[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 35676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15103]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[2003-N03]


GSA Discontinues Printing and Distribution of the Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: For years, GSA has published a printed version of the Catalog 
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA or Catalog), as required by 
legislation dating to 1977 and 1983. That same legislation allowed GSA 
to distribute free copies of the printed Catalog to designated 
recipients. In fiscal year 2003, we distributed nearly 10,000 paper 
copies of the Catalog at no cost to the recipients.
    Current legislation, however, authorizes GSA to determine in what 
form to prepare and publish the Catalog. Consistent with the 
Administration's Electronic-Government initiatives, the Government 
Paperwork Elimination Act, and a move to a paper free environment, GSA 
will now disseminate the Catalog electronically through the CFDA Web 
site on the Internet. As a result, effective immediately, GSA will no 
longer print and distribute free copies of the Catalog.
    The Internet and GSA's free CFDA Web site at http://www.cfda.gov 
will be the primary means of disseminating the Catalog. In addition to 
what is already there, the Web site will soon contain a version of the 
Catalog that, when printed by any user, will have the same layout as 
the printed document that the Government Printing Office (GPO) has 
provided.
    Furthermore, GPO recently indicated that it will continue printing 
and selling the CFDA to interested buyers. For information about 
purchasing the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance from GPO, call 
the Superintendent of Documents at 202-512-1800 or toll free at 866-
512-1800, or you may reach GPO's on-line bookstore at http://bookstore.gpo.gov.

DATES: This notice is effective June 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathy Hospodar, CFDA Team Leader, 
General Services Administration, by phone at (202) 208-4052.

    Dated: June 10, 2003.
David A. Drabkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 03-15103 Filed 6-13-03; 8:45 am]
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