[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29003-29004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9839]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; Grants Policy Committee

ACTION: Notice of open stakeholder Webcast meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the third of a series of open 
stakeholder webcast meetings sponsored by the Grants Policy Committee 
(GPC) of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers Council.

DATES: The GPC will hold a webcast meeting on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 
from 2-3:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The Webcast will be 
broadcasted live.

ADDRESSES: The GPC June 19 Webcast meeting will be broadcasted from and 
held in Room B-180 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD), 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Seating 
is limited--the first 50 people to respond and receive confirmation of 
the response can be part of the live audience. Both federal and non-
federal employees must R.S.V.P. to reserve your seat by contacting 
Charisse Carney-Nunes at [email protected]. All who have reserved 
seating must arrive at the HUD building fifteen minutes prior to 
broadcast (arrive on the North side of the building). You must have a 
photo ID to gain access and will have to go through the security 
screening. The GPC encourages non-federal organizations staffs and 
members to attend the meeting in person or via Webcast.
    Overview: The subject of this webcast meeting will be grant life 
cycle changes: data and reporting requirements and impacts on awardee 
and federal communities, policies, and planning. Specifically, the 
Webcast goals are to: (1) To raise awareness in the stakeholder 
community about new legislation concerning transparency and 
accountability and the effects it will have on stakeholder federal 
assistance funding cycle, data and reporting requirements, policies and 
planning; and (2) to share information about the GPC's long-term 
planning and prioritization efforts and to receive input from 
stakeholders to inform a draft plan.
    Further Information About the GPC Webcast: Questions on the Webcast 
should be directed to Charisse Carney-Nunes, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230; e-mail, 
[email protected]. Information and materials that pertain to this 
webcast meeting, including the call-in telephone number and the agenda 
will be posted on the Federal Grants Streamlining Initiative (FGSI) Web 
site at http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/grants_news.jsp under ``June 
19 Meeting Materials.'' The link to view the Webcast will be posted on 
this site, along with Webcast instructions. After the meeting, a link 
to its recording will be posted on the FGSI Web site for at least 90 
days.
    Comments Submission Information: You may submit comments during the 
Webcast meeting via telephone or e-mail. The call-in telephone number, 
which may be used only during the live Webcast, is 202-708-0995. The e-
mail address for comments, which should be used only during the Webcast 
is [email protected]. The e-mail address for comments after the Webcast is 
[email protected]. You may submit after Webcast comments via e-mail 
through close of business Tuesday, July 3, 2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Webcast meeting has been made possible 
by the cooperation of the National Science Foundation, HUD, and the 
GPC.
    Purpose of the Webcast meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to 
raise awareness in the stakeholder community about new legislation. The 
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) was signed 
into law in September 2006, and requires the full disclosure of 
entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal 
year 2007.

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Specifically, the law requires that the Federal government create and 
maintain a single searchable Web site, accessible by the public at no 
cost to access, that includes specific data elements about most federal 
awards. Understanding this new legislation is extremely important to 
all GPC stakeholders because ultimately this law will apply to most 
awardees and sub-awardees, and federal agencies will require awardees 
to provide much of the needed data as a condition of receiving federal 
financial assistance.
    Secondarily, the purpose of the webcast meeting is to inform 
stakeholders about the GPC's long-term planning and prioritization 
efforts and to receive input from stakeholders to inform a draft plan 
that will include both GPC's mission and vision, as well as a listing 
of GPC priorities as they relate to ongoing activities connected to the 
FGSI.
    Meeting structure and agenda: The June 19 Webcast meeting will have 
the following structure and agenda:
    (1) Welcome by the host agency;
    (2) Overview of the FFATA by the Chair of the GPC;
    (3) Overview of the GPC's long-term planning and proposed 
priorities by the Chair of the GPC; and
    (4) Participants' discussion, questions and comments.
    Background: Background about the FGSI is set forth in the Federal 
Register published on September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54098).

    Dated: May 17, 2007.
Thomas Cooley,
Chair, Grants Policy Committee of the U.S. Chief Financial Officer 
Council.
[FR Doc. E7-9839 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]
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