-03-30/pdf/00-7803.pdf,03/30/2000
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-7804,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/03/30/00-7804/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-03-30/pdf/00-7804.pdf,03/30/2000
Privacy Act of 1974; Revisions to the Existing System of Records,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is deleting from its inventory eleven systems of records because the information is no longer maintained by OMB due to organizational changes. An additional three systems of records will be updated to more accurately reflect position titles, addresses, and descriptions of the systems.", 00-7802,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/03/30/00-7802/privacy-act-of-1974-revisions-to-the-existing-system-of-records,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-03-30/pdf/00-7802.pdf,03/30/2000
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 00-4194,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/02/23/00-4194/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-02-23/pdf/00-4194.pdf,02/23/2000
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 00-3801,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/02/17/00-3801/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-02-17/pdf/00-3801.pdf,02/17/2000
Accounting for Social Insurance,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) No. 17, ``Accounting for Social Insurance.'' The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).", 00-3174,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/02/11/00-3174/accounting-for-social-insurance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-02-11/pdf/00-3174.pdf,02/11/2000
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On January 7, 2000, OMB published a notice of availability of and requested comments on its Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. On January 27, 2000, OMB extended the public comment period to February 22, 2000. In order to assure the broadest possible public access, we are publishing the draft report in this Federal Register.", 00-3175,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/02/11/00-3175/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-02-11/pdf/00-3175.pdf,02/11/2000
"Cost Accounting Standards Board; Applicability, Thresholds and Waiver of Cost Accounting Standards Coverage",Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board, is revising applicability, thresholds and procedures for the application of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) to negotiated government contracts. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 422. The Board is taking action on this topic in order to adjust CAS applicability requirements and dollar thresholds in accordance with the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, Pub. L. 106-65.", 00-2621,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/02/07/00-2621/cost-accounting-standards-board-applicability-thresholds-and-waiver-of-cost-accounting-standards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-02-07/pdf/00-2621.pdf,02/07/2000
Budget Analysis Branch; Final Sequestration Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Final Sequestration Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 00-2296,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/02/03/00-2296/budget-analysis-branch-final-sequestration-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-02-03/pdf/00-2296.pdf,02/03/2000
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On January 7, 2000, OMB published a notice of availability of the Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. The comment period was scheduled to end on January 21, 2000. This notice extends the public comment period on the draft report to February 22, 2000.", 00-1860,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/01/27/00-1860/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-01-27/pdf/00-1860.pdf,01/27/2000
Deferral of Paragraph 65.2-Material Revenue-Related Transactions Disclosures; Amendments to Deferred Maintenance Reporting; Management's Discussion and Analysis (Statement); Management's Discussion and Analysis (Concept),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the following documents: <bullet> Thirteenth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Deferral of Paragraph 65-2--Material Revenue- Related Transactions Disclosures''; <bullet> Fourteenth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Amendments to Deferred Maintenance Reporting''; <bullet> Fifteenth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Management's Discussion and Analysis''; and <bullet> Third Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Concepts (SFFAC), ``Management's Discussion and Analysis.'' These statements were recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in their entirety by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).", 00-1080,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/01/20/00-1080/deferral-of-paragraph-652-material-revenue-related-transactions-disclosures-amendments-to-deferred,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-01-20/pdf/00-1080.pdf,01/20/2000
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal; Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests public comment on its Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations (1999). It will submit its final version of the report in February, as required by section 638(a) of the 1999 Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.", 00-574,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/01/07/00-574/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2000-01-07/pdf/00-574.pdf,01/07/2000
Public Availability of Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (``FAIR Act''),Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hereby announces that the FAIR Act Commercial Activities Inventories are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Pub. L. 105-270) (``FAIR Act'') requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Commercial Activities Inventories upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has completed this process for the agencies listed below. Commercial Activities Inventories are now available from the following agencies:, 99-33825,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/12/30/99-33825/public-availability-of-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform-act-of-1998,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-12-30/pdf/99-33825.pdf,12/30/1999
Recommendations From the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee to the Office of Management and Budget Concerning Changes to the Standards for Defining Metropolitan Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On October 20, 1999, OMB published a Notice (64 FR 56628- 56644) requesting comments on recommendations that it had received from the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee (MASRC) for changes to OMB's metropolitan area standards. By this Notice, OMB is extending the time period for public comment from December 20, 1999 to December 30, 1999.", 99-33219,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/12/22/99-33219/recommendations-from-the-metropolitan-area-standards-review-committee-to-the-office-of-management,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-12-22/pdf/99-33219.pdf,12/22/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-29963,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/11/17/99-29963/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-11-17/pdf/99-29963.pdf,11/17/1999
Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by The United; State Department,"", 99-28115,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/11/01/99-28115/certain-rates-regarding-recovery-from-tortiously-liable-third-persons,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-11-01/pdf/99-28115.pdf,11/01/1999
Public Availability of Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''),Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hereby announces that the FAIR Act Commercial Activities Inventories are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act'') requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Commercial Activities Inventories upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has completed this process for the agencies listed below. Further announcements will be published as OMB completes the review process for additional agencies. Commercial Activities Inventories are now available from the following agencies:, 99-28423,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/10/29/99-28423/public-availability-of-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform-act-of-1998,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-10-29/pdf/99-28423.pdf,10/29/1999
Recommendations From the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee to the Office of Management and Budget Concerning Changes to the Standards for Defining Metropolitan Areas,Notice,Recommendations From the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee; Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on recommendations that it has received from the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee (MASRC) for changes to OMB's metropolitan area (MA) standards. MASRC's report and recommendations, which are published in their entirety in the Appendix, are the result of a comprehensive review of the MA concept and current (1990) standards that began earlier this decade. The review will culminate in publication prior to Census 2000 of standards for the first decade of the next century.", 99-27351,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/10/20/99-27351/recommendations-from-the-metropolitan-area-standards-review-committee-to-the-office-of-management,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-10-20/pdf/99-27351.pdf,10/20/1999
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Notice of Open Public Meeting and Extension of Public Comment Period,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) hereby extends an invitation for interested parties to attend an open meeting with the Board and its staff on Monday, December 6, 1999. Currently, the Board anticipates holding the meeting from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the General Services Administration, 18th and F Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20405. During this meeting, the Board would like to hear the views of interested parties concerning the regulatory topics covered in the recent Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM-II), regarding ``Changes in Cost Accounting Practices,'' 64 FR 45700 (8/20/99). In addition, the Board is extending the public comment period for the SNPRM-II, 64 FR 45700, until November 22, 1999.", 99-27207,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/10/19/99-27207/cost-accounting-standards-board-notice-of-open-public-meeting-and-extension-of-public-comment-period,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-10-19/pdf/99-27207.pdf,10/19/1999
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Estimating Paperwork Burden,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) seeks to ensure that Federal agencies balance their need to collect information with the paperwork burden imposed on the public in complying with the collection. Agencies must estimate the burdens that their individual collections impose on the public. The public learns of these burden estimates by PRA notices that agencies publish in the Federal Register and with the forms used for collection. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has begun a preliminary reevaluation of its guidance to agencies on estimating and reporting paperwork burden. As part of this effort, OMB seeks comment on how to increase the uniformity, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of agency burden measurement. Based on comments that OMB receives, as well as its experience in evaluating agency burden estimates, OMB will prepare (and seek additional comment on) a more detailed proposal to revise its guidance to agencies on estimating and reporting paperwork burden. OMB will consider comments on its proposal before finalizing its burden guidance.", 99-26846,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/10/14/99-26846/office-of-information-and-regulatory-affairs-estimating-paperwork-burden,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-10-14/pdf/99-26846.pdf,10/14/1999
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board; Approval of Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Concepts and Standards,Notice,Government Accountability Office; Treasury Department; Management and Budget Office,"The General Accounting Office, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget (the FASAB principals) are announcing that they have agreed to modify their Memorandum of Understanding of October 1990, which established the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), to revise its accounting standard- setting process. The revised procedures provide that a Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards or Concepts will become final 90 days after FASAB has transmitted its proposed concept or standard to each of the three FASAB principals, so long as no principal, during that 90-day period, advises FASAB of an objection.", 99-26265,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/10/08/99-26265/federal-accounting-standards-advisory-board-approval-of-statements-of-federal-financial-accounting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-10-08/pdf/99-26265.pdf,10/08/1999
OFPP Policy Letter 99-1 on Small Business Procurement Goals,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"OFPP is issuing OFPP Policy Letter 99-1 which contains guidance on implementing government-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and women-owned small businesses. The goals for each of these small business categories are stated as a percentage of overall Federal procurement dollars. The policy letter also provides guidance on reporting requirements that will help the Small Business Administration (SBA) determine whether executive agencies are reaching these goals. This policy letter supersedes OFPP Policy Letter 91-1. As a result of comments received following publication of the proposed policy letter in the Federal Register on April 2, 1999 (64 FR 16003), we are making minor changes to the policy letter as follows: (1) The title of the policy letter is shortened to read: ``Small Business Procurement Goals'' (2) A new subparagraph is added in Section 6 to make clear that--in addition to working with each agency to establish goals for awarding prime contracts--SBA also negotiates with the agencies goals for subcontract awards made by prime contractors; and (3) The last sentence in Section 7a.2 is revised to make clear that an agency's narrative report should include plans for improvement if the agency fails to achieve their small business goals.", 99-26217,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/10/08/99-26217/ofpp-policy-letter-99-1-on-small-business-procurement-goals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-10-08/pdf/99-26217.pdf,10/08/1999
"OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice finalizes the revision to OMB Circular A-110, required by a provision of OMB's appropriation for fiscal year (FY) 1999, contained in Public Law 105-277. The provision directs OMB to amend Section __.36, Intangible property, of the Circular ``to require Federal awarding agencies to ensure that all data produced under an award will be made available to the public through the procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act'' (FOIA). Pursuant to the direction of the provision contained in Public Law 105-277, OMB published a Notice of Proposed Revision on February 4, 1999 (64 FR 5684), and a request for comments on clarifying changes to the proposed revision on August 11, 1999 (64 FR 43786). We received over 9,000 comments on the proposed revision and over 3,000 comments on the clarifying changes. After a review of the comments on the clarifying changes, as well as the comments on the proposed revision, OMB is issuing this final revision to the Circular, as required by the provision contained in Public Law 105-277.", 99-26264,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/10/08/99-26264/omb-circular-a-110-uniform-administrative-requirements-for-grants-and-agreements-with-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-10-08/pdf/99-26264.pdf,10/08/1999
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Small Disadvantaged Business Procurement: Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR subparts 19.11 and 19.12 contain procurement mechanisms applicable to the SDB reform program. FAR subpart 19.11 permits eligible SDBs to receive price evaluation adjustments in Federal procurement programs. FAR subpart 19.12 provides for an SDB participation program that evaluates the extent of participation of SDB concerns in contract performance. The FAR provides further that the Department of Commerce will determine on an annual basis the price evaluation adjustment by standard industrial classification (SIC) major groups for the price evaluation adjustment program and the authorized SIC major groups for the SDB participation program. The Commerce Department, in the attached memorandum, determines that for fiscal year 2000 the price evaluation adjustment and the authorized SIC major groups are the same as used in fiscal year 1999. The OFPP notice of June 30, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 35714) includes the Commerce determination for fiscal year 1999 of the price evaluation adjustment by SIC major groups for the price evaluation adjustment program. Subsequently, OFPP published on December 29, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 71724) the Commerce determination of authorized SIC major groups for the SDB participation program which were the same SIC major groups applicable to the price evaluation adjustment program.", 99-25444,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/30/99-25444/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-small-disadvantaged-business-procurement-reform-of-affirmative,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-30/pdf/99-25444.pdf,09/30/1999
Public Availability of Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''),Notice,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hereby announces that the FAIR Act Commercial Activities Inventories are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Pub. L. 105-270) (``FAIR Act'') requires that OMB publish an announcement of public availability of agency Commercial Activities Inventories upon completion of OMB's review and consultation process concerning the agencies' inventory submissions. OMB has completed this process for the agencies listed below. Further announcements will be published as OMB completes the review process for additional agencies. Commercial Activities Inventories are now available from the following agencies:, 99-25550,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/30/99-25550/public-availability-of-agency-inventories-under-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform-act-of-1998,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-30/pdf/99-25550.pdf,09/30/1999
1998 Standard Occupational Classification,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing final decisions for the 1998 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). In consultation with the Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee (SOCRPC), OMB based its decisions on public comments received in response to the SOCRPC's final recommendations that were published in the Federal Register on August 5, 1998 (63 FR 41895-41923). The 1998 Standard Occupational Classification replaces the 1980 version. It covers all jobs in the national economy, including occupations in the public, private, and military sectors. All Federal agencies that collect occupational data will use the 1998 SOC. Similarly, all State and local government agencies, as well as private sector organizations, are strongly encouraged to use this national system that provides a common language for categorizing occupations in the world of work. The new SOC system will be used by the Occupational Employment Statistics program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for gathering occupational information. It will also replace the Bureau of the Census' 1990 occupational classification system and will be used for the 2000 Census. In addition, the new SOC will serve as the framework for information being gathered through the Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET) which will replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). In four prior Federal Register notices (February 28, 1995, 60 FR 10998-11002; October 5, 1995, 60 FR 52284-52286; July 7, 1997, 62 FR 36337-36409; and August 5, 1998 (63 FR 41895-41923)), OMB and the SOCRPC requested comment on the uses of occupational data; the existing 1980 SOC classification principles, purpose and scope, and conceptual options; the SOCRPC's proposed revision process; the composition of detailed occupations; the hierarchical structure and numbering system; and update procedures. The hierarchical structure, numbering system, and occupational categories of the 1998 SOC are presented in Appendix A of this notice. Changes from the SOCRPC's final recommendations are outlined below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. The SOCRPC is preparing the 1998 Standard Occupational Classification Manual for publication. Committee members have completed definitions and assigned associated titles; agencies with occupational classification systems are developing crosswalks from their existing systems to the 1998 SOC. To ensure that the successful efforts of the SOCRPC continue and that the 1998 SOC remains appropriate to the world of work, OMB plans to establish a new standing committee, the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee (SOCPC). The SOCPC will consult periodically to ensure that the implementation of the 1998 SOC is comparable across Federal agencies. This consultation will include regularly scheduled interagency communication to ensure a smooth transition to the 1998 SOC. The SOCPC will also perform SOC maintenance functions, such as recommending changes in the SOC occupational definitions and placement of new occupations. It is anticipated that the next major review and revision of the SOC will begin in 2005 in preparation for use in the 2010 Decennial Census.", 99-25445,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/30/99-25445/1998-standard-occupational-classification,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-30/pdf/99-25445.pdf,09/30/1999
Prompt Payment,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is issuing final revisions to its rules on the Prompt Payment Act, which have been found in Circular A-125. The revisions address the increased use of electronic commercial financial systems; promote the use of government credit cards and accelerated payment methods; reflect new requirements of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and the recent repeal of the annual agency Prompt Payment reporting requirement; clarify and simplify language; and announce a toll-free number and internet website for Prompt Payment Act information. Finally, in addition to revising the Prompt Payment rules, OMB is also adopting them as codified regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations. OMB's issuance of codified regulations has the effect of superceding and rescinding Circular A-125 (``Prompt Payment'').", 99-24713,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/29/99-24713/prompt-payment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-29/pdf/99-24713.pdf,09/29/1999
Accounting for Internal Use Software,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the tenth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Accounting for Internal Use Software.'' The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).", 99-24217,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/17/99-24217/accounting-for-internal-use-software,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-17/pdf/99-24217.pdf,09/17/1999
"Recognition of Contingent Liabilities Arising from Litigation: An Amendment of SFFAS No. 5, Accounting for Liabilities of the Federal Government",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the twelfth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Recognition of Contingent Liabilities Arising from Litigation: An Amendment of SFFAS No. 5, Accounting for Liabilities of the Federal Government.'' The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).", 99-24218,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/17/99-24218/recognition-of-contingent-liabilities-arising-from-litigation-an-amendment-of-sffas-no-5-accounting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-17/pdf/99-24218.pdf,09/17/1999
Proposed Rescission of Various Policy Letters,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"OMB is undertaking a thorough review of its government-wide procurement issuances. Based on this review, OMB requests comments on the proposed rescission of the following Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letters: 77-2, Section 502(c) of P.L. 95-89; 78-2, Preventing ``Wage Busting'' for Professionals: Procedures for Evaluating Contractor Proposals for Service Contracts; 78-3, Requests for Disclosure of Contractor-Supplied Information Obtained in the Course of a Procurement; 78-4, Field Contract Support Cross-Servicing Program; 79-1, Implementation of Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act, as amended: Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; 79-2, Boards of Contract Appeals: Position Allocation Pursuant to Public Law 95-563; 80-3, Regulatory Guidance on P.L. 95- 563, the Contract Disputes Act of 1978; 80-6, Regulatory Guidance on Section 221 of Public Law 95-507; 80-8, Establishment of Procurement Data Reporting Requirements to Comply with Public Law 96-39 (as amended by Transmittal Memoranda Nos. 1, 2, and 3); 81-1, Procurement Procedures, Advance Procurement Planning, and Review of End-of-Year Purchases; 81-2, Policy Guidance for the Labor Surplus Area Programs; 82-1, Policy Guidance Concerning Government-wide Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility; 83-1, Withholding of Funds from Construction Contract Progress Payments; 83-2, Publicizing the Development of Procurement Policies and Regulations; 83-3, Procurement of Architect-Engineer Services; 84-1, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers; 85-1, Federal Acquisition Regulations System; 89- 1, Conflict of Interest Policies Applicable to Consultants; 91-2, Service Contracting; 91-4, Use of Irrevocable Letters of Credit; 92-5, Past Performance Information; and 95-1, Subcontracting Plans for Companies Supplying Commercial Items. There have been substantial changes to the body of acquisition law and regulations since many of these policy documents were issued. As indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below, the requirements and provisions of the OFPP Policy Letters listed above have been incorporated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR 1, or for other reasons have either been superseded or are no longer necessary.", 99-23998,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/15/99-23998/proposed-rescission-of-various-policy-letters,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-15/pdf/99-23998.pdf,09/15/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-23493,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/10/99-23493/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-10/pdf/99-23493.pdf,09/10/1999
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 99-22857,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/09/07/99-22857/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-09-07/pdf/99-22857.pdf,09/07/1999
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Changes in Cost Accounting Practices,Proposed Rule,Proposed Rule; Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) invites a third round of comments on proposed amendments to the regulatory provisions contained in chapter 99 of title 48. The CASB's objective in issuing this document is to utilize the proposed amendments as a basis for holding an open public meeting, conducting a benchmarking survey, and soliciting public comments. The proposed amendments, when issued as a final rule, would revise the current definitions, exceptions and illustrations governing changes in cost accounting practices; exempt certain changes in compliant cost accounting practices from the CASB's contract price and cost adjustment requirements, and establish new coverage for ``desirable changes.'' A new subpart 9903.4, Contractor Cost Accounting Practice Changes and Noncompliances, is also proposed. The new subpart would establish contractor notification requirements for circumstances when contractors make changes to their compliant cost accounting practices. The new subpart would also delineate the process for determining and resolving the cost impact of a compliant change in cost accounting practice or a noncompliant practice on existing covered contract and subcontract prices and/or costs. Educational Institutions: For covered contracts and subcontracts awarded to an educational institution, the proposed subpart also provides that certain subpart requirements may be waived, on a case-by- case basis, if the cognizant Federal agency official concurrently establishes with the educational institution an ``advance agreement'' that details the specific procedures to be followed for the notification and resolution of compliant changes to established cost accounting practices and/or the correction of noncompliant practices when the educational institution is performing covered contracts, covered subcontracts and other Federally sponsored agreements.", 99-21334,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/08/20/99-21334/cost-accounting-standards-board-changes-in-cost-accounting-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-08-20/pdf/99-21334.pdf,08/20/1999
1999 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as amended.", 99-21486,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/08/19/99-21486/1999-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-08-19/pdf/99-21486.pdf,08/19/1999
"OMB Circular A-127, ``Financial Management Systems''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is adopting the interim final revision to OMB Circular A-127, ``Financial Management Systems,'' that changes the process for acquiring software to meet core financial system requirements by eliminating the restriction to only acquire the software and related services from the FMSS Schedule, and to provide for software testing that is independent of the procurement process. These changes will result in the revision of Sections 8d and 9b, as well as adding a new Section 9a(3) and 9c. These changes are shown below.", 99-20930,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/08/13/99-20930/omb-circular-a-127-financial-management-systems,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-08-13/pdf/99-20930.pdf,08/13/1999
Proposed Information Collection Activities OMB Circular A-21; Request for Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites comment on the proposed information request. This request proposes a standard format for submitting facilities and administrative rate proposals by educational institutions and will be required by OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.'' The standard format would assist institutions in completing their proposals more efficiently and help the Federal cognizant agency review each proposal on a more consistent basis. OMB proposed the use of and solicited input on the use of such a form in its proposed revision to OMB Circular A-21 on September 10, 1997. OMB received 35 comments from Federal agencies, universities and professional organizations in response to that section of the proposed revision to Circular A-21. All commenters were in favor of the development of such a form. OMB, with assistance from Federal agencies and universities, developed the attached form for inclusion in Circular A-21. OMB also proposes to revise Circular A-21 as shown below, to incorporate the new form.", 99-20699,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/08/12/99-20699/proposed-information-collection-activities-omb-circular-a-21-request-for-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-08-12/pdf/99-20699.pdf,08/12/1999
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-20700,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/08/11/99-20700/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-08-11/pdf/99-20700.pdf,08/11/1999
"OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on clarifying changes to a proposed revision to OMB Circular A- 110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' Public Law 105-277 directs OMB to amend Section __.36 of the Circular ``to require Federal awarding agencies to ensure that all data produced under an award will be made available to the public through the procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act'' (FOIA). Pursuant to the direction of Public Law 105-277, OMB published a Notice of Proposed Revision on February 4, 1999. OMB received over 9,000 comments on the proposed revision. Many of these comments raised serious concerns about the impact Public Law 105- 277 and the proposed revision would have on the conduct of scientific research. In part, these concerns arose from questions as to how expansively or narrowly the proposed revision would be interpreted and applied. In raising these questions, commenters on both sides of the debate sought clarification of four concepts found in the proposed revision: ``data,'' ``published,'' ``used by the Federal Government in developing policy or rules,'' and cost reimbursement. In response to these comments, and in order to advance implementation of the requirements of Public Law 105-277, OMB has developed proposed clarifying definitions for the first three of these concepts and is providing additional background discussion regarding the fourth. In framing these definitions, OMB has used its discretion to balance the need for public access to research data with protections of the research process. Specifically, OMB seeks to further the interest of the public in obtaining the information needed to validate Federally-funded research findings, ensure that research can continue to be conducted in accordance with the traditional scientific process, and implement a public-access process that will be workable in practice. OMB will consider all comments received in response to this notice, and the comments received in response to the prior notice, in its development of the final revision to the Circular. OMB intends to publish the final revision on or before September 30, 1999. It is not necessary to re-submit comments already provided to OMB.", 99-20683,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/08/11/99-20683/omb-circular-a-110-uniform-administrative-requirements-for-grants-and-agreements-with-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-08-11/pdf/99-20683.pdf,08/11/1999
Updated Statistical Definitions of Metropolitan Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3) and 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and Executive Order No. 10253 (June 11, 1951), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan areas (MAs) for use in Federal statistical activities in accordance with a set of standards published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1990 (55 FR 12154-12160). On June 30, 1999, OMB updated the MA definitions in OMB Bulletin No. 99-04. Two new Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) were defined based on the standards and the 1998 Bureau of the Census official population estimates: (1) Auburn-Opelika, Alabama MSA (FIPS Code 0580) was defined effective June 30, 1999. The Auburn-Opelika, Alabama MSA comprises Lee County, Alabama. The MSA's central cities are Auburn, Alabama and Opelika, Alabama. (2) Corvallis, Oregon MSA (FIPS Code 1890) was defined effective June 30, 1999. The Corvallis, Oregon MSA comprises Benton County, Oregon. The MSA's central city is Corvallis, Oregon. OMB Bulletin No. 99-04 with the list of all MAs as of June 30, 1999, is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Document Sales, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, telephone 703-605-6000 or 1-800-553-6847 (Accession Number PB99- 132698). This list is also available through NTIS in electronic form (Accession Number PB99-501538). OMB Bulletin No. 99-04 and the current list of MAs are available electronically from the OMB home page at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/bulletins/index.html. For further information on MA standards and the statistical uses of MA definitions please call Suzann Evinger (202-395-7315). For information concerning the use of MA definitions in a particular Federal agency program, please contact the sponsoring agency directly. John T. Spotila, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-19701 Filed 7-30-99; 7:30 am] BILLING CODE 3110-01-P", 99-19701,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/08/02/99-19701/updated-statistical-definitions-of-metropolitan-areas,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-08-02/pdf/99-19701.pdf,08/02/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-18935,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/07/26/99-18935/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-07-26/pdf/99-18935.pdf,07/26/1999
"Interim Final Revision of OMB Circular A-127, ``Financial Management Systems''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB Circular No. A-127 ``Financial Management Systems,'' dated July 23, 1993, prescribes policies and standards for executive departments and agencies to follow in developing, operating, evaluating, and reporting on financial management systems. The Office of Management and Budget is issuing an interim final revision to Circular A-127 to incorporate recommendations from the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Council. These recommendations change the process for acquiring software to meet core financial system requirements by eliminating the restriction to only acquire the software and related services from the FMSS Schedule, and to provide for software testing that is independent of the procurement process. These recommendations will result in the revision of Sections 8d and 9b, as well as adding a new Section 9a(3) and 9c. These changes are shown below.", 99-16763,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/07/01/99-16763/interim-final-revision-of-omb-circular-a-127-financial-management-systems,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-07-01/pdf/99-16763.pdf,07/01/1999
