80 FR 51609 - OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2016

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 164 (August 25, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-20982

OMB is issuing the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2016 to report on the status of the discretionary caps and on the compliance of pending discretionary appropriations legislation with those caps. For fiscal year 2015, the report finds enacted appropriations to be within the spending limits. For fiscal year 2016, the report finds that if the current limits remain unchanged, under OMB's estimates of actions to date by both the House of Representatives and Senate for the 12 annual appropriations bills would result in a sequestration of approximately $3 million and $1 million, respectively, in discretionary programs in the defense category. The report also finds that fiscal year 2016 actions by the House of Representatives for the non-defense category would result in a sequestration of nearly $1.8 billion while OMB's estimate of actions by the Senate for the non-defense category are in compliance with the current spending limit. Finally, the report also contains OMB's Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Adjustment for FY 2016.

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for 
Fiscal Year 2016

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of the OMB Sequestration Update Report 
to the President and Congress for FY 2016.

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SUMMARY: OMB is issuing the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the 
President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2016 to report on the status of 
the discretionary caps and on the compliance of pending discretionary 
appropriations legislation with those caps. For fiscal year 2015, the 
report finds enacted appropriations to be within the spending limits. 
For fiscal year 2016, the report finds that if the current limits 
remain unchanged, under OMB's estimates of actions to date by both the 
House of Representatives and Senate for the 12 annual appropriations 
bills would result in a sequestration of approximately $3 million and 
$1 million, respectively, in discretionary programs in the defense 
category. The report also finds that fiscal year 2016 actions by the 
House of Representatives for the non-defense category would result in a 
sequestration of nearly $1.8 billion while OMB's estimate of actions by 
the Senate for the non-defense category are in compliance with the 
current spending limit. Finally, the report also contains OMB's Preview 
Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Adjustment for FY 2016.

DATES: Effective Date: August 20, 2015. Section 254 of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 requires the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a Sequestration Update Report on 
August 20th of each year. With regard to this update report and to each 
of the three required sequestration reports, section 254(b) 
specifically states the following:

    SUBMISSION AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.--Each report required by 
this section shall be submitted, in the case of CBO, to the House of 
Representatives, the Senate and OMB and, in the case of OMB, to the 
House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President on the day 
it is issued. On the following day a notice of the report shall be 
printed in the Federal Register.


ADDRESSES: The OMB Sequestration Reports to the President and Congress 
is available on-line on the OMB home page at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/legislative_reports/sequestration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Tobasko, 6202 New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, Email address: 
[email protected], telephone number: (202) 395-5745, FAX number: 
(202) 395-4768. Because of delays in the receipt of regular mail 
related to security screening, respondents are encouraged to use 
electronic communications.

