80_FR_17500 80 FR 17438 - National Dialogue and Pilot To Reduce Reporting Compliance Costs for Federal Contractors and Grantees

80 FR 17438 - National Dialogue and Pilot To Reduce Reporting Compliance Costs for Federal Contractors and Grantees

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)

Page Range17438-17439
FR Document2015-07441

The Chief Acquisition Officers Council, Department of Health and Human Services, and the General Services Administration (GSA) are conducting a national dialogue to discuss ideas on how to reduce the costs (compliance and other) associated with reporting compliance under Federal awards (contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrants, and cooperative agreements). This dialogue is part of an effort to improve the economy and efficiency of the federal award system by identifying impactful steps that can be taken to streamline, reporting, reduce burden, and reduce costs.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17438-17439]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07441]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MVC-2015-01, Docket No. 2015-0054, Sequence 1]


National Dialogue and Pilot To Reduce Reporting Compliance Costs 
for Federal Contractors and Grantees

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Chief Acquisition Officers Council, Department of Health 
and Human Services, and the General Services Administration (GSA) are 
conducting a national dialogue to discuss ideas on how to reduce the 
costs (compliance and other) associated with reporting compliance under 
Federal awards (contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrants, and 
cooperative agreements). This dialogue is part of an effort to improve 
the economy and efficiency of the federal award system by identifying 
impactful steps that can be taken to streamline, reporting, reduce 
burden, and reduce costs.

DATES: Interested parties may participate in the national dialogue 
through an online platform by reviewing the information and 
participation dates posted at www.cao.gov. The dialogue will open on 
May 30, 2015 and close on May 30, 2017.

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ADDRESSES: Interested parties may participate in the dialogue through 
the online platform by reviewing the information and participation 
dates posted at www.cao.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Zeleznik at 
[email protected] or 202-205-3514 or Emily Gartland at 
[email protected] or 703-605-2532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This notice announces a dialogue to explore opportunities to 
streamline processes and reduce or eliminate burden in federal 
procurement and grants processes. This dialogue furthers the goals of 
the President's Management Agenda, which lays the foundation for 
creating a 21st century government that delivers better results to the 
American people, and addresses requirements in the Digital 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-101) to 
gain a better understanding of the costs of compliance with Federal 
contracting and grants awards as well as recommendations to standardize 
data, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and reduce compliance costs.
    During last year's Open Dialogue on Federal Procurement, published 
in the Federal Register at 79 FR 22682, on April 23, 2014, many 
commenters pointed to the potential reduction of redundant reporting 
and related processes as one way to improve the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the government's acquisition practices. This feedback 
is helping to support ongoing efforts to modernize the IT 
infrastructure supporting Federal procurement data collection and 
display, which will include development of a single Web site for 
Federal contractors to use for federal contract reporting requirements.
    Management of federal contract and grant business arrangements 
requires multiple layers of reporting across multiple agencies. In some 
cases, lack of standardization results in slight (or significant) 
variations in reports that create additional administrative and 
burdensome requirements for awardees that could be readily rectified. 
This dialogue is intended to continue the conversation begun last year 
in the context of federal procurement and expand it to cover federal 
grants by identifying opportunities for reducing burden, discussing 
ideas for standardizing processes and forms, and identifying 
recommended actions to reduce costs and eliminate duplication for 
awardees. The open dialogue focuses on three topics (campaigns). Each 
campaign focuses on a unique aspect of the Federal contracting and 
grants process for which we welcome your insight, ideas, and feedback.
     Campaign 1--Reporting compliance requirements shared by 
prime and sub-awardees of Federal procurements and grants.
     Campaign 2--Procurement practices, processes, and 
reporting.
     Campaign 3--Grants practices and processes.
    Note--We are looking for ideas to reduce your burden through data 
standards and changes to reporting procedures. We are interested in 
hearing about proposed changes that can be accomplished through 
executive (regulatory, administrative, or management) action, as well 
as potential legislative proposals where requirements are based in 
statute.
    To facilitate a national dialogue, an online platform will be 
launched in May 2015 so that interested parties may submit ideas, 
comment on others, respond to questions posed by moderators, and vote 
to indicate which ideas they think are most promising and impactful. 
Information on the platform, and the dates for participating in the 
dialogue, will be posted at www.cao.gov. A separate notice will 
beposted to address additional dialogue topics on federal procurement 
for conversation later in the spring and summer.