Procedures for Participating in the Census Bureau Reconciliation and the OMB Appeal Processes for the Development of the Census 2000 Address List,Notice,Procedures for Participating in the Census Bureau Reconciliation and; Management and Budget Office; Commerce Department; Census Bureau,"As part of their implementation of the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-430), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Bureau of the Census (Bureau) requested in a March 27, 1998, Federal Register Notice (63 FR 14978-14981) public comment on proposed processes for developing the address list information that will be used in conducting the 2000 Decennial Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000). In that Notice, the Bureau proposed a Reconciliation process that would seek to resolve disagreements between the Bureau and participating local or tribal governments, or their designated representatives, regarding specific addresses or groups of addresses. For any disagreements that could not be resolved, OMB proposed an Appeal process that would be available to local and tribal governments, or their designated representatives, that wish to appeal the decisions made by the Bureau with respect to their suggestions for the Census 2000 address list. No public comments were received in response to the March 1998 Notice. This Notice provides information about the final procedures and schedule for the timely completion of the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program (Exhibit 1) and the Appeal process for the development of the Census 2000 address list. This Notice also announces the establishment of the Census Address List Appeals Office outside the Department of Commerce. This temporary Federal office, rather than a consortium of Federal agencies as originally proposed in the March 1998 Notice, will administer the Appeal process described in Exhibit 2.", 99-16688,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/06/30/99-16688/procedures-for-participating-in-the-census-bureau-reconciliation-and-the-omb-appeal-processes-for,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-06-30/pdf/99-16688.pdf,06/30/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-16187,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/06/25/99-16187/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-06-25/pdf/99-16187.pdf,06/25/1999
Implementation of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hereby issues guidance to implement the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998''. To facilitate and ensure agency implementation of the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (``FAIR Act''), OMB is revising its existing guidance on the management of commercial activities through revisions to OMB Circular A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities,'' and to its Supplemental Handbook. These revisions inform agencies of the FAIR Act's requirements; implement the statutory requirements of the FAIR Act; avoid duplication and confusion by conforming guidance to the FAIR Act, and place the FAIR Act's requirements in the context of the Federal Government's larger reinvention, competition and privatization efforts.", 99-16129,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/06/24/99-16129/implementation-of-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform-act-of-1998-public-law-105-270-fair-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-06-24/pdf/99-16129.pdf,06/24/1999
"Amendments to Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment Definitional Changes",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the eleventh Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Amendments to Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment-- Definitional Changes.'' The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).", 99-15076,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/06/15/99-15076/amendments-to-accounting-for-property-plant-and-equipment-definitional-changes,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-06-15/pdf/99-15076.pdf,06/15/1999
Comment Request Entitled Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), OFPP notified the public concerning a request to reinstate, with changes, a previously approved information collection requirement concerning the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. A request for public comment was published at 63 FR 51962, September 29, 1998. No comments were received. This is a second request for comments and notice that the proposed information collection has been submitted to OMB for approval.", 99-13880,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/06/02/99-13880/comment-request-entitled-small-business-competitiveness-demonstration-program,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-06-02/pdf/99-13880.pdf,06/02/1999
"Final Policy Directive, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The OFPP and SBA are issuing a final policy directive and implementation plan to implement the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program established by the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-656), as amended, 15 U.S.C. 644 note. As a result of comments received following publication of an interim policy directive and implementation plan in the Federal Register on September 19, 1998 (63 FR 51981), we are revising the interim policy directive and implementation plan as indicated below. The changes to the implementation plan include: 1. We added a new subparagraph 7. in section III.A. to make clear that the very small business pilot program does not apply to any requirement that is subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. 2. We revised section IIIC.1. to allow participating agencies to apply the 40 percent small business goal separately for east coast non- nuclear ship repair and west coast non-nuclear ship repair. 3. We revised section IVA.5. to clarify that SBA has the authority to request quarterly reports from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) to monitor agencies' progress towards meeting their annual goals. 4. We revised section V.A.1 to delete reference to the solicitation date, but retained the requirement for agencies to distinguish awards made under the Program from other contract awards.", 99-13879,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/06/02/99-13879/final-policy-directive-small-business-competitiveness-demonstration-program,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-06-02/pdf/99-13879.pdf,06/02/1999
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Determination of Executive Compensation Benchmark Amount Pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L. 105- 85.,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) is hereby publishing the attached memorandum to heads of agencies concerning the determination of the maximum ``benchmark'' compensation that will be allowable under government contracts during contractors' FY 1999--$342,986. This determination is required to be made pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L. 105-85. It applies equally to both defense and civilian procurement agencies.", 99-13323,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/05/26/99-13323/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-determination-of-executive-compensation-benchmark-amount,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-05-26/pdf/99-13323.pdf,05/26/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-13129,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/05/25/99-13129/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-05-25/pdf/99-13129.pdf,05/25/1999
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31814), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a notice of availability of the 1998 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 1998 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement. OMB received comments from 10 different respondents. These comments were very technical in nature and did not result in any substantive changes to the Supplement. The 1999 Supplement has been updated to add 35 additional programs, updated for program changes, makes technical corrections, and makes changes reflected in the public comment letters. A list of changes to the 1999 Supplement can be found at Appendix 5 of the supplement. Due to its length, the 1999 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy. OMB intends to annually review, revise and/or update this supplement. This notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 1999 Supplement.", 99-12351,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/05/17/99-12351/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-05-17/pdf/99-12351.pdf,05/17/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-10608,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/04/28/99-10608/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-04-28/pdf/99-10608.pdf,04/28/1999
"Economic Classification Policy Committee; Initiative To Create a Product Classification System, Phase I: Exploratory Effort To Classify Service Products",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), is seeking public comment on the proposed development of a comprehensive classification system for products produced by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries. The ECPC proposes, over the long term, to develop a comprehensive and integrated North American Product Classification System for the products produced by industries classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and, over the short term, to explore the feasibility of identifying and classifying products produced by selected NAICS service industries. The ECPC is particularly seeking proposals for an initial identification of the service products created by industries in selected service sectors as well as comments on related discussions of needs and uses for product data, guiding principles for the product classification development, and organization and tasks of the product classification committees. In addition, the ECPC is seeking information sources in the academic and business communities that can be used by the classification committees to identify the products created by the service industries included in Phase I (see Industry Appendix).", 99-9529,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/04/16/99-9529/economic-classification-policy-committee-initiative-to-create-a-product-classification-system-phase,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-04-16/pdf/99-9529.pdf,04/16/1999
Policy Letter 99-X on Promoting Subcontracting Opportunities and Administering Subcontracting Plans,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"This policy letter supersedes and cancels OFPP Policy Letters 80-1, 80-2, and 80-4. It supplements FAR coverage of subcontracting opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business concerns. The current trend toward contract consolidation may impact these small business concerns' ability to compete as prime contractors. We are issuing this policy letter to enhance subcontracting opportunities for such concerns.", 99-8122,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/04/02/99-8122/policy-letter-99-x-on-promoting-subcontracting-opportunities-and-administering-subcontracting-plans,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-04-02/pdf/99-8122.pdf,04/02/1999
"OFPP Policy Letter 99-1 on Government-Wide Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women-Owned Small Business Goals for Procurement Contracts",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"OFPP is requesting comments on proposed OFPP Policy Letter 99- 1. This letter contains guidance on implementing government-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and women-owned small businesses. The Policy Letter also provides guidance on reporting requirements that will help the Small Business Administration (SBA) determine whether executive agencies are reaching these goals. This Policy Letter, when issued in final, will supersede OFPP Policy Letter 91-1.", 99-8123,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/04/02/99-8123/ofpp-policy-letter-99-1-on-government-wide-small-business-hubzone-small-business-small-disadvantaged,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-04-02/pdf/99-8123.pdf,04/02/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-8089,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/04/02/99-8089/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-04-02/pdf/99-8089.pdf,04/02/1999
Performance of Commercial Activities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Transmittal Memorandum updates the Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the Government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs, as generally provided in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2000. In addition, the standard retirement cost factors for the weighted average CSRS/FERS pension and Federal retiree health cost numbers are revised.", 99-7666,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/03/30/99-7666/performance-of-commercial-activities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-03-30/pdf/99-7666.pdf,03/30/1999
Test Plan of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Section 5061 of FASA allows the Administrator of OFPP to test alternative and innovative procurement procedures at up to six agencies. The total estimated life cycle cost for each test may not exceed $100,000,000. NRC has submitted a plan pursuant to section 5061 to test a focused source selection procedure. The test entails a phased process beginning with a streamlined procedure for identifying the most competitive sources, followed by a proposal development and evaluation effort involving the three most promising sources. NRC's test further involves an intense negotiation process where efforts to reach agreement are prioritized based on the strength of the offerors' proposals. Widespread public notice will be provided to announce each acquisition conducted pursuant to this test. All interested parties will be permitted to participate in the initial phase of any such acquisition. Each contract awarded pursuant to this test will not exceed $5 million in total value.", 99-6854,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/03/22/99-6854/test-plan-of-nuclear-regulatory-commission-pursuant-to-the-federal-acquisition-streamlining-act-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-03-22/pdf/99-6854.pdf,03/22/1999
Management of Federal Information Resources,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests public and agency comment on proposed procedures and guidance to implement the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA). Under the GPEA, agencies must generally provide for the optional use and acceptance of electronic documents and signatures, and electronic record keeping where practicable, by October 2003.", 99-5409,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/03/05/99-5409/management-of-federal-information-resources,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-03-05/pdf/99-5409.pdf,03/05/1999
"Implementation of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998, (Public Law 105-270) (``The FAIR Act'')",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests agency and public comments on its proposed guidance to implement the recently- enacted ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Public Law 105-270) (the ``FAIR Act''). The FAIR Act directs agencies to develop inventories of their commercial activities and to conduct cost comparisons to determine whether a commercial activity that is performed by a governmental source should instead be performed by a private-sector source. The FAIR Act requires that Federal agencies must submit to OMB, each fiscal year, a list of all their activities that are not inherently governmental (``commercial activities'') and that are performed by Federal employees, with their associated Full-Time- Equivalents (FTE). (FAIR Act, Section 2(a)). OMB will review each agency's list for the fiscal year and consult with the agency regarding its content. (FAIR Act, Section 2(b)). Upon the completion of this review and consultation, the agency must transmit a copy of the list to Congress and make the list available to the public. (FAIR Act, Section 2(c)). An interested party, as defined by FAIR, may then challenge the omission or inclusion of a particular activity on the list (FAIR Act, Section 3) and the agency must then notify Congress of any changes to the list that result from this process and make the changes available to the public. (FAIR Act, Section 2(c)(2)). Finally, the Fair Act requires agencies, within a reasonable time after making final decisions to include or exclude activities on the list, to review the activities on the list for possible performance by the private sector. When an agency considers contracting with a private-sector source for the performance of a commercial activity, the agency must use a competitive process to select the source (except as may otherwise be provided in a law, Executive order, regulation, or executive branch circular), in accordance with OMB guidance. In conducting cost comparisons, agencies must ensure that all costs are considered (including certain specified costs) and that these costs are realistic and fair. (FAIR Act, Section 2(d)-(e)) In complying with the FAIR Act, agencies will implement the OMB Circular A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities,'' which establishes Federal policy for the performance of recurring commercial activities. The Circular distinguishes between those agency activities that are commercial in nature and those that are inherently governmental. See Circular A-76, Sections 6a and 6e (definitions of ``commercial activity'' and ``governmental function''); Office of Federal Procurement Policy Letter 92-1, ``Inherently Governmental Functions,'' 57 FR 45096 (September 30, 1992). Guidance for implementing the Circular's general policies is contained in a Supplemental Handbook for Circular A-76, which OMB revised in 1996. See 61 FR 14338 (April 1, 1996). Under the Circular and its Supplemental Handbook, agencies must develop and maintain annual inventories of their commercial activities. When deciding whether to have an activity performed by a governmental or private-sector source, agencies must also conduct cost comparisons according to specified criteria and procedures. The proposed revisions to the Handbook would inform agencies of the Act's requirements and conform the Handbook to those requirements. The revisions also would revise the Handbook to clarify that agencies must rely on the Handbook's guidance with respect to the cost-comparison competition requirements of the FAIR Act. These requirements establish a competitive source-selection process which compares costs in a complete, fair, and reasonable manner.", 99-5112,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/03/01/99-5112/implementation-of-the-federal-activities-inventory-reform-act-of-1998-public-law-105-270-the-fair,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-03-01/pdf/99-5112.pdf,03/01/1999
1997 North American Industry Classification SystemCompletion Activities for 2002,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), through the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), is seeking public comment (please see Part V of the Supplementary Information section below) on a proposal to complete portions of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for 2002. NAICS was jointly developed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The proposed completion activities will focus on the Construction and Wholesale Trade sectors of NAICS. Currently, these sectors are comparable among all three countries only at the highest levels of aggregation. The ECPC also will consider narrowly defined Retail Trade issues related to the national industries for department stores and nonstore retailers as well as specific problems that may be identified in the implementation of NAICS 1997. It is not the intent of the ECPC to open for consideration all areas of NAICS that currently lack three-country comparability nor to revise sectors other than those specifically listed above. Work is under way to determine if 5-digit agreement can be reached among Canada, Mexico, and the United States in Construction and Wholesale Trade.", 99-4663,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/25/99-4663/1997-north-american-industry-classification-systemcompletion-activities-for-2002,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-25/pdf/99-4663.pdf,02/25/1999
"Rescission of Office of Federal Procurement Policy Policy Letter 79-4, Contracting for Motion Picture Productions and Videotape Productions",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Notice is hereby given that the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is rescinding Policy Letter 79-4, Contracting for Motion Picture Productions and Videotape Productions.", 99-4235,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/22/99-4235/rescission-of-office-of-federal-procurement-policy-policy-letter-79-4-contracting-for-motion-picture,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-22/pdf/99-4235.pdf,02/22/1999
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Notice,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) hereby extends an invitation for interested parties to provide comments on the following letter sent to organizations that responded to the Staff Discussion Paper (61 FR 49533, 9/20/96) on the treatment of the costs under government contracts for post-retirement benefit (PRB) plans. While a consensus emerged on many of the issues, the topics relating to the validity (compellability) of the post-retirement benefit obligation as a prerequisite for use of accrual accounting and the need, if any, to substantiate accruals by funding, engendered forceful, diverse, and often irreconcilable arguments. To promote a fuller dialogue and understanding of the issues before the Board, the Board is asking individuals to consider and comment on the opposing viewpoints discussed in the letter and to possibly expand on their own comments, if any.", X99-10218,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/18/X99-10218/cost-accounting-standards-board-notice,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-18/pdf/X99-10218.pdf,02/18/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-3997,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/18/99-3997/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-18/pdf/99-3997.pdf,02/18/1999
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 99-3883,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/18/99-3883/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-18/pdf/99-3883.pdf,02/18/1999
Provision of Specialized or Technical Services to State and Local Units of Government by Federal Agencies Under Title III of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes a notice of proposed supplemental revisions to OMB Circular No. A-97, ``Rules and Regulations Permitting Federal Agencies to Provide Specialized or Technical Services to State and Local Units of Government, Under Title III of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968.'' This revision supplements OMB's proposed revisions to the Circular published in the Federal Register on January 14, 1998 (63 FR 2288), by proposing revisions to the certification process in paragraph 7.c. of the Circular. The proposed new certification requirements are intended to further the Circular's policy of ensuring that Federal agencies do not provide commercial services to State and local governments that they can procure reasonably and expeditiously from the private sector through ordinary business channels.", 99-3882,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/18/99-3882/provision-of-specialized-or-technical-services-to-state-and-local-units-of-government-by-federal,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-18/pdf/99-3882.pdf,02/18/1999
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-3185,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/10/99-3185/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-10/pdf/99-3185.pdf,02/10/1999
"OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on a proposed revision to OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' Pub. L. 105-277 directs OMB to amend Section ____.36 of OMB Circular A- 110 to require Federal awarding agencies ``to ensure that all data produced under an award will be made available to the public through the procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act'' (FOIA). The Act further states that ``if the agency obtaining the data does so solely'' in response to a FOIA request, the agency ``may authorize a reasonable user fee equaling the incremental cost of obtaining the data.'' Pursuant to the direction of Pub. L. 105-277, OMB is proposing to revise Circular A-110 as shown below.", 99-2220,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/04/99-2220/omb-circular-a-110-uniform-administrative-requirements-for-grants-and-agreements-with-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-02-04/pdf/99-2220.pdf,02/04/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-1440,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/01/22/99-1440/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-01-22/pdf/99-1440.pdf,01/22/1999
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 99-1229,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/01/20/99-1229/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1999-01-20/pdf/99-1229.pdf,01/20/1999
Small Disadvantaged Business Procurement: Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR Subpart 19.12, contains regulations providing for an SDB Participation Program to be used when evaluating the extent of participation of SDB concerns in performance of contracts in authorized standard industrial classification code (SIC) major groups. The FAR provides further that the Department of Commerce (DOC) will determine the authorized SIC major groups for use in the SDB Participation Program. The DOC, in the attached memorandum, determines that the SIC major groups eligible for the price evaluation adjustment program shall be applicable for the SDB Participation Program. OFPP published on June 30, 1998, the listing of the eligible SIC major groups [63 FR 35714 (1998)] for the price evaluation adjustment program.", 98-34364,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/12/29/98-34364/small-disadvantaged-business-procurement-reform-of-affirmative-action-in-federal-procurement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-12-29/pdf/98-34364.pdf,12/29/1998
Listing of OMB Circulars,Rule,Management and Budget Office,The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides policy guidance to agencies through the issuance of OMB circulars. OMB is updating the list of circulars that are in effect., 98-33677,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/12/21/98-33677/listing-of-omb-circulars,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-12-21/pdf/98-33677.pdf,12/21/1998
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Final Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Final Sequestration Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 98-33678,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/12/21/98-33678/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-final-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-12-21/pdf/98-33678.pdf,12/21/1998
Alternative Approaches to Defining Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas,Notice,Alternative Approaches to Defining Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan; Management and Budget Office,"OMB defines metropolitan areas (MAs) in the United States and Puerto Rico for statistical purposes, following published standards. Statistical purposes include the collection, tabulation, and publication of data by Federal agencies for geographic areas. Decisions related to the criteria used to define MAs are made by OMB in consultation with members of the Metropolitan Area Standards Review Committee (MASRC), a group representing various statistical agencies within the Federal Government. The last revision of the MA standards was issued in 1990 (see Appendix A). OMB currently is conducting a full review of the MA concept and standards. This Notice describes potential revisions to the MA standards based on findings from the ongoing review. The Notice begins with a brief history of the standards and a discussion of why they may need to be revised. It then lists the findings of the review process to date, distinguishing between points of general agreement and questions still needing to be resolved. The Notice presents four approaches to defining metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that answer in varying ways the unresolved questions. Issues for Comment: OMB is interested in receiving comments from the public on (1) the suitability of the current standards, (2) principles that should govern any proposed revisions to the standards, (3) reactions to the four approaches outlined in this Notice, and (4) proposals for other ways by which to define metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. In particular, OMB seeks responses to the following key questions that will determine how metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas will be defined in the future: <bullet> What geographic unit should be used as the ``building block'' for defining areas for statistical purposes? <bullet> What criteria should be used to aggregate the geographic building blocks into statistical areas? <bullet> What criteria should be used to define a set of statistical areas of different types that together classify all the territory of the Nation?", 98-33676,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/12/21/98-33676/alternative-approaches-to-defining-metropolitan-and-nonmetropolitan-areas,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-12-21/pdf/98-33676.pdf,12/21/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-31727,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/11/30/98-31727/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-11-30/pdf/98-31727.pdf,11/30/1998
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Notice of Open Public Meeting,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) hereby extends an invitation for interested parties to attend an open meeting with the Board and its staff on Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2, 1998. Currently, the Board anticipates holding the December 1 meeting from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and the December 2 meeting from 1-5 p.m. These meetings will be held in room 2010 of the New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC. During these meetings, the Board would like to hear the views of interested parties concerning various topics on the Board's current agenda of issues meriting regulatory consideration. In addition, the Board welcomes the views of interested parties concerning topics they believe the Board should undertake in light of recent changes in the cost-based Federal contracting/accounting environment (including the impact of acquisition reform).", 98-30619,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/11/17/98-30619/cost-accounting-standards-board-notice-of-open-public-meeting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-11-17/pdf/98-30619.pdf,11/17/1998
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-30620,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/11/17/98-30620/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-11-17/pdf/98-30620.pdf,11/17/1998
Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has submitted the information collections listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), OMB for review under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). These forms are required by OMB Circulars A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Government,'' and A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institution of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' In response to OMBs earlier Federal Register notice on July 30, 1998 (63 FR 40745), four responses were received. At this time, OMB proposes no changes to the existing forms.", 98-29847,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/11/09/98-29847/agency-information-collection-under-review-by-the-office-of-management-and-budget,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-11-09/pdf/98-29847.pdf,11/09/1998
"OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is adopting the interim final revision to OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' to allow trustees' travel expenses.", 98-28704,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/10/27/98-28704/omb-circular-a-21-cost-principles-for-educational-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-10-27/pdf/98-28704.pdf,10/27/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-28484,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/10/23/98-28484/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-10-23/pdf/98-28484.pdf,10/23/1998
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-27813,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/10/16/98-27813/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates-regarding,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-10-16/pdf/98-27813.pdf,10/16/1998
Small Disadvantaged Business Procurement; Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR Part 19, contains regulations permitting eligible small disadvantaged businesses (SDB's) to receive price evaluation adjustments in Federal Procurement Programs. The FAR provides further that the Department of Commerce (DOC) will determine the price evaluations adjustments (percentages) by standard industrial classification (SIC) major groups and regions (if any). OMB published the DOC Notice of Determination Concerning the Price Evaluation Adjustment in the Federal Register on June 30, 1998 (63 FR 35714). The original DOC notice recommended price evaluation adjustments on a national basis for all SIC major groups except construction major groups 15, 16, and 17, which were on a regional basis. The original DOC notice did not include the list of states and outlying areas that comprise the regions (of which there are nine). The attached DOC memorandum supplements the original notice by listing the states and outlying areas for the nine regions.", 98-26931,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/10/08/98-26931/small-disadvantaged-business-procurement-reform-of-affirmative-action-in-federal-procurement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-10-08/pdf/98-26931.pdf,10/08/1998
"Proposed Collection, Comment Request Entitled Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), OFPP is notifying the public concerning a request to reinstate, with changes, a previously approved information collection requirement concerning the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program.", 98-26058,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/29/98-26058/proposed-collection-comment-request-entitled-small-business-competitiveness-demonstration-program,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-09-29/pdf/98-26058.pdf,09/29/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-26059,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/29/98-26059/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-09-29/pdf/98-26059.pdf,09/29/1998
"Interim Policy Directive, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office; Small Business Administration,"The OFPP and SBA are revising the interim policy directive and test plan dated April 16, 1993, (which revised the final policy directive and test plan dated August 31, 1989) to implement amendments to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program made by the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997, Pub. L. 105-135. Section 401 of Pub. L. 105-135 extends the Program indefinitely; section 402 requires monitoring of goal attainment on an annual basis; and sections 403-405 contain other technical changes to the Program. This interim policy directive implements conforming revisions to reflect these amendments and also responds to comments that we received on the April 16, 1993, interim policy directive and test plan.", 98-26060,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/29/98-26060/interim-policy-directive-small-business-competitiveness-demonstration-program,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-09-29/pdf/98-26060.pdf,09/29/1998
"Rescission of Office of Federal Procurement Policy Policy Letter 79-4, Contracting for Motion Picture Productions and Videotape Productions",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Notice is hereby given that the Office of Federal Procurement Policy intends to rescind Policy Letter 79-4, Contracting for Motion Picture Productions and Videotape Productions on December 24, 1998. The purpose of the Policy Letter was to designate a uniform government-wide system to be used in contracting for motion picture and videotape production, including the establishment of a Qualified Producers List to enhance competition. Management studies in the 1970s indicated dissatisfaction with the policies and procedures the government followed when contracting for production of motion pictures and videotapes. In response, OFPP Policy Letter 79-4 was developed to: reduce perceived waste and inefficiency in contracting for such services; ensure that the government obtains such services at fair, competitive prices; provide a central point within the government where interested persons can obtain information on relevant contracting procedures and opportunities; and increase competition for these contracts. However, changes over the last 19 years in both the marketplace for these services and procurement laws and regulations make the Policy Letter obsolete. Today there are thousands of commercial producers of motion picture and videotape productions, competition is the norm, contracting officers routinely obtain past performance information, and Internet access (see Supplementary Information below) as well as other marketplace tools provide sources of supply. It is no longer cost-effective or efficient for the government to maintain an office dedicated to evaluating contractors and maintaining a Qualified Producers List in this commercial environment.", 98-25653,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/25/98-25653/rescission-of-office-of-federal-procurement-policy-policy-letter-79-4-contracting-for-motion-picture,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-09-25/pdf/98-25653.pdf,09/25/1998
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On August 17, 1998, OMB published for comment the draft report to Congress on the costs and benefits of Federal regulation. The comment period was scheduled to end on September 16, 1998. This notice extends the public comment period on the draft report to October 16, 1998.", 98-25060,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/18/98-25060/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-09-18/pdf/98-25060.pdf,09/18/1998
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 98-23637,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/02/98-23637/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-09-02/pdf/98-23637.pdf,09/02/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-22720,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/25/98-22720/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-08-25/pdf/98-22720.pdf,08/25/1998
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal; Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on the attached draft report to Congress on the costs and benefits of Federal regulations. The draft report is divided into an introduction and four chapters. The introduction sets the context and provides the background for the next four chapters. Chapter I presents OMB's best estimate of the total costs and benefits of Federal regulatory programs and discusses several retrospective studies of specific regulatory programs to gain insight on how actual costs and benefits of regulations may differ from the effects predicted prior to regulation. Chapter II provides data on the costs and benefits of each of the economically significant regulations reviewed by OMB under Executive Order 12866 in the last year. Chapter III provides additional data on the costs and benefits of the economically significant regulations reviewed by OMB from April 1, 1995 through March 31, 1998. Chapter IV discusses how OMB implemented last year's recommendations and presents the Administration's proposal to restructure and deregulate the electricity sector.", 98-21938,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/17/98-21938/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-08-17/pdf/98-21938.pdf,08/17/1998