Shaun Donovan,
Director.
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technological collection techniques or DATES: Effective Date: August 20, 2015. Dated: August 18, 2015.
other forms of information technology, Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
responses. requires the Office of Management and Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Agency: DOL–EBSA. Budget (OMB) to issue a Sequestration
Title of Collection: Voluntary Report on Countries That Are
Update Report on August 20th of each Candidates for Millennium Challenge
Fiduciary Correction Program. year. With regard to this update report
OMB Control Number: 1210–0118. Compact Eligibility for Fiscal Year 2016
and to each of the three required and Countries That Would Be
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for profits. sequestration reports, section 254(b) Candidates But for Legal Prohibitions
Total Estimated Number of specifically states the following:
Summary
Respondents: 1,800. SUBMISSION AND AVAILABILITY OF
Total Estimated Number of REPORTS.—Each report required by this This report to Congress is provided in
Responses: 50,700. section shall be submitted, in the case of accordance with section 608(a) of the
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: CBO, to the House of Representatives, the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as
8,100 hours. Senate and OMB and, in the case of OMB, amended, 22 U.S.C. 7701, 7707(a) (the
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs to the House of Representatives, the Senate, Act).
Burden: $329,200. and the President on the day it is issued. On The Act authorizes the provision of
Dated: August 19, 2015. the following day a notice of the report shall assistance for global development
Michel Smyth, be printed in the Federal Register. through the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) for countries that
Departmental Clearance Officer.
ADDRESSES: The OMB Sequestration enter into a Millennium Challenge
[FR Doc. 2015–20966 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am]
Reports to the President and Congress is Compact with the United States to
BILLING CODE 4510–29–P support policies and programs that
available on-line on the OMB home
page at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ advance the progress of such countries
omb/legislative_reports/sequestration. to achieve lasting economic growth and
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND poverty reduction. The Act requires
BUDGET FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MCC to take a number of steps in
Thomas Tobasko, 6202 New Executive selecting countries with which MCC
OMB Sequestration Update Report to Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, will seek to enter into a compact,
the President and Congress for Fiscal Email address: ttobasko@omb.eop.gov, including determining the countries that
Year 2016 telephone number: (202) 395–5745, FAX will be eligible countries for fiscal year
AGENCY: Executive Office of the number: (202) 395–4768. Because of (FY) 2016 based on (a) a country’s
President, Office of Management and delays in the receipt of regular mail demonstrated commitment to (i) just
Budget. related to security screening, and democratic governance, (ii)
ACTION: Notice of availability of the respondents are encouraged to use economic freedom, and (iii) investments
OMB Sequestration Update Report to electronic communications. in its people; and (b) the opportunity to
the President and Congress for FY 2016. reduce poverty and generate economic
Shaun Donovan,
growth in the country, and (c) the
SUMMARY: OMB is issuing the OMB Director. availability of funds to MCC. These
Sequestration Update Report to the [FR Doc. 2015–20982 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am] steps include the submission of reports
President and Congress for Fiscal Year BILLING CODE P to the congressional committees
2016 to report on the status of the specified in the Act and the publication
discretionary caps and on the of notices in the Federal Register that
compliance of pending discretionary identify:
appropriations legislation with those MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE The countries that are ‘‘candidate
caps. For fiscal year 2015, the report CORPORATION countries’’ for FY 2016 based on their
finds enacted appropriations to be per capita income levels and their
within the spending limits. For fiscal [MCC FR 15–01] eligibility to receive assistance under
year 2016, the report finds that if the U.S. law and countries that would be
current limits remain unchanged, under Report on Countries That Are candidate countries but for specified
OMB’s estimates of actions to date by Candidates for Millennium Challenge legal prohibitions on assistance (section
both the House of Representatives and Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2016 608(a) of the Act);
Senate for the 12 annual appropriations and Countries That Would Be The criteria and methodology that the
bills would result in a sequestration of Candidates But For Legal Prohibitions MCC Board of Directors (Board) will use
approximately $3 million and $1 to measure and evaluate the relative
million, respectively, in discretionary AGENCY: Millennium Challenge policy performance of the ‘‘candidate
programs in the defense category. The Corporation. countries’’ consistent with the
report also finds that fiscal year 2016 requirements of subsections (a) and (b)
actions by the House of Representatives ACTION: Notice. of section 607 of the Act in order to
for the non-defense category would determine ‘‘eligible countries’’ from
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result in a sequestration of nearly $1.8 SUMMARY: Section 608(a) of the among the ‘‘candidate countries’’
billion while OMB’s estimate of actions Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (section 608(b) of the Act); and
by the Senate for the non-defense requires the Millennium Challenge The list of countries determined by
category are in compliance with the Corporation to publish a report that the Board to be ‘‘eligible countries’’ for
current spending limit. Finally, the identifies countries that are ‘‘candidate FY 2016, identification of such
report also contains OMB’s Preview countries’’ for Millennium Challenge countries with which the Board will
Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Account assistance during FY 2016. The seek to enter into compacts, and a
Adjustment for FY 2016. report is set forth in full below. justification for such eligibility

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability of the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for FY 2016.
Dates		Effective Date: August 20, 2015. Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a Sequestration Update Report on August 20th of each year. With regard to this update report and to each of the three required sequestration reports, section 254(b) specifically states the following:
Contact		Thomas Tobasko, 6202 New Executive
FR Citation		80 FR 51609