[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-30144]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

2 CFR Part 2500

RIN 3145-AA57


Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements for Federal Awards

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: NSF has adopted as final its interim final rule outlining 
uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit 
requirements for Federal awards, pursuant to the approval NSF received 
from OMB to implement requirements via use of a policy, rather than a 
regulation. In order to establish a single location for each of the 
Departments' and Agencies' implementation of the Uniform Guidance, NSF 
has provided a link to its policy implementation of OMB's Uniform 
Guidance for inclusion in this issuance.

DATES: This rule is effective on November 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Foundation's implementation document, the NSF Proposal 
and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, may be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf16001/?org=NSF.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Dawson, Assistant General 
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, National Science Foundation, 
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1265, Arlington, VA 22230; (703) 292-8060, 
[email protected] (please include RIN 3145-AA57 in the subject line of 
the message).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2014, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) published an Interim Final Rule that 
implemented for all Federal award-making agencies, including NSF, OMB's 
final guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, 
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 79 FR 75871. OMB published 
the uniform rules as 2 CFR part 200. As part of that rulemaking, NSF 
adopted part 200 through an agency-specific addendum at 2 CFR part 
2500. The Foundation's implementation document, the NSF Proposal and 
Award Policies and Procedures Guide, may be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf16001/?org=NSF.
    NSF received no comments in response to its adoption of the Interim 
Final Rule. Therefore, 2 CFR part 2500 as described in the Interim 
Final Rule, is adopted with no changes.

Regulatory Findings

    For the regulatory findings regarding this rulemaking, please refer 
to the analysis prepared by OMB in the Interim Final Rule, which is 
incorporated herein. 79 FR at 75876.
    Accordingly, the Interim Final Rule adding 2 CFR part 2500, which 
was published at 79 FR 75871 on December 19, 2014, is adopted as a 
Final Rule without change.

    Dated: November 20, 2015.
Lawrence Rudolph,
General Counsel, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2015-30144 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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