"OMB Circular A-110, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is adopting final conforming amendments to Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.''", 98-21369,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/10/98-21369/omb-circular-a-110-uniform-administrative-requirements-for-grants-and-agreements-with-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-08-10/pdf/98-21369.pdf,08/10/1998
1998 Standard Occupational Classification Revision,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on the Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee's (SOCRPC) final recommendations for revising the 1980 Standard Occupational Classification's (SOC) occupational units and aggregate groups presented in this notice. The SOCRPC has developed a new occupational classification system that will cover all jobs in the national economy, including occupations in the public, private, and military sectors. All Federal agencies that collect occupational data will use the new system; similarly, all State and local government agencies are strongly encouraged to use this national system to promote a common language for categorizing occupations in the world of work. The new SOC system will be used by the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for gathering occupational information. It will also replace the Bureau of the Census' 1990 occupational classification system and will be used for the 2000 Census. In addition, the new SOC will serve as the framework for information being gathered through the Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which is in the process of replacing the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). In three prior Federal Register notices (February 28, 1995, 60 FR 10998-11002; October 5, 1995, 60 FR 52284-52286; July 7, 1997, 62 FR 36337-36409), OMB and the SOCRPC requested comment on the uses of occupational data; on the existing 1980 SOC classification principles, purpose and scope, and conceptual options; on the SOCRPC's proposed revision process; on the composition of detailed occupations; on the hierarchical structure and numbering system; and on update procedures. The structure and numbering system recommended in this notice reflect the comments received from the July 7, 1997, notice, and represent the final recommendations the SOCRPC is making to OMB. OMB, in consultation with the SOCRPC, will use the comments in response to this notice on the SOCRPC final recommendations to make its final decisions for the 1998 SOC and publish them in the Federal Register. The SOCRPC also will begin preparing the 1998 Standard Occupational Classification Manual for publication. Committee members will be completing definitions, assigning associated titles, and developing cross lists to existing systems. This notice contains three appendices. Appendix A presents the SOCRPC's final recommendations in the form of the complete revised SOC hierarchical structure and numbering system; Appendix B provides a crosslist between the codes proposed in this notice and those proposed in the July 7, 1997, SOC Federal Register notice; and Appendix C lists respondents to the July 7 notice. Request for Comments: OMB welcomes comments with respect to any topic related to occupational classification, but is specifically interested in comments concerning: (1) the hierarchical structure of the new SOC presented in Appendix A below, especially the minor group, broad occupation, and detailed occupation organization within the structure, and the numbering system used, and (2) the establishment of ongoing review and update procedures and a time frame for future revision as outlined in the ``Next Steps in Process'' recommendations near the end of the Supplementary Information section below. It is anticipated that the next major review and revision of the SOC will begin in 2005 in preparation for use in the 2010 Decennial Census.", 98-20688,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/05/98-20688/1998-standard-occupational-classification-revision,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-08-05/pdf/98-20688.pdf,08/05/1998
1997 North American Industry Classification System1987 Standard Industrial Classification Replacement,Notice,Justice Department; Management and Budget Office,"This notice updates the structure and the concordance tables of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) that were published by the Office of Management and Budget in an April 9, 1997, Federal Register notice and announces the availability of the official U.S. reference manual for implementing NAICS United States in both printed and electronic versions from the National Technical Information Service. This update is the result of numerous meetings among Canada, Mexico, and the United States that were held to complete the written descriptions for NAICS and assign a list of 35,000 activity items to the correct NAICS industry. The assignment of the activity items resulted in some changes to the NAICS tables as published in the April 9, 1997, Federal Register notice. These changes are highlighted in the Supplementary Information section of the notice. NAICS is a new economic classification system that replaces the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for statistical purposes. NAICS is a system for classifying establishments by type of economic activity. Its purposes are: (1) to facilitate the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of data relating to establishments, and (2) to promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation and analysis of statistical data describing the economy. NAICS will be used by Federal statistical agencies that collect or publish data by industry. It is also expected to be widely used by State agencies, trade associations, private businesses, and other organizations. The Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI) of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB), through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), have collaborated on NAICS to make the industrial statistics produced in the three countries comparable. NAICS is the first industry classification system developed in accordance with a single principle of aggregation, the principle that producing units that use similar production processes should be grouped together in the classification. The fresh view of establishment data that this restructuring will provide should engender insights into the increasingly interrelated evolution of our economies. NAICS also reflects in a much more explicit way the enormous changes in technology and in the growth and diversification of services that have marked recent decades. Industry statistics presented using NAICS will also be comparable with statistics compiled according to the latest revision of the United Nations' International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC, Revision 3) for some sixty high-level groupings. For the three countries, NAICS will provide a consistent framework for the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of industrial statistics used by government policy analysts, by academics and researchers, by the business community, and by the public. However, because of differing national economic and institutional structures as well as limited resources and time for constructing NAICS, the NAICS structure has not been made entirely comparable at the individual industry level across all three countries. For some sectors and subsectors, the statistical agencies of the three countries have agreed to harmonize NAICS based on sectoral boundaries rather than on a detailed industry structure. The sectors that are not comparable at the detailed industry level are: utilities; construction; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance and insurance; and public administration. The subsectors that are not comparable at the detailed industry level are: real estate; waste management and remediation services; as well as other services including personal and laundry services, and religious, grantmaking, civic, and professional and similar organizations. Separate agreements providing for detailed industry comparability between Canada and the United States were reached for the utilities; retail trade; and finance and insurance sectors. To distinguish the three countries' versions of NAICS, they are called NAICS Canada, NAICS Mexico (SCIAN Mexico, in Spanish), and NAICS United States. In developing NAICS United States, OMB has published a total of eight previous Federal Register notices advising the public of the work of the ECPC and seeking comment on that work. The March 31, 1993, Federal Register notice (58 FR 16990-17004) announced OMB's intention to revise the SIC for 1997, the establishment of the Economic Classification Policy Committee, and the process for revising the SIC. The July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice (59 FR 38092-38096) set forth the concepts for the new system and the decision to develop NAICS in cooperation with Statistics Canada and INEGI. That notice also included a request for the public to submit recommendations for the industries to be included in the new system. The deadline for submitting proposals for new or revised industries was November 7, 1994. After considering all proposals from the public, consulting with a large number of U.S. data users and industry groups, and undertaking extensive discussions with INEGI and Statistics Canada, an industrial structure that would apply to all three North American countries was developed as NAICS. A series of five Federal Register notices sought comment on the structure of the system. These notices are described in more detail in the Supplementary Information section below. The last Federal Register notice, published on April 9, 1997, announced OMB's decision to adopt NAICS and presented the final structure. This notice adjusts that final structure as presented in the Supplementary Information section below.", 98-20689,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/04/98-20689/1997-north-american-industry-classification-system1987-standard-industrial-classification,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-08-04/pdf/98-20689.pdf,08/04/1998
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-20571,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/03/98-20571/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-08-03/pdf/98-20571.pdf,08/03/1998
Proposed Information Collection Activities; Request For Comments,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invites the general public and Federal agencies to comment on the renewal without change of ten (10) standard forms. These forms are required by OMB Circulars A- 102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments,'' and A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.''", 98-20312,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/07/30/98-20312/proposed-information-collection-activities-request-for-comments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-07-30/pdf/98-20312.pdf,07/30/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-19430,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/07/22/98-19430/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-07-22/pdf/98-19430.pdf,07/22/1998
Updated Statistical Definitions of Metropolitan Areas,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3) and 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) and Executive Order No. 10253 (June 11, 1951), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan areas (MAs) for use in Federal statistical activities in accordance with a set of standards published in the Federal Register on March 30, 1990 (55 FR 12154-12160). On June 23, 1998, OMB updated the MA definitions in OMB Bulletin No. 98-06. One new Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was defined based on the standards and the 1996 Bureau of the Census official population estimates. The Missoula, Montana MSA (FIPS Code 5140) was defined effective June 30, 1998. The Missoula, Montana MSA comprises Missoula County, Montana. The MSA's central city is Missoula, Montana. OMB Bulletin No. 98-06 with the list of all MAs as of June 30, 1998, is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Document Sales, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 2216, telephone 703-487-4650 (Accession Number PB98-146160). This list is also available through NTIS in electronic form (Accession Number PB98- 502198). OMB Bulletin No. 98-06 and the current list of MAs are available electronically from the OMB home page at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/omb; go to OMB Documents/Selected OMB Bulletins.", 98-18641,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/07/14/98-18641/updated-statistical-definitions-of-metropolitan-areas,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-07-14/pdf/98-18641.pdf,07/14/1998
Notice of Availability,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"OFPP initiated an interagency project to develop generic guidance materials to assist agencies in converting selected professional and technical services to PBSC methods. Working groups, consisting of agency technical and procurement personnel, are developing generic PBSC documents that include: performance requirements, performance standards, quality assurance techniques, positive and negative incentives, and evaluation criteria for selected services. Draft documents have been prepared for software maintenance, studies and reports, aircraft maintenance, test range support, and surveys. After the documents have been finalized, they will be published as a reference source for agency voluntary use. We feel that public review and comment on the draft documents would provide us with valuable feedback and insight.", 98-18564,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/07/13/98-18564/notice-of-availability,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-07-13/pdf/98-18564.pdf,07/13/1998
1998 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 98-18445,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/07/10/98-18445/1998-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-07-10/pdf/98-18445.pdf,07/10/1998
Small Disadvantaged Business Procurement; Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR Part 19, contains regulations permitting eligible small disadvantaged businesses (SDB's) to receive price evaluation adjustments in Federal procurement programs. The FAR provides further that the Department of Commerce (DOC) will determine the price evaluation adjustments available for use in Federal procurement programs. The DOC, in the attached memorandum, determines price evaluation adjustments (percentages) by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) major groups and regions that are effective for new solicitations for the upcoming year. The DOC memorandum describes the methodology for determining price evaluation adjustments.", 98-17157,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/06/30/98-17157/small-disadvantaged-business-procurement-reform-of-affirmative-action-in-federal-procurement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-06-30/pdf/98-17157.pdf,06/30/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-16835,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/06/25/98-16835/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-06-25/pdf/98-16835.pdf,06/25/1998
Prompt Payment,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"This document requests comment on proposed regulations which will revise and replace Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-125, ``Prompt Payment.'' This proposal is being made to reflect requirements of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 as well as an increasingly electronic commercial financial systems environment; to promote the use of government credit cards and accelerated payment methods; to clarify and simplify current language; and to announce a new toll-free number and internet website for Prompt Payment Act information. The prompt payment implementing regulations are provided in a uncodified format for comment purposes. These regulations will be codified at the final rule stage in 5 CFR Part 1315, unless pending legislation transfers the authority for issuing these regulations to the Department of the Treasury. In that case, they will be codified in Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.", 98-15397,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/06/17/98-15397/prompt-payment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-06-17/pdf/98-15397.pdf,06/17/1998
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations; Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On June 30, 1997 (62 FR 35278), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the final notice of revision to Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' The notice also offered interested parties an opportunity to comment on Appendix B to Circular A-133 which was entitled ``Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (provisional).'' OMB received comments from eight different respondents. In general, commenters were very satisfied with the approach and clarity of the document. The 1998 Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (1998 Supplement) has been updated to add 47 additional programs, update for program changes, make technical corrections, and make changes reflected in the public comment letters. A list of changes to the 1998 Supplement can be found at Appendix 5 of the supplement. Due to its length, the 1998 Supplement is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy. OMB intends to annually review, revise and/or update this supplement. This notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 1998 Supplement.", 98-15374,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/06/10/98-15374/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations-circular-a-133-compliance-supplement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-06-10/pdf/98-15374.pdf,06/10/1998
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revises Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' by: (1) establishing review and documentation requirements to assure the reasonableness of large research facility costs, (2) implementing a new alternative approach to replace using special cost studies for the recovery of utility costs and deferring the elimination of special cost studies for the recovery of library costs, (3) providing additional guidance on the calculation of depreciation and use allowances on buildings and equipment, and (4) changing the distribution basis for the facilities and administrative cost application (from salaries and wages to modified total direct costs) at universities that use the simplified (short-form) method to calculate their facilities and administrative rate. In addition, OMB is issuing an interim final revision to allow trustees' travel expenses.", 98-14078,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/06/01/98-14078/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-06-01/pdf/98-14078.pdf,06/01/1998
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revises OMB Circular A-122 by amending the definition for equipment; requiring the breakout of indirect costs into two categories (facilities and administration) for certain non-profit organizations; modifying the multiple allocation basis; and, clarifying the treatment of certain cost items.", 98-14080,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/06/01/98-14080/cost-principles-for-non-profit-organizations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-06-01/pdf/98-14080.pdf,06/01/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-13339,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/05/20/98-13339/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-05-20/pdf/98-13339.pdf,05/20/1998
Freedom of Information Act,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing a final rule revising its regulations implementing 5 U.S.C. 552, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This final rule simplifies and streamlines OMB's FOIA regulations, and also implements the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-231).", 98-10967,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/04/27/98-10967/freedom-of-information-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-04-27/pdf/98-10967.pdf,04/27/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-11154,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/04/27/98-11154/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-04-27/pdf/98-11154.pdf,04/27/1998
Audit Legal Letter Guidance,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the first Financial Accounting and Auditing Technical Release, ``Audit Legal Letter Guidance.'' The technical release was prepared by the Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and cleared by the FASAB on March 1, 1998. This Notice is available on OMB's home page at http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/omb, under the caption ``Federal Register Submissions.''", 98-10427,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/04/21/98-10427/audit-legal-letter-guidance,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-04-21/pdf/98-10427.pdf,04/21/1998
Procedures for Reconciling and Appealing Address List Information for the 2000 Census,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Commerce Department; Census Bureau,"As part of their implementation of the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Bureau of the Census (Bureau) request public comment on proposed processes for developing the address information that will be used in conducting the 2000 Census. The Bureau is proposing a Reconciliation process that would seek to resolve disagreements between the Bureau and participating local or tribal governments, or their designated representatives, regarding specific addresses or groups of addresses. For any disagreements that are not resolved, OMB is proposing an Appeal process that would be available to local and tribal governments, or their designated representatives, that wish to appeal the decisions made by the Bureau of the Census with respect to their suggestions for the Census 2000 address list. In conducting the Census 2000 enumeration the Bureau will include all addresses added to or corrected in the census address list as a result of the Reconciliation and/or Appeal processes, using the same procedures used for all other addresses on the list. Inclusion of an address on the list does not mean that a housing unit or its inhabitants are actually at the address, or that the address will be included in the final Census 2000 data summaries. The census-taking process will determine the inclusion status of the address--whether or not it is actually a housing unit--and the final population and housing unit status for each address.", 98-7959,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/03/27/98-7959/procedures-for-reconciling-and-appealing-address-list-information-for-the-2000-census,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-03-27/pdf/98-7959.pdf,03/27/1998
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-6944,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/03/18/98-6944/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-03-18/pdf/98-6944.pdf,03/18/1998
"Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum No. 18, Amending OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice contains Transmittal Memorandum No.18, to OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities''. This Transmittal Memorandum updates the Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the Government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs, as generally provided in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1999.", 98-5902,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/03/09/98-5902/issuance-of-transmittal-memorandum-no-18-amending-omb-circular-no-a-76-performance-of-commercial,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-03-09/pdf/98-5902.pdf,03/09/1998
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-4991,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/02/27/98-4991/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-02-27/pdf/98-4991.pdf,02/27/1998
OMB Circular A-119; Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities,Notice,Justice Department; Executive Office of the President; Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has revised Circular A-119 on federal use and development of voluntary standards. OMB has revised this Circular in order to make the terminology of the Circular consistent with the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, to issue guidance to the agencies on making their reports to OMB, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue policy guidance for conformity assessment, and to make changes for clarity.", 98-4177,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/02/19/98-4177/omb-circular-a-119-federal-participation-in-the-development-and-use-of-voluntary-consensus-standards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-02-19/pdf/98-4177.pdf,02/19/1998
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 98-3420,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/02/11/98-3420/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-02-11/pdf/98-3420.pdf,02/11/1998
Interpretation Number 4 Related to Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Number 5,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice includes an interpretation of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This interpretation was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by OMB.", 98-2698,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/02/04/98-2698/interpretation-number-4-related-to-statement-of-federal-financial-accounting-standards-number-5,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-02-04/pdf/98-2698.pdf,02/04/1998
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 98-1826,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/01/27/98-1826/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-01-27/pdf/98-1826.pdf,01/27/1998
Proposed Revision of OMB Circular A-97,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget requests agency and public comments on a proposed revision of OMB Circular No. A-97, ``Rules and Regulations Permitting Federal Agencies to Provide Specialized or Technical Services to State and Local Units of Government, Under Title III of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968.'' The proposed revision establishes and updates Circular A-97 requirements with regard to the provision or receipt of commercial support services to or from Federal agencies and State and local governments. Circular A-97 was issued on April 29, 1969, and was last revised on March 27, 1981.", 98-818,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/01/14/98-818/proposed-revision-of-omb-circular-a-97,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-01-14/pdf/98-818.pdf,01/14/1998
Deferral of the Effective Date of Managerial Cost Accounting Standards for the Federal Government in SFFAS No. 4,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the ninth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), ``Deferral of the Effective Date of Managerial Cost Accounting Standards for the Federal Government in SFFAS No. 4.'' The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).", 97-34074,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/12/31/97-34074/deferral-of-the-effective-date-of-managerial-cost-accounting-standards-for-the-federal-government-in,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-12-31/pdf/97-34074.pdf,12/31/1997
"Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998",Notice,"Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Management and Budget Office","", 97-31971,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/12/03/97-31971/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-departments-of-commerce-justice-and-state-the-judiciary,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-12-03/pdf/97-31971.pdf,12/03/1997
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Final Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Final Sequestration Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 97-31458,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/12/01/97-31458/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-final-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-12-01/pdf/97-31458.pdf,12/01/1997
"Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, and Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998",Notice,"Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Management and Budget Office","", 97-31034,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/11/24/97-31034/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-agriculture-rural-development-food-and-drug,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-11-24/pdf/97-31034.pdf,11/24/1997
Notice of Availability,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act, as amended by Pub. L. 100-679, codified at 41 U.S.C. 421(g), require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to publish a report within six months after the date of enactment and every six months thereafter relating to the development of procurement regulations. Accordingly, OFPP has prepared this report, which is designed to satisfy all aspects of subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the OFPP Act, and includes information on the status of each regulation; a description of those regulations required by statute; a description of the methods by which public comment was sought; regulations, policies, procedures, and forms under review by the OFPP; whether the regulations have paperwork requirements; the progress made in promulgating and implementing the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and such other matters as the Administrator determines to be useful.", 97-29157,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/11/04/97-29157/notice-of-availability,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-11-04/pdf/97-29157.pdf,11/04/1997
"Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, and Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998",Notice,"Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies; Management and Budget Office","", 97-29340,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/11/04/97-29340/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-departments-of-veterans-affairs-and-housing-and-urban,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-11-04/pdf/97-29340.pdf,11/04/1997
Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,Notice,Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on; Management and Budget Office,"By this Notice, OMB is announcing its decision concerning the revision of Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting. OMB is accepting the recommendations of the Interagency Committee for the Review of the Racial and Ethnic Standards with the following two modifications: (1) the Asian or Pacific Islander category will be separated into two categories--``Asian'' and ``Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,'' and (2) the term ``Hispanic'' will be changed to ``Hispanic or Latino.'' The revised standards will have five minimum categories for data on race: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White. There will be two categories for data on ethnicity: ``Hispanic or Latino'' and ``Not Hispanic or Latino.'' The Supplementary Information in this Notice provides background information on the standards (Section A); a summary of the comprehensive review process that began in July 1993 (Section B); a brief synopsis of the public comments OMB received on the recommendations for changes to the standards in response to the July 9, 1997, Federal Register Notice (Section C); OMB's decisions on the specific recommendations of the Interagency Committee (Section D); and information on the work that is underway on tabulation issues associated with the reporting of multiple race responses (Section E). The revised standards for the classification of Federal data on race and ethnicity are presented at the end of this notice; they replace and supersede Statistical Policy Directive No. 15.", 97-28653,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-30/pdf/97-28653.pdf,10/30/1997
"Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1998",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-28061,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/20/97-28061/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-energy-and-water-development-appropriations-act-1998,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-20/pdf/97-28061.pdf,10/20/1997
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-27629,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/17/97-27629/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates-regarding,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-17/pdf/97-27629.pdf,10/17/1997
"Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-27914,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/17/97-27914/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-treasury-and-general-government-appropriations-act-1998,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-17/pdf/97-27914.pdf,10/17/1997
"Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-27659,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/15/97-27659/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-department-of-defense-appropriations-act-1998,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-15/pdf/97-27659.pdf,10/15/1997
Freedom of Information Act,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would revise OMB's regulations implementing 5 U.S.C. 552, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These revisions are being proposed to simplify and streamline OMB's FOIA regulations, as well as to implement the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-231).", 97-26553,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/09/97-26553/freedom-of-information-act,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-09/pdf/97-26553.pdf,10/09/1997
Interpretation Number 3 Related to Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Number 5,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice includes an interpretation of Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This interpretation was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by OMB.", 97-26869,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/09/97-26869/interpretation-number-3-related-to-statement-of-federal-financial-accounting-standards-number-5,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-09/pdf/97-26869.pdf,10/09/1997
"Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-26938,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/07/97-26938/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-military-construction-appropriations-act-1998,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-10-07/pdf/97-26938.pdf,10/07/1997
"Policy Letter on Procurement System Education, Training and Experience Requirements for Acquisition Personnel",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Section 37(b)(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended, 41 U.S.C. Sec. 401, et seq., requires the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to issue policies to promote uniform implementation of a program to provide for improvements in the quality of the Government's acquisition workforce, with due regard for differences in program requirements among agencies that may be appropriate and warranted in view of the agency mission. To the extent practicable, the policies set forth in this Policy Letter are comparable to those established for acquisition personnel in the Department of Defense (DOD) who are subject to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (Chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code). Pursuant to Section 37 of the OFPP Act, the Administrator established a working group consisting of Senior Procurement Executives of the major civilian agencies to make recommendations concerning a program to improve the quality of the non-DOD acquisition workforce. The policies and procedures set forth in this Policy Letter represent the culmination of that effort.", 97-25393,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/09/25/97-25393/policy-letter-on-procurement-system-education-training-and-experience-requirements-for-acquisition,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-09-25/pdf/97-25393.pdf,09/25/1997
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 97-24640,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/09/17/97-24640/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-09-17/pdf/97-24640.pdf,09/17/1997
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-24749,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/09/17/97-24749/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-09-17/pdf/97-24749.pdf,09/17/1997
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice proposes to revise Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' by: (1) Establishing guidance for Federal cost negotiators to assure the reasonableness of facility costs, (2) implementing a new alternative approach to replace using special cost studies for the recovery of utility costs and deferring the elimination of special cost studies for the recovery of library costs, (3) providing additional guidance on the calculation of depreciation and use allowances on buildings and equipment, (4) proposing the use of and soliciting input on a standard format for facility and administrative rate proposal submissions, and (5) changing the distribution basis for the facilities and administrative cost application (from salaries and wages to modified total direct costs) at universities that use the simplified (short- form) method to calculate their facilities and administrative rate.", 97-23878,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/09/10/97-23878/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-09-10/pdf/97-23878.pdf,09/10/1997
Data Collection Form Required by OMB Circular No. A-133,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the final ``Data Collection Form for Reporting on Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations'' (SF-SAC), which is required by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.''", 97-23369,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/09/03/97-23369/data-collection-form-required-by-omb-circular-no-a-133,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-09-03/pdf/97-23369.pdf,09/03/1997
