80 FR 74965 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Updating References
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)
| Page Range | 74965-74966 | |
| FR Document | 2015-30346 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 74965-74966] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30346] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 230 / Tuesday, December 1, 2015 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 74965]] DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2 CFR Part 802 38 CFR Parts 41 and 43 RIN 2900-AP03 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Updating References AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This rule adopts as final, without change, interim final rule amending the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations governing Office of Management and Budget (OMB) citations and references for federal grant programs. This amendment is necessary to replace obsolete OMB references in VA regulations. DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective December 1, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs (10B4), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-6345. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2014, OMB published a joint interim final rule in the Federal Register (79 FR 75871), Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; Updating References. VA received no public comments and therefore makes no changes to the regulation. Based on the rationale set forth in the interim final rule, VA is adopting the interim final rule as a final rule with no changes. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, when regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, and other advantages; distributive impacts; and equity). Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review) emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) defines a ``significant regulatory action,'' which requires review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), unless OMB waives such review, as ``any regulatory action that is likely to result in a rule that may: (1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities; (2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or (4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in this Executive Order.'' The economic, interagency, budgetary, legal, and policy implications of this regulatory action have been examined, and it has been determined not to be a significant regulatory action under Executive Orders 12866. VA's impact analysis can be found as a supporting document at http://www.regulations.gov, usually within 48 hours after the rulemaking document is published. Additionally, a copy of the rulemaking and its impact analysis are available on VA's Web site at http://www1.va.gov/orpm/, by following the link for ``VA Regulations Published.'' Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires an agency that is issuing a final rule to provide a final regulatory flexibility analysis or to certify that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This final rule implements OMB final guidance issued on December 26, 2013, and will not have a significant economic impact beyond the impact of the December 2013 guidance. Unfunded Mandates The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C. 1532, that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and benefits before issuing any rule that may result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more (adjusted annually for inflation) in any one year. This final rule will have no such effect on State, local, and tribal governments, or on the private sector. Paperwork Reduction Act This final rule contains no provisions constituting a collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501- 3521). Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers and titles for the programs affected by this document are 64.005, Grants to States for Construction of State Home Facilities; 64.024, VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program; 64.026, Veterans State Adult Day Health Care; 64.033, VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program; 64.034, VA Assistance to United States Paralympic Integrated Adaptive Sports Program; 64.037, VA U.S. Paralympics Monthly Assistance Allowance Program; 64.038, Grants for the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot; 64.100, Automobiles and Adaptive Equip for Certain Disabled Vets and Members of the Armed Forces; 64.201, National Cemeteries; and 64.203, State Cemetery Grants. Signing Authority The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, [[Page 74966]] approved this document on November 18, 2015, for publication. Dated: November 24, 2015. Michael P. Shores, Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. 0 Accordingly, the interim final rule adding 2 CFR part 802 and amending 38 CFR parts 41 and 43, which was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 75871 on December 19, 2014, is adopted as final without changes. [FR Doc. 2015-30346 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
![74966 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 230 / Tuesday, December 1, 2015 / Rules and Regulations
approved this document on November microbial culture distribution ARS Dated: November 23, 2015.
18, 2015, for publication. charges $20, as set forth in 7 CFR Simon Y. Liu,
Dated: November 24, 2015. 504.2(b). The current fees, which were Associate Administrator, ARS.
Michael P. Shores, established in 1985, did not reflect the [FR Doc. 2015–30449 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am]
actual costs of providing materials and BILLING CODE 3410–03–P
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the General services. ARS is increasing these fees to
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. reflect their actual costs of $670 and
$40, respectively, and to apply the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
■ Accordingly, the interim final rule
distribution fee to all patent deposits
adding 2 CFR part 802 and amending 38 Farm Service Agency
regardless of the date of the deposit.
CFR parts 41 and 43, which was
published in the Federal Register at 79 Currently, payment for deposit and
7 CFR Parts 761 and 769
FR 75871 on December 19, 2014, is requisition of microbial cultures is made
adopted as final without changes. by check, draft, or money order payable RIN 0560–AI32
[FR Doc. 2015–30346 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am] to the USDA, National Finance Center,
as set forth in 7 CFR 504.3(b). ARS is Highly Fractionated Indian Land (HFIL)
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
adding pay.gov as a method of payment Loan Program
to assist customers. AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The increased fees will enable ARS’ ACTION: Final rule.
