83 FR 14251 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Data Collection Form for Reporting on Audits of States, Local Governments, Indian Tribes, Institutions of Higher Education, and Non-Profit Organizations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 64 (April 3, 2018)
Census Bureau
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 64 (April 3, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-06705 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14251-14252] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06705] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Data Collection Form for Reporting on Audits of States, Local Governments, Indian Tribes, Institutions of Higher Education, and Non-Profit Organizations AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before June 4, 2018. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet at [email protected]). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse at [email protected] or 800-253-0696. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Non-Federal entities (states, local governments, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations) are required by the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) (Act) and 2 CFR part 200, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards,'' (Uniform Guidance) to have audits conducted of their Federal awards and file the resulting reporting packages (Single Audit reports) and data collection forms (Form SF-SAC) with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC). The Form SF-SAC is Appendix X to 2 CFR part 200. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated the Census Bureau as the FAC to serve as the government-wide repository of record for Single Audit reports. The Single Audit process is a primary method Federal agencies and pass-through entities use to provide oversight for Federal awards and reduce risk of non-compliance and improper payments. This includes following up on audit findings and questioned costs. The proposed changes are to revise some existing data elements and add data elements that would make the reports easier for Federal agencies, pass-through entities, and the public to use. The proposed changes are to include the following required elements of the reporting package on the data collection form: The text of the federal award audit findings, the text of the corrective action plan, and the notes to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA). The proposed revisions to the Form SF-SAC can be obtained by download from the FAC homepage at https://harvester.census.gov/facweb or by contacting the Federal Audit Clearinghouse at [email protected] or 800-253-0696. This is a reinstatement, with changes, of Form SF-SAC, OMB control number 0607-0518. Prior to the year 1997, the Census Bureau was responsible for the OMB clearance approval process using OMB control number 0607-0518. In 1997, OMB took over the approval process for the Form SF-SAC under OMB control number 0348-0057 (currently expiring June 30, 2019). The Census Bureau is now resuming responsibility for obtaining OMB clearance under the original OMB control number 0607- 0518. The FAC will continue to collect Single Audit reports from prior audit years, going back to audit year 2013, to accommodate late submissions and revisions. Late submissions or revisions from prior years are to use the version of the Form SF-SAC applicable to that audit year. The FAC also plans to allow Non-Federal entities who did not meet the threshold requiring submission of a Single Audit report to voluntarily notify the FAC that they did not meet the reporting threshold. The FAC plans to put this information on their website. II. Method of Collection The information will be collected electronically through the FAC's web-based internet Data Entry System (IDES) available at https://harvester.census.gov/facides. IDES can also be accessed by visiting the FAC homepage at https://harvester.census.gov/facweb and then clicking ``Submit an Audit''. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607-0518. Form Number(s): SF-SAC. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: States, local governments, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations (Non-Federal entities) and their auditors. Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,000 (40,000 auditees and 40,000 auditors). Estimated Time per Response: 70 hours for each of the 400 large respondents and 21 hours for each of the 79,600 small respondents. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,699,600. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services required specifically by the collection.) Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 31 U.S.C. Section 7501 et. seq. and 2 CFR part 200. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; [[Page 14252]] they also will become a matter of public record. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-06705 Filed 4-2-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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as known, and preferably two weeks part 200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative reporting threshold. The FAC plans to
prior to the meeting. Requirements, Cost Principles, and put this information on their website.
Due to security protocols and for Audit Requirements for Federal
access to the meeting, please call 301– II. Method of Collection
Awards,’’ (Uniform Guidance) to have
763–9906 upon arrival at the Census audits conducted of their Federal The information will be collected
Bureau on the day of the meeting. A awards and file the resulting reporting electronically through the FAC’s web-
photo ID must be presented in order to packages (Single Audit reports) and data based internet Data Entry System (IDES)
receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are collection forms (Form SF–SAC) with available at https://
not allowed beyond the first floor. the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC). harvester.census.gov/facides. IDES can
Dated: March 28, 2018. The Form SF–SAC is Appendix X to 2 also be accessed by visiting the FAC
Ron S. Jarmin, CFR part 200. The Office of homepage at https://
Associate Director for Economic Programs, Management and Budget (OMB) has harvester.census.gov/facweb and then
Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions, and designated the Census Bureau as the clicking ‘‘Submit an Audit’’.
Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. FAC to serve as the government-wide III. Data
[FR Doc. 2018–06719 Filed 4–2–18; 8:45 am] repository of record for Single Audit
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P reports. OMB Control Number: 0607–0518.
The Single Audit process is a primary Form Number(s): SF–SAC.
method Federal agencies and pass- Type of Review: Regular submission.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE through entities use to provide oversight Affected Public: States, local
for Federal awards and reduce risk of governments, Indian tribes, institutions
Census Bureau non-compliance and improper of higher education, non-profit
payments. This includes following up organizations (Non-Federal entities) and
Proposed Information Collection; on audit findings and questioned costs. their auditors.
Comment Request; Data Collection The proposed changes are to revise Estimated Number of Respondents:
Form for Reporting on Audits of some existing data elements and add 80,000 (40,000 auditees and 40,000
States, Local Governments, Indian data elements that would make the auditors).
Tribes, Institutions of Higher reports easier for Federal agencies, pass- Estimated Time per Response: 70
Education, and Non-Profit through entities, and the public to use. hours for each of the 400 large
Organizations respondents and 21 hours for each of
The proposed changes are to include
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, the following required elements of the the 79,600 small respondents.
Commerce. reporting package on the data collection Estimated Total Annual Burden
ACTION: Notice. form: The text of the federal award audit Hours: 1,699,600.
findings, the text of the corrective action Estimated Total Annual Cost to
SUMMARY: The Department of plan, and the notes to the schedule of Public: $0. (This is not the cost of
Commerce, as part of its continuing expenditures of federal awards (SEFA). respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
effort to reduce paperwork and The proposed revisions to the Form SF– respondents may incur for such things
respondent burden, invites the general SAC can be obtained by download from as purchases of specialized software or
public and other Federal agencies to the FAC homepage at https:// hardware needed to report, or
take this opportunity to comment on harvester.census.gov/facweb or by expenditures for accounting or records
proposed and/or continuing information contacting the Federal Audit maintenance services required
collections, as required by the Clearinghouse at erd.fac@census.gov or specifically by the collection.)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 800–253–0696. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written This is a reinstatement, with changes, Legal Authority: Title 31 U.S.C.
comments must be submitted on or of Form SF–SAC, OMB control number Section 7501 et. seq. and 2 CFR part
before June 4, 2018. 0607–0518. Prior to the year 1997, the 200.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Census Bureau was responsible for the
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental IV. Request for Comments
OMB clearance approval process using
Paperwork Clearance Officer, OMB control number 0607–0518. In Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 1997, OMB took over the approval the proposed collection of information
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, process for the Form SF–SAC under is necessary for the proper performance
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the OMB control number 0348–0057 of the functions of the agency, including
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). (currently expiring June 30, 2019). The whether the information shall have
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Census Bureau is now resuming practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Requests for additional information or responsibility for obtaining OMB agency’s estimate of the burden
copies of the information collection clearance under the original OMB (including hours and cost) of the
instrument(s) and instructions should control number 0607–0518. The FAC proposed collection of information; (c)
be directed to the Federal Audit will continue to collect Single Audit ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Clearinghouse at erd.fac@census.gov or reports from prior audit years, going clarity of the information to be
800–253–0696. back to audit year 2013, to collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: accommodate late submissions and burden of the collection of information
revisions. Late submissions or revisions on respondents, including through the
I. Abstract
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from prior years are to use the version use of automated collection techniques
Non-Federal entities (states, local of the Form SF–SAC applicable to that or other forms of information
governments, Indian tribes, institutions audit year. The FAC also plans to allow technology.