    Dated: March 27, 2015.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-07441 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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17438 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 62 / Wednesday, April 1, 2015 / Notices Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue clearly and conspicuously certain costs any provision of the CLA or Regulation NW., Suite CC–5610 (Annex D), and terms when advertising vehicles for M. Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your lease. Part IV of the proposed order requires comment to the following address: The proposed order is designed to the respondent to keep copies of Federal Trade Commission, Office of the prevent the respondent from engaging in relevant advertisements and materials Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th similar deceptive practices in the future. substantiating claims made in the Street SW., 5th Floor, Suite 5610 Part I.A of the proposed order prohibits advertisements. Part V requires the (Annex D), Washington, DC 20024. If the respondent from misrepresenting respondent to provide copies of the possible, submit your paper comment to the cost of: (1) Purchasing a vehicle with order to certain of its personnel. Part VI the Commission by courier or overnight financing, including but not necessarily requires notification to the Commission service. limited to the amount or percentage of regarding changes in corporate structure Visit the Commission Web site at the down payment, the number of that might affect compliance obligations http://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice payments or period of repayment, the under the order. Part VII requires the and the news release describing it. The amount of any payment, and the respondent to file compliance reports FTC Act and other laws that the repayment obligation over the full term with the Commission. Finally, Part VIII Commission administers permit the of the loan, including any balloon is a provision ‘‘sunsetting’’ the order collection of public comments to payment; or (2) leasing a vehicle, after twenty (20) years, with certain consider and use in this proceeding as including but not limited to the total exceptions. appropriate. The Commission will amount due at lease inception, the The purpose of this analysis is to aid consider all timely and responsive down payment, amount down, public comment on the proposed order. public comments that it receives on or acquisition fee, capitalized cost It is not intended to constitute an before April 27, 2015. You can find reduction, any other amount required to official interpretation of the complaint more information, including routine be paid at lease inception, and the or proposed order, or to modify in any uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in amounts of all monthly or other way the proposed order’s terms. the Commission’s privacy policy, at periodic payments. Part I.B prohibits the By direction of the Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. respondent from misrepresenting any Donald S. Clark, Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To other material fact about the price, sale, Secretary. Aid Public Comment financing, or leasing of any vehicle. [FR Doc. 2015–07407 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] The Federal Trade Commission Part II.A of the proposed order BILLING CODE 6750–01–P (‘‘FTC’’) has accepted, subject to final prohibits respondent from representing approval, an agreement containing a that a discount, rebate, bonus, incentive consent order from TT of Longwood, or price is available unless: (1) It is GENERAL SERVICES Inc., also doing business as Cory available to all consumers, and for all ADMINISTRATION Fairbanks Mazda. The proposed consent vehicles advertised; or (2) the order has been placed on the public representation clearly and [Notice–MVC–2015–01, Docket No. 2015– conspicuously discloses all 0054, Sequence 1] record for thirty (30) days for receipt of comments by interested persons. qualifications or restrictions on: (a) A consumer’s ability to obtain the National Dialogue and Pilot To Reduce Comments received during this period Reporting Compliance Costs for will become part of the public record. discount, rebate, bonus, incentive, or price and (b) the vehicles available at Federal Contractors and Grantees After thirty (30) days, the FTC will again review the agreement and the comments the discount, rebate, bonus incentive, or AGENCY: General Services received, and will decide whether it price. Part II.B prohibits respondent Administration (GSA) and Department should withdraw from the agreement from misrepresenting any of the of Health and Human Services (HHS). and take appropriate action or make following: (1) The existence or amount ACTION: Notice. final the agreement’s proposed order. of any discount, rebate, bonus, The respondent is a motor vehicle incentive, or price; (2) the existence, SUMMARY: The Chief Acquisition dealer. According to the FTC’s price, value, coverage, or features of any Officers Council, Department of Health complaint, the respondent has product or service associated with the and Human Services, and the General misrepresented: (1) Vehicle purchase motor vehicle purchase; (3) the number Services Administration (GSA) are prices; (2) that advertised prices, of vehicles available at particular prices; conducting a national dialogue to discounts, rebates, bonuses, and or (4) any other material fact about the discuss ideas on how to reduce the costs incentives are available to all price, sale, financing, or leasing of (compliance and other) associated with consumers; (3) the prices for added motor vehicles. reporting compliance under Federal features such as spoilers and sunroofs; Part III of the proposed order awards (contracts, subcontracts, grants, (4) that vehicles are available for sale or addresses the CLA allegations. Part III.A subgrants, and cooperative agreements). lease for zero down, zero payments, or prohibits the respondent from stating This dialogue is part of an effort to zero interest; (5) that vehicles are the amount of any payment or that any improve the economy and efficiency of available for $99; and (6) that consumers or no initial payment is required at lease the federal award system by identifying can pay $0 at the inception of a lease to inception without disclosing clearly and impactful steps that can be taken to lease the advertised vehicle for the conspicuously: (1) That the transaction streamline, reporting, reduce burden, and reduce costs. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES advertised monthly payment amount. advertised is a lease; (2) the total The complaint alleges therefore that the amount due at lease signing or delivery; DATES: Interested parties may representations are false and misleading (3) whether or not a security deposit is participate in the national dialogue in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. required; (4) the number, amounts, and through an online platform by reviewing In addition, the complaint alleges the timing of scheduled payments; and (5) the information and participation dates respondent violated the Consumer that an extra charge may be imposed at posted at www.cao.gov. The dialogue Leasing Act (‘‘CLA’’) and Regulation M the end of the lease term. Part III.B will open on May 30, 2015 and close on for failing to disclose or to disclose prohibits the respondent from violating May 30, 2017. