81 FR 1115 - Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)

Page Range		1115-1115
FR Document		2015-33168

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) publishes this rule to adopt as a final rule, with one change, a joint interim final rule published with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for all Federal award-making agencies that implemented guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). This rule is necessary to incorporate into regulation and thus bring into effect the Uniform Guidance as required by OMB for the SBA.

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2 CFR Part 2701

13 CFR Part 143

RIN 3245-AG62


Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of 
Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) publishes this 
rule to adopt as a final rule, with one change, a joint interim final 
rule published with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for all 
Federal award-making agencies that implemented guidance on Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). This rule is necessary to 
incorporate into regulation and thus bring into effect the Uniform 
Guidance as required by OMB for the SBA.

DATES: This rule is effective February 10, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William G. Bethel, Director, Office of 
Grants Management, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20416 at (202) 205-7198 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2014, OMB and SBA issued an 
interim final rule that implemented for all Federal award-making 
agencies the final guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, 
Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform 
Guidance) (79 FR 75867, 76080-76081, December 19, 2014). In that 
interim final rule, Federal awarding agencies, including the SBA, 
joined together to implement the Uniform Guidance in their respective 
chapters of title 2 of the CFR, and, where approved by OMB, implemented 
any exceptions to the Uniform Guidance by including the relevant 
language in their regulations. Where applicable, agencies provided 
additional language beyond that included in 2 CFR part 200, consistent 
with their existing policy, to provide more detail with respect to how 
they intend to implement the policy, where appropriate.
    In addition, the interim final rule made technical corrections to 
the Uniform Guidance, where needed, to ensure that particular language 
in the final guidance matched with the Council on Financial Assistance 
Reform's intent and to avoid any erroneous implementation of the 
guidance. The interim final rule went into effect on December 26, 2014. 
The public comment period for the interim final rule closed on February 
17, 2015.
    The SBA publishes this final rule to adopt the provisions of the 
interim final rule. The SBA adopted six exceptions to the Uniform 
Guidance and two implementing provisions, all of which were codified in 
2 CFR part 2701. The SBA did not receive any public comments on its 
regulations. Accordingly, the SBA makes no substantive changes to the 
interim final rule. However, in order to reflect organizational changes 
that have occurred at SBA since the publication of the interim final 
rule and to provide for greater stability during periods of political 
transition, SBA is in this final rule reallocating responsibility for 
serving as the Agency's Single Audit Senior Accountable Official from 
the Chief Administrative Officer to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer.

Compliance With Executive Order 12866, the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Ch. 35), and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) 
Executive Order 12866

    Pursuant to Executive Order 12866, OMB has determined this final 
rule to be not significant.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule contains no collections of information subject to the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 3506). 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to 
respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to 
comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act unless that collection displays a currently valid OMB 
Control Number.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 
inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 
required and has not been prepared.

List of Subjects in 2 CFR Part 2701

    Administrative practice and procedure, Grant administration, Grant 
programs.

    Accordingly, the interim rule amending 2 CFR part 2701 and 13 CFR 
part 143, which was published at 79 FR 75867 on December 19, 2014, is 
adopted as a final rule with the following change:

PART 2701--UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, 
AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS

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1. The authority citation for part 2701 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6), 2 CFR part 200.

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2. Revise Sec.  2701.513 to read as follows:


Sec.  2701.513  Responsibilities.

    For SBA, the Single Audit Senior Accountable Official is the Deputy 
Chief Operating Officer. The Single Audit Liaison is the Director, 
Office of Grants Management.