Governmentwide Grants Management Requirements,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing final revisions to five OMB circulars and, in addition, OMB is issuing interim final amendments to one of these circulars to reflect the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996. The five Circulars are A-21 (``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions''), A-87 (``Cost Principles for State and Local Governments''), A-102 (``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments''), A-110 (``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations''), and A-122 (``Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations''). The purpose of these revisions is to provide a conditional exemption from OMB's grants management requirements and a conditional class deviation from the agencies' Grants Management Common Rule for certain Federal grant programs with statutorily-authorized consolidated planning and consolidated administrative funding, that are identified by a Federal agency and approved by the head of the Executive department or establishment. Additionally, OMB is issuing interim final conforming amendments to Circular A-110 to reflect the enactment of the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, the recent rescission of OMB Circular A-128 (``Audits of State and Local Governments''), and the consolidation of its provisions in a revised OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non- Profit Organizations.''", 97-22828,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/08/29/97-22828/governmentwide-grants-management-requirements,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-08-29/pdf/97-22828.pdf,08/29/1997
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-22392,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/08/22/97-22392/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-08-22/pdf/97-22392.pdf,08/22/1997
Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Balanced Budget Act of 1997,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-21621,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/08/12/97-21621/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-balanced-budget-act-of-1997,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-08-12/pdf/97-21621.pdf,08/12/1997
Cancellation Pursuant to Line Item Veto Act; Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-21622,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/08/12/97-21622/cancellation-pursuant-to-line-item-veto-act-taxpayer-relief-act-of-1997,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-08-12/pdf/97-21622.pdf,08/12/1997
Supplementary Stewardship Reporting,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the eighth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards, ``Supplementary Stewardship Reporting,'' adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and adopted in its entirety by OMB.", 97-20306,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/08/01/97-20306/supplementary-stewardship-reporting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-08-01/pdf/97-20306.pdf,08/01/1997
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-19317,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/07/23/97-19317/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-07-23/pdf/97-19317.pdf,07/23/1997
Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on the attached Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. The draft report is divided into four chapters. Chapter I sets the context and provides the background for the next three chapters. Chapter II presents OMB's best estimate of the total costs and benefits of Federal regulation. Chapter III provides data on the costs and benefits of each of the economically significant regulations reviewed by OMB under Executive Order 12866 in the last year. Chapter IV provides recommendations aimed at further developing the information, methodologies, and analyses necessary for improving the efficiency, effectiveness and soundness of regulatory programs and program elements.", 97-19082,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/07/22/97-19082/draft-report-to-congress-on-the-costs-and-benefits-of-federal-regulations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-07-22/pdf/97-19082.pdf,07/22/1997
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Changes in Cost Accounting Practices,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) invites a supplemental round of comments on proposed amendments to the regulatory provisions contained in chapter 99 of title 48. The proposed amendments being promulgated today, when issued as a final rule, would revise the current definitions, exceptions and illustrations governing changes in cost accounting practices and add a new subpart 9903.4, Contractor Cost Accounting Practice Changes and Noncompliances. The proposed subpart would establish contractor notification requirements for changes in compliant cost accounting practices and delineate the process for determining and resolving the cost impact of either a compliant change in cost accounting practice or a noncompliant practice on covered contract and subcontract prices and/or costs. For covered contracts and subcontracts awarded to an educational institution, the proposed subpart includes a waiver provision that would permit the establishment of a uniform set of requirements for the notification and resolution of compliant changes to established cost accounting practices and/or the correction of noncompliant practices that affect covered contracts, covered subcontracts and other Federally sponsored agreements. Due to the complexity of the proposed coverage, the Board has decided to request an additional round of public comments prior to the promulgation of a final rule. In preparing this notice, the Board considered the public comments received in response to the original Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that was promulgated on September 18, 1996 (61 FR 49196). Potential commenters need not resubmit their previously submitted concerns and suggestions. Specifically, the Board desires comments on the revisions being proposed for the first time to the extent such comments do not duplicate previously submitted comments. The Board is also requesting additional comments to determine to what extent, if any, there may be support for the establishment of new provisions that would exempt certain cost accounting practice changes from the Board's contract price and cost adjustment requirements (For details, see Section F., Additional Public Comments).", 97-17773,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/07/14/97-17773/cost-accounting-standards-board-changes-in-cost-accounting-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-07-14/pdf/97-17773.pdf,07/14/1997
Recommendations From the Interagency Committee for the Review of the Racial and Ethnic Standards to the Office of Management and Budget Concerning Changes to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,Notice,Recommendations From the Interagency Committee for the Review of the; Racial and Ethnic Standards to the Office of Management and Budget; Concerning Changes to the Standards for the Classification of Federal; Management and Budget Office,"OMB requests comments on the recommendations that it has received from the Interagency Committee for the Review of the Racial and Ethnic Standards (Interagency Committee) for changes to OMB's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting (See Appendix 1 for the text of the standards in Directive No.15, originally issued in 1977). The Interagency Committee's report and recommendations, which are published in Appendix 2 in their entirety, are the result of a four- year, comprehensive review of the current standards.", 97-17664,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/07/09/97-17664/recommendations-from-the-interagency-committee-for-the-review-of-the-racial-and-ethnic-standards-to,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-07-09/pdf/97-17664.pdf,07/09/1997
1997 Standard Occupational Classification Revision,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on the Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee's (SOCRPC) proposals for revising the 1980 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual's occupational units and aggregate groups. The SOCRPC is developing a new occupational classification system that will include all jobs in the national economy, including occupations in the public, private, and military sectors. All Federal agencies that collect occupational data will use the new system; similarly, all State and local government agencies are strongly encouraged to use this national system to promote a common language for categorizing occupations in the world of work. The new SOC system will replace the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) occupational classification system currently used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for gathering occupational information. It will also replace the Bureau of the Census' 1990 occupational classification system and will be used for the 2000 Census. In addition, the new SOC will serve as the framework for information being gathered through the Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which is in the process of replacing the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). In two prior Federal Register notices (February 28, 1995, 60 FR 10998-11002; October 5, 1995, 60 FR 52284-52286), the OMB and the SOCRPC requested comment on the uses of occupational data; on the existing 1980 SOC classification principles, purpose and scope, and conceptual options; on the SOCRPC's proposed revision process; and on the composition of detailed occupations. The categories proposed in this notice reflect the comments received from the two 1995 notices. After reviewing the comments on this notice, the SOCRPC will make its final recommendations to OMB. OMB will publish the SOCRPC recommendations in the Federal Register for public review and comment prior to taking final action on the 1997 SOC. The SOCRPC also will begin preparing the 1997 Standard Occupational Classification Manual for publication. Committee members will be completing definitions, assigning associated titles, and developing cross lists to existing systems. Request for Comments: The OMB and the SOCRPC welcome comments with respect to any topic related to occupational classification, but are specifically interested in comments concerning the following: (1) The hierarchical structure of the new SOC as reflected in Part IV of this notice in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, especially the minor group, broad occupation, and detailed occupation organization within the structure, and the numbering system used; and (2) The establishment of ongoing review and update procedures and a time frame for future revision as outlined in Part V below. It is anticipated that the next major review and revision of the SOC will begin in 2005 in preparation for use in the 2010 Decennial Census.", 97-17425,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/07/07/97-17425/1997-standard-occupational-classification-revision,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-07-07/pdf/97-17425.pdf,07/07/1997
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This revision of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-133, re-titled ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,'' establishes uniform audit requirements for non-Federal entities that administer Federal awards and implements the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, which were signed into law on July 5, 1996 (Public Law 104-156). OMB Circular No. A-128, ``Audits of States and Local Governments,'' issued in 1985, is rescinded, as a result of the consolidation of audit requirements under Circular A-133. One of the more significant revisions is that the threshold for when an entity is required to have an audit is raised from $25,000 to $300,000. This will significantly reduce audit costs for many small entities. Other significant changes are: a report submission due date which is shortened from 13 to 9 months and a report submission process that includes a data collection form and streamlined filing requirements (Sec. ____.320); a new risk-based approach for major program determination (Sec. ____.520); and, additional guidance for program-specific audits (Sec. ____.235), audit findings (Sec. ____.510), and audit findings follow-up (Sec. ____.315). This Notice also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the provisional ``Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement,'' provided as Appendix B to Circular A-133. However, due to its length, the provisional ``Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement'' is not included in this Notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy.", 97-16965,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/30/97-16965/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-30/pdf/97-16965.pdf,06/30/1997
OMB Circular A-133 Information Collection Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The first notice of this information collection request, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 1996 (61 FR 57232), as part of the proposed revision of OMB Circular A-133, re- titled ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.'' The information collection request involves two proposed information collections from two types of entities: (1) Reports from auditors to auditees concerning audit results, audit findings, and questioned costs; and, (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government providing information about the auditees, the awards they administer, and the audit results. Circular A-133's information collection requirements will apply to approximately 25,000 States, local governments, and non-profit organizations on an annual basis.", 97-16966,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/30/97-16966/omb-circular-a-133-information-collection-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-30/pdf/97-16966.pdf,06/30/1997
Options for Promoting Privacy on the National Information Infrastructure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On April 28, 1997, OMB announced the availability of ``Options for Promoting Privacy on the National Information Infrastructure'' (Options Paper) on behalf of the Information Policy Committee of the National Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) and requested public comments to be submitted on or before June 27, 1997. (62 Fed. Reg. 22978). Pursuant to public request, this notice serves to extend the deadline for receipt of comments through July 11, 1997. The Options Paper results from work performed by the Privacy Working Group and refined by the Committee. The Committee is chaired by the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). None of the options presented has been adopted as Administration policy; they are set forth in this document in the belief that they are worthy of public discussion.", 97-16784,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/27/97-16784/options-for-promoting-privacy-on-the-national-information-infrastructure,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-27/pdf/97-16784.pdf,06/27/1997
Order Providing for the Confidentiality of Statistical Information,Notice,Order Providing for the Confidentiality of Statistical Information and; Extending the Coverage of Energy Statistical Programs Under the Federal; Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is issuing an order to clarify, and make consistent, government policy protecting the privacy and confidentiality interests of individuals or organizations who furnish data for Federal statistical programs. It is intended to assure respondents who supply statistical information needed to develop or evaluate Federal policy that their responses will be held in confidence and will not be used against them in any government action. In effect, it clarifies and amplifies the privileged status afforded ``confidential statistical data'' about businesses and organizations as set forth in the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905, as well as the principles of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, concerning information about individuals. It establishes policies to assure ``fair information practices'' (as advocated by the Privacy Protection Study Commission and the Commission on Federal Paperwork) for respondents and subjects of statistical inquiries, based on the concept of ``functional separation'' developed by the Privacy Protection Study Commission. The order permits functional separation to be achieved by two means--(1) identifying an agency or unit that is purely statistical, or (2) distinguishing statistical from non-statistical functions within a single agency or unit. In a separate notice in this issue of the Federal Register, we are inviting further public comment on a proposal to amend Appendix A to extend the coverage of this order to additional energy statistics programs.", 97-16934,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/27/97-16934/order-providing-for-the-confidentiality-of-statistical-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-27/pdf/97-16934.pdf,06/27/1997
Extending the Coverage of Energy Statistical Programs under the Federal Statistical Confidentiality Order,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The final Federal Statistical Confidentiality Order announced in this issue of the Federal Register lists the Energy End Use and Integrated Statistics Division of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) as a unit determined by the Office of Management and Budget to be subject to the coverage of the order. While retaining that Division in Appendix A (as proposed) in the final order, we are today inviting further public comment on a proposal to amend Appendix A to include all of EIA (i.e., to determine, through the analyses prescribed in the order, which other EIA programs may conform to the confidentiality standards of that order).", 97-16933,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/27/97-16933/extending-the-coverage-of-energy-statistical-programs-under-the-federal-statistical-confidentiality,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-27/pdf/97-16933.pdf,06/27/1997
Cumlative Report on Rescissions And Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-16335,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/23/97-16335/cumlative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-23/pdf/97-16335.pdf,06/23/1997
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Applicability of Cost Accounting Standards Coverage,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board is revising the applicability criteria for application of CAS to negotiated Federal contracts. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. Sec. 422. The Board is taking action on this topic to adjust CAS applicability requirements in accordance with Section 4205 of Pub. L. 104-106, the ``Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996.''", 97-14775,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/06/97-14775/cost-accounting-standards-board-applicability-of-cost-accounting-standards-coverage,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-06/pdf/97-14775.pdf,06/06/1997
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Allocation of Contractor Restructuring Costs,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board is issuing an interpretation designed to address period cost assignment and allocability criteria for restructuring costs incurred under certain national defense contracts., 97-14773,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/06/97-14773/cost-accounting-standards-board-allocation-of-contractor-restructuring-costs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-06-06/pdf/97-14773.pdf,06/06/1997
"Release of Official Information, and Testimony by OMB Personnel as Witnesses, In Litigation",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"This final rule sets forth regulations to be followed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) staff when, in litigation (including administrative proceedings), a subpoena, order or other demand of a court or other authority is issued for the production or disclosure of: Any material contained in the files of OMB; any information relating to materials contained in the files of OMB; or any information or material acquired by any person while such person was an employee of OMB as a part of the performance of the person's official duties or because of the person's official status. Many agencies have issued regulations of this kind in the past in order to establish procedures to respond to such demands in an orderly and consistent manner.", 97-13964,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/05/30/97-13964/release-of-official-information-and-testimony-by-omb-personnel-as-witnesses-in-litigation,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-05-30/pdf/97-13964.pdf,05/30/1997
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-13414,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/05/22/97-13414/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-05-22/pdf/97-13414.pdf,05/22/1997
Governmentwide Implementation of the President's Welfare-to-Work Initiative for Federal Grant Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice provides information, in the form of nonbinding questions and answers, to assist the Federal grantmaking agencies, grantees, and subrecipients in responding to the President's Welfare- to-Work Initiative. The Office of Management and Budget worked with the major Federal grantmaking agencies in developing this governmentwide non-regulatory guidance.", 97-12930,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/05/16/97-12930/governmentwide-implementation-of-the-presidents-welfare-to-work-initiative-for-federal-grant,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-05-16/pdf/97-12930.pdf,05/16/1997
Governmentwide Grants Management Requirements,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise OMB Circulars A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' A-87, ``Cost Principles for State and Local Governments,'' A-102, ``Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments,'' A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations,'' and A-122, ``Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations,'' to provide a conditional exemption from OMB's grants management requirements and a conditional class deviation from the agencies' Grants Management Common Rule for certain Federal grant programs with statutorily-authorized consolidated planning and consolidated administrative funding, that are identified by a Federal agency and approved by the head of the Executive department or establishment. A recompiled Circular A-122 is also provided.", 97-12683,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/05/14/97-12683/governmentwide-grants-management-requirements,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-05-14/pdf/97-12683.pdf,05/14/1997
"Classification, Downgrading, Declassification and Safeguarding of National Security Information",Rule,Management and Budget Office,"This final rule amends the regulations that set forth the procedures to be followed by the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) staff regarding the classification, downgrading, declassification and safeguarding of national security information. In addition, this final rule lists OMB staff who are authorized to originally classify information at the top secret and secret level. These regulations also contain the procedures to be used by OMB when other government agencies and the public request that classified information in OMB files be reviewed for possible declassification and release. These procedures also outline how to appeal a decision not to declassify information.", 97-12247,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/05/09/97-12247/classification-downgrading-declassification-and-safeguarding-of-national-security-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-05-09/pdf/97-12247.pdf,05/09/1997
1997 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 97-11191,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/30/97-11191/1997-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-04-30/pdf/97-11191.pdf,04/30/1997
Options for Promoting Privacy on the National Information Infrastructure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB announces the availability of ``Options for Promoting Privacy on the National Information Infrastructure'' (Options Paper) on behalf of the Information Policy Committee of the National Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF). This Options Paper results from work performed by the Privacy Working Group and refined by the Committee. The Committee is chaired by the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This Options Paper builds upon the October 1995 report of the Privacy Working Group, ``Privacy and the National Information Infrastructure: Principles for Providing and Using Personal Information'' (Privacy Principles), which was published in draft form in the Federal Register on January 20, 1995 (60 FR 4362) and was finalized in June 1995. None of the options presented has been adopted as Administration policy; they are set forth in this document in the belief that they are worthy of public discussion.", 97-10894,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/28/97-10894/options-for-promoting-privacy-on-the-national-information-infrastructure,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-04-28/pdf/97-10894.pdf,04/28/1997
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-10694,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/25/97-10694/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-04-25/pdf/97-10694.pdf,04/25/1997
1997 North American Industry Classification System1987 Standard Industrial Classification Replacement,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice presents the Office of Management and Budget's final decisions for the adoption of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for the United States, a new economic classification system that replaces the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for statistical purposes. NAICS is a system for classifying establishments by type of economic activity. Its purposes are: (1) to facilitate the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of data relating to establishments, and (2) to promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of statistical data describing the economy. NAICS will be used by Federal statistical agencies that collect or publish data by industry. It is also expected to be widely used by State agencies, trade associations, private businesses, and other organizations. The Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI) of Mexico, Statistics Canada, and the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB), through its Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), have collaborated on NAICS to make the industrial statistics produced in the three countries comparable. NAICS is the first industry classification system developed in accordance with a single principle of aggregation, the principle that producing units that use similar production processes should be grouped together in the classification. The fresh view of establishment data that this restructuring will provide should engender insights into the increasingly interrelated evolution of our economies. NAICS also reflects in a much more explicit way the enormous changes in technology and in the growth and diversification of services that have marked recent decades. Industry statistics compiled using NAICS will also be comparable with statistics compiled according to the latest revision of the United Nations' International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC, Revision 3) for some sixty high level groupings. NAICS will provide a consistent framework for the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of industrial statistics used by government policy analysts, by academics and researchers, by the business community, and by the public. Because of differing national economic and institutional structures as well as limited resources and time for constructing NAICS, however, the NAICS structure has not been made entirely comparable at the individual industry level across all three countries. For some sectors and subsectors, the statistical agencies of the three countries have agreed to harmonize NAICS based on sectoral boundaries rather than on a detailed industry structure. Those sectors or subsectors are: utilities; construction; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance and insurance; real estate; waste management and remediation services; other services that include personal and laundry services, and religious, grantmaking, civic, and professional and similar organizations; and public administration. To ensure comparability between Canada and the United States, the two countries have agreed on an industry structure and hierarchy for each sector listed above except for construction, wholesale trade, and public administration. In some cases within these sectors, the United States will provide for additional industries at the national level to reflect important industries in the United States that will not be shown separately in Canada. To distinguish the three countries' versions of NAICS, they are called NAICS Canada, NAICS Mexico (SCIAN Mexico, in Spanish), and NAICS United States. In developing NAICS United States, OMB has published a total of seven previous Federal Register notices advising the public of the work of the ECPC and seeking comment on that work. The March 31, 1993, Federal Register notice (pp. 16990-17004) announced OMB's intention to revise the SIC for 1997, the establishment of the Economic Classification Policy Committee, and the process for revising the SIC. The July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice (pp. 38092-38096) set forth the concepts for the new system and the decision to develop NAICS in cooperation with Statistics Canada and INEGI. That notice also included a request for the public to submit recommendations for the industries to be included in the new system. The deadline for submitting proposals for new or revised industries was November 7, 1994. After considering all proposals from the public, consulting with a large number of U.S. data users and industry groups, and undertaking extensive discussions with INEGI and Statistics Canada, a new industrial structure for NAICS that would apply to all three North American countries was developed. A series of five Federal Register notices sought comment on the structure of the system. These notices are described in more detail in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. As intimated by the description below of the NAICS development process, the actual classification presented at the end of this notice in Tables 1 and 2 reveals only the tip of the work carried out by dedicated individuals from INEGI, Statistics Canada, and U.S. statistical agencies. It is through their efforts, painstaking analysis, and spirit of accommodation that NAICS has emerged as a harmonized international classification of economic activities. This has been an immense undertaking that has required the time, energy, creativity, and cooperation of numerous people and organizations throughout the three countries. The work that has been accomplished is a testament to the individual and collective willingness of many persons and organizations both inside and outside government to contribute to the development of NAICS.", 97-8101,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/09/97-8101/1997-north-american-industry-classification-system1987-standard-industrial-classification,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-04-09/pdf/97-8101.pdf,04/09/1997
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-7554,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/03/26/97-7554/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-03-26/pdf/97-7554.pdf,03/26/1997
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-6704,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/03/18/97-6704/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-03-18/pdf/97-6704.pdf,03/18/1997
"Interpretation Numbers 1 and 2 Related to Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Numbers 4, 5, and 7",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice includes two interpretations of Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These interpretations were recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in their entirety by OMB.", 97-6134,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/03/12/97-6134/interpretation-numbers-1-and-2-related-to-statement-of-federal-financial-accounting-standards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-03-12/pdf/97-6134.pdf,03/12/1997
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 97-4992,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/02/28/97-4992/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-02-28/pdf/97-4992.pdf,02/28/1997
"Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; February 1, 1997",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-4720,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/02/26/97-4720/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-february-1-1997,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-02-26/pdf/97-4720.pdf,02/26/1997
"Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum No. 17, Amending OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice contains Transmittal Memorandum No. 17, to OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.'' This Transmittal Memorandum updates the Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the Government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs for Fiscal Years 1997 through 2003. The Federal pay raise assumptions and the non-pay category rates are, generally, contained in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1998. The factors contained in OMB Circular No. A-76, Transmittal Memorandum No. 16 are outdated. It should not be assumed that these civilian pay raises will be those that will be in effect for preparation of the FY 1999 Budget. Guidance on pay raise assumptions to use for the FY 1999 Budget will be issued to agencies prior to the Budget submission date. The revision does not require any agency to (1) create or maintain a duplicate control/monitoring/reporting system or (2) adopt any additional controls, not presently in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Agencies are reminded that OMB Circular No. A-76, Transmittal Memoranda 1 through 14 are canceled. Transmittal Memorandum No. 15 provided the Revised Supplemental Handbook, dated March 1996 (Federal Register, April 1, 1996, pages 14338-14346).", 97-4511,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/02/25/97-4511/issuance-of-transmittal-memorandum-no-17-amending-omb-circular-no-a-76-performance-of-commercial,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-02-25/pdf/97-4511.pdf,02/25/1997
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-4276,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/02/21/97-4276/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-02-21/pdf/97-4276.pdf,02/21/1997
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 97-2749,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/02/04/97-2749/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1997-02-04/pdf/97-2749.pdf,02/04/1997
Federal Use of Standards,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities.'' Public Law 104-113, the National Technology Transfer Act of 1995 (hereinafter known as P.L. 104-113), was passed by Congress to codify existing policies in A-119, to establish additional reporting requirements, and to authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to coordinate conformity assessment activities of the agencies. P.L. 104-113 was signed into law by the President on March 13, 1996. This proposed revision of Circular A-119 implements the new law and makes certain other modifications.", 96-32917,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/27/96-32917/federal-use-of-standards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-12-27/pdf/96-32917.pdf,12/27/1996
"Release of Official Information, and Testimony by OMB Personnel as Witnesses in Litigation",Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would set forth the procedures to be followed when, in litigation (including administrative proceedings), a subpoena, order or other demand of a court or other authority is issued for the production or disclosure of: Any material contained in the files of OMB; any information relating to materials contained in the files of OMB; or any information or material acquired by any person while such person was an employee of OMB as a part of the performance of the person's official duties or because of the person's official status. Many agencies have issued regulations of this kind in the past in order to establish procedures to respond to such demands in an orderly and consistent manner.", 96-31794,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/17/96-31794/release-of-official-information-and-testimony-by-omb-personnel-as-witnesses-in-litigation,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-12-17/pdf/96-31794.pdf,12/17/1996
Budget Rescission and Defferals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-31818,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/16/96-31818/budget-rescission-and-defferals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-12-16/pdf/96-31818.pdf,12/16/1996
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for processing under 5 CFR 1320.10. The information collection request is for the proposed information collection contained in the recent revision of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' published in the Federal Register on May 8, 1996 (61 FR 20880). The first notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, was published in the Federal Register on May 30, 1996 (61 FR 27109). The information collection request involves a submission of the Cost Accounting Standards Board's (CASB) Disclosure Statement (DS-2) by educational institutions receiving more than $25 million in federally- sponsored agreements. Circular A-21's information collection requirement covers approximately 20 educational institutions not subject to CASB's regulatory requirement for filing the DS-2, pursuant to Public Law 100-679, which was previously approved and assigned OMB control number 0348-0055 (which expires August 31, 1997).", 96-29997,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/11/25/96-29997/information-collection-activity-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-11-25/pdf/96-29997.pdf,11/25/1996
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Final Sequestration Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 96-29599,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/11/18/96-29599/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-11-18/pdf/96-29599.pdf,11/18/1996
"Cost Accounting Standards Board; Cost Accounting Standards for Composition, Measurement, Adjustment, and Allocation of Pension Costs",Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"This document contains technical and typographical corrections associated with CAS 9904.412, ``Cost Accounting Standard for composition and measurement of pension cost'', and CAS 9904.413, ``Adjustment and allocation of pension cost.'' The corrections deal with language inconsistencies and/or typographical errors that appear in the Cost Accounting Standards Board's rules, (48 CFR, 10/1/96). Specifically the illustration at CAS 9904.413-60(c)(13) requires correction in order to conform it to the requirements of 9904.413- 50(c)(12)(v).", 96-28863,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/11/12/96-28863/cost-accounting-standards-board-cost-accounting-standards-for-composition-measurement-adjustment-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-11-12/pdf/96-28863.pdf,11/12/1996
