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Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised Circular A- 94 in 1992. With that action, OMB specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate an...

Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY:

Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION:

Revisions to Appendix C of OMB Circular A-94.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised Circular A-94 in 1992. With that action, OMB specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the Budget of the United States Government were changed. These updated discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular and are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. These rates do not apply to regulatory analysis.

The revised Circular can be accessed at https://www.whitehouse.gov/​wp-content/​uploads/​2022/​05/​Appendix-C.pdf.

DATES:

The revised discount rates will be in effect through December 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rachel Hernández, Office of Economic Policy, Office of Management and Budget, (202) 395-3585.

Danny Yagan,

Associate Director for Economic Policy, Office of Management and Budget.

[FR Doc. 2022-11085 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3110-01-P

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“Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs,” thefederalregister.org (May 24, 2022), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2022-11085/discount-rates-for-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-federal-programs.