81 FR 56580 - Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Year 2015
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 162 (August 22, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 162 (August 22, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 56580-56582] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19953] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Year 2015 AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 56581]] SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) is announcing new indirect cost rates on the recovery of indirect costs for its component organizations involved in natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities for fiscal year (FY) 2015. The indirect cost rates for this fiscal year and date of implementation are provided in this notice. More information on these rates and the DARRP policy can be found at the DARRP Web site at www.darrp.noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact LaTonya Burgess at 301-713-4248, ext. 211, by fax at 301-713-4389, or email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mission of the DARRP is to restore natural resource injuries caused by releases of hazardous substances or oil under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and to support restoration of physical injuries to National Marine Sanctuary resources under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). The DARRP consists of three component organizations: The Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) within the National Ocean Service; the Restoration Center within the National Marine Fisheries Service; and the Office of the General Counsel Natural Resources Section (GCNRS). The DARRP conducts Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs) as a basis for recovering damages from responsible parties, and uses the funds recovered to restore injured natural resources. Consistent with federal accounting requirements, the DARRP is required to account for and report the full costs of its programs and activities. Further, the DARRP is authorized by law to recover reasonable costs of damage assessment and restoration activities under CERCLA, OPA, and the NMSA. Within the constraints of these legal provisions and their regulatory applications, the DARRP has the discretion to develop indirect cost rates for its component organizations and formulate policies on the recovery of indirect cost rates subject to its requirements. The DARRP's Indirect Cost Effort In December 1998, the DARRP hired the public accounting firm Rubino & McGeehin, Chartered (R&M) to: Evaluate the DARRP cost accounting system and allocation practices; recommend the appropriate indirect cost allocation methodology; and determine the indirect cost rates for the three organizations that comprise the DARRP. A Federal Register notice on R&M's effort, their assessment of the DARRP's cost accounting system and practice, and their determination regarding the most appropriate indirect cost methodology and rates for FYs 1993 through 1999 was published on December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76611). R&M continued its assessment of DARRP's indirect cost rate system and structure for FYs 2000 and 2001. A second federal notice specifying the DARRP indirect rates for FYs 2000 and 2001 was published on December 2, 2002 (67 FR 71537). In October 2002, DARRP hired the accounting firm of Cotton and Company LLP (Cotton) to review and certify DARRP costs incurred on cases for purposes of cost recovery and to develop indirect rates for FY 2002 and subsequent years. As in the prior years, Cotton concluded that the cost accounting system and allocation practices of the DARRP component organizations are consistent with federal accounting requirements. Consistent with R&M's previous analyses, Cotton also determined that the most appropriate indirect allocation method continues to be the Direct Labor Cost Base for all three DARRP component organizations. The Direct Labor Cost Base is computed by allocating total indirect cost over the sum of direct labor dollars, plus the application of NOAA's leave surcharge and benefits rates to direct labor. Direct labor costs for contractors from ERT, Inc. (ERT), Freestone Environmental Services, Inc. (Freestone), and Genwest Systems, Inc. (Genwest) were included in the direct labor base because Cotton determined that these costs have the same relationship to the indirect cost pool as NOAA direct labor costs. ERT, Freestone, and Genwest provided on-site support to the DARRP in the areas of injury assessment, natural resource economics, restoration planning and implementation, and policy analysis. Subsequent federal notices have been published in the Federal Register as follows:FY 2002, published on October 6, 2003 (68 FR 57672) FY 2003, published on May 20, 2005 (70 FR 29280) FY 2004, published on March 16, 2006 (71 FR 13356) FY 2005, published on February 9, 2007 (72 FR 6221) FY 2006, published on June 3, 2008 (73 FR 31679) FY 2007 and FY 2008, published on November 16, 2009 (74 FR 58948) FY 2009 and FY 2010, published on October 20, 2011 (76 FR 65182) FY 2011, published on September 17, 2012 (77 FR 57074) FY 2012, published on August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53425) FY 2013, published on October 14, 2014 (79 FR 61617) FY 2014, published on December 17, 2015 (80 FR 78718) Cotton's recent reports on these indirect rates can be found on the DARRP Web site at www.darrp.noaa.gov. Cotton reaffirmed that the Direct Labor Cost Base is the most appropriate indirect allocation method for the development of the FY 2015 indirect cost rates. The DARRP's Indirect Cost Rates and Policies The DARRP will apply the indirect cost rates for FY 2015 as recommended by Cotton for each of the DARRP component organizations as provided in the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FY 2015 DARRP Component organization Indirect rate % ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)................ 151.18 Restoration Center (RC)................................. 60.91 General Counsel, Natural Resources Section (GCNRS)...... 32.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These rates are based on the Direct Labor Cost Base allocation methodology. The FY 2015 rates will be applied to all damage assessment and restoration case costs incurred between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015. DARRP will use the FY 2015 indirect cost rates for future fiscal years, beginning with FY 2016, until subsequent year-specific rates can be developed. For cases that have settled and for cost claims paid prior to the effective date of the fiscal year in question, the DARRP will not re- open any resolved matters for the purpose of applying the revised rates in this policy for these fiscal years. For cases not settled and cost claims not paid prior to the effective date of the fiscal year in question, costs will be recalculated using the revised rates in this policy for these fiscal years. Where a responsible party has agreed to pay costs using previous year's indirect rates, but has not yet made the payment because the settlement documents are not finalized, the costs will not be recalculated. [[Page 56582]] Dated: August 5, 2016. David Westerholm, Director, Office of Response and Restoration. [FR Doc. 2016-19953 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-JE-P
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Added the purpose: ‘‘reduce excessive Jason A. Weller,
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Service. Title: Form RD 410–8, Application
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Till (Code 329): Practice purposes edited collection of information on those who creditworthiness and is used to make
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Stream Habitat Improvement (Code the submission(s) may be obtained by DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
395): The definition and purpose are calling (202) 720–8958.
simplified to better focus on habitat. An agency may not conduct or Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Language was added to better sponsor a collection of information Assessment, Remediation, and
coordinate with other conservation unless the collection of information Restoration Program for Fiscal Year
practices. Application of the practice displays a currently valid OMB control 2015
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required as a specified criterion rather potential persons who are to respond to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
than as a consideration. Revised the collection of information that such Commerce.
language as needed to improve persons are not required to respond to
ACTION: Notice.
