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§ 102–34.320 What Government-issued
charge cards may I use to purchase fuel
and motor vehicle related services?
Energy implementing the Energy Policy
Act and related Executive Orders.
(a) You may use a fleet charge card
specifically issued for this purpose.
These cards are designed to collect
motor vehicle data at the time of
purchase. Where appropriate, State sales
and motor fuel taxes may be deducted
from fuel purchases by the fleet charge
card services contractor before your
agency is billed; otherwise you may
need to request reimbursement from
each State to which taxes were paid.
The GSA contractor issued fleet charge
card is the only Government-issued
charge card that may be used for GSA
Fleet motor vehicles. For further
information on acquiring these fleet
charge cards and their use, contact the:
General Services Administration,
ATTN: GSA SmartPay® (QMB), 2200
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
(b) You may use a Government
purchase card if you do not have a fleet
charge card or if the use of such a
Government purchase card is required
by your agency mission. However, the
Government purchase card does not
collect motor vehicle data nor does it
deduct State sales and motor fuel taxes.
Subpart J—Federal Fleet Report
§ 102–34.330
Report?
What is the Federal Fleet
The Federal Fleet Report (FFR) is an
annual summary of Federal fleet
statistics based upon fleet composition
at the end of each fiscal year and vehicle
use and cost during the fiscal year. The
FFR is compiled by GSA from
information submitted by Federal
agencies. The FFR is designed to
provide essential statistical data for
worldwide Federal motor vehicle fleet
operations. Review of the report assists
Government agencies, including GSA,
in evaluating the effectiveness of the
operation and management of
individual fleets to determine whether
vehicles are being utilized properly and
to identify high cost areas where fleet
expenses can be reduced. The FFR is
posted on GSA’s Motor Vehicle
Management Policy Internet Web site
(https://www.gsa.gov/vehiclepolicy).
§ 102–34.335 How do I submit information
to the General Services Administration
(GSA) for the Federal Fleet Report (FFR)?
Note to § 102–34.320: OMB Circular A–
123, Appendix B, contains additional
specific guidance on the management,
issuance, and usage of Government charge
cards. The Appendix B guidance
consolidates and updates current
Governmentwide charge card program
requirements and guidance issued by the
Office of Management and Budget, GSA,
Department of the Treasury, and other
Federal agencies. Appendix B provides a
single document to incorporate changes, new
guidance, or amendments to existing
guidance, and establishes minimum
requirements and suggested best practices for
Government charge card programs that may
be supplemented by individual agency policy
procedures.
(a) Annually, agencies must submit to
GSA the information needed to produce
the FFR through the Federal Automotive
Statistical Tool (FAST), an Internetbased reporting tool. To find out how to
submit motor vehicle data to GSA
through FAST, consult the instructions
from your agency fleet manager and
read the documentation at https://
fastweb.inel.gov/.
(b) Specific reporting categories, by
agency, included in the FFR are—
(1) Inventory;
(2) Acquisitions;
(3) Operating costs;
(4) Miles traveled; and
(5) Fuel used.
§ 102–34.325 What type of fuel do I use in
Government motor vehicles?
Note to § 102–34.335: The FAST system is
also used by agency Fleet Managers to
provide the Department of Energy with
information required by the Energy Policy
Act and related Executive Orders. In
addition, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) requires agency Fleet
Managers and budget officers to submit
annual agency motor vehicle budgeting
information to OMB through FAST (see OMB
Circular A–11, Preparation, Submission, and
Execution of the Budget).
(a) Use the minimum grade (octane
rating) of fuel recommended by the
motor vehicle manufacturer when
fueling Government motor vehicles,
unless a higher grade of fuel is all that
is available locally.
(b) Use unleaded gasoline in all
foreign fleet motor vehicles designed to
operate on gasoline unless:
(1) Such use would be in conflict with
country-to-country or multi-national
logistics agreements; or
(2) Such gasoline is not available
locally.
(c) You must use alternative fuels in
alternative fuel motor vehicles to the
fullest extent possible as directed by
regulations issued by the Department of
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§ 102–34.340 Do we need a fleet
management information system?
Yes, you must have a fleet
management information system at the
department or agency level that —
(a) Identifies and collects accurate
inventory, cost, and use data that covers
the complete lifecycle of each motor
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vehicle (acquisition, operation,
maintenance, and disposal); and
(b) Provides the information necessary
to satisfy both internal and external
reporting requirements, including:
(1) Cost per mile;
(2) Fuel costs for each motor vehicle;
and
(3) Data required for FAST (see § 102–
34.335).
§ 102–34.345
keep?
What records do we need to
You are responsible for developing
and keeping adequate accounting and
reporting procedures for Government
motor vehicles. These will ensure
accurate recording of inventory, cost,
and operational data needed to manage
and control motor vehicles, and will
satisfy reporting requirements. You
must also comply with the General
Records Schedules issued by the
National Archives and Records
Administration (https://
www.archives.gov).
