[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8480-8481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02158]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


OMB Request for Information (RFI)

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice of request for information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be proposing 
revisions to title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), subtitle 
A, chapters I and II, in 2023. This RFI will support this effort by 
soliciting feedback from the general public on 2 CFR, which will be 
considered during the process of drafting updates. OMB anticipates 
publishing the final update to 2 CFR by December 2023. The first update 
was published on August 13, 2020.

DATES: Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit 
comments on or before March 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You should submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. All public comments received are subject to the 
Freedom of Information Act and will be posted in their entirety at 
https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal and business 
confidential information provided. Do not include any information you 
would not like to be made publicly available.
    Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents may 
answer as many or as few questions as they wish. Each individual or 
institution is requested to submit only one response. Electronic 
responses must be provided as attachments to an email rather than a 
link. Please identify your answers by responding to a specific question 
or topic if possible. Comments consisting of no more than seven pages 
or 2,500 words are requested; longer responses may not be considered. 
Responses should include the name of the person(s) or organization(s) 
filing the response. Responses containing references, studies, 
research, and other empirical data that are not widely published should 
include copies of or electronic links to the referenced materials. 
Please do not submit copyrighted material. Responses containing 
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language or 
content will not be considered. This RFI is not accepting applications 
for financial assistance or employment opportunities.
    Any information obtained from this RFI is intended to be used by 
the Government on a non-attribution basis for drafting updated guidance 
for Federal financial assistance. OMB will not respond to individual 
submissions. A response to this RFI will not be viewed as a binding 
commitment to accept any proposals put forward.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mackey, Policy Analyst at the 
OMB Office of Federal Financial Management at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    2 CFR, subtitle A, consists of two main chapters of OMB guidance: 
chapter 1 and chapter 2. Chapter I contains parts 25, 170, 175, 176, 
180, 182, and 183; and chapter 2 contains

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part 200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Certain parts of Chapter 1 
reflect statutory requirements with limited additional guidance and 
will not be updated. The following are examples of parts in Subtitle A 
that may be under consideration for the next revision:

 Part 25: Universal Identifier and Systems for Award 
Managements
 Part 170: Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation 
Information
 Part 200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

    In this notice, OMB is providing an opportunity for members of the 
public to provide comments on 2 CFR. Feedback provided should support 
the following goals of OMB's forthcoming revision:
    (1) revise guidance to incorporate statutory requirements and 
administration priorities;
    (2) revise guidance to reduce agency and recipient burden;
    (3) clarify guidance by addressing sections that recipients or 
agencies have interpreted in different ways; and
    (4) clarify guidance by rewriting applicable sections in plain 
English, improving flow, and addressing inconsistent use of terms. The 
revision will not represent a complete revision or restructuring of 2 
CFR. OMB will strive to maintain the same overall structure of 2 CFR, 
including section numbers.
    OMB seeks responses to one, some, or all of the following 
questions. Please note the current version of 2 CRF is located at 
https://www.ecfr/current/title-2. Where possible, include specific 
examples of how you or your organization is or would be impacted 
negatively or positively by specific sections of 2 CFR and, if 
applicable, provide references to any reports, articles, or other 
source material supporting your position. If you believe the current 
language should be revised, suggest an alternative (which may include 
not providing guidance at all) and include an explanation, analysis, or 
both, of how the alternative might meet the same objective or be more 
effective. Comments on the economic effects including quantitative and 
qualitative data are especially helpful.
    1. What specific section(s) of 2 CFR would benefit from revision in 
order to support the goal of reducing administrative burden?
    2. What specific section(s) of 2 CFR have been interpreted 
differently by Federal agencies and recipients leading to inconsistent 
implementation of Federal financial assistance?
    3. What specific section(s) of 2 CFR would benefit from improved 
clarity or more precise language?
    4. What specific suggestions do you have for otherwise improving 
the language of 2 CFR (e.g., consistent use of terms, other suggested 
edits)?
    Authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; Pub. L. 109-282; Pub. L. 113-101.

Deidre A. Harrison,
Acting Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-02158 Filed 2-8-23; 8:45 am]
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