Maria Contreras-Sweet,
Administrator.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER (Uniform Guidance) (79 FR 75867, Paperwork Reduction Act
contains regulatory documents having general 76080–76081, December 19, 2014). In
applicability and legal effect, most of which that interim final rule, Federal awarding This rule contains no collections of
are keyed to and codified in the Code of
agencies, including the SBA, joined information subject to the requirements
Federal Regulations, which is published under of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. together to implement the Uniform
Guidance in their respective chapters of U.S.C. Ch. 3506). Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, no person is
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by title 2 of the CFR, and, where approved
the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of required to respond to, nor shall any
by OMB, implemented any exceptions
new books are listed in the first FEDERAL person be subject to a penalty for failure
to the Uniform Guidance by including
REGISTER issue of each week. to comply with a collection of
the relevant language in their information subject to the Paperwork
regulations. Where applicable, agencies Reduction Act unless that collection
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION provided additional language beyond displays a currently valid OMB Control
that included in 2 CFR part 200, Number.
2 CFR Part 2701 consistent with their existing policy, to
provide more detail with respect to how Regulatory Flexibility Act
13 CFR Part 143 they intend to implement the policy,
Because notice and opportunity for
where appropriate.
RIN 3245–AG62 comment are not required pursuant to 5
In addition, the interim final rule U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the
Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory made technical corrections to the analytical requirements of the
Implementation of Office of Uniform Guidance, where needed, to Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
Management and Budget’s Uniform ensure that particular language in the et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, a
Administrative Requirements, Cost final guidance matched with the regulatory flexibility analysis is not
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Council on Financial Assistance required and has not been prepared.
Federal Awards Reform’s intent and to avoid any List of Subjects in 2 CFR Part 2701
erroneous implementation of the
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
guidance. The interim final rule went Administrative practice and
Administration.
into effect on December 26, 2014. The procedure, Grant administration, Grant
ACTION: Final rule. public comment period for the interim programs.
final rule closed on February 17, 2015.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Accordingly, the interim rule
Administration (SBA) publishes this The SBA publishes this final rule to amending 2 CFR part 2701 and 13 CFR
rule to adopt as a final rule, with one adopt the provisions of the interim final part 143, which was published at 79 FR
change, a joint interim final rule rule. The SBA adopted six exceptions to 75867 on December 19, 2014, is adopted
published with the Office of the Uniform Guidance and two as a final rule with the following
Management and Budget (OMB) for all implementing provisions, all of which change:
Federal award-making agencies that were codified in 2 CFR part 2701. The
implemented guidance on Uniform SBA did not receive any public PART 2701—UNIFORM
Administrative Requirements, Cost comments on its regulations. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS,
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Accordingly, the SBA makes no COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT
Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). substantive changes to the interim final REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL
This rule is necessary to incorporate rule. However, in order to reflect AWARDS
into regulation and thus bring into effect organizational changes that have
the Uniform Guidance as required by occurred at SBA since the publication of ■ 1. The authority citation for part 2701
OMB for the SBA. the interim final rule and to provide for continues to read as follows:
DATES: This rule is effective February greater stability during periods of Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6), 2 CFR part
10, 2016. political transition, SBA is in this final 200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: rule reallocating responsibility for
serving as the Agency’s Single Audit ■ 2. Revise § 2701.513 to read as
William G. Bethel, Director, Office of follows:
Grants Management, Small Business Senior Accountable Official from the
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Chief Administrative Officer to the § 2701.513 Responsibilities.
Washington, DC 20416 at (202) 205– Deputy Chief Operating Officer.
For SBA, the Single Audit Senior
7198 or William.Bethel@sba.gov. Compliance With Executive Order Accountable Official is the Deputy Chief
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 12866, the Paperwork Reduction Act Operating Officer. The Single Audit
ebenthall on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with RULES

December 19, 2014, OMB and SBA (44 U.S.C. Ch. 35), and the Regulatory Liaison is the Director, Office of Grants
issued an interim final rule that Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612) Management.
implemented for all Federal award- Executive Order 12866
making agencies the final guidance on Maria Contreras-Sweet,
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Pursuant to Executive Order 12866, Administrator.
Cost Principles, and Audit OMB has determined this final rule to [FR Doc. 2015–33168 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
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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		This rule is effective February 10, 2016.
Contact		William G. Bethel, Director, Office of Grants Management, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416 at (202) 205-7198 or [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 1115
RIN Number		3245-AG62
CFR Citation		13 CFR 143 2 CFR 2701
CFR Associated		Administrative Practice and Procedure; Grant Administration and Grant Programs