Notice2023-02158
OMB Request for Information (RFI)
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Published
February 9, 2023
Issuing agencies
Management and Budget Office
Abstract
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be proposing revisions to title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), subtitle A, chapters I and II, in 2023. This RFI will support this effort by soliciting feedback from the general public on 2 CFR, which will be considered during the process of drafting updates. OMB anticipates publishing the final update to 2 CFR by December 2023. The first update was published on August 13, 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8480-8481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02158]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
OMB Request for Information (RFI)
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of request for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be proposing
revisions to title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), subtitle
A, chapters I and II, in 2023. This RFI will support this effort by
soliciting feedback from the general public on 2 CFR, which will be
considered during the process of drafting updates. OMB anticipates
publishing the final update to 2 CFR by December 2023. The first update
was published on August 13, 2020.
DATES: Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit
comments on or before March 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You should submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments. All public comments received are subject to the
Freedom of Information Act and will be posted in their entirety at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>, including any personal and business
confidential information provided. Do not include any information you
would not like to be made publicly available.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents may
answer as many or as few questions as they wish. Each individual or
institution is requested to submit only one response. Electronic
responses must be provided as attachments to an email rather than a
link. Please identify your answers by responding to a specific question
or topic if possible. Comments consisting of no more than seven pages
or 2,500 words are requested; longer responses may not be considered.
Responses should include the name of the person(s) or organization(s)
filing the response. Responses containing references, studies,
research, and other empirical data that are not widely published should
include copies of or electronic links to the referenced materials.
Please do not submit copyrighted material. Responses containing
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language or
content will not be considered. This RFI is not accepting applications
for financial assistance or employment opportunities.
Any information obtained from this RFI is intended to be used by
the Government on a non-attribution basis for drafting updated guidance
for Federal financial assistance. OMB will not respond to individual
submissions. A response to this RFI will not be viewed as a binding
commitment to accept any proposals put forward.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mackey, Policy Analyst at the
OMB Office of Federal Financial Management at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca878892e4858788e4858c8c87e48db8aba4beb98a858788e4afa5bae4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="034e415b2d4c4e412d4c45454e2d4471626d7770434c4e412d666c732d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2 CFR, subtitle A, consists of two main chapters of OMB guidance:
chapter 1 and chapter 2. Chapter I contains parts 25, 170, 175, 176,
180, 182, and 183; and chapter 2 contains
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part 200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Certain parts of Chapter 1
reflect statutory requirements with limited additional guidance and
will not be updated. The following are examples of parts in Subtitle A
that may be under consideration for the next revision:
<bullet> Part 25: Universal Identifier and Systems for Award
Managements
<bullet> Part 170: Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation
Information
<bullet> Part 200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
In this notice, OMB is providing an opportunity for members of the
public to provide comments on 2 CFR. Feedback provided should support
the following goals of OMB's forthcoming revision:
(1) revise guidance to incorporate statutory requirements and
administration priorities;
(2) revise guidance to reduce agency and recipient burden;
(3) clarify guidance by addressing sections that recipients or
agencies have interpreted in different ways; and
(4) clarify guidance by rewriting applicable sections in plain
English, improving flow, and addressing inconsistent use of terms. The
revision will not represent a complete revision or restructuring of 2
CFR. OMB will strive to maintain the same overall structure of 2 CFR,
including section numbers.
OMB seeks responses to one, some, or all of the following
questions. Please note the current version of 2 CRF is located at
<a href="https://www.ecfr/current/title-2">https://www.ecfr/current/title-2</a>. Where possible, include specific
examples of how you or your organization is or would be impacted
negatively or positively by specific sections of 2 CFR and, if
applicable, provide references to any reports, articles, or other
source material supporting your position. If you believe the current
language should be revised, suggest an alternative (which may include
not providing guidance at all) and include an explanation, analysis, or
both, of how the alternative might meet the same objective or be more
effective. Comments on the economic effects including quantitative and
qualitative data are especially helpful.
1. What specific section(s) of 2 CFR would benefit from revision in
order to support the goal of reducing administrative burden?
2. What specific section(s) of 2 CFR have been interpreted
differently by Federal agencies and recipients leading to inconsistent
implementation of Federal financial assistance?
3. What specific section(s) of 2 CFR would benefit from improved
clarity or more precise language?
4. What specific suggestions do you have for otherwise improving
the language of 2 CFR (e.g., consistent use of terms, other suggested
edits)?
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; Pub. L. 109-282; Pub. L. 113-101.
Deidre A. Harrison,
Acting Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-02158 Filed 2-8-23; 8:45 am]
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