[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 12199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2235]


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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Publication of Volume II of GAO's Principles of Federal 
Appropriations

AGENCY: Government Accountability Office.

ACTION: Notice of publication.

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SUMMARY: The third edition of Volume II of GAO's Principles of Federal 
Appropriations Law is being prepared for publication by the Government 
Printing Office (GPO). Government departments, agencies, and other 
federal organizations that normally require more than one copy have 
been given an opportunity to request them through their agencies' 
account representatives at pre-publication rate. This notice is 
intended for other parties who might be interested in purchasing the 
book.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
will shortly publish Volume II of Principles of Federal Appropriations 
Law, third edition--also known as ``The Red Book'' This publication is 
part of a multi-volume set intended to present a basic reference 
covering those areas of law in which the Comptroller General renders 
decisions. Our approach is to lay a foundation with text discussion, 
using specific legal authorities to illustrate the principles 
discussed, their application, and exceptions. These authorities include 
GAO decisions and opinions, judicial decisions, statutory provisions, 
and other relevant sources.
    GAO will provide copies of this volume to the heads of Federal 
agencies, and agencies have already been given an opportunity to place 
advance (rider) orders for additional copies of this volume with their 
account representatives at the Government Printing Office (GPO).
    This notice is intended to tell the general public that they will 
be able to place pre-issue orders for this publication through GPO's 
new online bookstore, at http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/gao_appropriation.jsp. Otherwise, we expect this publication will be 
available for purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, United 
States Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 
15250-7954, by April 2006. The price is $69.
    Orders for Volume II should specify GPO Stock No. 020-000-00287-5 
or the ISBN 0-16-0075602-2. Through periodic training courses on 
federal appropriations law, GAO believes that this publication might be 
useful in particular to law offices, to accounting firms, to the 
financial, budget, or accounting officers of government contractors, to 
university and state law libraries, to corporate chief financial 
officers, and to people who follow Federal financial management, 
contracts, grants, and loans.
    As with the second edition of Principles, we are publishing the 
third edition in loose-leaf format but will include a CD-ROM as well. 
Volume II covers chapters 6 through 11: availability of appropriations, 
amount; obligation of appropriations; continuing resolutions; liability 
and relief of accountable officers; Federal assistance, grants and 
cooperative agreements; and Federal assistance, guaranteed and insured 
loans. We plan three volumes with annual updates. The updates will only 
be published electronically. Users should retain copies of the 
remaining volumes of the second edition until each volume is revised. 
Volume III of the second edition addresses functions that the GAO Act 
of 1996 transferred to the Executive Branch and will not be updated. 
The first annual update of Volume I is currently available online at 
http://www.gao.gov/legal.htm.

    Authority: 31 U.S.C. 712, 717, 719, 3511, 3526-29.

Susan Poling,
Managing Associate General Counsel, Government Accountability Office.
[FR Doc. 06-2235 Filed 3-8-06; 8:45 am]
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