Economic Classification Policy Committee: Standard Industrial Classification ReplacementThe North American Industry Classification System Proposed Industry Classification Structure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on the advisability of adopting the proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the industry classification system developed by OMB's Economic Classification Policy Committee to replace the current Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. OMB has previously published six Federal Register notices seeking comment on the development of NAICS and its content. The March 31, 1993, Federal Register notice, pp. 16990-17004, announced the establishment of the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC) to produce a new industrial classification system for 1997. OMB charged the ECPC with a ``fresh slate'' examination of economic classifications for statistical purposes, including industrial classifications, product classifications, and product code groupings. The July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice, pp. 38092-38096, solicited comments on the concepts for the new system and the decision to develop NAICS in cooperation with Statistics Canada and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI). That notice also included a request for the public to submit recommendations for industries to be included in the new system. The deadline for submitting proposals for new or revised industries was November 7, 1994. After considering all proposals from the public, consulting with a large number of U.S. data users and industry groups, and undertaking extensive discussions with Statistics Canada and INEGI, a new industrial structure for NAICS was developed that would apply to all three North American countries. Four Federal Register notices subsequently were published seeking comment on various parts of the structure and industries of the NAICS system. The first of these four notices was published in the Federal Register, July 26, 1995, pp. 38436-38452, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for petroleum and coal product manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and rubber and plastics manufacturing; for broadcasting and telecommunications; and for food services and drinking places and accommodations. The second Federal Register notice was published on February 6, 1996, pp. 4524-4578, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for crop production, animal production, forestry and logging; textile mills, textile product mills, apparel manufacturing, and leather and allied product manufacturing; food manufacturing and beverage and tobacco product manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing; machinery manufacturing; electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing; and transportation equipment manufacturing. The third Federal Register notice was published on May 28, 1996, pp. 26558-26668, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for health and social assistance; educational services; computers and electronics product manufacturing; furniture manufacturing; printing and related support activities; professional, technical and scientific services; performing arts, spectator sports and related industries; museums, historical sites and similar institutions; recreation, amusement and gambling; information; wood product manufacturing, except furniture; rental and leasing; repair and maintenance; management and support; transportation; mining; paper manufacturing; nonmetallic minerals manufacturing; primary metal manufacturing; miscellaneous manufacturing; and postal service and couriers. Finally, the fourth of the industry-specific Federal Register notices (constituting the sixth notice concerning the NAICS overall development) was published on July 5, 1996, pp. 35384-35515, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for finance and insurance; wholesale trade; retail trade; construction; utilities; waste management and remediation services; real estate; lessors of other non- financial assets; personal and laundry services; and religious, grant making, civic, and other membership organizations. That notice also presented the entire classification system and requested comments on the proposed hierarchy and coding system of NAICS. The final deadline for receipt of public comments on the structure and the industries include in NAICS was September 3, 1996. Statistics Canada and INEGI also sought comments on the proposed structures. Further discussions were held among the three countries to consider public comments received from all three countries. Changes incorporated into the new system based on these comments are shown and explained in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. After this extensive process of development and discussions by the ECPC, with maximum possible input as called for by its mandate, OMB is seeking comment on the advisability of accepting NAICS, with the changes published in this notice, as the industry classification system to be employed in relevant statistical collections by all U.S. statistical agencies. Statistics Canada and INEGI have accepted the new NAICS system, which will be used for industrial classification in the statistical programs of Canada and Mexico.", 96-28087,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/11/05/96-28087/economic-classification-policy-committee-standard-industrial-classification-replacementthe-north,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-11-05/pdf/96-28087.pdf,11/05/1996
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations",Notice,Justice Department; Management and Budget Office,"This Notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on further proposed revisions to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-133, ``Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Institutions,'' and the proposed consolidation of OMB Circular No. A-128, ``Audits of State and Local Governments,'' into Circular No. A-133 (with Circular A-128 being rescinded). This Notice also requests comment on two proposed information collections contained in the proposed revision to Circular A-133. These actions are being proposed to implement the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (1996 Amendments), which were signed into law on July 5, 1996 (Public Law 104-156). In the proposed revisions to Circular A-133, as published in the Federal Register on March 17, 1995 (60 FR 14594), OMB stated an intent to seek modifications to the Single Audit Act of 1984 (1984 Act) and, upon passage, extend the provisions of Circular A-133 to include audits of States and local governments and then rescind Circular A-128. (Indian tribal governments are included under the definition of States and are covered under the 1984 Act, Circular A-128, the 1996 Amendments, and this proposed revision.) The April 1996 revision of Circular A-133 was coordinated with the 1996 Amendments such that only minimum changes are now necessary to include States and local governments under Circular A-133. When States and local governments are covered under Circular A-133, OMB will rescind Circular A-128. Interested parties may wish to refer to the March 17, 1995, and April 30, 1996, Federal Register (61 FR 19134) for a more detailed discussion of the changes made during the recent revisions to Circular A-133.", 96-27819,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/11/05/96-27819/audits-of-states-local-governments-and-non-profit-organizations,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-11-05/pdf/96-27819.pdf,11/05/1996
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United; Management and Budget Office,"", 96-27883,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/10/31/96-27883/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-and-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-10-31/pdf/96-27883.pdf,10/31/1996
1996 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 96-24692,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/26/96-24692/1996-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-09-26/pdf/96-24692.pdf,09/26/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-24609,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/25/96-24609/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-09-25/pdf/96-24609.pdf,09/25/1996
Certifications Contained in Procurement Rules,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Section 4301 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, Pub. L. 104-106, provides for the review, and removal, after appropriate determinations are made, of non-statutory certifications contained in agency procurement rules. Upon review, the Director of OMB has determined that the regulations of the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board include such non-statutory certifications. Accordingly, the Director has referred the matter to the CAS Board for an appropriate determination and regulatory action, if necessary, pursuant to the Board's rulemaking authorities conferred under 41 U.S.C. 422. The CAS Board will review those non-statutory certifications contained in its rules in order to determine whether such certifications should be removed or amended.", 96-24300,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/23/96-24300/certifications-contained-in-procurement-rules,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-09-23/pdf/96-24300.pdf,09/23/1996
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Allocation of Selling and Marketing Costs,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), invites public comments concerning a Staff Discussion Paper on the allocation of selling and marketing costs to government contracts.", 96-24072,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/19/96-24072/cost-accounting-standards-board-allocation-of-selling-and-marketing-costs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-09-19/pdf/96-24072.pdf,09/19/1996
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Changes In Cost Accounting Practices,Proposed Rule,Proposed Rules; Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) invites public comments on proposed amendments to the regulatory provisions contained in Chapter 99 of Title 48. The proposed amendments would, when issued as a final rule, revise the current definitions, exceptions and illustrations governing changes in cost accounting practices; exempt certain changes in compliant cost accounting practices from the CASB's contract price and cost adjustment requirements, and add a new Subpart 9903.4, Contractor Cost Accounting Practice Changes and Noncompliances. The proposed subpart would establish contractor notification requirements for changes in compliant cost accounting practices and delineate the process for determining and resolving the cost impact due to a compliant change in cost accounting practice or a noncompliant practice on CAS-covered contract and subcontract prices and/or costs. The proposed subpart also includes unique applicability and agency waiver provisions for educational institutions.", 96-23409,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/18/96-23409/cost-accounting-standards-board-changes-in-cost-accounting-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-09-18/pdf/96-23409.pdf,09/18/1996
"Classification, Downgrading, Declassification and Safeguarding of National Security Information",Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would set forth the procedures to be followed by OMB staff regarding the classification, downgrading, declassification and safeguarding of national security information. In addition, this information lists OMB staff who are authorized to originally classify information at the top secret and secret level. These regulations also contain guidance on the procedures to be used by OMB when other government agencies and the public request that classified information in OMB files be reviewed for possible declassification and release. If such information may not be released these procedures also provide guidance on how to appeal such an action.", 96-23727,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/17/96-23727/classification-downgrading-declassification-and-safeguarding-of-national-security-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-09-17/pdf/96-23727.pdf,09/17/1996
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Notice of Availability of Draft Performance-Based Service Contracting (PBSC) Documents on Professional and Technical Services,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OFPP initiated an interagency project to develop generic guidance materials to assist agencies in converting selected professional and technical services to PBSC methods. Working groups, consisting of agency technical and procurement personnel, are developing generic PBSC documents that include: performance requirements, performance standards, quality assurance techniques, positive and negative incentives, and evaluation criteria for selected services. Draft documents have been prepared for software development and ADP maintenance services. We are still in the developmental stages for preparation of documentation for such services such as training, telephone customer assistance 800 numbers, aircraft maintenance, and test range support. After the documents have been finalized, they will be published as a reference source for agency voluntary use. We feel that public review and comment on the draft documents would provide us with valuable feedback and insight. OFPP will review and consolidate this information and provide it to the specific workgroups for their information and potential use.", 96-22595,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/09/05/96-22595/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-notice-of-availability-of-draft-performance-based-service,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-09-05/pdf/96-22595.pdf,09/05/1996
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 96-21135,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/21/96-21135/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-08-21/pdf/96-21135.pdf,08/21/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-21074,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/19/96-21074/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-08-19/pdf/96-21074.pdf,08/19/1996
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Applicability of Cost Accounting Standards Coverage,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board is revising the applicability criteria for application of CAS to negotiated Federal contracts. This rulemaking is authorized pursuant to Section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 422. The Board is taking action on this topic to adjust CAS applicability requirements in accordance with Section 4205 of Pub. L. 104-106, the ``Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996.''", 96-19067,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/07/29/96-19067/cost-accounting-standards-board-applicability-of-cost-accounting-standards-coverage,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-07-29/pdf/96-19067.pdf,07/29/1996
Accounting for Revenue and Other Financing Sources and Concepts for Reconciling Budgetary and Financial Accounting,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the seventh Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards, ``Accounting for Revenue and Other Financing Sources and Concepts for Reconciling Budgetary and Financial Accounting,'' adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by OMB. This Notice also indicates the availability of an implementation guide developed by the FASAB to assist users in implementing the statement.", 96-18981,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/07/26/96-18981/accounting-for-revenue-and-other-financing-sources-and-concepts-for-reconciling-budgetary-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-07-26/pdf/96-18981.pdf,07/26/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-18776,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/07/24/96-18776/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-07-24/pdf/96-18776.pdf,07/24/1996
Economic Classification Policy Committee: Standard Industrial Classification ReplacementThe North American Industry Classification System Proposed Industry Classification Structure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a series of notices documenting the development of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the industry classification system being proposed to replace the current Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. All Federal agencies that collect establishment-based data are expected to utilize the new system. OMB is seeking comments on the usefulness and advisability of the proposed new NAICS as submitted by the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), an interagency committee established by OMB. This notice, the sixth related to preparation of NAICS and the fourth in a series seeking comment on proposed industry structures, presents the entire proposed industry structure for NAICS including those sectors not previously published, the hierarchy, and the coding system. The structure and coding system shown in Part IV, Table 1 do not include any changes based on comments received in response to previous Federal Register notices regarding NAICS. The ECPC is currently reviewing those comments. Thus comments provided in response to any of the previous notices need not be resubmitted. This fall OMB will publish the ECPC's final recommendations to OMB for comment in a Federal Register notice that incorporates all of the ECPC's recommended revisions to the structure and coding system based on comments received in the U.S. and comments received by Canada and Mexico. NAICS is being developed in cooperation with Statistics Canada and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI). The new NAICS system provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States to facilitate economic analyses that cover the economies of the three North American countries. The three country collaboration on an industry classification system for North America was announced for public comment in the Federal Register, July 26, 1994, pp. 38092-38096. The July 26, 1994 Federal Register notice includes the concepts for the new system, as developed by Statistics Canada, Mexico's INEGI, and the ECPC. It also includes a copy of the joint statement of the three countries' statistical agencies regarding the development of NAICS. That agreement includes the following principles: (1) NAICS will be erected on a production-oriented, or supply- based, conceptual framework. This means that producing units that use identical or similar production processes will be grouped together in NAICS. (2) The system will give special attention to developing production-oriented classifications for (a) new and emerging industries, (b) service industries in general, and (c) industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. (3) Time series continuity will be maintained to the extent possible. However, changes in the economy and proposals from data users must be considered. In addition, adjustments will be required for sectors where the United States, Canada, and Mexico presently have incompatible industry classification definitions in order to produce a common industry system for all three North American countries. (4) The system will strive for compatibility with the 2-digit level of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC, Rev. 3) of the United Nations. ECPC Report No. 3--Summary of Public Responses to the Proposed New North American Industry Classification Industry System provides a summary of public comments received in response to the July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice. A notice was published in the Federal Register, July 26, 1995, pp. 38436-38452, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for petroleum and coal product manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and rubber and plastics manufacturing; for broadcasting and telecommunications; and for food services and drinking places and accommodations. A second Federal Register notice was published on February 6, 1996, pp. 4524-4578, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for crop production, animal production, forestry and logging; textile mills, textile product mills, apparel manufacturing, and leather and allied product manufacturing; food manufacturing and beverage and tobacco product manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing; machinery manufacturing; electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing; and transportation equipment manufacturing. A third Federal Register notice was published on May 28, 1996, pp. 26558-26668, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for health and social assistance; educational services; computers and electronics product manufacturing; furniture manufacturing; printing and related support activities; professional, technical and scientific services; performing arts, spectator sports and related industries; museums, historical sites and similar institutions; recreation, amusement and gambling; information; wood product manufacturing, except furniture; rental and leasing; repair and maintenance; management and support; transportation; mining; paper manufacturing; nonmetallic minerals manufacturing; primary metal manufacturing; miscellaneous manufacturing; and postal service and couriers.", 96-16745,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/07/05/96-16745/economic-classification-policy-committee-standard-industrial-classification-replacementthe-north,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-07-05/pdf/96-16745.pdf,07/05/1996
Budget Rescission and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-17033,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/07/03/96-17033/budget-rescission-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-07-03/pdf/96-17033.pdf,07/03/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-15809,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/06/21/96-15809/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-06-21/pdf/96-15809.pdf,06/21/1996
"Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the sixth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards, ``Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment,'' adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and adopted in its entirety by OMB.", 96-14689,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/06/11/96-14689/accounting-for-property-plant-and-equipment,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-06-11/pdf/96-14689.pdf,06/11/1996
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice requests further comment on the following proposed information collection contained in the revision to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' published in the Federal Register on May 8, 1996 (61 FR 20880). The information collection request involves a submission of the Cost Accounting Standards Board's (CASB) Disclosure Statement (DS-2) by educational institutions receiving more than $25 million in Federal sponsored agreements. Circular A-21's information collection requirement covers approximately 20 additional educational institutions than those subject to CASB's regulatory requirement for filing the DS- 2, pursuant to Public Law 100-679, which was previously approved and assigned OMB control number 0348-0055 (which expires August 31, 1997). OMB estimates that the preparation of the DS-2 will take 120 hours to complete.", 96-13533,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/30/96-13533/information-collection-activity-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-05-30/pdf/96-13533.pdf,05/30/1996
"Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum No. 16, Amending OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities''",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice contains Transmittal No. 16, to OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.'' This Transmittal Memorandum updates the Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the Government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs for Fiscal Years 1996 through 2002. The Federal pay raise assumptions and the non-pay category rates are, generally, contained in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1997. The factors contained in OMB Circular No. A-76, Transmittal Memorandum No. 14 are outdated. The revision does not require any agency to (1) create or maintain a duplicate control/monitoring/reporting system or (2) adopt any additional controls, not presently in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Agencies are reminded that OMB Circular No. A-76, Transmittal Memoranda 1 through 14 are canceled. Transmittal Memorandum No. 15 provided the Revised Supplemental Handbook, dated March 1996 (Federal Register, April 1, 1996, pages 14338-14346).", 96-13405,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/29/96-13405/issuance-of-transmittal-memorandum-no-16-amending-omb-circular-no-a-76-performance-of-commercial,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-05-29/pdf/96-13405.pdf,05/29/1996
Economic Classification Policy Committee: Standard Industrial Classification ReplacementThe North American Industry Classification System Proposed Industry Classification Structure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a series of notices documenting the development of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the industry classification system being proposed to replace the current Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. All Federal agencies that collect establishment-based data are expected to utilize the new system. This notice, the fifth related to preparation of NAICS and the third in a series seeking comment on proposed industry structures, presents the proposed industry structure for the NAICS subsectors listed in the Supplementary Information section below. This notice also presents alternatives for the NAICS coding system. OMB is seeking comments on the usefulness and advisability of the proposed new NAICS subsectors submitted by the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), an interagency committee established by OMB, and on the NAICS coding system. The next Federal Register notice will present the entire structure of NAICS and seek comment on that structure and other industry sectors and subsector proposals. NAICS is being developed in cooperation with Statistics Canada and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI). The new NAICS system provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States to facilitate economic analyses that cover the economies of the three North American countries. The three country collaboration on an industry classification system for North America was announced for public comment in the Federal Register, July 26, 1994, pp. 38092-38096. The July 26, 1994 Federal Register notice includes the concepts for the new system, as developed by Statistics Canada, Mexico's INEGI, and the ECPC. It also includes a copy of the joint statement of the three countries' statistical agencies regarding the development of NAICS. That agreement includes the following principles: (1) NAICS will be erected on a production-oriented, or supply- based, conceptual framework. This means that producing units that use identical or similar production processes will be grouped together in NAICS. (2) The system will give special attention to developing production-oriented classifications for (a) new and emerging industries, (b) service industries in general, and (c) industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. (3) Time series continuity will be maintained to the extent possible. However, changes in the economy and proposals from data users must be considered. In addition, adjustments will be required for sectors where the United States, Canada, and Mexico presently have incompatible industry classification definitions in order to produce a common industry system for all three North American countries. (4) The system will strive for compatibility with the 2-digit level of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC, Rev. 3) of the United Nations. ECPC Report No. 3, Summary of Public Responses to the Proposed New North American Industry Classification System, provides a summary of public comments received in response to the July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice. A notice was published in the Federal Register, July 26, 1995, pp. 38436-38452, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for petroleum and coal product manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and rubber and plastic manufacturing; for broadcasting and telecommunications; and for food services and drinking places and accommodations. A Federal Register notice was published on February 6, 1996, pp. 4524-4578, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for crop production, animal production, forestry and logging, fishing, hunting, and trapping, and support activities for agriculture and forestry; textile mills, textile product mills, apparel manufacturing, and leather and allied product manufacturing; food manufacturing and beverage and tobacco product manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing; machinery manufacturing; electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing; and transportation equipment manufacturing.", 96-13039,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/28/96-13039/economic-classification-policy-committee-standard-industrial-classification-replacementthe-north,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-05-28/pdf/96-13039.pdf,05/28/1996
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-13053,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/24/96-13053/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-05-24/pdf/96-13053.pdf,05/24/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-13052,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/24/96-13052/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-05-24/pdf/96-13052.pdf,05/24/1996
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions,Correction,Executive Office of the President; Management and Budget Office,"", 96-12159,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/15/96-12159/unified-agenda-of-federal-regulatory-and-deregulatory-actions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-05-15/pdf/96-12159.pdf,05/15/1996
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revises OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,'' by incorporating four Cost Accounting Standards applicable to educational institutions, issued by the Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) on November 8, 1994 (59 FR 55746), and extending these standards to all sponsored agreements. The revision also: requires certain large institutions to disclose their cost accounting practices by the submission of a Disclosure Statement prescribed by the CASB; amends the definition of equipment; eliminates in 1998 the use of special cost studies to allocate utility, library and student services costs; and, requires the use of fixed facilities and administrative cost rates for the life of sponsored agreements. Further, the revision establishes cost negotiation cognizant agency responsibilities, replaces the term ``indirect costs'' with ``facilities and administrative costs'' (to describe more accurately the various cost components of sponsored agreements), clarifies the policy for a change from use allowance to depreciation, adds criteria to interest allowability, and disallows tuition benefits for employee family members. Finally, the revision rescinds OMB Circular A-88, ``Indirect Cost Rates, Audits, and Audit Follow-up at Educational Institutions,'' in its entirety. The recompilation of Circular A-21 in its entirety appears after the revision.", 96-11111,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/05/08/96-11111/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-05-08/pdf/96-11111.pdf,05/08/1996
Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Institutions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This revision of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 establishes a uniform system of auditing for institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations. One of the more significant revisions is that the threshold for when an entity is required to have an audit is raised from $25,000 to $300,000. This will significantly reduce audit costs for many small non-profit organizations. Other significant changes are: additional guidance for program-specific audits (Sec. ______.235), audit findings (Sec. ______.510), and audit findings follow-up (Sec. ______.315); a report submission due date which is shortened from 13 to 9 months and a report submission process that includes a certification form and streamlined filing requirements (Sec. ______.320); and, a new risk- based approach for major program determination (Sec. ______.520).", 96-10330,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/30/96-10330/audits-of-institutions-of-higher-education-and-other-non-profit-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-30/pdf/96-10330.pdf,04/30/1996
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-9902,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/23/96-9902/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-23/pdf/96-9902.pdf,04/23/1996
"Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to Listing and Trading of Warrants Based on the Selected Tech Stock Index",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Securities and Exchange Commission,"", 96-9894,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/23/96-9894/self-regulatory-organizations-notice-of-filing-of-proposed-rule-change-by-the-american-stock,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-23/pdf/96-9894.pdf,04/23/1996
"Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Listing Standards for Investment Company Units",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Securities and Exchange Commission,"", 96-9893,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/23/96-9893/self-regulatory-organizations-notice-of-filing-of-proposed-rule-change-and-amendment-no-1-thereto-by,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-23/pdf/96-9893.pdf,04/23/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-9529,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/18/96-9529/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-18/pdf/96-9529.pdf,04/18/1996
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice requests comment on the following two proposed information collections contained in the proposed revision to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A- 133, ``Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Institutions,'' published on March 17, 1995, for comment within 60 days, i.e., by May 16, 1995 (60 FR 14594). The information collection request involves two types of entities: (1) Reports from auditors concerning their audit findings to auditees and (2) reports from auditees to the Federal Government concerning these audit reports. Circular A-133 specifies what auditors are required to report to auditees, including under Sections 13.c., Auditor's Reporting under Financial Statements and Auditor's Reporting and 18.b.(4), Program Audit Guide Not Available under Program-Specific Audit (these sections are being renumbered in the pending final revision as Sec. ____.505 and Sec. ____.235(b)(4), respectively). Circular A-133 also specifies what auditees are required to report to the central clearinghouse designated by OMB, including the ``Information Accompanying Certificate of Audit,'' enumerated in Sections 16.b., Certification under Report Submission and 18.c., Reporting for Program-Specific Audits under Program-Specific Audit (these sections are being renumbered in the pending final revision as Sec. ____.320 and Sec. ____.235(c), respectively). OMB anticipates that there will be both a long form and short form for auditees to report these data elements, depending on the characteristics of the auditee and the amount and number of Federal awards expended by the auditee. OMB estimates that reporting by auditors currently takes 10 hours and will take 12 hours under the proposal. Further, OMB estimates that reporting by auditees currently takes 16 hours on the average and will take 20 hours under the proposal.", 96-7871,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/01/96-7871/information-collection-activity-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-01/pdf/96-7871.pdf,04/01/1996
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review. On January 19, 1996, OMB published both interim final amendments to OMB's governmentwide guidance on lobbying with a request for comments within 60 days, i.e., by March 19, 1996 (61 FR 1412), and a notice of information collection activity under OMB review for emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13 (61 FR 1413). To date, only nonsubstantive comments have been received. The information collection request is for amendments to the Standard Form (SF)-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, as necessitated by the ``Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, which became law on December 19, 1995,'' and which was effective January 1, 1996. This early effective date necessitated a request for emergency processing. The SF-LLL is the standard disclosure reporting form for lobbying paid for with non-Federal funds, as required by OMB's governmentwide guidance for new restrictions on lobbying, which was issued under 31 U.S.C. 1352 (popularly know as the ``Byrd Amendment''). The new lobbying statute simplified the information required to be disclosed under 31 U.S.C. 1352.", 96-7870,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/01/96-7870/information-collection-activity-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-01/pdf/96-7870.pdf,04/01/1996
"Performance of Commercial Activities, OMB Circular No. A-76",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes its revisions to the Supplemental Handbook issued as a part of its August 4, 1983, OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.'' Circular No. A-76 wasoriginally published in the August 16, 1983, Federal Register, at pages 37110-37116. The Revised Supplemental Handbook seeks the most cost-effective means of obtaining commercial support services and provides new administrative flexibility in the Government's make or buy decision process. The revision modifies and, in some cases, eliminates cost comparison requirements for recurring commercial activities and the establishment of new or expanded interservice support agreements; reduces reporting and other administrative burdens; provides for enhanced employee participation; eases transition requirements to facilitate employee placement; maintains a level playing field for cost comparisons between Federal, interservice support agreement and private sector offers, and seeks to improve accountability and oversight to ensure that the most cost effective decision is implemented. The proposed revision improves upon existing guidance by clarifying provisions that may have made the cost comparison process unnecessarily difficult or lead to less than optimal outcomes.", 96-7868,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/04/01/96-7868/performance-of-commercial-activities-omb-circular-no-a-76,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-04-01/pdf/96-7868.pdf,04/01/1996
