[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41094-41095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17236]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations; OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement
AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
Budget.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the 2015 OMB Circular A-133
Compliance Supplement.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the 2015 OMB
Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement (Supplement). The notice also
offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2015
Supplement.
DATES: The 2015 Supplement supersedes the 2014 Supplement and will
apply to audits of fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2014. All
comments on the 2015 Supplement must be in writing and received by
October 31, 2015. Late comments will be considered to the extent
practicable. We received no comments on the 2014 Supplement.
See the Comments section of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further
information on submitting comments.
ADDRESSES: The 2015 Supplement is available online on the OMB home page
at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a133_compliance_supplement_2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Recipients and auditors should contact
their cognizant or oversight agency for audit, or Federal awarding
agency, as appropriate under the circumstances. The Federal agency
contacts are listed in Appendix III of the Supplement. Subrecipients
should contact their pass-through entity. Federal agencies should
contact Gilbert Tran, Office of Management and Budget, Office of
Federal Financial Management, at (202) 395-3052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Synopsis of 2015 Supplement
The 2015 Supplement adds five new programs and deletes 11 programs
(including nine completed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act). It has also updated for program changes and technical
corrections. In addition, it removed two compliance requirements from
the standard list of such requirements: Davis Bacon (formerly
compliance requirement D) and Real Property Acquisition and Relocation
Assistance (formerly compliance requirement K). Part 3--Compliance
Requirements is divided into two subparts. Subpart 3.1 is applicable to
awards issued prior to December 26, 2014 and Subpart 3.2 is applicable
to awards issued on or after December 26, 2014.
The five added programs are:
CFDA 14.267--Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
CFDA 14.269--Hurricane Sandy Community Development Block Grant
Disaster Recovery Grants (CDBG-DR)
CFDA 20.616--National Priority Safety Programs (as part of
existing cluster 20.001--Wage Rate Requirements Cross Cutting Section)
CFDA 21.015--Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist
Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States
CFDA 93.545 -Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP)
Program
The eleven deleted programs are:
CFDA 93.991--Preventive Health and Services Block Grant
CFDA 84.037--Student Financial Assistance Cluster- Perkins
Loan Cancellations (part of Student Financial Aid Cluster)
CFDA 14.253--Community Development Block Grant ARRA
Entitlement Grants (CDBG-R) (Recovery Act Funded)
CFDA 14.254--Community Development Block Grants/Special
Purpose Grants/Insular Areas--(Recovery Act Funded)
CFDA 14.255--Community Development Block Grants/State's
Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii--(Recovery Act Funded)
CFDA 14.884--Public Housing Capital Fund Competitive (Recovery
Act Funded)
CFDA 14.885--Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (Formula)
(Recovery Act Funded)
CFDA 16.803--Recovery Act--Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Program/Grants to States and Territories
CFDA 16.804--Recovery Act--Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Program/Grants to Units of Local Government
CFDA 93.719--State Grants to Promote Health Information
Technology
CFDA 93.408--Nurse Faculty Loan Program (ARRA-NFLP)
A list of changes to the 2015 Supplement can be found at Appendix
V. Appendix VII provides an audit alert concerning deletion of American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act programs from clusters (which accounts
for many of the deleted programs), an updated coverage treatment of
National Institutes of Health awards and low-risk auditee criteria.
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Due to its length, the 2015 Supplement is not included in this
notice. See ADDRESSES for information about how to obtain a copy
online.
Comments
Electronic mail comments may be submitted to:
[email protected]. Please include ``A-133 Compliance Supplement--
2015'' in the subject line and the full body of your comments in the
text of the electronic message and as an attachment. Please include
your name, title, organization, postal address, telephone number, and
email address in the text of the message. Comments may also be
submitted via facsimile at 202-395-3952.
Comments may be mailed to Gilbert Tran, Office of Federal Financial
Management, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Room
6025, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Due to potential delays in OMB's receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to
submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt. We cannot
guarantee that comments mailed will be received before the comment
closing date.
Comments may also be sent through http://www.regulations.gov--a
Federal E-Government Web site that allows the public to find, review,
and submit comments on documents that agencies have published in the
Federal Register and that are open for comment. Simply type ``A-133
Compliance Supplement--2015'' (in quotes) in the Comment or Submission
search box, click Go, and follow the instructions for submitting
comments. Comments received through the Web site by the date specified
above will be included as part of the official record.
Mark Reger,
Deputy Controller.
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