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Dated: August 5, 2016. The proposed subzone (49.665 acres) June 8, 1995) and expanded on March
David Westerholm, is located at 549 Wingo Road in Byhalia, 29, 2002 (Board Order 1217, 67 FR
Director, Office of Response and Restoration. Mississippi. The proposed subzone 17048, April 9, 2002). The subzone
[FR Doc. 2016–19953 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am] would be subject to the existing currently consists of two sites located in
BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P
activation limit of FTZ 262. No Lafourche and St. James Parishes: Site 1
authorization for production activity has (520.72 acres total and 37 miles of
been requested at this time. pipeline) includes the following parcels:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE In accordance with the Board’s Parcel A (10 acres)—Fourchon Booster
regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ Station, Highway 1, Fourchon; Parcel B
Foreign-Trade Zones Board Staff is designated examiner to review (287 acres)—Clovelly Dome Storage
the application and make Terminal, Clovelly; Parcel D (27
[B–25–2016] recommendations to the Executive acres)—Operations Center, 224 E. 101
Secretary. Place, Cut Office; Parcel E (103.5
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 133—Quad- Public comment is invited from acres)—Clovelly Tank Farm, South
Cities, Iowa/Illinois; Authorization of interested parties. Submissions shall be
Production Activity; Deere & Lafourche Airport Road, Clovelly;
addressed to the Board’s Executive Parcel F (80 acres)—Tank Farm adjacent
Company; Subzone 133D Secretary at the address below. The
(Construction and Forestry to Parcel E, Clovelly; and, Parcel G
closing period for their receipt is
Equipment); Davenport, Iowa (13.22 acres)—Small Boat Harbor,
October 3, 2016. Rebuttal comments in
located on Bayou Lafourche, Port
response to material submitted during
On April 15, 2016, Deere & Company Fourchon; and, Site 2 (124 acres and 55
the foregoing period may be submitted
submitted a notification of proposed miles of pipeline)—St. James Terminal,
during the subsequent 15-day period to
production activity to the Foreign-Trade located on Bayou Lafourche, Port
October 17, 2016.
Zones (FTZ) Board for its facility within Fourchon.
Subzone 133D, in Davenport, Iowa. A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the The applicant is requesting authority
The notification was processed in
Office of the Executive Secretary, to expand Site 1 of the subzone to
accordance with the regulations of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room include a new 16-acre parcel (Parcel H).
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, The new parcel is located at 224 East
notice in the Federal Register inviting
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 101 Place in Cut Off. No additional
public comment (81 FR 26200, May 2,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the authorization for production activity has
2016). The FTZ Board has determined
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s been requested at this time.
that no further review of the activity is
Web site, which is accessible via
warranted at this time. The production In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
www.trade.gov/ftz.
activity described in the notification is regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ
For further information, contact
authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and Staff is designated examiner to review
Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@
the Board’s regulations, including the application and make
trade.gov or (202) 482–2350.
Section 400.14. recommendations to the FTZ Board.
Dated: August 16, 2016.
Dated: August 15, 2016. Public comment is invited from
Andrew McGilvray,
Andrew McGilvray, interested parties. Submissions shall be
Executive Secretary.
Executive Secretary. addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
[FR Doc. 2016–20013 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2016–20017 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am] Secretary at the address below. The
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P closing period for their receipt is
October 3, 2016. Rebuttal comments in
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE response to material submitted during
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the foregoing period may be submitted
Foreign-Trade Zones Board during the subsequent 15-day period to
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
October 17, 2016.
[B–54–2016]
[S–117–2016] A copy of the application will be
Foreign-Trade Zone 124—Gramercy, available for public inspection at the
Foreign-Trade Zone 262—Southaven, Louisiana; Application for Expansion Office of the Executive Secretary,
Mississippi; Application for Subzone; of Subzone 124D; LOOP LLC; Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
ASICS America Corporation; Byhalia, Lafourche and St. James Parishes, 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Mississippi Louisiana 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
An application has been submitted to An application has been submitted to
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
Board’s Web site, which is accessible
Board) by the Northern Mississippi FTZ, the Port of South Louisiana, grantee of
FTZ 124, requesting an expansion of via www.trade.gov/ftz.
Inc., grantee of FTZ 262, requesting
subzone status for the facility of ASICS Subzone 124D on behalf of LOOP LLC. For further information, contact
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
America Corporation, located in The application was submitted pursuant Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@
Byhalia, Mississippi. The application to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade trade.gov or (202) 482–2350.
was submitted pursuant to the Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– Dated: August 16, 2016.
provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones 81u), and the regulations of the FTZ
Andrew McGilvray,
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally
and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR docketed on August 16, 2016. Executive Secretary.
part 400). It was formally docketed on Subzone 124D was approved on June [FR Doc. 2016–20020 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]
August 16, 2016. 1, 1995 (Board Order 748, 60 FR 30267, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
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