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solicited views with respect to the
Board’s statutory requirement to review
CAS and conform them, where
practicable, to GAAP. Respondents were
invited to comment on the following six
matters: (1) The guiding principles
proposed for evaluating the benefits and
drawbacks of conforming CAS to GAAP;
(2) a roadmap for prioritizing action and
explanation of where action may not be
beneficial; (3) a template for crosswalking CAS coverage to corresponding
GAAP coverage; (4) whether revision to
the CAS contract clause found at
9903.201–4, Contract clauses, may be
necessary if requirements in the
standards are eliminated; (5) the initial
analysis of CAS 408, Accounting for
Costs of Compensated Personal
Absence, and 409, Cost Accounting
Standard Depreciation of Tangible
Capital Assets, including the Board’s
preliminary observations and specific
questions for public feedback; and (6)
where CAS may need to be modified to
conform to changes to GAAP that
occurred after a related CAS was
promulgated, with an initial focus on
lease accounting and operating revenue
recognition. The notice being released
today relates to respondents’ comments
on the first four matters enumerated
above. The Board plans to address the
last two items with separate advanced
notices of proposed rulemaking.
Michael E. Wooten,
Administrator for Federal Procurement
Policy, and Chairman, Cost Accounting
Standards Board.
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Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Cost Accounting Standards Board
Meeting Agenda
Cost Accounting Standards
Board, Office Federal Procurement
Policy, Office of Management and
Budget.
AGENCY:
Notice of agenda for closed Cost
Accounting Standards Board meetings.
ACTION:
The Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost
Accounting Standards Board (CAS
Board) is publishing this notice to
advise the public of its winter meetings.
The notice is published pursuant to
section 820(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2017, which requires the CAS
Board to publish agendas of its meetings
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in the Federal Register. The meetings
are closed to the public.
DATES: March 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Raymond Wong, Staff Director, Cost
Accounting Standards Board (telephone:
202–395–6805; email: rwong@
omb.eop.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAS
Board is issuing this notice for public
awareness of a meeting held on
February 20, 2020 and a meeting
upcoming on March 19, 2020. The list
of agenda items for these meetings is set
forth below. While CAS Board meetings
are closed to the public, the Board
welcomes comments and inquiries,
which may be directed to the staff
director using the contact information
provided above.
Agenda for CAS Board Meetings on
February 20, 2020 and March 19, 2020
1. Conformance of CAS to Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP). Section 820 requires the CAS
Board to review and conform CAS,
where practicable, to GAAP. In
furtherance of section 820, the CAS
Board will discuss the following
tentatively planned actions, taking into
account comments received in response
to the staff discussion paper (SDP) it
published on March 13, 2019 (84 FR
9143): (1) An advanced notice of
proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on
conformance of CAS 408, Accounting
for Costs of Compensated Personal
Absence, and CAS 409, Cost Accounting
Standard Depreciation of Tangible
Capital Assets, to GAAP. More
generally, the Board will discuss
whether and when conformance of CAS
to GAAP might be considered a cost
accounting practice change.
2. Application of CAS to indefinite
delivery vehicles (IDVs) and hybrid
contracts. The Board will revisit
recommendations pertaining to the
treatment of IDVs and hybrid contracts
made by the Advisory Panel on
Streamlining Acquisition Regulations
established by section 809 of the FY
2016 National Defense Authorization
Act (the Panel). In its June 2018 report,
the Panel recommended that the Board
amend its regulations to state that the
CAS applicability determination be
made separately for each order, rather
than at the time the IDV contract is first
awarded. The Panel suggested that this
clarification can help to avoid confusion
caused by inclusion of the CAS clause
‘‘based on the prospect (however
unlikely) of obtaining certified cost or
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pricing data at order placement.’’ For
hybrid contracts, the Panel
recommended that the CAS exemption
be applied to any portion of a contract
or subcontract where CAS would not
apply if that portion were awarded as a
separate contract or subcontract.