Subpart K—Forms
§ 102–34.350 How do we obtain the forms
prescribed in this part?
See § 102–2.135 of this chapter for
how to obtain forms prescribed in this
part.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement
45 CFR Parts 302, 303 and 307
RIN 0970–AC01
State Parent Locator Service;
Safeguarding Child Support
Information
AGENCY: Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF),
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Delay of effective date.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
memorandum of January 20, 2009, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief
of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review,’’
this action temporarily delays until May
22, 2009, the effective date of the final
rule entitled ‘‘State Parent Locator
Service; Safeguarding Child Support
Information,’’ published in the Federal
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Rules and Regulations
Register on September 26, 2008 [73 FR
56422]. The temporary delay in effective
date is necessary to give Department
officials the opportunity for further
review of the issues of law and policy
raised by this rule.
DATES: The effective date of the rule
amending 45 CFR parts 302, 303, and
307, published in the September 26,
2008 Federal Register [73 FR 56422] is
delayed until May 22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvette Riddick, Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Division of Policy, (202)
401–4885.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On September 26, 2008, we published
a final rule following notice and
comment period entitled ‘‘State Parent
Locator Service; Safeguarding Child
Support Information’’ in the Federal
Register to address requirements for
State Parent Locator Service responses
to authorized location requests, State
IV–D program safeguarding of
confidential information, authorized
disclosures of this information, and
restrictions on the use of confidential
data and information for child support
purposes with exceptions for certain
disclosures permitted by statute. The
effective date given for the final rule
was March 23, 2009.
In the March 3, 2009 Federal Register
[74 FR 9171], we published a notice
with comment period entitled, ‘‘State
Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding
Child Support Information: Proposed
Delay of Effective Date.’’ That notice
solicited public comments on a
contemplated 60-day delay in the
effective date of the September 26, 2008
final rule.
II. Provisions of This Action
This action delays the effective date of
the September 26, 2008 final rule. The
effective date of the September 26, 2008
final rule, which would have been
March 23, 2009, is now May 22, 2009.
The delay in the effective date is
necessary to give Department officials
the opportunity for further review of the
issues of law and policy raised by the
rule.
III. Comments Received in Response to
the March 3, 2009 Notice
We received fifteen comments in
response to the March 3, 2009 notice
with comment period on the
contemplated 60-day delay in effective
date of the ‘‘State Parent Locator
Service; Safeguarding Child Support
Information’’ final rule. Although the
March 3, 2009 notice invited comments
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generally on whether a delay in effective
date was needed ‘‘to allow Department
officials the opportunity for further
review and consideration,’’ it also
generated focused comments
recommending changes to several
particular substantive areas of the final
rule. The commenters generally
supported delaying the effective date,
and as a result, we are delaying the
effective date to May 22, 2009, to allow
sufficient time for Department officials
to review issues of law and policy raised
by the rule.
A summary of the comments received
follows.
Comments: Three commenters
supported delaying the implementation
date of the final rule. Two of the
commenters stated that the delay was
necessary to allow additional time to
implement the new requirements and
the other commenter supported a delay
in the effective date of the rule to allow
an additional 60 days for review. One
State submitted a comment indicating
that it did not need an extension of the
effective date in order to implement the
regulation.
Several comments addressed the
substance of the rule rather than the
effective date. One commenter indicated
that the final rule appeared to prohibit
the State IV–D agency from disclosing
confidential information, such as child
support payment records, to other State
agencies, including the State food
assistance (Food Stamps) program and
the State revenue (Tax) program.
Another commenter stated that a delay
in the effective date would give the
Administration an opportunity to
conduct a review of the child welfare
data exchange provisions of the rule to
ensure that the provisions of the rule
conform with The Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing
Adoptions Act (Pub. L. 110–351), signed
into law on October 7, 2008, after the
rule was finalized.
Several commenters raised specific
policy objections to the September 26,
2008 final rule. Two commenters raised
concerns about the rules for disclosure
of confidential location information.
Another commenter stated that the
regulations need to be reviewed and
revised to assure significantly greater
protection of that information from use
for non-child support purposes.
Additionally, a number of
commenters focused on the disclosure
of information to an ‘‘agent of a child’’
and raised concerns that some private
collection agencies may not actually
serve the child’s best interests and
raised concerns that these private
entities are not subject to ethics and
confidentiality rules, such as those
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governing State agencies and attorneys,
and there may be unintended adverse
consequences of such disclosures.
Response: The Department believes
that the comments received on the
notice published in the Federal Register
on March 3, 2009 [74 FR 9171] soliciting
comments on the temporary delay in the
effective date of the rule generally
support a 60-day delay until May 22,
2009. Thus the Department is delaying
the effective date of the final rule 60
days to allow sufficient time for
Department officials to review issues of
law and policy raised by the rule.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.563, Child Support
Enforcement)
Dated: March 17, 2009.
