[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30922]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 236 / Wednesday, December 9, 2015 /
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GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL
2 CFR Part 5900
[Docket Number: 112092015-1111-09]
Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of
Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
AGENCY: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council publishes this
rule to adopt as a final rule, without change, a joint interim final
rule published with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for all
Federal award-making agencies that implemented guidance on Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). This rule is necessary to
incorporate into a regulation and thus bring into effect the Uniform
Guidance as required by OMB for the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
Council.
DATES: This rule is effective January 8, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Smith at 504-444-3558 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2014, OMB issued an interim
final rule that implemented for all Federal award-making agencies the
final guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). In that
interim final rule, Federal awarding agencies, including the Gulf Coast
Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council), joined together to implement
the Uniform Guidance in their respective chapters of title 2 of the
CFR, and, where approved by OMB, implemented any exceptions to the
Uniform Guidance by including the relevant language in their
regulations. The interim final rule went into effect on December 26,
2014. The public comment period for the interim final rule closed on
February 17, 2015. The interim final rule was modified on July 22, 2015
(80 FR 43310) to add Appendix XII (Award Term and Condition for
Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters) as required by section 872
of Public Law 110-417, as amended (41 U.S.C. 2313).
The Council publishes this final rule to adopt the provisions of
the interim final rule. The Council did not request any exceptions to
the Uniform Guidance and did not provide any language beyond what was
included in 2 CFR part 200. The Council did not receive any public
comments on its regulations. Accordingly, the Council makes no changes
to the interim final rule.
Classification
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no collections of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3506).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to
comply with, a collection of information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act unless that collection displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are
inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required and has not been prepared.
Executive Order 12868
Pursuant to Executive Order 12866, OMB has determined this final
rule to be not significant.
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 2 CFR part 5900 which was
published at 79 FR 75867 on December 19, 2014, is adopted as a final
rule without change.
Will D. Spoon,
Program Analyst, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council.
[FR Doc. 2015-30922 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
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