Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 73943 [2015-30144]

Download as PDF 73943 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 228 Friday, November 27, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 2 CFR Part 2500 RIN 3145–AA57 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards National Science Foundation. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: NSF has adopted as final its interim final rule outlining uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards, pursuant to the approval NSF received from OMB to implement requirements via use of a policy, rather than a regulation. In order to establish a single location for each of the Departments’ and Agencies’ implementation of the Uniform Guidance, NSF has provided a link to its policy implementation of OMB’s Uniform Guidance for inclusion in this issuance. DATES: This rule is effective on November 27, 2015. ADDRESSES: The Foundation’s implementation document, the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, may be found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/ pappguide/nsf16001/?org=NSF. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Dawson, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1265, Arlington, VA 22230; (703) 292–8060, edawson@ nsf.gov (please include RIN 3145–AA57 in the subject line of the message). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published an Interim Final Rule that implemented for all Federal awardmaking agencies, including NSF, OMB’s final guidance on Uniform mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:09 Nov 25, 2015 Jkt 238001 Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 79 FR 75871. OMB published the uniform rules as 2 CFR part 200. As part of that rulemaking, NSF adopted part 200 through an agency-specific addendum at 2 CFR part 2500. The Foundation’s implementation document, the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, may be found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/ policydocs/pappguide/nsf16001/ ?org=NSF. NSF received no comments in response to its adoption of the Interim Final Rule. Therefore, 2 CFR part 2500 as described in the Interim Final Rule, is adopted with no changes. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Regulatory Findings 12 CFR Part 1026 For the regulatory findings regarding this rulemaking, please refer to the analysis prepared by OMB in the Interim Final Rule, which is incorporated herein. 79 FR at 75876. Accordingly, the Interim Final Rule adding 2 CFR part 2500, which was published at 79 FR 75871 on December 19, 2014, is adopted as a Final Rule without change. RIN 3170–AA11 Dated: November 20, 2015. Lawrence Rudolph, General Counsel, National Science Foundation. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 12 CFR Part 34 [Docket No. OCC–2015–0021] RIN 1557–AD99 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 12 CFR Part 226 [Docket No. R–1443] RIN 7100–AD 90 BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption Threshold Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau); and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC). ACTION: Final rule; official interpretations; technical amendment. AGENCY: The OCC, the Board and the Bureau are publishing final rules amending the official interpretations for their regulations that implement section 129H of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). Section 129H of TILA establishes special appraisal requirements for ‘‘higher-risk mortgages,’’ termed ‘‘higher-priced mortgage loans’’ or ‘‘HPMLs’’ in the agencies’ regulations. The OCC, the Board, the Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (collectively, the Agencies) issued joint final rules implementing these requirements, effective January 18, 2014. The Agencies’ rules exempted, among other loan types, transactions of $25,000 or less, and required that this loan amount be adjusted annually based on any annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI–W). If there is no annual percentage increase in the CPI–W, the OCC, the Board and the Bureau will not adjust this SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2015–30144 Filed 11–25–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Office of the Comptroller of the Currency E:\FR\FM\27NOR1.SGM 27NOR1

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Rules and Regulations
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents 
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed 
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published 
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. 
Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each 
week.

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 228 / Friday, November 27, 2015 / 
Rules and Regulations

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

2 CFR Part 2500

RIN 3145-AA57


Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements for Federal Awards

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: NSF has adopted as final its interim final rule outlining 
uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit 
requirements for Federal awards, pursuant to the approval NSF received 
from OMB to implement requirements via use of a policy, rather than a 
regulation. In order to establish a single location for each of the 
Departments' and Agencies' implementation of the Uniform Guidance, NSF 
has provided a link to its policy implementation of OMB's Uniform 
Guidance for inclusion in this issuance.

DATES: This rule is effective on November 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Foundation's implementation document, the NSF Proposal 
and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, may be found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf16001/?org=NSF.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Dawson, Assistant General 
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, National Science Foundation, 
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1265, Arlington, VA 22230; (703) 292-8060, 
edawson@nsf.gov (please include RIN 3145-AA57 in the subject line of 
the message).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2014, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) published an Interim Final Rule that 
implemented for all Federal award-making agencies, including NSF, OMB's 
final guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, 
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 79 FR 75871. OMB published 
the uniform rules as 2 CFR part 200. As part of that rulemaking, NSF 
adopted part 200 through an agency-specific addendum at 2 CFR part 
2500. The Foundation's implementation document, the NSF Proposal and 
Award Policies and Procedures Guide, may be found at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf16001/?org=NSF.
    NSF received no comments in response to its adoption of the Interim 
Final Rule. Therefore, 2 CFR part 2500 as described in the Interim 
Final Rule, is adopted with no changes.

Regulatory Findings

    For the regulatory findings regarding this rulemaking, please refer 
to the analysis prepared by OMB in the Interim Final Rule, which is 
incorporated herein. 79 FR at 75876.
    Accordingly, the Interim Final Rule adding 2 CFR part 2500, which 
was published at 79 FR 75871 on December 19, 2014, is adopted as a 
Final Rule without change.

    Dated: November 20, 2015.
Lawrence Rudolph,
General Counsel, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2015-30144 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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