Patent Culture Collection to continue its
Agricultural Research Service mission of supporting microbiological SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency
research and biotechnological (FSA) is implementing the HFIL Loan
7 CFR Part 504 innovation, and serve as a repository Program to provide revolving loan funds
where patented microbial strains can be to eligible intermediary lenders familiar
RIN 0518–AA05
deposited and distributed to the with Indian Lands. The intermediary
Changes to Fees and Payment scientific community. All of the current lenders will provide loan funds to
Methods services will continue to be offered qualified individuals, entities, and
under the revised fee schedule and tribes to purchase highly fractionated
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, Indian land consistent with the
method of payment.
USDA. Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm
ACTION: Final rule. This rule was published as a proposed Bill). FSA is also requesting public
rule for comment on September 2, 2015. comments on the rule.
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Research See 80 FR 53021, September 2, 2015. No DATES: Effective date: December 1, 2015.
Service (ARS) increases its Patent comments were received. Comment date: We will consider
Culture Collection charges, and revises comments that we receive by February
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 504
the method of payment. 29, 2016.
DATES: This rule is effective December 1, Agricultural research. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
2015. comments on the rule. In your
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For reasons set forth in the preamble,
ARS amends 7 CFR part 504 as set forth comment, include the Regulation
Jeffrey Kurtz, ARS-Budget and Program Identifier Number (RIN), the volume,
Management Staff, George Washington below:
date, and page number of this issue of
Carver Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, PART 504—USER FEES the Federal Register. You may submit
Room 4–1106, Beltsville, Maryland, comments by any of the following
20705, telephone: (301) 504–4494, methods:
■ 1. The authority citation for part 504
email: jeff.kurtz@ars.usda.gov.
continues to read as follows: • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Microbial- www.regulations.gov. Follow the
based agriculture and biotechnology Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701. instructions for submitting comments.
rely on superior production strains, new ■ 2. Revise § 504.2 to read as follows: • Mail: Carrie L. Novak, Senior Loan
strains with novel characteristics, and Officer, Loan Making Division, Deputy
reference strains for comparative § 504.2 Fees for deposit and requisition of Administrator for Farm Loan Programs,
purposes. Such strains are often difficult microbial cultures. FSA, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
to acquire or are cost prohibitive for (a) Depositors of microbial cultures 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop
many researchers. ARS has a staff must pay a one-time $670 user fee for 0522, Washington, DC 20250–0522.
dedicated to the acquisition and each culture deposited on or after Comments will be available online at
distribution of microbial germplasm in December 1, 2015. http://www.regulations.gov. A copy of
which patented strains can be deposited this rule is available through the FSA
in and distributed from its Patent (b) For cultures deposited on or after home page at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/.
Culture Collection for a one-time fee to December 1, 2015, requestors must pay FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
cover maintenance and distribution a $40 user fee for each culture Carrie Novak; telephone; (202) 720–
costs. distributed. 1643. Persons with disabilities or who
ARS’ Patent Culture Collection require alternative means for
receives about 120 patent deposits per ■ 3. Revise § 504.3 to read as follows:
communication should contact the
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES
year, and distributes about 450 cultures § 504.3 Payment of fees. USDA Target Center at (202) 720–2600
per year. Nearly all of the accessions (voice).
and distributions are requested by (a) Payment of user fees must
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
companies, universities, or Government accompany a culture deposit or request.
agencies. Currently, ARS charges $500 (b) Payment shall be made by check, Background
for each microbial culture deposit, as set draft, money order, or pay.gov, payable The HFIL Loan Program is authorized
forth in 7 CFR 504.2(a). For each to USDA, National Finance Center. by the section 5402 of the 2014 Farm
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective Date: This final rule is effective December 1, 2015. | |
| Contact | Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory and Administrative Affairs (10B4), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-6345. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.) | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 74965 | |
| RIN Number | 2900-AP03 | |
| CFR Citation | 2
CFR
802 38 CFR 41 38 CFR 43 |
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