83 FR 42709 - OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2019

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-18249

OMB is issuing the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2019 to report on the status of the discretionary caps and on the compliance of pending discretionary appropriations legislation with those caps.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for 
Fiscal Year 2019

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 2019.

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SUMMARY: OMB is issuing the OMB Sequestration Update Report to the 
President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2019 to report on the status of 
the discretionary caps and on the compliance of pending discretionary 
appropriations legislation with those caps.

DATES: The report is effective on August 20, 2018.

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

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 by August 20th 
of each year. With regard to this update report and to each of the 
three required sequestration reports, section 254(b) specifically 
mandates that 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 and that OMB publish a notice 
announcing the report in the Federal Register. For fiscal year 2018, 
the report finds enacted appropriations to be at the spending limits. 
For fiscal year 2019, the report finds that, if the current caps remain 
unchanged, actions to date by the House of Representatives for the 12 
annual appropriations bills would remain within both the defense and 
non-defense caps under OMB estimates. The report also finds that 
actions by the Senate for non-defense programs are within the caps but 
slightly over the defense cap by $7 million. OMB does not believe the 
breach in the defense cap by the Senate would trigger a sequestration 
in 2019, if enacted, because the breach can be attributed to estimating 
differences OMB has with the Congressional Budget Office and the 
Congress is expected to enact and allowance (as it has done in previous 
years) to account for such differences. Finally, the report contains 
OMB's Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief Funding Adjustment for FY 
2019. The calculation of the Preview Estimate takes into account 
changes in the disaster formula enacted in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018.

John Mulvaney,
Director.
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collection of information if the OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND Senate for non-defense programs are
collection of information does not BUDGET within the caps but slightly over the
display a valid Control Number. See 5 defense cap by $7 million. OMB does
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For OMB Sequestration Update Report to not believe the breach in the defense
additional information, see the related the President and Congress for Fiscal cap by the Senate would trigger a
notice published in the Federal Register Year 2019 sequestration in 2019, if enacted,
on September 13, 2017 (82 FR 43038). because the breach can be attributed to
AGENCY: Executive Office of the
Interested parties are encouraged to estimating differences OMB has with
President, Office of Management and
send comments to the OMB, Office of the Congressional Budget Office and the
Budget.
Information and Regulatory Affairs at Congress is expected to enact and
ACTION: Notice of availability of the
the address shown in the ADDRESSES allowance (as it has done in previous
OMB Sequestration Update Report to years) to account for such differences.
section within thirty (30) days of the President and Congress for FY 2019.
publication of this notice in the Federal Finally, the report contains OMB’s
Register. In order to help ensure SUMMARY: OMB is issuing the OMB Preview Estimate of the Disaster Relief
appropriate consideration, comments Sequestration Update Report to the Funding Adjustment for FY 2019. The
should mention OMB ICR Reference President and Congress for Fiscal Year calculation of the Preview Estimate
Number 201802–1290–002. The OMB is 2019 to report on the status of the takes into account changes in the
particularly interested in comments discretionary caps and on the disaster formula enacted in the
that: compliance of pending discretionary Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.
• Evaluate whether the proposed appropriations legislation with those John Mulvaney,
collection of information is necessary caps. Director.
for the proper performance of the DATES: The report is effective on August [FR Doc. 2018–18249 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
functions of the agency, including 20, 2018. BILLING CODE 3110–01–P
whether the information will have ADDRESSES: The OMB Sequestration
practical utility; Reports to the President and Congress is
• Evaluate the accuracy of the available on-line on the OMB home NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
agency’s estimate of the burden of the page at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/
proposed collection of information, omb/legislative/sequestration-reports- Proposal Review Panel for
including the validity of the orders/. International Science and Engineering;
methodology and assumptions used; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Notice of Meeting
• Enhance the quality, utility, and Thomas Tobasko, 6202 New Executive In accordance with the Federal
clarity of the information to be Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
collected; and Email address: ttobasko@omb.eop.gov, 463, as amended), the National Science
• Minimize the burden of the telephone number: (202) 395–5745, FAX Foundation (NSF) announces the
collection of information on those who number: (202) 395–4768. Because of following meeting:
are to respond, including through the delays in the receipt of regular mail Name and Committee Code: Proposal
use of appropriate automated, related to security screening, Review Panel for International Science
electronic, mechanical, or other respondents are encouraged to use and Engineering—PIRE ‘‘Promoting
technological collection techniques or electronic communications. Urban Sustainability in the Arctic’’
other forms of information technology, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section Reverse Site Visit (#10749).
e.g., permitting electronic submission of 254 of the Balanced Budget and Date and Time: September 25, 2018;
responses. Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Agency: DOL–OS. requires the Office of Management and Place: National Science Foundation,
Budget (OMB) to issue a Sequestration Room C3090, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Title of Collection: Evaluation of the
Update Report by August 20th of each Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
American Apprenticeship Initiative.
year. With regard to this update report Type of Meeting: Part Open.
OMB ICR Reference Number: 201802– and to each of the three required Contact Person: Charles Estabrook,
1290–002. sequestration reports, section 254(b) PIRE Program Manager, National
Affected Public: Private Sector— specifically mandates that each report Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
businesses or other for-profits and not- required by this section shall be Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
for-profit institutions. submitted, in the case of CBO, to the Telephone 703–292–7222.
Total Estimated Number of House of Representatives, the Senate Purpose of Meeting: NSF reverse site
Respondents: 31. and OMB and, in the case of OMB, to visit to conduct a review during year 2
the House of Representatives, the of the five-year award period. To
Total Estimated Number of
Senate, and the President on the day it conduct an in depth evaluation of
Responses: 1,688.
is issued and that OMB publish a notice performance, to assess progress towards
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: announcing the report in the Federal goals, and to provide recommendations.
536 hours. Register. For fiscal year 2018, the report Agenda: See attached.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs finds enacted appropriations to be at the Reason for Closing: Topics to be
Burden: $0. spending limits. For fiscal year 2019, discussed and evaluated during closed
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). the report finds that, if the current caps portions of the reverse site review will
remain unchanged, actions to date by include information of a proprietary or
Dated: August 17, 2018. the House of Representatives for the 12 confidential nature, including technical
Michel Smyth, annual appropriations bills would information; and information on
Departmental Clearance Officer. remain within both the defense and personnel. These matters are exempt
[FR Doc. 2018–18153 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] non-defense caps under OMB estimates. under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the
BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P The report also finds that actions by the Government in the Sunshine Act.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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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 2019.
Dates		The report is effective on August 20, 2018.
Contact		Thomas Tobasko, 6202 New Executive
FR Citation		83 FR 42709