Notice2023-17518
Submission for OMB Review; Federal Audit Clearinghouse
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Published
August 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55699-55700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17518]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX; Docket No. 2022-0001; Sequence No. 18]
Submission for OMB Review; 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 September 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments''; or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelley Goss, Administrative Officer,
Federal Acquisition Service, GSA, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c7f646960606975226b637f7f4c6b7f6d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9baa1aca5a5acb0e7aea6baba89aebaa8e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a> at 571-837-
0799. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules,
contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9aebaa8bb8c8eba8c8aa98e9a88c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc8b9f8d9ea9ab9fa9af8cabbfade2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
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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, by September 30, 2023, with collection of
Single Audits with fiscal periods ending in 2023 and later. GSA will
also begin data collection of 2016-2022 Single Audit reports currently
collected by Census. All of 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> when possible, 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''
<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: 90,000 (45,000 auditees and 45,000 auditors.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 90,000 (45,000 auditees and 45,000
auditors).
Hours per Response: 100 hours for each of the 450 large respondents
and 21 hours for each of the 89,550 small respondents.
Total Burden Hours: 1,925,550.
C. Public Comments
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register at 87 FR 78684 on
December 22, 2022. Four comments were received. To view a summary of
the comments and responses, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, search
for ``OMB control number 3090-XXXX Federal Audit Clearinghouse'', click
``Open Docket'', and view ``Supporting Documents''.
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#22657163704745714741624551430c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b1c081a093e3c083e381b3c283a753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
cite OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX, Federal Audit Clearinghouse, in all
correspondence.
Lesley Briante,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17518 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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