Notice2022-20972
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA); Database Cost Reporting
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September 28, 2022
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General Services Administration
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FMR Bulletin 2022-F1. This bulletin clarifies, highlights, and reminds agencies of the importance of accurately reporting the cost of federal advisory committees to Congress and the public. It also adds the requirement to include financial reporting instructions in agency administrative procedures. This requirement will result in greater assurance that data reported in the FACA database is consistent with agencies' actual costs, and Congress will have greater assurance that it can rely on these data to inform decisions about funding for FACA committees.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58796-58797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20972]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-MA-2022-10; Docket No. 2022-0002; Sequence No. 22]
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA); Database Cost Reporting
AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of FMR Bulletin 2022-F1, database cost reporting.
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SUMMARY: FMR Bulletin 2022-F1. This bulletin clarifies, highlights, and
reminds agencies of the importance of accurately reporting the cost of
federal advisory committees to Congress and the public. It also adds
the requirement to include financial reporting instructions in agency
administrative procedures. This requirement will result in greater
assurance that data reported in the FACA database is consistent with
agencies' actual costs, and Congress will have greater assurance that
it can rely on these data to inform decisions about funding for FACA
committees.
DATES: Applicable: September 28, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
Ms. Lorelei Kowalski, Director of the Committee Management Secretariat,
Office of Government-wide Policy by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eea2819c8b828b87c08581998f829d8587ae899d8fc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80cceff2e5ece5e9aeebeff7e1ecf3ebe9c0e7f3e1aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please cite Notice of FMR Bulletin 2022-F1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, requires that:
<bullet> Each agency keep records of advisory committee funds that
can be audited by the Comptroller General (Sec. 12(a))
<bullet> Congress and the public to be kept informed with respect
to the cost of advisory committees (Sec. 2(b)(5))
<bullet> The GSA Administrator institute an annual comprehensive
review (ACR) of the activities and responsibilities of advisory
committees (Sec. 7(b))
<bullet> Each agency head must establish uniform administrative
guidelines and management controls for the advisory committees
established by that agency (Sec. 8(a))
During a recent evaluation of 11 selected committees covered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that serve the Departments of
Commerce, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury, the Government
Accountability Office determined that approximately 29 percent of
selected committees' cost data reported in the GSA FACA database were
inconsistent
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with the corresponding cost data held in agency records. FMR bulletin
2022-F1 clarifies the procedures and requirements for reporting agency
cost data to Congress and the public, to improve the quality of data
reporting from agencies.
FMR Bulletin 2022-F1 can be viewed in its entirety at <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/policy/federal-advisory-committee-management/advice-and-guidance">https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/policy/federal-advisory-committee-management/advice-and-guidance</a>.
Krystal J. Brumfield,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-20972 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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