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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Ch. V


Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: NASA's regulatory agenda describes those regulations being 
considered for development or amendment by NASA, the need and legal 
basis for the actions being considered, the name and telephone number 
of the knowledgeable official, whether a regulatory analysis is 
required, and the status of regulations previously reported.
    The regulatory plan is a statement of the Agency's priorities that 
describe legislative and programmatic activities, highlight rulemaking 
that streamline's regulations and report requirements, identify 
regulations that are of particular concern to small businesses, include 
preliminary estimates of the anticipated costs and benefits of each 
rule, and provide specific citation of actions required by statue or 
court order.

ADDRESSES: Deputy Associate Administrator, Office Mission Support 
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl E. Parker, (202) 358-0252.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB guidelines dated June 18, 2018, ``Fall 
2017 Data Call for the Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions,'' require a regulatory agenda of 
those regulations under development and review to be published in the 
Federal Register each spring and fall.

    Dated: July 27, 2018.
Verron Brade,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the Mission Support 
Directorate.

     National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
         Sequence No.                    Title           Identifier No.
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368...........................  Uniform Administrative         2700-AE49
                                 Requirements, Cost
                                 Principles, and Audit
                                 Requirements for
                                 Federal Awards
                                 (Section 610 Review).
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

Final Rule Stage

368.  Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Section 610 Review)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113
    Abstract: In December, 2014, OMB together with NASA and the other 
Federal awarding agencies, issued a joint interim rule to implement the 
new guidance at 2 CFR 200 titled ``Uniform Administrative Requirements, 
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform 
Guidance).'' OMB used the rulemaking procedure when promulgating this 
common rule on grants and cooperative agreements and required each 
agency to adopt OMB's common rule on grants and cooperative agreements. 
Although statutorily unnecessary, NASA used rulemaking procedures in 
2015 to incorporate portions of the Uniform Guidance into the Federal 
Regulations because the NASA Grants Management function was affiliated 
with Procurement Operations at the time. For example, a review of all 
Federal grant awarding agencies of their handling of 2 CFR 200 subtitle 
B indicated that only 2700-AE49 NASA of the 32 Agencies and Offices of 
the federal government included Terms and Conditions in Federal 
Regulations. The below requested change will reduce burden by having 
unnecessary requirements in the Federal Regulations removed as well as 
allow NASA to streamline its practices to comport with other Federal 
grant awarding agencies. NASA is issuing a direct final rule to:
    1. Remove the Certifications, Assurances, and Representations 
Appendix A from 2 CFR 1800.
    2. Remove the Terms and Conditions Appendix B from 2 CFR 1800.
    3. Change section 1800.208 and take out ``the certification and 
representations for NASA may be found at Appendix A of this part.''
    4. Change section 1800.210 and take out ``the terms and conditions 
for NASA may be found at Appendix A of this part.''
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Direct Final Rule...................   12/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Pillai Chandran, Staff Accountant, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC 
20546, Phone: 202 358-705, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2700-AE49

[FR Doc. 2018-24163 Filed 11-15-18; 8:45 am]
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