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-7215,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/26/96-7215/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-03-26/pdf/96-7215.pdf,03/26/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-6744,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/22/96-6744/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-03-22/pdf/96-6744.pdf,03/22/1996
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-4995,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/15/96-4995/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-03-15/pdf/96-4995.pdf,03/15/1996
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-6197,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/15/96-6197/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-03-15/pdf/96-6197.pdf,03/15/1996
"Budget Rescissions and Deferrals The White House, Washington, February 21, 1996. Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report three rescission proposals of budgetary resources, totaling $820 million. These rescissions offset the emergency FY 1996 Defense supplemental appropriations, which support the Bosnia peace implementation force. The rescissions affect the Department of Defense.",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-5028,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/05/96-5028/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals-the-white-house-washington-february-21-1996-dear-mr-speaker-in,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-03-05/pdf/96-5028.pdf,03/05/1996
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Revisions to the Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement Form (CASB DS-1),Rule,Revisions to the Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement; Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), is revising its Disclosure Statement Form (CASB DS-1). Section 26(g)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 422(g)(1), requires that the Board, when promulgating any new or revised Cost Accounting Standard, publish a final rule. This final rule incorporates an updated and revised CASB Disclosure Statement developed by the Board.", 96-4472,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/28/96-4472/cost-accounting-standards-board-revisions-to-the-cost-accounting-standards-board-disclosure,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-02-28/pdf/96-4472.pdf,02/28/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-4174,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/26/96-4174/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-02-26/pdf/96-4174.pdf,02/26/1996
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government are changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 96-3731,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/20/96-3731/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-02-20/pdf/96-3731.pdf,02/20/1996
Management of Federal Information Resources,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising Appendix III, ``Security of Federal Information Systems,'' of Circular No. A- 130, ``Management of Federal Automated Information Resources.'' This is the third stage of planned revisions to Circular A-130. Enactment of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (Division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) will require OMB to issue additional guidance on capital planning, investment control, and the management of information technology. A plan for those revisions will be announced in the Spring. Transmittal 1 to Circular A-130, effective June 25, 1993, and published on July 2, 1993 (58 FR 36068) addressed the Information Management Policy section of the Circular (Section 8a), as well as Appendix I, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals.'' That issuance dealt primarily with how the Federal government manages its information holdings, particularly information exchange with the public. Transmittal 2 to Circular A-130, effective July 15, 1994, and published on July 25, 1994 (59 FR 37906) addressed agency management practices for information systems and information technology (Section 8b). That issuance was intended to (1) promote agency investments in information technology that improve service delivery to the public, reduce burden on the public, and lower the cost of Federal programs administration, and (2) encourage agencies to use information technology as a strategic resource to improve Federal work processes and organization. This Transmittal 3 is intended to guide agencies in securing government information resources as they increasingly rely on an open and interconnected National Information Infrastructure. It stresses management controls, such as individual responsibility, awareness and training, and accountability, and explains how they can be supported by technical controls. Among other things, it requires agencies to assure that risk-based rules of behavior are established, that employees are trained in them, and that the rules are enforced. The revision also integrates security into program and mission goals, reduces the centralized reporting of security plans, emphasizes the management of risk rather than its measurement, and revises government-wide security responsibilities to be consistent with the Computer Security Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This transmittal also makes minor technical revisions to Section 9 (``Assignment of Responsibilities'') and Section 10 (``Oversight'') to reflect the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). One substantive change has been made to Appendix I in Section 3.a. changing the annual requirement to review recordkeeping practices, training, violations, and notices to a biennial review, in accordance with other regular agency reviews not required by statute. Several minor changes have been made, none of which are intended to be substantive. In Section 2.c., a portion of the definition of ``nonfederal agency'' which has been inadvertently omitted has been added to reflect the current practice in state-federal matching programs. In Section 3.a., extraneous and confusing language referring to source or matching agencies was removed because the provision applies to any agency that participates in a matching program. The example's in 4.c.(1) were updated for clarity. Other editorial and organizational changes were made throughout the appendix. Appendix IV has been changed to include material from OMB Memorandum M-95-22, ``Implementing the Information Dissemination Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995'' (September 29, 1995), and to delete some outdated or otherwise already implemented guidance from the discussion of Sections 9 and 10.", 96-3645,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/20/96-3645/management-of-federal-information-resources,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-02-20/pdf/96-3645.pdf,02/20/1996
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Treatment of Gains or Losses Subsequent to Mergers or Business Combinations by Government Contractors; Increase in Minimum Acquisition Cost Criterion for Capitalization of Tangible Capital Assets,Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), hereby amends the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) relating to the treatment of gains or losses attributable to tangible capital assets subsequent to mergers or business combinations by government contractors, and relating to the minimum acquisition cost criterion for capitalization of tangible capital assets by raising the prescribed criterion from $1,500 to $5,000. To resolve the problems that have been identified in this area, the Board hereby amends CAS 9904.404, ``Capitalization of Tangible Assets'' and CAS 9904.409, ``Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets''. These amendments are based on an approach involving a ``no step-up, no step- down'' of asset bases and no recognition of gain or loss on a transfer of assets following a business combination by contractors subject to CAS. Section 26(g)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act requires that the Board, prior to the promulgation of any new or revised Cost Accounting Standard, publish a final rule. This final rule addresses the Board's proposal to amend CAS 9904.404 and CAS 9904.409 to deal with the issue of gains and losses subsequent to a merger or business combination.", 96-3061,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/13/96-3061/cost-accounting-standards-board-treatment-of-gains-or-losses-subsequent-to-mergers-or-business,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-02-13/pdf/96-3061.pdf,02/13/1996
Economic Classification Policy Committee: Standard Industrial Classification ReplacementThe North American Industry Classification System Proposed Industry Classification Structure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a series of notices documenting the development of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the industry classification system being proposed to replace the current Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. All Federal agencies that collect establishment-based data are expected to utilize the new system. This notice, the fourth related to preparation of NAICS and the second in a series seeking comment on proposed industry structures, presents the proposed industry structure for the NAICS subsectors listed in the Supplementary Information section below. OMB is seeking comments on the usefulness and advisability of the proposed new NAICS subsectors submitted by the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), an interagency committee established by OMB. Subsequent Federal Register notices will seek comment on other industry sector and subsector proposals. A final Federal Register notice will include the entire NAICS structure for public comment. NAICS is being developed in cooperation with Statistics Canada and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI). The new NAICS system provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States to facilitate economic analyses that cover the economies of the three North American countries. The three country collaboration on an industry classification system for North America was announced for public comment in the Federal Register, July 26, 1994, pp. 38092- 38096. The July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice includes the concepts for the new system, as developed by Statistics Canada, Mexico's INEGI, and ECPC. It also includes a copy of the joint statement of the three countries' statistical agencies regarding the development of NAICS. That agreement includes the following principles: (1) NAICS will be erected on a production-oriented, or supply- based, conceptual framework. This means that producing units that use identical or similar production processes will be grouped together in NAICS. (2) The system will give special attention to developing production-oriented classifications for (a) new and emerging industries, (b) service industries in general, and (c) industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. (3) Time series continuity will be maintained to the extent possible. However, changes in the economy and proposals from data users must be considered. In addition, adjustments will be required for sectors where the United States, Canada, and Mexico presently have incompatible industry classification definitions in order to produce a common industry system for all three North American countries. (4) The system will strive for compatibility with the 2-digit level of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC, Rev. 3) of the United Nations. ECPC Report No. 3--Summary of Public Responses to the Proposed New North American Industry Classification Industry System provides a summary of public comments received in response to the July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice. A notice was published in the Federal Register, July 26, 1995, pp.38436-38452, requesting comment on proposed industry structures for petroleum and coal product manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and rubber and plastic manufacturing; for broadcasting and telecommunications; and for food services and drinking places and accommodations.", 96-2139,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/06/96-2139/economic-classification-policy-committee-standard-industrial-classification-replacementthe-north,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-02-06/pdf/96-2139.pdf,02/06/1996
Accounting for Liabilities of the Federal Government,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the fifth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards, ``Accounting for Liabilities of the Federal Government,'' adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and adopted in its entirety by OMB.", 96-2359,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/05/96-2359/accounting-for-liabilities-of-the-federal-government,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-02-05/pdf/96-2359.pdf,02/05/1996
Order Providing for the Confidentiality of Statistical Information,Notice,Justice Department; Management and Budget Office,"The proposed order is intended to clarify, and make consistent, government policy protecting the privacy and confidentiality interests of individuals or organizations who furnish data for Federal statistical programs. It is intended to assure respondents who supply statistical information needed to develop or evaluate Federal policy that their responses will be held in confidence and would not be used against them in any government action. In effect, it clarifies and amplifies the privileged status afforded ``confidential statistical data'' about businesses and organizations as set forth in the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905, as well as the principles of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, concerning information about individuals. It establishes policies to assure ``fair information practices'' (as advocated by the Privacy Protection Study Commission and the Commission on Federal Paperwork) for respondents and subjects of statistical inquiries, based on the concept of ``functional separation'' developed by the Privacy Protection Study Commission. The proposed order permits functional separation to be achieved by two means--1) identifying an agency or unit that is purely statistical, or 2) distinguishing statistical from nonstatistical functions within a single agency or unit.", 96-1525,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/29/96-1525/order-providing-for-the-confidentiality-of-statistical-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-01-29/pdf/96-1525.pdf,01/29/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 96-1534,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/29/96-1534/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-01-29/pdf/96-1534.pdf,01/29/1996
Final Sequestration Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 96-1239,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/26/96-1239/final-sequestration-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-01-26/pdf/96-1239.pdf,01/26/1996
Rescission of OMB Circular,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Notice is hereby given that OMB intends to rescind Circular No. A-106, ``Reporting Requirements in Connection With the Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Environmental Pollution at Existing Federal Facilities.'' The circular provides reporting procedures for Federal agencies to prepare and submit semi-annual plans to OMB for the control of environmental pollution at Federal facilities. The plans, prepared under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, identify environmental pollution improvements and associated costs for Federally owned or leased facilities. Circular A-106 is being proposed for rescission because its requirements are duplicative and inconsistent with the reporting requirements of Executive Order 12088, ``Federal Compliance With Pollution Control Standards,'' which will remain in effect after the Circular is rescinded. Terminating the circular was recommended in the Vice President's National Performance Review to eliminate duplicative reporting requirements and to allow agencies to report under Executive Order 12088 using their own in-house data systems or an inter-agency system provided by EPA.", 96-630,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/22/96-630/rescission-of-omb-circular,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-01-22/pdf/96-630.pdf,01/22/1996
Governmentwide Guidance for New Restrictions on Lobbying,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The ``Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995,'' signed by the President on December 19, 1995, included some amendments to 31 U.S. Code Section 1352, popularly known as the Byrd Amendment. The new law makes these amendments effective January 1, 1996. In response to the Byrd Amendment, in December 1989, OMB issued interim final guidance entitled ``Governmentwide Guidance for New Restrictions on Lobbying.'' Today's notice includes amendments to OMB's December 1989 guidance to reflect the new statute.", 96-529,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/19/96-529/governmentwide-guidance-for-new-restrictions-on-lobbying,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-01-19/pdf/96-529.pdf,01/19/1996
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that an information collection request has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13. The information collection request is for amendments to the Standard Form (SF)-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, as necessitated by the ``Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, which became law on December 19, 1995 and which becomes effective January 1, 1996. This early effective date necessitates a request for emergency processing for approval for 90 days. The SF-LLL is the standard disclosure reporting form for lobbying paid for with non-Federal funds, as required by OMB's governmentwide guidance for new restrictions on lobbying, which was issued under 31 U.S.C. 1352 (popularly know as the ``Byrd Amendment''). The new lobbying statute simplified the information required to be disclosed under 31 U.S.C. 1352. A companion notice in today's Federal Register solicits comments on the revised SF-LLL.", 96-530,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/19/96-530/information-collection-activity-under-omb-review,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-01-19/pdf/96-530.pdf,01/19/1996
"Notice of Availability of the Procurement Regulatory Activity Report, Number 12",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act, as amended by Public Law 100-679, codified at 41 U.S.C. Sec. 421(g), require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to publish a report within six months after the date of enactment and every six months thereafter relating to the development of procurement regulations. Accordingly, OFPP has prepared this report, which is designed to satisfy all aspects of subsections 25(g)(1) and (2) of the OFPP Act, and includes information on the status of each regulation; a description of those regulations required by statute; a description of the methods by which public comment was sought; regulations, policies, procedures, and forms under review by the OFPP; whether the regulations have paperwork requirements; the progress made in promulgating and implementing the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and such other matters as the Administrator determines to be useful.", 96-184,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/01/08/96-184/notice-of-availability-of-the-procurement-regulatory-activity-report-number-12,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1996-01-08/pdf/96-184.pdf,01/08/1996
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-31005,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/12/21/95-31005/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-12-21/pdf/95-31005.pdf,12/21/1995
Office of Federal Procurement Policy FAR Part 15 Rewrite,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"In response to the report of the National Performance Review (NPR), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has embarked on a rewrite of FAR Part 15 to simplify, update and streamline rules related to negotiated procurements. The intent of this notice is twofold: first, to announce a future rulemaking action; second, to inform the public that electronic means will be used to engage the public in electronic discussions about issues important to the rewrite of the rules governing negotiated procurements. For those who do not want to participate electronically or cannot access the World Wide Web but would like to provide initial input for the rewrite, a notice of proposed rulemaking was published requesting paper comments and announcing a public meeting. This notice, which was issued by the Department of Defense, in concert with the Federal Aquisition Regulations Council, appeared in the Federal Register on December 8, 1995 (60 FR 63023).", 95-30699,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/12/19/95-30699/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-far-part-15-rewrite,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-12-19/pdf/95-30699.pdf,12/19/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-28969,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/11/29/95-28969/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-11-29/pdf/95-28969.pdf,11/29/1995
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Notice,Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United; Management and Budget Office,"", 95-29043,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/11/29/95-29043/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-and-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-11-29/pdf/95-29043.pdf,11/29/1995
1995 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.", 95-27238,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/11/02/95-27238/1995-list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-11-02/pdf/95-27238.pdf,11/02/1995
"Circulars, etc.; A-76",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking agency and public comments on its proposed revision to the Supplemental Handbook issued as a part of its August 1983 OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.'' Circular No. A-76 was originally published in the August 16, 1983, Federal Register, at pages 37110-37116. The proposed revision seeks the most cost-effective means of obtaining commercial support services and provides new administrative flexibility in the Government's make or buy decision process. The revision modifies and, in some cases, eliminates cost comparison requirements; reduces reporting and other administrative burdens; provides for enhanced employee participation and reviews; eases transition requirements to facilitate employee placement; maintains the level playing field for cost comparisons between Federal and private sector offers; and seeks to improve oversight to ensure that the most cost effective decision is implemented. The proposed revision improves upon existing guidance by clarifying provisions that may have made the cost comparison process unnecessarily difficult or lead to less than optimal outcomes.", 95-26174,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/10/23/95-26174/circulars-etc-a-76,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-10-23/pdf/95-26174.pdf,10/23/1995
Information Security Oversight Office; Classified National Security Information,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Information Security Oversight Office, Office of Management and Budget, is publishing this Directive as a final rule and pursuant to Sec. 5.2 (a) and (b) of Executive Order 12958, relating to classified national security information. The Executive order prescribes a uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information; it also establishes a monitoring system to enhance its effectiveness. This Directive sets forth guidance to agencies on original and derivative classification, downgrading and declassification.", 95-25363,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/10/13/95-25363/information-security-oversight-office-classified-national-security-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-10-13/pdf/95-25363.pdf,10/13/1995
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations; Final Revision to Provision on Interest Allowability,Notice,Management and Budget Office,This notice finalizes a revision to the provision on interest allowability for non-profit organizations., 95-24899,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/10/06/95-24899/cost-principles-for-non-profit-organizations-final-revision-to-provision-on-interest-allowability,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-10-06/pdf/95-24899.pdf,10/06/1995
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations; Proposed Revisions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This notice proposes changes to OMB Circular A-122, ``Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations,'' to revise the definition of equipment, to make certain additional costs unallowable, to modify the multiple allocation base method for computing indirect cost rate(s), and to place a ceiling on the administrative portion of indirect costs for organizations with Federal funding over $10 million. The proposed changes provide consistency across OMB's cost principles Circulars A- 122; A-87, ``Cost Principles for State and Local Governments;'' and A- 21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions.''", 95-24900,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/10/06/95-24900/cost-principles-for-non-profit-organizations-proposed-revisions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-10-06/pdf/95-24900.pdf,10/06/1995
"Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee's Proposals for Revising the SOC's Principles of Classification, Purpose and Scope, and Conceptual Framework",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on the Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee's (SOCRPC) proposals for revising the 1980 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual's principles of classification, purpose and scope, and conceptual framework. In a prior Federal Register notice (February 28, 1995, 60 FR 10998-11002), the public was provided the opportunity to comment on the uses of occupational data; propose changes to the existing 1980 SOC classification principles, purpose and scope, and conceptual options; and review the SOCRPC's proposed revision process. OMB plans another public comment period on the SOCRPC's final recommendations in the fall of 1996 when the SOCRPC will propose changes to the existing SOC Manual at the detailed occupation level based on an agreed upon set of classification principles, purpose and scope, and unified conceptual framework. The SOC revision is tentatively scheduled for implementation beginning in July 1997. All Federal agencies that collect occupational data are expected to utilize the new system.", 95-24687,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/10/05/95-24687/standard-occupational-classification-revision-policy-committees-proposals-for-revising-the-socs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-10-05/pdf/95-24687.pdf,10/05/1995
"Guidelines and Instructions for Implementing Section 204, ``State, Local, and Tribal Government Input,'' of Title II of Public Law 104-4",Notice,Management and Budget Office,"On March 22, 1995, the President signed into law the ``Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995'' (P.L. 104-4). This notice provides guidance to agencies on the Act.", 95-24261,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/29/95-24261/guidelines-and-instructions-for-implementing-section-204-state-local-and-tribal-government-input-of,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-09-29/pdf/95-24261.pdf,09/29/1995
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Policy Letter on Subcontracting Plans for Companies Supplying Commercial Items,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d) requires that each contract that exceeds $500,000 ($1 million in the case of construction), and that offers subcontracting opportunities, include a requirement that the apparent successful offeror negotiate a subcontracting plan which shall become a material part of the contract. These requirements have been implemented by prior OFPP Policy Letters and subsequent promulgation in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Sections 8104 and 8203 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), Public Law 103-355, establish a preference for the acquisition of commercial items. In establishing this preference, Congress expressed concern that implementing policies ease the burden of government-unique requirements for companies supplying commercial items. In response to this concern, the policy on subcontracting plans is being revised to reduce the burden of government-unique requirements on contractors that supply commercial items. This Policy Letter focuses on contracts and subcontracts for ``commercial items'' as defined in section 8001 of FASA. Annual commercial subcontracting plans that relate to a company's commercial and noncommercial production are authorized for: (a) prime contracts for commercial items, or (b) subcontractors that provide commercial items under a prime contract, whether or not the prime contractor is supplying a commercial item. In addition, the Policy Letter states that commercial plans, when authorized under the Policy Letter, shall be the preferred method of compliance with the requirements of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act. The policy letter reinforces that these provisions for subcontracting plans for commercial item contractors do not in any way relieve contracting officers, prime contractors or subcontractors of their responsibilities for assuring that small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contracts awarded by Federal agencies.", 95-23881,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/26/95-23881/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-policy-letter-on-subcontracting-plans-for-companies-supplying,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-09-26/pdf/95-23881.pdf,09/26/1995
Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Policy Letter on Subcontracting Plans,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"It is a fundamental policy of the United States Government that a fair proportion of its contracts be placed with small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses owned and controlled by women and that such businesses be provided the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the performance of Government prime contracts consistent with their efficient performance. Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) requires that before award can be made of a contract that exceeds $500,000 ($1 million in the case of construction of a public facility) to other than a small business concern, the apparent successful offeror must negotiate a subcontracting plan describing how it will provide subcontracting opportunities to small businesses. This Policy Letter, when issued in final, will supersede and cancel OFPP Policy Letter 80-1, ``Pubic Law 95-507, Section 211, SubContracting: Agency Coordination with the Small Business Administration Resident Procurement Center Representatives,'' dated January 24, 1980; OFPP Policy Letter 80-2, ``Regulatory Guidance on Section 211 of Public Law 95-507,'' dated April 29, 1980; Supplement No. 1 to Policy Letter 80-2, dated May 29, 1981; and OFPP Policy Letter 80-4, ``Women's Business Enterprise Program,'' dated April 29, 1980. The Policy Letter consolidates previously issued guidance contained in the above Policy Letters; adds clarification on issues that have arisen since the issuance of the earlier Policy Letters; addresses the FASA concern about the burden of government-unique requirements for companies supplying commercial items by establishing a preference for commercial plans; and provides additional guidance on the administration and enforcement of subcontracting plans and liquidated damages.", 95-23880,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/26/95-23880/office-of-federal-procurement-policy-policy-letter-on-subcontracting-plans,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-09-26/pdf/95-23880.pdf,09/26/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-23882,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/26/95-23882/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-09-26/pdf/95-23882.pdf,09/26/1995
To the Congress of the United States,Sunshine Act Document,Management and Budget Office; Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,"", 95-23147,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/19/95-23147/to-the-congress-of-the-united-states,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-09-19/pdf/95-23147.pdf,09/19/1995
Managerial Cost Accounting Concepts and Standards,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the fourth Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards, ``Managerial Cost Accounting Concepts and Standards for the Federal Government,'' adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and adopted in its entirety by OMB.", 95-22766,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/13/95-22766/managerial-cost-accounting-concepts-and-standards,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-09-13/pdf/95-22766.pdf,09/13/1995
Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public; Regulatory Changes Reflecting Recodification of the Paperwork Reduction Act,Correction,Management and Budget Office,"", X95-10905,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/09/05/X95-10905/controlling-paperwork-burdens-on-the-public-regulatory-changes-reflecting-recodification-of-the,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-09-05/pdf/X95-10905.pdf,09/05/1995
Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public; Regulatory Changes Reflecting Recodification of the Paperwork Reduction Act,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"This rule implements the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Act changes existing law in several significant ways. It makes more explicit the responsibilities of agencies in developing proposed collections of information and submitting them for OMB review and approval. Among other things it requires agencies to seek public comment concerning proposed collections of information through 60-day notice to the public before submission for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and thereafter to certify to OMB that the proposed collection reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on respondents for small business, local government, and other small entities, and indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified. The Act also redefines ``collection of information'' explicitly to include third-party and public disclosures, and changes a number of definitions and other provisions. This final rule amends OMB's existing paperwork clearance rules to reflect these and other legislative changes made by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.", 95-21235,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/08/29/95-21235/controlling-paperwork-burdens-on-the-public-regulatory-changes-reflecting-recodification-of-the,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-08-29/pdf/95-21235.pdf,08/29/1995
Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,Notice,Justice Department; Management and Budget Office,"In 1977, OMB issued the Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting that are set forth in Statistical Policy Directive No. 15. The standards in this Directive have been used for almost two decades throughout the Federal government for recordkeeping, collection, and presentation of data on race and Hispanic origin. The standards have been used in two decennial censuses and in surveys of the population, data collections necessary for meeting statutory requirements associated with civil rights monitoring and enforcement, and in other administrative program reporting. During the past several years, the standards have come under increasing criticism from those who believe that the minimum categories set forth in Directive No. 15 do not reflect the increasing diversity of our Nation's population. Some have also proposed changing the names of some categories. In response to the criticisms, OMB initiated a review of the Directive. As a first step in this process, OMB asked the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Academy of Sciences to organize a workshop to discuss issues to be addressed in the review. A report of the workshop, held in February 1994, is forthcoming from CNSTAT. During 1994, the review process also included (1) Public hearings in Boston, Denver, San Francisco, and Honolulu, (2) comment by Federal agencies on their requirements for racial and ethnic data, (3) development of a research agenda and related literature reviews, and (4) publication of a Federal Register notice, 59 FR 29831 (1994). The June 9, 1994, notice contained information on the development of the current standards and requested public comment on: (1) The adequacy of current racial and ethnic categories, (2) the principles that should govern any proposed revisions to the standards, and (3) specific suggestions for change that had been offered by individuals and interested groups over the past several years. (See Appendix for the text of Directive No. 15.) This Federal Register notice (1) summarizes the suggestions for changes drawn from public comments, research findings, and literature reviews, (2) briefly discusses the research agenda for some of the significant issues that have been identified, and (3) sets forth proposed principles to be used in reaching a final decision on standards for the classification of data on race and ethnicity. The issues, suggestions for change, and pros and cons described in this notice are those raised in public comment and do not reflect OMB positions or decisions. In addition it should be noted that because the categories in Directive No. 15 have been useful for over 18 years for many purposes, an option under consideration is to make no changes. Important dates in the balance of the review process are shown below. Various agencies are conducting activities to support the review process; these include work by the Bureau of the Census related to the 2000 Census program mentioned below.", 95-20787,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/08/28/95-20787/standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-08-28/pdf/95-20787.pdf,08/28/1995
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 95-21031,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/08/23/95-21031/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-08-23/pdf/95-21031.pdf,08/23/1995
