Withdrawal of Proposed Rule on Miscellaneous Revisions to the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook, Section A, Management Fee

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 18, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 26923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12373]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 1260


Withdrawal of Proposed Rule on Miscellaneous Revisions to the 
NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook, Section A, Management 
Fee

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: NASA published a proposed rule on December 29, 1998 (63 FR 
71609), to revise the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement handbook (14 
CFR part 1260) to specify that for all awards of new grants and 
cooperative agreements, and modifications of existing grants and 
cooperative agreements, management fee shall not be permitted. The 
rationale for the proposed rule was that management fee had been 
provided on less than 1 percent of NASA grants and cooperative 
agreements and that fee was generally not consistent with the purpose 
of financial assistance instruments. However, based on public comments, 
NASA has decided to withdraw the proposed rule because, in limited 
situations, a nominal fee may be warranted and necessary for the 
recipient to perform NASA research.

DATES: The proposed rule published at 63 FR 71609 is withdrawn May 18, 
1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Walker, (202) 358-0443, Code 
HC, Washington, DC 20546, e-mail: Reginald.Walker@hq.nasa.gov.
Tom Luedtke,
Acting Associate Administrator for Procurement.
[FR Doc. 99-12373 Filed 5-17-99; 8:45 am]
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