3. Waivers. Section 820 of the FY
2017 NDAA amended section
1502(b)(3)(A) of title 41 of the United
States Code to raise the threshold under
which CAS may be waived if the
business unit of the contractor or
subcontractor that will perform the
work is primarily engaged in the sale of
commercial items and would not
otherwise be subject to CAS. Section
820 raised the threshold from $15
million to $100 million. The Board will
discuss a rulemaking to amend the CAS
to reflect this statutory threshold
change.
4. CAS Board Annual Report for
Fiscal Year 2019. Section 820 amended
41 U.S.C. 1501(e) to require the Board
to annually submit a report to Congress
on the actions taken by the
5. Board during the prior year. The
Board will discuss its first annual report
to Congress.
Michael E. Wooten,
Administrator for Federal Procurement
Policy, and Chair, Cost Accounting Standards
Board.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Cost Accounting Standards Board Meeting Agenda
AGENCY: Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office Federal Procurement
Policy, Office of Management and Budget.
ACTION: Notice of agenda for closed Cost Accounting Standards Board
meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost
Accounting Standards Board (CAS Board) is publishing this notice to
advise the public of its winter meetings. The notice is published
pursuant to section 820(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, which requires the CAS Board to
publish agendas of its meetings in the Federal Register. The meetings
are closed to the public.
DATES: March 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Wong, Staff Director, Cost
Accounting Standards Board (telephone: 202-395-6805; email:
[email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAS Board is issuing this notice for
public awareness of a meeting held on February 20, 2020 and a meeting
upcoming on March 19, 2020. The list of agenda items for these meetings
is set forth below. While CAS Board meetings are closed to the public,
the Board welcomes comments and inquiries, which may be directed to the
staff director using the contact information provided above.
Agenda for CAS Board Meetings on February 20, 2020 and March 19, 2020
1. Conformance of CAS to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP). Section 820 requires the CAS Board to review and conform CAS,
where practicable, to GAAP. In furtherance of section 820, the CAS
Board will discuss the following tentatively planned actions, taking
into account comments received in response to the staff discussion
paper (SDP) it published on March 13, 2019 (84 FR 9143): (1) An
advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on conformance of CAS
408, Accounting for Costs of Compensated Personal Absence, and CAS 409,
Cost Accounting Standard Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets, to
GAAP. More generally, the Board will discuss whether and when
conformance of CAS to GAAP might be considered a cost accounting
practice change.
2. Application of CAS to indefinite delivery vehicles (IDVs) and
hybrid contracts. The Board will revisit recommendations pertaining to
the treatment of IDVs and hybrid contracts made by the Advisory Panel
on Streamlining Acquisition Regulations established by section 809 of
the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (the Panel). In its June
2018 report, the Panel recommended that the Board amend its regulations
to state that the CAS applicability determination be made separately
for each order, rather than at the time the IDV contract is first
awarded. The Panel suggested that this clarification can help to avoid
confusion caused by inclusion of the CAS clause ``based on the prospect
(however unlikely) of obtaining certified cost or pricing data at order
placement.'' For hybrid contracts, the Panel recommended that the CAS
exemption be applied to any portion of a contract or subcontract where
CAS would not apply if that portion were awarded as a separate contract
or subcontract.
3. Waivers. Section 820 of the FY 2017 NDAA amended section
1502(b)(3)(A) of title 41 of the United States Code to raise the
threshold under which CAS may be waived if the business unit of the
contractor or subcontractor that will perform the work is primarily
engaged in the sale of commercial items and would not otherwise be
subject to CAS. Section 820 raised the threshold from $15 million to
$100 million. The Board will discuss a rulemaking to amend the CAS to
reflect this statutory threshold change.
4. CAS Board Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019. Section 820
amended 41 U.S.C. 1501(e) to require the Board to annually submit a
report to Congress on the actions taken by the
5. Board during the prior year. The Board will discuss its first
annual report to Congress.
Michael E. Wooten,
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, and Chair, Cost
Accounting Standards Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-05687 Filed 3-18-20; 8:45 am]
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