[Federal Register: March 19, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 53)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Proposed Modification: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Publication Policy
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy,
GSA.
ACTION: Notice of revision in publication policy with request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is authorized by
the Federal Program Information Act, Public Law 95-220, as amended by
Public Law 98-169. The laws require OMB to (1) collect and verity the
accuracy of agency information regarding currently available Federal
domestic assistance programs and (2) provide that information to GSA.
GSA is to use the OMB-supplied information to (1) build and maintain a
data base of Federal assistance information, (2) disseminate the
information through a printed catalog; and (3) provide computerized
online access to the information. OMB Circular No. A-89 provides a
detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of Federal
agencies, GSA, and OMB.
The printed Catalog has been published since 1973 on an annual
basis in June with a mid-year update, usually in December. In addition,
GSA now provides electronic access to the Catalog information through
its web site (www.cfda.gov) and other media. The printed December
update edition does not contain all of the information for every
Catalog program. Instead, the printed update contains only the new and
changed information since the June edition; the full text of new
programs and section-by-section modifications of changed programs. The
December update must be used in conjunction with the June edition to
fully identify and understand programs. In practice, this is difficult
and time-consuming. The two publications do not conveniently fit into a
single binder. In contrast, the Catalog web site and other electronic
media versions always contain the complete, fully updated text for
every program.
The Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff, Office of
Acquisition Policy, is proposing to no longer publish the printed hard
copy December update of the Catalog. The information will continue to
be collected from agencies and updated in December each year.
Electronic access to the updated information will continue to be
available through the Catalog web site and other media. This action is
being taken to reduce the paperwork associated with the Catalog and to
reduce the cost of operations.
DATES: This change will be effective for the December, 2001 Catalog
update. Comments are welcome and must be submitted on or before April
9, 2001. GSA will review all comments and will determine what policy
modifications, if any, are necessary.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be submitted to:
Kathy Hospodar, Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff, Suite 101--
Reporter's Building, 300 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20407, or e-
mail to kathy.hospodar@gsa.gov.
Dated: February 15, 2001.
David A. Bradkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy, General
Services Administration.
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