Notice2022-27893
Information Collection; Federal Audit Clearinghouse
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Published
December 22, 2022
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General Services Administration
Abstract
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78684-78685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27893]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX; Docket No. 2022-0001; Sequence No. 18]
Information Collection; Federal Audit Clearinghouse
AGENCY: Technology Transformation Services (TTS), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a request for a new
OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new
information collection requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before February 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
XXXX; Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) to: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for
``Information Collection 3090-XXXX; Federal Audit Clearinghouse''.
Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with
``Information Collection 3090-XXXX; Federal Audit Clearinghouse''.
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen.
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information
Collection 3090-XXXX; Federal Audit Clearinghouse'' on your attached
document. If your comment cannot be submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, call or email the points of contact in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection
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3090-XXXX; Federal Audit Clearinghouse, in all correspondence related
to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted without
change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal and/or
business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, approximately two-to-
three days after submission to verify posting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Katharine Koch, Senior
Procurement Analyst, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA, at 202-501-4755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Non-Federal entities (states, local governments, Indian tribes,
institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations) are
required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501,
et. seq.) (Act) and 2 CFR part 200, ``Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards,'' (Uniform Guidance) to have audits conducted of their federal
award expenditures, and to file the resulting reporting packages
(Single Audit reports) and data collection Form SF-SAC (Form) with the
Federal Audit Clearinghouse. The Form SF-SAC is Appendix X to 2 CFR
part 200.
The Single Audit process is the primary method Federal agencies and
pass-through entities use to provide oversight of Federal awards and
reduce risk of non-compliance and improper payments. This oversight
includes following up on audit findings and questioned costs.
The Office of Management and Budget has historically designated the
U.S. Census Bureau (Census) as the FAC, to serve as the government-wide
repository of record for Single Audit reports collected under OMB
control number 0607-0518. At the direction of OMB, GSA will become the
new FAC repository of record, beginning as early as spring 2023 with
collection of Single Audit reports with fiscal periods ending in 2023
and later. On approximately October 1, 2023, GSA will also begin data
collection of 2016-2022 Single Audit reports currently collected by
Census. All these collections will be conducted under this PRA
clearance application.
Single Audit reports under this clearance will be collected
electronically through GSA's new FAC internet collection portal at
<a href="https://www.fac.gov/">https://www.fac.gov/</a>.
There are few proposed changes to the existing data elements and
data collection method in this clearance. Planned changes are intended
to make the reporting process easier, improve data integrity, and
ensure compliance with the GREAT Act. All changes listed below are
intended to take effect for all audit years collected by GSA, unless
specified otherwise.
The proposed changes include:
<bullet> end collection of the DUNS number
<bullet> upload the majority of data via templates rather than
graphical user interface (GUI) in the initial GSA system, subject to
creation of a GUI for additional data submission options before
expiration of this proposed clearance (collection items are not
changing, just the means of collection)
<bullet> collect auditee's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for
audits with fiscal periods ending in 2016-2021 (already approved to be
collected for audits with fiscal periods 2022 and future)
<bullet> import the auditee name and address directly from <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a>
(when the auditee's UEI is entered, their auditee name and address will
be pulled from <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a> into Part I of the Form)
<bullet> update terminology, similar to the following, in order to
be in compliance with the GREAT Act: change ``award'' to ``federal
award''; ``CFDA'' to ``Assistance Listing''; ``sub-award'' to
``subaward''; ``sub-recipient'' to ``subrecipient''
<bullet> clarify on-screen and/or Form instructions to improve data
collection and accuracy, as part of the creation of an updated data
collection and dissemination system
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 80,000 (40,000 auditees and 40,000 auditors).
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 80,000 (40,000 auditees and 40,000
auditors).
Hours per Response: 100 hours for each of the 400 large respondents
and 21 hours for each of the 79,600 small respondents.
Total Burden Hours: 1,711,600.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly invited on whether this collection
of information is necessary; whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the Regulatory Secretariat
Division by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f584c5e4d7a784c7a7c5f786c7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffb8acbead9a98ac9a9cbf988c9ed1989089">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
cite OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX, Federal Audit Clearinghouse, in all
correspondence.
Beth Anne Killoran,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-27893 Filed 12-21-22; 8:45 am]
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