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OMB Circular A-11

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OMB Circular A–11 (2009), Entire File (PDF Version)  (890 pages, 17 mb)
OMB Circular A–11 (2009), Entire File (ZIP FILE)  (37 mb)

OMB Circular A–11, Revised Transmittal Memorandum #83—8/7/09 (2 pages, 79 kb)
Table of Contents  (16 pages, 278 kb)
Guide to the Circular  (4 pages, 109 kb)
Summary of Changes  (4 pages, 111 kb)

PART 1

General Information

  1. Overview of the budget  (10 pages, 273 kb)
  2. Basic budget laws  (4 pages, 86 kb)
  3. Terms and concepts  (44 pages, 892 kb)
  4. Communications with the Congress and the public and clearance requirements  (6 pages, 100 kb)

PART 2

Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates

I. General Policies and Requirements

  1. Summary of requirements  (8 pages, 290 kb)
  2. Complianace with administration policies and other general requirements  (6 pages, 109 kb)
  3. Personnel compensation, benefits, and related costs  (6 pages, 113 kb)

Accrual contribution factors for the Uniformed Services Health Accrual Trust Fund  (9 pages, 1.2 kb)

  1. Estimates related to specific types of programs and expenditures  (6 pages, 137 kb)

II. The Budget Submission

  1. Basic justification materials  (8 pages, 114 kb)
  2. Information on financial management  (6 pages, 98 kb)
  3. Information technology and e-government  (16 pages, 152 kb)
  4. Rental payments for space and land  (6 pages, 138 kb)

III. MAX Data and Other Materials Required After Passback

  1. The budget data system  (12 pages, 182 kb)
  2. Development of baseline estimates  (6 pages, 81 kb)
  3. Policy and baseline estimates of budget authority, outlays, and receipts (schedules A, S, R, and K)  (16 pages, 927 kb)
  4. Program and financing (schedule P)   (34 pages, 309 kb)
  5. Object classification (schedule O)  (36 pages, 397 kb)
  6. Character classification (schedule C)  (14 pages, 157 kb)
  7. Estimating employment levels and the employment summary (schedule Q)  (8 pages, 109 kb)
  8. Special schedules  (20 pages, 232 kb)
  9. Budget Appendix and print materials  (14 pages, 157 kb)

PART 3

Selected Actions Following Transmittal of the Budget

  1. Supplementals and amendments  (8 pages, 238 kb)
  2. Deferrals and Presidential proposals to rescind or cancel funds  (14 pages, 312 kb)
  3. Investment transactions  (12 pages, 229 kb)

PART 4

Instructions on Budget Execution

I. Apportionment and Reapportionments

  1. Apportionment/reapportionment process  (16 pages, 285 kb)
  2. SF 132, apportionment and reapportionment schedule  (28 pages, 315 kb)

Apportionment application
Apportionment application users guide  (59 pages, 2.3 mb)

  1. Apportionments under continuing resolutions  (4 pages, 65 kb)
  2. Agency operations in the absence of appropriations  (2 pages, 78 kb)

II. Budget Execution Reports

  1. SF 133, Report on budget execution and budgetary resources  (36 pages, 398 kb)

III. Other Reports

  1. Procedures for monitoring Federal outlays  (14 pages, 448 kb)
  2. Reports on unvouchered expenditures  (4 pages, 48 kb)
  3. Requirements for reporting Antideficiency Act violations  (8 pages, 92 kb)
  4. Administrative control of funds  (4 pages, 86 kb)

PART 5

Federal Credit

  1. Federal credit  (86 pages, 823 kb)

PART 6  

Preparation and Submission of Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans, and Annual Program Performance Reports

  1. Overview of strategic plans, performance budgets, and performance and accountability reports  (6 pages, 247 kb)
  2. Preparing and submitting a strategic plan  (6 pages, 93 kb)
  3. Preparing and submitting performance budgets  (4 pages, 75 kb)
  4. Preparing and submitting the annual program performance report, the performance portion of a performance and accountability report  (10 pages, 335 kb)

PART 7  

Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition, and Management of Capital Assets

  1. Planning, budgeting, acquisition, and management of capital assets  (24 pages, 476 kb)

Supplement to Part 7—Capital Programming Guide  (122 pages, 1.2 mb)

PART 8

Appendices

  1. Scorekeeping guidelines  (8 pages, 232 kb)
  2. Budgetary treatment of lease-purchases and leases of capital assets  (10 pages, 159 kb)
  3. Listing of OMB agency/bureau and Treasury codes  (16 pages, 282 kb)
  4. Explanation of MAX edit checks  (2 pages, 41 kb)
  5. Format of SF 132 and SF 133  (30 pages, 278 kb)
  6. Crosswalk between Antideficiency Act and Title 31 of the U.S. Code  (10 pages, 124 kb)
  7. Checklist for fund control regulations  (6 pages, 111 kb)
  8. Principles of budgeting for capital asset acquisitions  (6 pages, 132 kb)
  9. Selected OMB guidance and other references regarding capital assets  (2 pages, 104 kb)

PART 9

Advance Guidance for FY 2010:  Realigned Format for SF 133

   130.  SF 133, Report on budget execution and budgetary resources (44 pages, 661 kb) 
   185.  Federal credit  (88 pages, 717 kb)
    F       Format of SF 132 and SF 133  (60 pages, 730 kb) 

Index   (8 pages, 131 kb) 
 


 
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