Charles E. Johnson,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–6165 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am]
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Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
Amendment 15; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
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ACTION: Final rule; correction.
SUMMARY: NMFS is correcting a final
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The document was published with some
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of the application period, the final date
of appeals period, and the effective date
for the Pacific whiting vessel license
requirement. This document corrects
those errors.
DATES: These corrections are effective
on April 9, 2009.
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[FR Doc No: E9-6165]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement
45 CFR Parts 302, 303 and 307
RIN 0970-AC01
State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support
Information
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2009, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled
``Regulatory Review,'' this action temporarily delays until May 22,
2009, the effective date of the final rule entitled ``State Parent
Locator Service; Safeguarding Child Support Information,'' published in
the Federal
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Register on September 26, 2008 [73 FR 56422]. The temporary delay in
effective date is necessary to give Department officials the
opportunity for further review of the issues of law and policy raised
by this rule.
DATES: The effective date of the rule amending 45 CFR parts 302, 303,
and 307, published in the September 26, 2008 Federal Register [73 FR
56422] is delayed until May 22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Riddick, Office of Child
Support Enforcement, Division of Policy, (202) 401-4885.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On September 26, 2008, we published a final rule following notice
and comment period entitled ``State Parent Locator Service;
Safeguarding Child Support Information'' in the Federal Register to
address requirements for State Parent Locator Service responses to
authorized location requests, State IV-D program safeguarding of
confidential information, authorized disclosures of this information,
and restrictions on the use of confidential data and information for
child support purposes with exceptions for certain disclosures
permitted by statute. The effective date given for the final rule was
March 23, 2009.
In the March 3, 2009 Federal Register [74 FR 9171], we published a
notice with comment period entitled, ``State Parent Locator Service;
Safeguarding Child Support Information: Proposed Delay of Effective
Date.'' That notice solicited public comments on a contemplated 60-day
delay in the effective date of the September 26, 2008 final rule.
II. Provisions of This Action
This action delays the effective date of the September 26, 2008
final rule. The effective date of the September 26, 2008 final rule,
which would have been March 23, 2009, is now May 22, 2009. The delay in
the effective date is necessary to give Department officials the
opportunity for further review of the issues of law and policy raised
by the rule.
III. Comments Received in Response to the March 3, 2009 Notice
We received fifteen comments in response to the March 3, 2009
notice with comment period on the contemplated 60-day delay in
effective date of the ``State Parent Locator Service; Safeguarding
Child Support Information'' final rule. Although the March 3, 2009
notice invited comments generally on whether a delay in effective date
was needed ``to allow Department officials the opportunity for further
review and consideration,'' it also generated focused comments
recommending changes to several particular substantive areas of the
final rule. The commenters generally supported delaying the effective
date, and as a result, we are delaying the effective date to May 22,
2009, to allow sufficient time for Department officials to review
issues of law and policy raised by the rule.
A summary of the comments received follows.
Comments: Three commenters supported delaying the implementation
date of the final rule. Two of the commenters stated that the delay was
necessary to allow additional time to implement the new requirements
and the other commenter supported a delay in the effective date of the
rule to allow an additional 60 days for review. One State submitted a
comment indicating that it did not need an extension of the effective
date in order to implement the regulation.
Several comments addressed the substance of the rule rather than
the effective date. One commenter indicated that the final rule
appeared to prohibit the State IV-D agency from disclosing confidential
information, such as child support payment records, to other State
agencies, including the State food assistance (Food Stamps) program and
the State revenue (Tax) program. Another commenter stated that a delay
in the effective date would give the Administration an opportunity to
conduct a review of the child welfare data exchange provisions of the
rule to ensure that the provisions of the rule conform with The
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (Pub. L.
110-351), signed into law on October 7, 2008, after the rule was
finalized.
Several commenters raised specific policy objections to the
September 26, 2008 final rule. Two commenters raised concerns about the
rules for disclosure of confidential location information. Another
commenter stated that the regulations need to be reviewed and revised
to assure significantly greater protection of that information from use
for non-child support purposes.
Additionally, a number of commenters focused on the disclosure of
information to an ``agent of a child'' and raised concerns that some
private collection agencies may not actually serve the child's best
interests and raised concerns that these private entities are not
subject to ethics and confidentiality rules, such as those governing
State agencies and attorneys, and there may be unintended adverse
consequences of such disclosures.
Response: The Department believes that the comments received on the
notice published in the Federal Register on March 3, 2009 [74 FR 9171]
soliciting comments on the temporary delay in the effective date of the
rule generally support a 60-day delay until May 22, 2009. Thus the
Department is delaying the effective date of the final rule 60 days to
allow sufficient time for Department officials to review issues of law
and policy raised by the rule.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.563, Child
Support Enforcement)
Dated: March 17, 2009.
Charles E. Johnson,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-6165 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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