[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15480-15481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6675]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Proposed Modification: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
Publication Policy

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, 
GSA.

ACTION:  Notice of revision in publication policy with request for 
comment.

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SUMMARY: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is authorized by 
the Federal Program Information Act, Public Law 95-220, as amended by 
Public Law 98-169. The laws require OMB to (1) collect and verity the 
accuracy of agency information regarding currently available Federal 
domestic assistance programs and (2) provide that information to GSA. 
GSA is to use the OMB-supplied information to (1) build and maintain a 
data base of Federal assistance information, (2) disseminate the 
information through a printed catalog; and (3) provide computerized 
online access to the information. OMB Circular No. A-89 provides a 
detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of Federal 
agencies, GSA, and OMB.
    The printed Catalog has been published since 1973 on an annual 
basis in June with a mid-year update, usually in December. In addition, 
GSA now provides electronic access to the Catalog information through 
its web site (www.cfda.gov) and other media. The printed December 
update edition does not contain all of the information for every 
Catalog program. Instead, the printed update contains only the new and 
changed information since the June edition; the full text of new 
programs and section-by-section modifications of changed programs. The 
December update must be used in conjunction with the June edition to 
fully identify and understand programs. In practice, this is difficult 
and time-consuming. The two publications do not conveniently fit into a 
single binder. In contrast, the Catalog web site and other electronic 
media versions always contain the complete, fully updated text for 
every program.
    The Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, is proposing to no longer publish the printed hard 
copy December update of the Catalog. The information will continue to 
be collected from agencies and updated in December each year. 
Electronic access to the updated information will continue to be 
available through the Catalog web site and other media. This action is 
being taken to reduce the paperwork associated with the Catalog and to 
reduce the cost of operations.

DATES: This change will be effective for the December, 2001 Catalog 
update. Comments are welcome and must be submitted on or before April 
9, 2001. GSA will review all comments and will determine what policy 
modifications, if any, are necessary.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be submitted to: 
Kathy Hospodar, Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff, Suite 101--
Reporter's Building, 300 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20407, or e-
mail to [email protected].

    Dated: February 15, 2001.
David A. Bradkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy, General 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-6675 Filed 3-16-01; 8:45 am]
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