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Mar 31, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 62 / Wednesday, April 1, 2015 / Notices 17439 ADDRESSES: Interested parties may process for which we welcome your Committee panels other than the participate in the dialogue through the insight, ideas, and feedback. Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP). This online platform by reviewing the • Campaign 1—Reporting compliance guidance describes the general information and participation dates requirements shared by prime and sub- circumstances in which CDRH consults posted at www.cao.gov. awardees of Federal procurements and with a panel, the process for exchange FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: grants. of information between CDRH, the Christopher Zeleznik at dataactpmo@ • Campaign 2—Procurement members of the panel, industry, and the hhs.gov or 202–205–3514 or Emily practices, processes, and reporting. public, and the conduct of panel Gartland at IAEOutreach@gsa.gov or • Campaign 3—Grants practices and meetings. This guidance supplements 703–605–2532. processes. existing FDA Agency-wide guidance on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Note—We are looking for ideas to the conduct of Advisory Committee This notice announces a dialogue to reduce your burden through data meetings. This draft guidance is not explore opportunities to streamline standards and changes to reporting final nor is it in effect at this time. processes and reduce or eliminate procedures. We are interested in hearing DATES: Although you can comment on burden in federal procurement and about proposed changes that can be any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR grants processes. This dialogue furthers accomplished through executive 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency the goals of the President’s Management (regulatory, administrative, or considers your comment of this draft Agenda, which lays the foundation for management) action, as well as guidance before it begins work on the creating a 21st century government that potential legislative proposals where final version of the guidance, submit delivers better results to the American requirements are based in statute. either electronic or written comments people, and addresses requirements in To facilitate a national dialogue, an on the draft guidance by June 1, 2015. the Digital Accountability and online platform will be launched in May ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the Transparency Act of 2014 (Public Law 2015 so that interested parties may guidance document is available for 113–101) to gain a better understanding submit ideas, comment on others, download from the Internet. See the of the costs of compliance with Federal respond to questions posed by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for contracting and grants awards as well as moderators, and vote to indicate which information on electronic access to the recommendations to standardize data, ideas they think are most promising and guidance. Submit written requests for a eliminate unnecessary duplication, and impactful. Information on the platform, single hard copy of the draft guidance reduce compliance costs. and the dates for participating in the document entitled ‘‘Procedures for During last year’s Open Dialogue on dialogue, will be posted at www.cao.gov. Meetings of the Medical Devices Federal Procurement, published in the A separate notice will beposted to Advisory Committee’’ to the Office of Federal Register at 79 FR 22682, on address additional dialogue topics on the Center Director, Guidance and April 23, 2014, many commenters federal procurement for conversation Policy Development, Center for Devices pointed to the potential reduction of later in the spring and summer. and Radiological Health, Food and Drug redundant reporting and related Dated: March 27, 2015. Administration, 10903 New Hampshire processes as one way to improve the William Clark, Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, efficiency and effectiveness of the Director, Office of Government-wide MD 20993–0002. Send one self- government’s acquisition practices. This Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition addressed adhesive label to assist that feedback is helping to support ongoing Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. office in processing your request. efforts to modernize the IT [FR Doc. 2015–07441 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] Submit electronic comments on the infrastructure supporting Federal BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P draft guidance to http:// procurement data collection and www.regulations.gov. Submit written display, which will include comments to the Division of Dockets development of a single Web site for Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Federal contractors to use for federal Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. HUMAN SERVICES contract reporting requirements. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Identify Management of federal contract and Food and Drug Administration comments with the docket number grant business arrangements requires found in brackets in the heading of this multiple layers of reporting across [Docket No. FDA–2015–D–0838] document. multiple agencies. In some cases, lack of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Procedures for Meetings of the Medical standardization results in slight (or James Swink, Center for Devices and Devices Advisory Committee; Draft significant) variations in reports that Radiological Health, Food and Drug Guidance for Industry and Food and create additional administrative and Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Drug Administration Staff; Availability burdensome requirements for awardees Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1609, Silver Spring, that could be readily rectified. This AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–6313. dialogue is intended to continue the HHS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: conversation begun last year in the ACTION: Notice. context of federal procurement and I. Background expand it to cover federal grants by SUMMARY: The Food and Drug CDRH is issuing this draft guidance to identifying opportunities for reducing Administration (FDA) is announcing the provide additional information mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES burden, discussing ideas for availability of the draft guidance regarding the processes for meetings of standardizing processes and forms, and entitled ‘‘Procedures for Meetings of the the Medical Devices Advisory identifying recommended actions to Medical Devices Advisory Committee.’’ Committee panels other than the DRP. reduce costs and eliminate duplication The Center for Devices and Radiological The term ‘‘panel,’’ as used in this for awardees. The open dialogue focuses Health (CDRH) is issuing this guidance guidance, refers to the panels on three topics (campaigns). 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DatesInterested parties may participate in the national dialogue through an online platform by reviewing the information and participation dates posted at www.cao.gov. The dialogue will open on May 30, 2015 and close on May 30, 2017.
ContactChristopher Zeleznik at [email protected] or 202-205-3514 or Emily Gartland at [email protected] or 703-605-2532.
FR Citation80 FR 17438 
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