of higher education, and nonprofit Non-Federal entities who did not meet Comments submitted in response to
organizations) are required by the Single the threshold requiring submission of a this notice will be summarized and/or
Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 Single Audit report to voluntarily notify included in the request for OMB
U.S.C. 7501, et seq.) (Act) and 2 CFR the FAC that they did not meet the approval of this information collection;
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they also will become a matter of public materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Spain.1 Commerce conducted this
record. Lewis via email. review in accordance with section
The Assistant Secretary for 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
Sheleen Dumas,
Administration, with the concurrence of amended.2
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the the delegate of the General Counsel,
Chief Information Officer. Scope of the Order
formally determined on January 4, 2018,
[FR Doc. 2018–06705 Filed 4–2–18; 8:45 am] pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal The merchandise covered by the order
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 is SSB products and is currently
U.S.C. app. 2 § (l0)(d)), that the portion classified under the following
of the meeting concerning trade secrets Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and commercial or financial information United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
deemed privileged or confidential as 7222.10.00, 7222.11.00, 7222.19.00,
Bureau of Industry and Security 7222.20.00, and 7222.30.00. Although
Information Systems described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and the
portion of the meeting concerning the HTSUS subheadings are provided
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice matters the disclosure of which would for convenience and customs purposes,
of Partially Closed Meeting be likely to frustrate significantly the written description of the scope of
implementation of an agency action as the order is dispositive.3
The Information Systems Technical described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall Analysis of Comments Received
Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will meet be exempt from the provisions relating
on April 25 and 26, 2018, 9:00 a.m., in to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. All issues raised in the case and
the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room rebuttal briefs by parties to this
app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and l0(a)(3). The
3884, 14th Street between Constitution administrative review are addressed in
remaining portions of the meeting will
and Pennsylvania Avenues NW, the Issues and Decision Memorandum.4
be open to the public.
Washington, DC. The Committee For more information, call Joanna M. A list of the issues that parties raised
advises the Office of the Assistant Lewis at (202) 482–6440. and to which we responded is attached
Secretary for Export Administration on to this notice as an Appendix. The
technical questions that affect the level
Joanna M. Lewis, Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
of export controls applicable to Committee Liaison Officer. public document and is on-file
information systems equipment and [FR Doc. 2018–06720 Filed 4–2–18; 8:45 am] electronically via Enforcement and
technology. BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
Open Session DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and in the
1. Welcome and Introductions International Trade Administration Central Records Unit (CRU), Room
2. Working Group Reports [A–469–805] B8024 of the main Department of
3. Old Business Commerce building. In addition, a
4. Learnings from Semiconductor and Stainless Steel Bar From Spain: Final complete version of the Issues and
Device Roadmaps: 10, 7, 5nm and Results of Antidumping Duty Decision Memorandum can be accessed
beyond Administrative Review; 2016–2017 directly on the internet at http://
5. Industry Wassenaar Proposals for enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
2019 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, The signed Issues and Decision
International Trade Administration,
Thursday, April 26, 2018 Department of Commerce. 1 See Stainless Steel Bar from Spain: Preliminary
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Closed Session Review; 2016–2017, 82 FR 57208 (December 4,
(Commerce) determines that Sidenor 2017).
6. Discussion of matters determined to Aceros Especiales S.L. (Sidenor), an 2 Commerce has exercised its discretion to toll
be exempt from the provisions exporter/producer of stainless steel bar deadlines for the duration of the closure of the
relating to public meetings found in (SSB) from Spain, sold subject Federal Government from January 20 through 22,
5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and merchandise in the United States at 2018. If the new deadline falls on a non-business
10(a)(3). day, in accordance with Commerce’s practice, the
prices below normal value during the deadline will become the next business day. The
The open sessions will be accessible period of review (POR), March 1, 2016, revised deadline for the final results of this review
via teleconference to 25 participants on through February 28, 2017. is now April 6, 2018. See Memorandum for The
Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
a first come, first serve basis. To join the DATES: Applicable April 3, 2018. Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: performing the non-exclusive functions and duties
Joanna M. Lewis at Joanna.Lewis@ Carrie Bethea or Kabir Archuletta, AD/ of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
bis.doc.gov no later than, April 18, 2018. Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement of the Federal Government’’ (Tolling
A limited number of seats will be and Compliance, International Trade Memorandum), dated January 23, 2018. All
available for the public session. Administration, U.S. Department of deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have
Reservations are not accepted. To the Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue been extended by 3 days.
extent that time permits, members of the NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
3 The HTSUS numbers provided in the scope
public may present oral statements to changed since the publication of the order. See
(202) 482–1491 or (202) 482–2593, Amended Final Determination and Antidumping
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the Committee. The public may submit respectively. Duty Order: Stainless Steel Bar from Spain, 60 FR
written statements at any time before or 11656 (March 2, 1995).
after the meeting. However, to facilitate Background 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Stainless Steel Bar
the distribution of public presentation On December 4, 2017, Commerce from Spain: Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
materials to the Committee members, published the preliminary results of the Administrative Review; 2016–2017,’’ dated
the Committee suggests that presenters administrative review of the concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
forward the public presentation antidumping duty order on SSB from notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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