[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13289-13292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6944]



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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Cumulative Report on Rescissions and Deferrals

March 1, 1998.
    This report is submitted in fulfillment of the requirement of 
Section 1014(e) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-344). Section 1014(e) requires a monthly report 
listing all budget authority for the current fiscal year for which, as 
of the first day of the month, a special message had been transmitted 
to Congress.
    This report gives the status, as of March 1, 1998, of 24 rescission 
proposals and eight deferrals contained in two special messages for FY 
1998. These messages were transmitted to Congress on February 3 and 
February 20, 1998.

Rescissions (Attachments A and C)

    As of March 1, 1998, 24 rescission proposals totaling $20 million 
had been transmitted to the Congress. Attachment C shows the status of 
the FY 1998 rescission proposals.

Deferrals (Attachments B and D)

    As of March 1, 1998, $3,606 million in budget authority was being 
deferred from obligation. Attachment D shows the status of each 
deferral reported during FY 1998.

Information From Special Messages

    The special messages containing information on the rescission 
proposals and deferrals that are covered by this cumulative report are 
printed in the editions of the Federal Register cited below:

63 FR 7004, Wednesday, February 11, 1998
63 FR 10076, Friday, February 27, 1998
Franklin D. Raines,
Director.

Attachments

              Attachment A.--Status of FY 1998 Rescissions              
                        [In millions of dollars]                        
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                                                              Budgetary 
                                                              resources 
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Rescissions proposed by the President......................         20.1
Rejected by the Congress...................................  ...........
Amounts rescinded..........................................  ...........
                                                            ------------
Currently before the Congress..............................         20.1
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               Attachment B.--Status of FY 1998 Deferrals               
                        [In millions of dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Budgetary 
                                                              resources 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferrals proposed by the President........................      4,833.0
Routine Executive releases through March 1, 1998 (OMB/                  
 Agency releases of $1,227.5 million.).....................      1,227.5
Overturned by the Congress.................................  ...........
                                                            ------------
Currently before the Congress..............................      3,605.5
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                                       Attachment C.--Status of FY 1998 Rescission Proposals--As of March 1, 1998                                       
                                                            [Amounts in thousands of dollars]                                                           
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                                                              Amounts pending before                                                                    
                                                                     Congress                        Previously                                         
        Agency/bureau/account             Rescission No.    --------------------------   Date of      withheld    Date made      Amount    Congressional
                                                              Less than    More than     message      and made    available    rescinded       action   
                                                               45 days      45 days                  available                                          
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      Department of Agriculture                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
Agricultural Research Service:                                                                                                                          
    Agricultural Research Service....  R98-1                         223  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Animal and Plant Health Inspection                                                                                                                      
 Service:                                                                                                                                               
    Salaries and expenses............  R98-2                         350  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Food Safety and Inspection Service:                                                                                                                     
    Salaries and expenses............  R98-3                         502  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Grain Inspection, Packers and                                                                                                                           
 Stockyards Administration:                                                                                                                             
    Salaries and expenses............  R98-4                          38  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Agricultural Marketing Service:                                                                                                                         
    Marketing services...............  R98-5                          25  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Farm Service Agency:                                                                                                                                    
    Salaries and expenses............  R98-6                       1,080  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............

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Natural Resources Conservation                                                                                                                          
 Service:                                                                                                                                               
    Conservation operations..........  R98-7                         378  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Rural Housing Service:                                                                                                                                  
    Salaries and expenses............  R98-8                         846  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Food and Nutrition Service:                                                                                                                             
    Child nutrition programs.........  R98-9                         114  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Forest Service:                                                                                                                                         
    National forest systems..........  R98-10                      1,094  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Reconstruction and construction..  R98-11                         30  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Forest and rangeland research....  R98-12                        148  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    State and private forestry.......  R98-13                         59  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Wildland fire management.........  R98-14                        148  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
                                                                                                                                                        
      Department of the Interior                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                        
Bureau of Land Management:                                                                                                                              
    Management of lands and resources  R98-15                      1,188  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Oregon and California grant lands  R98-16                      2,500  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Bureau of Reclamation:                                                                                                                                  
    Water and related resources......  R98-17                        532  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Bureau of Mines:                                                                                                                                        
    Mines and minerals...............  R98-18                      1,605  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
United States Fish and Wildlife                                                                                                                         
 Service:                                                                                                                                               
    Construction.....................  R98-19                      1,188  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
National Park Service:                                                                                                                                  
    Construction.....................  R98-20                      1,638  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
Bureau of Indian Affairs:                                                                                                                               
    Construction.....................  R98-21                        737  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
                                                                                                                                                        
     Department of Transportation                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                        
Office of the Secretary:                                                                                                                                
    Payments to air carriers.........  R98-22                      2,499  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
    Payments to air carriers (Airport  R98-23                      1,000  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
     and airway trust fund).                                                                                                                            
Maritime Administration:                                                                                                                                
    Maritime guaranteed loan (Title    R98-24                      2,138  ...........      2-20-98  ...........  ...........  ...........  .............
     XI) program account.                                                                                                                               
        Total, rescissions...........  ....................       20,060            0  ...........            0  ...........            0  .............
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                                             Attachment D.--Status of FY 1998 Deferrals--As of March 1, 1998                                            
                                                            [Amounts in thousands of dollars]                                                           
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                                               Amounts transmitted                         Releases (-)                                                 
                                           --------------------------   Date of   ------------------------------ Congressional   Cumulative     Amount  
    Agency/bureau/account     Deferral No.    Original    Subsequent    message     Cumulative  Congressionally      action     adjustments  deferred as
                                              request     change (+)                OMB/agency      required                                  of 3-1-98 
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  Funds Appropriated to the                                                                                                                             
          President                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                        
International Security                                                                                                                                  
 Assistance:                                                                                                                                            

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    Economic support fund     D98-1           2,330,098  ...........       2-3-98    1,164,145  ...............  .............  ...........    1,165,953
     and International Fund                                                                                                                             
     for Ireland.                                                                                                                                       
    International military    D98-2              43,300  ...........       2-3-98       41,900  ...............  .............  ...........        1,400
     education and training.                                                                                                                            
    Foreign military          D98-3           1,483,903  ...........       2-3-98        1,200  ...............  .............  ...........    1,482,703
     financing program.                                                                                                                                 
    Foreign military          D98-4              60,000  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........       60,000
     financing loan program.                                                                                                                            
    Foreign military          D98-5             657,000  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........      657,000
     financing direct loan                                                                                                                              
     financing account.                                                                                                                                 
Agency for International                                                                                                                                
 Development:                                                                                                                                           
    International disaster    D98-6             135,697  ...........       2-3-98       20,250  ...............  .............  ...........      115,447
     assistance, Executive.                                                                                                                             
     Department of State                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                        
Other:                                                                                                                                                  
    United States emergency   D98-7             115,640  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........      115,640
     refugee and migration                                                                                                                              
     assistance fund.                                                                                                                                   
Social Security                                                                                                                                         
 Administration                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                        
Limitation on administrative  D98-8               7,369  ...........       2-3-98  ...........  ...............  .............  ...........        7,369
 expenses.                                                                                                                                              
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    Total, Deferrals........  ............    4,833,007            0  ...........    1,227,495  ...............  .............            0    3,605,512
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[FR Doc. 98-6944 Filed 3-17-98; 8:45 am]
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