[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58796-58797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20972]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MA-2022-10; Docket No. 2022-0002; Sequence No. 22]


Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA); Database Cost Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of FMR Bulletin 2022-F1, database cost reporting.

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SUMMARY: FMR Bulletin 2022-F1. This bulletin clarifies, highlights, and 
reminds agencies of the importance of accurately reporting the cost of 
federal advisory committees to Congress and the public. It also adds 
the requirement to include financial reporting instructions in agency 
administrative procedures. This requirement will result in greater 
assurance that data reported in the FACA database is consistent with 
agencies' actual costs, and Congress will have greater assurance that 
it can rely on these data to inform decisions about funding for FACA 
committees.

DATES: Applicable: September 28, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
Ms. Lorelei Kowalski, Director of the Committee Management Secretariat, 
Office of Government-wide Policy by email at [email protected]. 
Please cite Notice of FMR Bulletin 2022-F1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, requires that:
     Each agency keep records of advisory committee funds that 
can be audited by the Comptroller General (Sec.  12(a))
     Congress and the public to be kept informed with respect 
to the cost of advisory committees (Sec.  2(b)(5))
     The GSA Administrator institute an annual comprehensive 
review (ACR) of the activities and responsibilities of advisory 
committees (Sec.  7(b))
     Each agency head must establish uniform administrative 
guidelines and management controls for the advisory committees 
established by that agency (Sec.  8(a))
    During a recent evaluation of 11 selected committees covered under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that serve the Departments of 
Commerce, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury, the Government 
Accountability Office determined that approximately 29 percent of 
selected committees' cost data reported in the GSA FACA database were 
inconsistent

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with the corresponding cost data held in agency records. FMR bulletin 
2022-F1 clarifies the procedures and requirements for reporting agency 
cost data to Congress and the public, to improve the quality of data 
reporting from agencies.
    FMR Bulletin 2022-F1 can be viewed in its entirety at https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/policy/federal-advisory-committee-management/advice-and-guidance.

Krystal J. Brumfield,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-20972 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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