Procurement Regulatory Activity Report; Availability,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act, as amended by Public Law 100-679, codified at 41 U.S.C. Sec. 421(g), require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to publish a report within six months after the date of enactment and every six months thereafter relating to the development of procurement regulations. Accordingly, OFPP has prepared this report, which is designed to satisfy all aspects of subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the OFPP Act, and includes information on the status of each regulation; a description of those regulations required by statute; a description of the methods by which public comment was sought; regulations, policies, procedures, and forms under review by the OFPP; whether the regulations have paperwork requirements; the progress made in promulgating and implementing the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and such other matters as the Administrator determines to be useful.", 95-20557,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/08/21/95-20557/procurement-regulatory-activity-report-availability,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-08-21/pdf/95-20557.pdf,08/21/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-20558,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/08/18/95-20558/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-08-18/pdf/95-20558.pdf,08/18/1995
Notice of Meeting,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee will hold a meeting that shall serve as a forum to discuss National Industrial Security Program (NISP) policy issues in dispute, and to advise the Chairman of these issues. The agenda will include a discussion of the status of the NISP, Executive Order 12958 and its impact on industry, and the introduction of new NISPPAC industry members. The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) will host the meeting. ISOO is part of OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.", 95-20050,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/08/15/95-20050/notice-of-meeting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-08-15/pdf/95-20050.pdf,08/15/1995
Economic Classification Policy Committee: Standard Industrial Classification ReplacementThe North American Industry Classification System Proposed Industry Classification Structure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a series of notices documenting the development of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the industry classification system being proposed to replace the current Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. This notice, the third related to preparation of NAICS and the first in a series seeking comment on proposed industry revisions, presents the proposed NAICS structures for petroleum and coal products manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and rubber and plastics manufacturing; broadcasting and telecommunications; and foodservices and drinking places and accommodations. OMB is seeking comments on the usefulness and advisability of the proposed new NAICS subsectors submitted by the Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), an interagency committee established by OMB. Subsequent Federal Register notices will seek comment on other industry sector and subsector proposals. OMB is publishing the proposed new industry structure as soon as the drafting is completed, to provide as much information as quickly as possible and to ensure extensive public participation in the process. A final Federal Register notice, to be published in the fall of 1995, will include the entire NAICS structure for public comment. NAICS is being developed in cooperation with Statistics Canada and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI). The new NAICS system provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States to facilitate economic analyses that cover the economies of the three North American countries. The three country collaboration on an industry classification system for North America was announced for public comment in the Federal Register, July 26, 1994, pp. 38092-38096. The July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice includes the concepts for the new system, as developed by Statistics Canada, Mexico's INEGI, and the ECPC. It also includes a copy of the joint statement of the three countries' statistical agencies regarding the development of NAICS. That agreement includes the following principles: (1) NAICS will be erected on a production-oriented, or supply- based, conceptual framework. This means that producing units that use identical or similar production processes will be grouped together in NAICS. (2) The system will give special attention to developing production-oriented classifications for (a) new and emerging industries, (b) service industries in general, and (c) industries engaged in the production of advanced technologies. (3) Time series continuity will be maintained to the extent possible. However, changes in the economy and proposals from data users must be considered. In addition, adjustments will be required for sectors where the United States, Canada, and Mexico presently have incompatible industry classification definitions in order to produce a common industry system for all three North American countries. (4) The system will strive for compatibility with the 2-digit level of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC, Rev. 3) of the United Nations. ECPC Report No. 3--Summary of Public Responses to the Proposed New North American Industry Classification Industry System provides a summary of public comments received in response to the July 26, 1994, Federal Register notice.", 95-18258,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/07/26/95-18258/economic-classification-policy-committee-standard-industrial-classification-replacementthe-north,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-07-26/pdf/95-18258.pdf,07/26/1995
Entity and Display Concepts Statement,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice indicates the availability of the second Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Concepts, ``Entity and Display,'' adopted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The concept statement was recommended by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and adopted in its entirety by OMB.", 95-18043,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/07/21/95-18043/entity-and-display-concepts-statement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-07-21/pdf/95-18043.pdf,07/21/1995
Updated Statistical Definitions of Metropolitan Areas (MAs),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-17568,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/07/18/95-17568/updated-statistical-definitions-of-metropolitan-areas-mas,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-07-18/pdf/95-17568.pdf,07/18/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-17569,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/07/18/95-17569/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-07-18/pdf/95-17569.pdf,07/18/1995
Office of Federal Financial Management; Equipment Capitalization Threshold Waivers for Universities and Non-Profit Organizations (OMB Circulars A-21 and A-122),Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice provides a copy of an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum to the agencies regarding equipment capitalization threshold waivers under OMB cost principles circulars for universities (OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions'') and non-profit organizations (OMB Circular A-122, ``Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations'').", 95-17274,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/07/14/95-17274/office-of-federal-financial-management-equipment-capitalization-threshold-waivers-for-universities,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-07-14/pdf/95-17274.pdf,07/14/1995
Management Accountability and Control,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice revises Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, ``Management Accountability and Control.'' The Circular, which was previously titled ``Internal Control Systems,'' implements the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA).", 95-15828,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/06/29/95-15828/management-accountability-and-control,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-06-29/pdf/95-15828.pdf,06/29/1995
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies; Governmentwide Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Agriculture Department; Commerce Department; Defense Department; Education Department; Energy Department; Health and Human Services Department; Housing and Urban Development Department; Interior Department; Justice Department; Labor Department; State Department; Transportation Department; Treasury Department; Veterans Affairs Department; African Development Foundation; Corporation for National and Community Service; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Emergency Management Agency; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; General Services Administration; International Development Cooperation Agency; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Archives and Records Administration; National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; National Science Foundation; Office of National Drug Control Policy; Personnel Management Office; Peace Corps; Small Business Administration; United States Information Agency; Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Management and Budget Office,"", 95-14724,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/06/26/95-14724/memorandum-for-the-heads-of-executive-departments-and-agencies-governmentwide-nonprocurement,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-06-26/pdf/95-14724.pdf,06/26/1995
National Information Infrastructure; Draft Report on ``NII Security: The Federal Role'',Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The NII Security Issues Forum of the Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) has released for public comment a draft report, ``NII Security: The Federal Role.'' Security in the National Information Infrastructure, or NII, consists of the confidentiality, integrity, reliability, and availability of information and communications services. This report is being released in order to develop a consensus of the appropriate Federal role in NII security through a public dialogue. Specifically, this report summarizes the Forum's findings concerning security needs in the NII; presents an analysis of the institutional, legal, and technical issues surrounding security of the NII; and proposes Federal actions to address these issues.", 95-14900,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/06/19/95-14900/national-information-infrastructure-draft-report-on-nii-security-the-federal-role,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-06-19/pdf/95-14900.pdf,06/19/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-14760,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/06/16/95-14760/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-06-16/pdf/95-14760.pdf,06/16/1995
Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public; Regulatory Changes Reflecting Recodification of the Paperwork Reduction Act,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The recently enacted Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 replaces the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Reauthorization Act of 1986. The new Act redefines ``collection of information'' explicitly to include third-party and public disclosures, requires agencies to seek public comment concerning proposed collections of information through 60-day notice to the public before submission for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and thereafter to certify to OMB, e.g., that the proposed collection reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on respondents for small business, local government, and other small entities, and indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified. The new Act also makes more explicit the responsibilities of agencies in developing proposed collections of information and submitting them for OMB review and approval, and changes a number of definitions and other provisions. OMB is proposing to amend its existing paperwork clearance rules to reflect these and the other legislative changes made by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.", 95-14007,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/06/08/95-14007/controlling-paperwork-burdens-on-the-public-regulatory-changes-reflecting-recodification-of-the,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-06-08/pdf/95-14007.pdf,06/08/1995
"Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments",Notice,"Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments; Management and Budget Office","An interagency task force was established to review existing cost principles for Federal awards to State and local governments. The task force studied Inspector General reports and recommendations, solicited suggestions for changes to the Circular from State and local governments, and compared for consistency the provisions of other Office of Management and Budget cost principles covering non-profit organizations and universities. Proposed revisions reflecting the results of those efforts were published on October 12, 1988 (53 FR 40352-40367) and August 19, 1993 (58 FR 44212-44234). The extensive comments received on these proposed revisions, discussions with interested groups, and other related developments were considered in developing this final revision.", 95-11658,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/05/17/95-11658/cost-principles-for-state-local-and-indian-tribal-governments,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-05-17/pdf/95-11658.pdf,05/17/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-11960,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/05/16/95-11960/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-05-16/pdf/95-11960.pdf,05/16/1995
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-11271,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/05/09/95-11271/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-05-09/pdf/95-11271.pdf,05/09/1995
"Cost Accounting Standards Board; Cost Accounting Standards for Composition, Measurement, Adjustment, and Allocation of Pension Costs",Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"This document contains corrections to the final rule revising the Cost Accounting Standards relating to accounting for pension costs under negotiated government contracts, which was published Thursday, March 30, 1995 (60 FR 16534).", 95-10100,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/04/25/95-10100/cost-accounting-standards-board-cost-accounting-standards-for-composition-measurement-adjustment-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-04-25/pdf/95-10100.pdf,04/25/1995
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Changes in Cost Accounting Practices,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) invites coverage comments on proposed amendments to the regulatory provisions contained in Chapter 99 of Title 48. The proposed amendments would revise the current definitions and illustrations governing changes in cost accounting practices. Also proposed is the addition of a new Subpart to clarify the process for determining and resolving the cost impact on covered contract prices and/or contract costs when a contractor makes a change to its cost accounting practices, fails to comply with a Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) or fails to consistently follow its established cost accounting practices.", 95-10071,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/04/25/95-10071/cost-accounting-standards-board-changes-in-cost-accounting-practices,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-04-25/pdf/95-10071.pdf,04/25/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-10050,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/04/24/95-10050/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-04-24/pdf/95-10050.pdf,04/24/1995
Electronic Government and the National Information Infrastructure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks comments from all interested parties on how Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments should interact with industry, the public interest and library communities, academia, and the general public on the National Information Infrastructure. This notice is part of the [[Page 20125]] work of the Information Policy Committee of the Information Infrastructure Task Force. To facilitate public input, OMB, along with the Commerce Department's National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the National Performance Review (NPR), and assistance from the US Government Printing Office, will host a nationwide electronic open meeting to discuss a number of questions related to this topic.", 95-10051,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/04/24/95-10051/electronic-government-and-the-national-information-infrastructure,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-04-24/pdf/95-10051.pdf,04/24/1995
Notice of Meeting,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee will hold a meeting that shall serve as a forum to discuss National Industrial Security Program (NISP) policy issues in dispute, and to advise the Chairman on these issues. The agenda will include a discussion of the status of the NISP, the NISP Operating Manual, and accounting for security costs within industry. Written statements from the public will be accepted in lieu of an opportunity for comment at the meeting.", 95-9488,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/04/18/95-9488/notice-of-meeting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-04-18/pdf/95-9488.pdf,04/18/1995
Security of Federal Automated Information,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to revise Appendix III of Circular No. A-130, ``Security of Federal Automated Information Systems.'' This is the third stage of revisions to Circular No. A-130, ``Management of Federal Information Resources.'' The first stage addressed information management policy (Section 8a) and Appendix I, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals'' (June 25, 1993). That revision focussed on information exchanges with the public. The second revision addressed agency management practices for information systems and information technology (Section 8b) (July 25, 1994). That revision was intended to (1) promote agency investments in information technology that improve service delivery to the public, reduce burden on the public, and lower the cost of Federal programs administration, and (2) encourage agencies to use information technology as a strategic resource to improve Federal work processes and organization. This proposal is intended to guide agencies in securing information as they increasingly rely on an open and interconnected National Information Infrastructure. It stresses management controls such as individual responsibility, awareness and training, and accountability, rather than technical controls. For example, it would require agencies to assure that risk-based rules of behavior are established, that employees are trained in them, and that the rules are enforced. The proposal would also better integrate security into program and mission goals, reduce the need for centralized reporting of paper security plans, emphasize the management of risk rather than its measurement and revise government-wide security responsibilities to be consistent with the Computer Security Act.", 95-8055,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/04/03/95-8055/security-of-federal-automated-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-04-03/pdf/95-8055.pdf,04/03/1995
"Cost Accounting Standards Board; Cost Accounting Standards for Composition, Measurement, Adjustment, and Allocation of Pension Costs",Rule,Final Rule; Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), is revising the Cost Accounting Standards relating to accounting for pension costs under negotiated government contracts. Section 26(g)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 422(g)(1), requires that the Board, when promulgating any new or revised Cost Accounting Standard, publish a final rule. This final rule addresses certain problems that have emerged since the original promulgation (in the 1970's) of the pension Standards: CAS 9904.412--``Cost Accounting Standard for composition and measurement of pension cost,'' and CAS 9904.413, ``Adjustment and allocation of pension cost.'' The changes address pension cost recognition for qualified pension plans subject to the tax-deductibility limits of the Federal Tax Code, problems associated with pension plans that are not qualified plans under the Federal Tax Code, and problems associated with overfunded pension plans.", 95-7555,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/30/95-7555/cost-accounting-standards-board-cost-accounting-standards-for-composition-measurement-adjustment-and,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-30/pdf/95-7555.pdf,03/30/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-7029,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/22/95-7029/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-22/pdf/95-7029.pdf,03/22/1995
Rescission of OMB Circulars,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Notice is hereby given that OMB intends to rescind Circular No. A-105, ``Standard Federal Regions.'' The current circular establishes ten standard Federal regions, uniform regional boundaries and common regional office headquarter locations for all Federal domestic agencies. The circular also provides guidelines for establishing or realigning field structures, regional offices, and subregional offices. Circular A-105 is being proposed for rescission because changes in the way the Federal Government manages resources; agency efforts to reduce duplicative levels of management and oversight; and expanded use of technology to interact with the public makes a strict regional structure inefficient and unnecessary.", 95-6758,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/22/95-6758/rescission-of-omb-circulars,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-22/pdf/95-6758.pdf,03/22/1995
National Information Infrastructure; Public Meeting,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The National Information Infrastructure Security Issues Forum [[Page 14981]] will conduct a public meeting to continue a dialogue between government and the private and public interest sectors on issues related to the security of information on the National Information Infrastructure (NII). Interested parties--especially users and providers of services based on the public switched network as well as cable, wireless, satellite, and Internet communications--are invited to submit a 1-2 page position statement and request to testify on the subject of the availability and the reliability of the NII. The meetings are sponsored by the NII Security Issues Forum of the Information Infrastructure Task Force and Mega-Project III of the U.S. Advisory Council on the NII.", 95-6882,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/21/95-6882/national-information-infrastructure-public-meeting,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-21/pdf/95-6882.pdf,03/21/1995
Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Institutions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on proposed revisions to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-133, ``Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Institutions.'' Also, this action provides notice of OMB's intent, after considering comments to this proposal, to seek modifications to the Single Audit Act of 1984 (Act) and OMB Circular No. A-128, ``Audits of State and Local Governments,'' consistent with this proposed revision. OMB's intent is to obtain consistency between audits of State and local governments and non-profit organizations such that one law and one circular can cover both. This intent includes Indian tribal governments which are currently covered under the Act and OMB Circular No. A-128. Interested parties are encouraged to comment on this stated intent of OMB. The National State Auditors Association issued a position paper on the single audit process in February 1993; the president's Council on Integrity and Efficiency Standards Subcommittee issued a study titled ``Study on Improving the Single Audit Process'' in September 1993; the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report titled ``Single Audit: Refinements Can Improve Usefulness'' in June 1994. The recommendations in these studies were considered in developing this proposed revision.", 95-6662,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/17/95-6662/audits-of-institutions-of-higher-education-and-other-non-profit-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-17/pdf/95-6662.pdf,03/17/1995
"Notice of Proposed Revisions to OMB Circular No. A-123, ``Management Accountability and Control''",Notice,Management and Budget Office; Office of Federal Financial Management,"This Notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on proposed revisions to OMB Circular No. A-123, ``Management Accountability and Control.''", 95-6024,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/13/95-6024/notice-of-proposed-revisions-to-omb-circular-no-a-123-management-accountability-and-control,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-13/pdf/95-6024.pdf,03/13/1995
"Cost Accounting Standards Board; Interim Interpretation 95-01, Allocation of Contractor Restructuring Costs Under Defense Contracts",Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,The Cost Accounting Standards Board is issuing an interim interpretation designed to address period cost assignment and allocability criteria for restructuring costs incurred under certain national defense contracts., 95-5607,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/08/95-5607/cost-accounting-standards-board-interim-interpretation-95-01-allocation-of-contractor-restructuring,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-08/pdf/95-5607.pdf,03/08/1995
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Treatment of Gains or Losses Subsequent to Mergers or Business Combinations by Government Contractors,Proposed Rule,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), proposes to amend the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) relating to treatment of gains or losses attributable to tangible capital assets subsequent to mergers or business combinations by government contractors. To resolve the problems that have been identified in this area, the Board proposes to amend CAS 9904.404, ``Capitalization of Tangible Assets'' and CAS 9904.409, ``Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets''. The proposed amendments are based on an approach involving a ``no step- up, no step-down'' of asset bases and no recognition of gain or loss on a transfer of assets following a business combination by contractors subject to CAS. Section 26(g)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act requires that the Board, prior to the promulgation of any new or revised Cost Accounting Standard, publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM addresses the Board's proposal to amend CAS 9904.404 and CAS 9904.409 to deal with the issue of gains and losses subsequent to a merger or business combination.", 95-5566,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/08/95-5566/cost-accounting-standards-board-treatment-of-gains-or-losses-subsequent-to-mergers-or-business,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-08/pdf/95-5566.pdf,03/08/1995
Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Office of Management and Budget,Rule,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is issuing regulations for employees of the OMB that supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch issued by OGE with a requirement for prior approval of outside employment. The Office of Management and Budget also is repealing its old standards of conduct regulations and is inserting in their place a cross-reference to the new provisions and to applicable executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct, as well as to applicable financial disclosure regulations.", 95-5553,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/07/95-5553/supplemental-standards-of-ethical-conduct-for-employees-of-the-office-of-management-and-budget,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-07/pdf/95-5553.pdf,03/07/1995
Proposed Rescission of OMB Circular A-73,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Office of Federal Financial Management,Publication of OMB's intention to rescind Circular A-73., 95-5489,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/07/95-5489/proposed-rescission-of-omb-circular-a-73,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-07/pdf/95-5489.pdf,03/07/1995
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-5490,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/03/07/95-5490/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-03-07/pdf/95-5490.pdf,03/07/1995
Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee Proposal To Revise the SOC,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"Under title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing its process for revising the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and is soliciting public comment on its proposal to develop a new occupational classification system based on a unified concept. OMB plans future public comment periods after completion of major milestones in the revision process including: (1) The Standard Occupational Classification Revision Policy Committee's (SOCRPC) recommendations to OMB on the principles and unified conceptual framework to use to guide the revision (fall 1995) and (2) the SOCRPC's recommendations for changes to the existing SOC at the 4- digit level based on the agreed upon principles and unified conceptual framework (fall 1996). The SOC revision is tentatively scheduled for implementation beginning in July, 1997. All Federal agencies that collect occupational data are expected to utilize the new system.", 95-4831,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/28/95-4831/standard-occupational-classification-revision-policy-committee-proposal-to-revise-the-soc,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-28/pdf/95-4831.pdf,02/28/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-4324,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/23/95-4324/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-23/pdf/95-4324.pdf,02/23/1995
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government are changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis.", 95-4078,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/17/95-4078/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-17/pdf/95-4078.pdf,02/17/1995
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-3589,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/15/95-3589/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-15/pdf/95-3589.pdf,02/15/1995
Draft Security Tenets for the National Information Infrastructure,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is publishing these draft Security Tenants for the National Information Infrastructure (NII) on behalf of the Security Issues Forum of the Information Infrastructure Task Force. The Tenets were developed by the Forum to help support the secure use of the NII. The Forum is chaired by OMB. OMB has not adopted these Security Tenets as policy, but is publishing them in the belief that they are worthy of public discussion.", 95-3408,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/10/95-3408/draft-security-tenets-for-the-national-information-infrastructure,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-10/pdf/95-3408.pdf,02/10/1995
Policy Letter on Subcontracting Plans for Companies Supplying Commercial Items,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) requires that each contract that exceeds $500,000 ($1 million in the case of construction), and that offers subcontracting opportunities, include a requirement that the apparent successful offeror negotiate a subcontracting plan which shall become a material part of the contract. These requirements have been implemented by prior OFPP Policy Letters and subsequent promulgation in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Sections 8104 and 8203 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), Public Law 103-355, establish a preference for the acquisition of commercial items. In establishing this preference, Congress expressed concern that implementing policies ease the burden of government-unique requirements for companies supplying commercial items. In response to this concern, the policy on subcontracting plans is being revised to reduce the burden of government-unique requirements on contractors that supply commercial items. This proposed Policy Letter focuses on contracts and subcontracts for ``commercial items'' as defined in section 8001 of FASA. Annual, commercial company-wide, division-wide, or plant-wide, subcontracting plans that relate to a company's commercial and noncommercial production are authorized for: (a) Prime contracts for commercial items, or (b) Subcontractors that provide commercial items under a prime contract, whether or not the prime contractor is supplying a commercial item. In addition, the proposed Policy Letter states that commercial company-wide plans, when authorized under the Policy Letter, shall be the preferred method of compliance with the requirements of section 8(d) of the Small Business Act. The policy letter reinforces that these provisions for subcontracting plans for commercial item contractors do not in any way relieve contracting officers, prime contractors or subcontractors of their responsibilities for assuring that small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small businesses have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contracts awarded by Federal agencies.", 95-2912,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/07/95-2912/policy-letter-on-subcontracting-plans-for-companies-supplying-commercial-items,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-07/pdf/95-2912.pdf,02/07/1995
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions'' by extending the applicability of certain Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and the CASB Disclosure Statement for sponsored agreements received by certain educational institutions, and amending the definition of equipment at educational institutions receiving Federal funds and covered by this Circular.", 95-2872,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/06/95-2872/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-06/pdf/95-2872.pdf,02/06/1995
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on proposed revisions to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational Institutions'' and OMB's proposal to rescind OMB Circular A-88, ``Indirect Cost Rates, Audit, and Audit Followup at Educational Institutions.'' This proposed revision, together with a separate proposed revision published in this issue of the Federal Register, fulfills the Administration's commitment in the fiscal year 1995 budget to ``conduct a comprehensive review with the goal of improving the incentives that govern overhead reimbursement for a wide range of federal research grantees and contractors.'' It also reflects the Administration's policies regarding Circular A-21 as described in the fiscal year 1996 budget, transmitted to Congress on February 6, 1995. Of the 14 policies in this Notice, eight are proposed as revisions to Circular A-21 itself in this Notice, and the other six revisions, as described below, require [[Page 7106]] further development prior to proposed implementation. In brief, the proposed revisions: (1) clarify that, when an institution transitions from a use allowance methodology to a depreciation methodology, only the depreciation incurred from the time of the transition--calculated as if the asset had been depreciated over its entire life--may be allocated to federally-sponsored research; (2) limit the use of special studies by prohibiting them for determining and allocating utility, library and student services costs; (3) require all Federal funding agencies to use rates in effect at the time of initial award throughout the life of the sponsored agreement; (4) eliminate the allowability of dependent tuition benefits; (5) establish criteria for appropriate reimbursement of interest costs; (6) rescind Circular A-88 and establish cost negotiation cognizance for educational institutions and cognizant agency responsibilities through Circular A-21; (7) establish an interagency group of Federal officials responsible for coordinating policy development for sponsored agreements; and (8) modify the terminology used in Circular A-21 to describe more accurately the various cost components of sponsored agreements. In addition, this Notice announces OMB's decision to develop other revisions to Circular A-21. These include: (1) establishing a process for assessing reasonable costs for research facility construction and renovation that may be allocated to facility cost pools and charged against sponsored agreements; (2) developing a standard methodology for uniform treatment of specialized services, including computational centers and biohazards; (3) developing standard benchmarks for utility costs over the next year, to be followed potentially by similar efforts for library and student services costs thereafter; (4) developing and testing a model for charging space costs directly to research grants; (5) examining and potentially revising the useful life schedule for equipment; and (6) examining methods for explaining variations in facilities and administrative costs rates.", 95-2871,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/02/06/95-2871/cost-principles-for-educational-institutions,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-02-06/pdf/95-2871.pdf,02/06/1995
Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"", 95-2148,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/01/30/95-2148/small-disadvantaged-and-women-owned-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-01-30/pdf/95-2148.pdf,01/30/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-1848,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/01/25/95-1848/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-01-25/pdf/95-1848.pdf,01/25/1995
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) REWRITE,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,The Board of Directors for the FAR Rewrite Project finalizes the core guiding principles for the federal acquisition system., 95-1397,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/01/20/95-1397/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-rewrite,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-01-20/pdf/95-1397.pdf,01/20/1995
National Information Infrastructure; Draft Principles for Providing and Using Personal Information and Commentary,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"OMB is publishing these draft principles on behalf of the Privacy Working Group of the Information Policy Committee, Information Infrastructure Task Force. They were developed by the Working Group to update the Code of Fair Information Practices developed in the early 1970s.", 95-1480,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/01/20/95-1480/national-information-infrastructure-draft-principles-for-providing-and-using-personal-information,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-01-20/pdf/95-1480.pdf,01/20/1995
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Notice,Management and Budget Office,"", 95-195,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/01/05/95-195/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-01-05/pdf/95-195.pdf,01/05/1995
Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Businesses,Notice,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"", 95-7,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/01/04/95-7/small-disadvantaged-and-women-owned-businesses,https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1995-01-04/pdf/95-7.pdf,01/04/1995
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals,Uncategorized Document,Part VI; Management and Budget Office; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-31868,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/12/28/94-31868/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals,"",12/28/1994
Budget Analysis Branch; Final Sequestration Report,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Final Sequestration Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 94-30750,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/12/19/94-30750/budget-analysis-branch-final-sequestration-report,"",12/19/1994
Performance-Based Contracting for Services,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"", 94-30749,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/12/14/94-30749/performance-based-contracting-for-services,"",12/14/1994
Regulatory ReformFederal Acquisition Regulatory System,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"In response to the report from the National Performance Review (NPR), the Office of Federal Procurement Policy has been working with various senior level individuals in the Executive Branch to implement the recommendations relating to acquisition regulatory reform. Thus far our primary focus has been the governmentwide regulation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). We are now seeking comments and suggestions related to agency supplementation from the public.", 94-29956,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/12/06/94-29956/regulatory-reformfederal-acquisition-regulatory-system,"",12/06/1994
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement Form (CASBP DS-1),Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), proposes to revise its Disclosure Statement Form (CASB DS-1). Section 26(g)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act requires that the Board, prior to the promulgation of any new or revised Cost Accounting Standard, publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM addresses the Board's efforts to update and revise the CASB Disclosure Statement.", 94-29318,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/11/29/94-29318/cost-accounting-standards-board-cost-accounting-standards-board-disclosure-statement-form-casbp-ds-1,"",11/29/1994
Notice of Public Meeting; National Information Infrastructure OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part X; Management and Budget Office,"The Clinton Administration has announced two public meetings to continue a dialogue between government and the private and public interest sectors on issues related to the security of information on the National Information Infrastructure (NII). Interested parties-- especially those representing subjects, users, or creators of health, education, financial, or insurance information networks--are invited to submit a 1-2 page position statement and request to testify. The meetings are sponsored by the NII Security Issues Forum of the Information Infrastructure Task Force and Mega-Project III of the U.S. Advisory Council on the NII.", 94-28820,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/11/22/94-28820/notice-of-public-meeting-national-information-infrastructure-office-of-management-and-budget,"",11/22/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part IV; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-28393,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/11/17/94-28393/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",11/17/1994
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Application of Cost Accounting Standards Board Regulations to Educational Institutions; Final Rule OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part II; Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) hereby amends the regulatory provisions contained in Chapter 99 of Title 48. The amendments being promulgated today as a final rule apply to educational institutions receiving a negotiated Federal contract or subcontract award, in excess of $500,000 (excluding contracts awarded for the operation of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) which are already subject to CASB regulations), and require that such educational institutions comply with certain specified CASB rules, regulations and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).", 94-27439,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/11/08/94-27439/cost-accounting-standards-board-application-of-cost-accounting-standards-board-regulations-to,"",11/08/1994
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part IV; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-26551,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/10/27/94-26551/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",10/27/1994
"Circular A-135, ``Management of Federal Advisory Committees''",Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This Circular outlines the Administration's policy of controlling the growth of Federal advisory committees through an annual agency review and planning process. The Circular requires agencies to report annually to OMB and the General Services Administration's (GSA) Committee Management Secretariat on initiatives to reduce existing committees, terminate statutory committees and plans to establish new advisory committees during the next fiscal year. OMB and GSA are responsible for reviewing and approving agency plans and setting agency advisory committee ceilings that maintain the President's government-wide advisory committee reduction goal established through Executive Order 12838.", 94-26457,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/10/26/94-26457/circular-a-135-management-of-federal-advisory-committees,"",10/26/1994
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"", 94-26207,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/10/24/94-26207/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-and-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates,"",10/24/1994
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Rewrite,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"On May 24, 1994, the Board of Directors for the FAR Rewrite Project published a set of core guiding principles in the Federal Register. Comments from that notice have been reviewed and changes made to the principles. In the course of making these changes the Board added another principle to make it clear that if a policy or procedure is not addressed in the FAR, members of the Government acquisition team should not assume it is prohibited. Although the entire statement is being republished for comment, the Board is particularly interested in comments from the public on the new principle.", 94-25811,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/10/19/94-25811/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-rewrite,"",10/19/1994
Grants and Cooperative Agreements With State and Local Governments; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part III; Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is revising Circular A-102 to include references to the requirements in three executive orders and four statutory provisions issued or enacted since the last issuance of the Circular in March 1988. The revisions relate to: use of the metric system of measurement, cash management, infrastructure investment, purchase of recycled products, and disclosure of the Federal contribution in procurement of goods and services.", 94-25509,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/10/14/94-25509/grants-and-cooperative-agreements-with-state-and-local-governments-notice-office-of-management-and,"",10/14/1994
Control of Paperwork Burdens on the Public; Delegation of Review and Approval Authority to the Managing Director of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This Rule delegates to the Managing Director of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) the authority, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (the Act), and 5 CFR 1320.9, to reauthorize information collection requests, information collection requirements, and collections of information in current rules conducted or sponsored by the Commission. This delegation applies to collections of information that have been initially approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and have an annual total public burden that is 5,000 hours or less and an estimated burden per respondent of less than 500 hours. In exercising this delegated authority, the Commission is to afford the public an opportunity to participate in the reauthorization review process. Commission- reauthorized collections of information will be incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. A report of delegated approval for each information collection reauthorized by the Commission will be placed in OMB's public docket files when that approval is made. Under the Act, OMB may limit, condition, or rescind this delegation at any time, but it is intended that OMB will exercise this authority only rarely and in unusual circumstances.", X94-11006,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/10/06/X94-11006/control-of-paperwork-burdens-on-the-public-delegation-of-review-and-approval-authority-to-the,"",10/06/1994
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice is a corrected version of the Notice previously printed on September 16, 1994 (59 FR 47657). This corrected version contains additional text under ``Supplementary Information.'' This Notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on a proposed revision to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A- 122, ``Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations.'' The revision will allow Federal agencies to reimburse non-profit organizations for interest on debt used to finance the purchase of buildings and equipment, when purchasing using debt financing is less costly than leasing.", 94-23697,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/09/26/94-23697/cost-principles-for-non-profit-organizations,"",09/26/1994
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Applicability and Thresholds for Cost Accounting Standards Coverage; Correction,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"This document contains a correction to the correction notice published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 15, 1993 (58 FR 65556). The notice concerned the final rule revising applicability, thresholds and procedures for the application of Cost Accounting Standards to negotiated government contracts, which was published Thursday, November 4, 1993 (58 FR 58798).", 94-23499,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/09/22/94-23499/cost-accounting-standards-board-applicability-and-thresholds-for-cost-accounting-standards-coverage,"",09/22/1994
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Applicability for Cost Accounting Standards Coverage,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board, revised the applicability, thresholds and procedures for the application of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) to negotiated government contracts, on Thursday, November 4, 1993 (58 FR 58798). The Board is taking action to avoid confusion with CAS requirements appearing at 48 CFR 9903.201-1, CAS applicability, and 48 CFR 9903.201- 2, Types of CAS coverage. The change addresses the current conflicting language that concerns contracts and subcontracts with foreign governments.", 94-23500,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/09/22/94-23500/cost-accounting-standards-board-applicability-for-cost-accounting-standards-coverage,"",09/22/1994
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on a proposed revision to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-122, ``Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations.'' The revision will allow Federal agencies to reimburse non-profit organizations for interest on debt used to finance the purchase of buildings and equipment, when purchasing using debt financing is less costly than leasing.", 94-22997,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/09/16/94-22997/cost-principles-for-non-profit-organizations,"",09/16/1994
List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This notice provides a list of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988.", 94-20736,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/08/24/94-20736/list-of-designated-federal-entities-and-federal-entities,"",08/24/1994
Budget Analysis Branch; Sequestration Update Report,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Sequestration Update Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 94-2056,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/08/22/94-2056/budget-analysis-branch-sequestration-update-report,"",08/22/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part V; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-20240,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/08/18/94-20240/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",08/18/1994
Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United States; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"", 94-18061,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/07/29/94-18061/cost-of-hospital-and-medical-care-and-treatment-furnished-by-the-united-states-certain-rates,"",07/29/1994
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Rewrite,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"On July 6, 1994 a notice was published requesting comments on proposed approaches to the rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation as recommended by the report of the National Performance Review. It is the intent of this notice to extend the period of time for submitting public comments.", 94-18060,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/07/26/94-18060/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-rewrite,"",07/26/1994
Economic Classification Policy Committee; Standard Industrial Classification Replacement; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part V; Management and Budget Office,"Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public comment on a proposal to develop a new industry classification system. The proposed system, to be developed in cooperation with Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI) and Statistics Canada, would be known as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NAICS would replace the current system known as the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). The proposed NAICS would provide common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States to facilitate economic analyses that cover the economies of the three North American countries. The concepts for the new system, as developed by Statistics Canada, Mexico's INEGI, and OMB's Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), are contained in a joint, three-country statement, published as Part II of this notice. This notice: (1) Summarizes in Part I the background for the review of the U.S. industry classification system; (2) contains in Part II the proposed conceptual framework for the proposed NAICS, which would be a production-oriented economic classification; (3) details in Part III the process by which the ECPC would develop its recommended actions for the new industry classification system; and (4) outlines in Part IV a work plan that would initiate implementation of NAICS in 1997. While the ECPC is proposing a production-oriented concept for the NAICS, it is also committed to providing improved data for purposes that require market-oriented groupings including an expansion of the lists of commodities and services that will be available from the 1997 Economic Censuses. This market-oriented grouping system would be implemented after 1997. The ECPC is seeking comments on: (1) The usefulness and advisability of a common North American system for industry classifications, (2) the proposed conceptual framework for the new NAICS, and (3) the proposed next steps in the development of the classification system for detailed industries. The ECPC is also seeking proposals for: (1) new industries and for changing the boundaries of existing industries, and (2) market-oriented, or demand-based, groupings of economic data. The new NAICS remains tentatively scheduled for introduction in 1997.", 94-18095,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/07/26/94-18095/economic-classification-policy-committee-standard-industrial-classification-replacement-notice,"",07/26/1994
Management of Federal Information Resources; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part V; Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Management and Budget is revising Circular No. A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources (hereafter referred to as Circular A-130). The revision is being done in stages. Transmittal 1 to Circular A-130, effective June 25, 1993, and published on July 2, 1993 (58 FR 36068) addressed the Information Management Policy section of the Circular (Section 8a), as well as Appendix I, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals.'' That issuance dealt primarily with how the Federal government manages its information holdings, particularly information exchange with the public. The revisions contained herein address agencies' internal management practices for information systems and information technology (Section 8b). These revisions to the circular: (1) promote agency investments in information technology that improve service delivery to the public, reduce burden on the public, and lower the cost of Federal program administration; (2) encourage agencies to use information technology as a strategic resource to promote fundamental reevaluation of federal agency work processes, organizational structures, and ways of interacting with the public; and (3) recognize the changes in the technical, legal, and operational environment that agencies face when managing information technology. Also, the revisions make minor changes to Section 5, ``Background,'' Section 6, ``Definitions,'' Section 7, ``Basic Considerations and Assumptions,'' and Appendix IV, ``Analysis of Key Sections'' of the Circular.", 94-18007,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/07/25/94-18007/management-of-federal-information-resources-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",07/25/1994
Cost Accounting Standards Disclosure Statement for Educational Institutions,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,Form to be used by educational institutions receiving more than $25 million per year in sponsored agreements with the Federal Government. They will be required to disclose their major cost accounting practices., 94-17757,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/07/21/94-17757/cost-accounting-standards-disclosure-statement-for-educational-institutions,"",07/21/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part IV; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-17224,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/07/15/94-17224/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",07/15/1994
Draft Principles For Providing and Using Personal Information,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"OMB published these Principles on behalf of the Working Group on Privacy of the Information Policy Committee of the Information Infrastructure Task Force. The original comment period is extended to July 1, 1994. (59 FR 27206, May 25, 1994).", 94-15225,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/06/23/94-15225/draft-principles-for-providing-and-using-personal-information,"",06/23/1994
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part V; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-14990,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/06/21/94-14990/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",06/21/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals,Uncategorized Document,Part X; Management and Budget Office; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-14900,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/06/20/94-14900/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals,"",06/20/1994
Notice of Availability,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act, as amended by Public Law 100-679, codified at 41 U.S.C. section 421(g), require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to publish a report within six months after the date of enactment and every six months thereafter relating to the development of procurement regulations.", 94-14662,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/06/16/94-14662/notice-of-availability,"",06/16/1994
"Controlling Paperwork Burden on the Public, Delegation of Review and Approval Authority to the Managing Director of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)",Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeks comments on the proposal to delegate to the Managing Director of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) the authority, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended (the Act), and 5 CFR 1320.9, to reauthorize information collection requests, information collection requirements, and collections of information in current rules conducted or sponsored by the Commission. This delegation applies to collections of information that have been initially approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and have an annual total public burden that is 5,000 hours or less and an estimated burden per respondent of less than 500 hours. In exercising this delegated authority, the Commission is to afford the public an opportunity to participate in the reauthorization review process. Commission- reauthorized collections of information will be incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. A report of delegated approval for each information collection reauthorized by the Commission will be placed in OMB's public docket files when that approval is made. Under the Act, OMB may limit, condition, or rescind this delegation at any time, but it is intended that OMB will exercise this authority only rarely and in unusual circumstances.", 94-13895,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/06/09/94-13895/controlling-paperwork-burden-on-the-public-delegation-of-review-and-approval-authority-to-the,"",06/09/1994
National Information Infrastructure; Public Meeting,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"The Clinton Administration has announced a public meeting to promote the security, integrity, and reliability of information on the emerging National Information Infrastructure (NII) in Washington on July 15, 1994. The meeting is sponsored by the NII Security Issues Forum and the U.S. Advisory Council on the NII. The Forum was established under the auspices of the Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) by Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce. The public is invited to appear before the IITF and members of the Advisory Council at this meeting.", 94-14080,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/06/09/94-14080/national-information-infrastructure-public-meeting,"",06/09/1994
Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"During the past few years, OMB's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting, has come under increasing criticism. These standards are used governmentwide for recordkeeping, collection, and presentation of data on race and ethnicity in Federal statistical activities and program administrative reporting. Since the standards were first issued 17 years ago, citizens who report information about themselves and users of the information collected by Federal agencies have indicated that the categories set forth in Directive No. 15 are becoming less useful in reflecting the diversity of our Nation's population. Accordingly, OMB currently is undertaking a review of the racial and ethnic categories in the Directive. (See Appendix for the text of Directive No. 15.)", 94-14079,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/06/09/94-14079/standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity,"",06/09/1994
Draft Principles for Providing and Using Personal Information; Notices OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part VII; Management and Budget Office,OMB is publishing these draft principles on behalf of the Working Group on Privacy of the Information Policy Committee of the Information Infrastructure Task Force. They were developed by the Working Group to update the Code of Fair Information Practices developed in the early 1970's., 94-12761,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/25/94-12761/draft-principles-for-providing-and-using-personal-information-notices-office-of-management-and,"",05/25/1994
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Rewrite,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"In response to the report of the National Performance Review (NPR), the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy has established a Board of Directors comprised of senior level individuals from the Executive Branch to implement the recommendation pertaining to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The underlying objective of the recommendation is to convert the FAR from rigid rules to guiding principles.", 94-12592,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/24/94-12592/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-rewrite,"",05/24/1994
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Treatment of Gains or Losses Subsequent to Mergers or Business Combinations by Government Contractors,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), proposes to amend the Cost Accounting Standards relating to treatment of gains or losses attributable to tangible capital assets subsequent to mergers or business combinations by government contractors. To resolve the problems that have been identified in this area, the Board proposes to amend CAS 404, ``Capitalization of Tangible Assets'' and CAS 409, ``Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets''. The proposed amendments are based on an approach involving a ``no step-up, no step- down'' of asset bases and no recognition of gain or loss on a transfer of assets following a business combination by contractors subject to CAS. Section 26(g)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act requires that the Board, prior to the promulgation of any new or revised Cost Accounting Standard, publish a report and an ANPRM. This ANPRM addresses the Board's proposal to amend CAS 404 and CAS 409 to deal with the issue of gains and losses subsequent to a merger or business combination.", 94-12594,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/24/94-12594/cost-accounting-standards-board-treatment-of-gains-or-losses-subsequent-to-mergers-or-business,"",05/24/1994
Policy Letter on Management Oversight of Service Contracting,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"OFPP Policy Letter 93-1, ``Management Oversight of Service Contracting,'' was signed by the former OFPP Administrator on November 19, 1993 and published in the Federal Register on December 2, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 63593). The Policy Letter is being reissued in its entirety to replace the November 19, 1993 version. The Policy Letter is being reissued to provide agencies with a more ``results-oriented'' approach to managing and administering service contracts through the ``best practices'' concept. One way to achieve excellence in contractor performance is to improve the acquisition, management, and administration of service contracts. OFPP has several initiatives underway that should help to achieve excellence in contractor performance, e.g., emphasizing past performance in source selection, stressing the need for more performance-based service contracts, and developing best practices in contract administration. This Policy Letter provides guiding principles through the ``best practices'' concept that should help agencies develop, analyze, and perfect requirements for service contracts which, in turn, should improve contract management and administration. Other ``best practices'' models in contract management and administration will be issued as separate guidance.", 94-12593,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/24/94-12593/policy-letter-on-management-oversight-of-service-contracting,"",05/24/1994
Performance-Based Contracting for Services,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"", 94-12483,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/23/94-12483/performance-based-contracting-for-services,"",05/23/1994
"Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; May 1, 1994",Uncategorized Document,Part V; Management and Budget Office; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-12047,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/18/94-12047/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-may-1-1994,"",05/18/1994
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice,Uncategorized Document,Part VI; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-11138,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/05/09/94-11138/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice,"",05/09/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part IV; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-9445,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/04/20/94-9445/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",04/20/1994
Use of Past Performance Information in the Source Selection Process,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"", 94-9115,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/04/15/94-9115/use-of-past-performance-information-in-the-source-selection-process,"",04/15/1994
Cost Accounting Standards Board; Cost Accounting Standards Board Disclosure Statement Form (CASB DS-1),Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), proposes to revise its Disclosure Statement Form (CASB DS-1). Section 26(g)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act requires that the Board, prior to the promulgation of any new or revised Cost Accounting Standard, publish a report and an ANPRM. This ANPRM addresses the Board's efforts to update and revise the CASB Disclosure Statement.", 94-7960,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/04/04/94-7960/cost-accounting-standards-board-cost-accounting-standards-board-disclosure-statement-form-casb-ds-1,"",04/04/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part V; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-6588,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/03/22/94-6588/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",03/22/1994
Commercial Activities Performance Circular A-76,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This notice contains Transmittal No. 13, to OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.'' This Transmittal Memorandum updates the Federal pay raise assumptions and inflation factors used for computing the Government's in-house personnel and non-pay costs for Fiscal Years 1994 through 1999. The Federal pay raise assumptions and the non-pay category rates are contained in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1995. The factors contained in OMB Circular No. A-76, Transmittal Memorandum No. 12 are outdated. The revision does not require any agency to (1) create or maintain a duplicate control/monitoring/reporting system or (2) adopt any additional controls, not presently in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).", 94-5482,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/03/10/94-5482/commercial-activities-performance-circular-a-76,"",03/10/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part III; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-4109,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/02/24/94-4109/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",02/24/1994
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part V; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-3398,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/02/14/94-3398/budget-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",02/14/1994
Budget Enforcement Act Preview Report,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Budget Analysis Branch,"Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget hereby reports that it has submitted its Budget Enforcement Act Preview Report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate.", 94-2839,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/02/08/94-2839/budget-enforcement-act-preview-report,"",02/08/1994
Management Oversight of Service Contracting,Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"OFPP Policy Letter 93-1, ``Management Oversight of Service Contracting,'' was signed by the former OFPP Administrator on November 19, 1993 and published in the Federal Register on December 2, 1993 (58 FR 63593). The Policy Letter is now being revised with a goal of establishing a more ``results-oriented'' approach to providing agencies with best practices to use in managing and administering service contracts. The initial guidance neither prescribes specific improvements that agencies can make in this area nor ways that results can be measured. During this Administration, OFPP's activities will focus on two major objectives: streamlining the procurement process and achieving excellence in contractor performance. We believe that one way to improve contractor performance is to improve contract management and administration. In this regard, we plan to work with the agencies and industry to develop practices that represent best value in contract management and administration. This approach is in keeping with the National Performance Review principle of providing guiding principles rather than rigid rules. Hence, we are revising the Policy Letter, in particular sections 8a and 8b, to reflect this new approach. Agencies are encouraged to begin developing implementation strategies and initiating staff training to ensure effective implementation of the provisions of this revised Policy Letter until the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is changed. Since the December 2, 1993 Federal Register notice which also included the rescission of OMB Circular No. A-120, some agencies have raised concerns that the rescission of the Circular was effective immediately but the Policy Letter was not effective until 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. (OFPP has a statutory requirement to allow 30 days before any procurement policy can become effective.) We understand the concern, but it was our intent to make the rescission of Circular A-120 effective immediately, although we realize that it takes time to have the FAR guidance changed. In the interim, agencies are encouraged to review their internal procedures for managing and controlling the use of advisory and assistance services and determine what changes may be needed to ensure compliance with this revised Policy Letter. Some agencies may elect to use their existing management control procedures for all services covered by the Policy Letter until the FAR guidance is in place. We are issuing the following changes to the Policy Letter which are included in the attached Supplement No. 1: 1. The second sentence under section 4 (Definition) is being revised to clarify that only nonpersonal services obtained under contract from the private sector (i.e., business firms, educational institutions, non-profits, and state and local governments) are covered. Services obtained through the use of interagency agreements are not covered by this Policy Letter. 2. The second paragraph under section 5 (Exclusions) is revised to delete reference to the management oversight responsibilities which will be consistent with the revised paragraphs 8a. and 8b. 3. The second introductory paragraph under section 7 (Good Management Practices) is being revised to delete reference to the requirement for individual and class reviews, and the reference to the responsible management official. Agencies must ensure that they are in compliance with appropriate OFPP Policy Letters applicable to service contracting and use good management practices and contract administration techniques when contracting for services. 4. Paragraphs a. and b. under Section 8 (Responsibilities) are being revised in their entirety to incorporate the new ``best practices'' approach to managing and administering service contracts. 5. Paragraph d. under section 8, which pertains to the Inspectors General, is being revised to ensure that any reviews are simply to ensure that agencies are in compliance with the revised Policy Letter. The guidance in section 7 which refers to the questions in the appendix A, and any resulting ``best practices'' models developed by OFPP in contract administration should not be viewed as mandatory regulatory guidance for audit purposes. We believe that agencies should use the questions as warning signals to prevent problems from occurring and the ``best practices'' models to help resolve those problems. All other provisions of the policy Letter remain unchanged.", 94-2356,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/02/02/94-2356/management-oversight-of-service-contracting,"",02/02/1994
Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals; Notice OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET,Uncategorized Document,Part VII; Management and Budget Office,"", 94-1297,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/01/20/94-1297/cumulative-report-on-rescissions-and-deferrals-notice-office-of-management-and-budget,"",01/20/1994
"Procurement Regulatory Activity Report, No. 9; Availability",Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office,"Subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act, as amended by Public Law 100-679, codified at 41 U.S.C. 421(g), require the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to publish a report within six months after the date of enactment and every six months thereafter relating to the development of procurement regulations. Accordingly, OFPP has prepared the ninth Procurement Regulatory Activity Report. This report is designed to satisfy all aspects of subsections 25(g) (1) and (2) of the OFPP Act, and includes information on the status of each regulation; a description of those regulations required by statute; a description of the methods by which public comment was sought; regulations, policies, procedures, and forms under review by the OFPP; whether the regulations have paperwork requirements; the progress made in promulgating and implementing the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and such other matters as the Administrator determines to be useful.", 94-745,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/01/12/94-745/procurement-regulatory-activity-report-no-9-availability,"",01/12/1994
"Rescission of OMB Circular A-120, Guidelines for the Use of Advisory and Assistance Services; Correction",Uncategorized Document,Management and Budget Office,"This document contains a correction to the notice of rescission of OMB Circular No. A-120, Guidelines for the Use of Advisory and Assistance Services, which was published Thursday, December 2, 1993 (58 FR 63593). The Transmittal Memorandum No. 1 was inadvertently left out of the document submitted for publication. The test of Transmittal Memorandum No. 1 follows.", 94-110,https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/01/06/94-110/rescission-of-omb-circular-a-120-guidelines-for-the-use-of-advisory-and-assistance-services,"",01/06/1994