Department-Wide Transition To Use of GrantSolutions Award Management System for Managing Financial Assistance Awards, 19953-19954 [2020-07389]
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Under the authority of the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712), the
Service regulates the hunting of
migratory game birds. We update the
migratory game bird hunting
regulations, located in title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations in part 20
(50 CFR part 20), annually. Through
these regulations, we establish the
frameworks, or outside limits, for season
lengths, bag limits, and areas for
migratory game bird hunting.
Acknowledging regional differences in
hunting conditions, the Service has
administratively divided the Nation into
four Flyways for the primary purpose of
managing migratory game birds. Each
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and Pacific) has a Flyway Council, a
formal organization generally composed
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Province in that Flyway. The Flyway
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providing migratory game bird
management information for Federal,
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The process for adopting migratory
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last. Most importantly, however, the
biological cycle of migratory game birds
controls the timing of data-gathering
activities and thus the dates on which
these results are available for
consideration and deliberation.
For the regulatory cycle, Service
biologists gather, analyze, and interpret
biological survey data and provide this
information to all those involved in the
process through a series of published
status reports and presentations to
Flyway Councils and other interested
parties. Because the Service is required
to take abundance of migratory game
birds and other factors into
consideration, the Service undertakes a
number of surveys throughout the year
in conjunction with Service Regional
Offices, the Canadian Wildlife Service,
and State and Provincial wildlifemanagement agencies. To determine the
appropriate frameworks for each
species, we consider factors such as
population size and trend, geographical
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anticipated harvest. After frameworks
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bag limits, and other regulatory options
for the hunting seasons. States may
always be more conservative in their
selections than the Federal frameworks,
but never more liberal.
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The SRC will conduct an open
meeting on April 28, 2020, to identify
and discuss preliminary issues
concerning the 2021–2022 migratory
bird hunting regulations. We will
conduct another meeting in October
2020 to review information on the status
of migratory game birds and develop
2021–2022 migratory game bird
regulations recommendations for these
species. In accordance with
Departmental policy, these meetings are
open to public observation. In addition,
Service representatives attended the
individual meetings of the four Flyway
Councils in March and will reassess
attending the August–October Flyway
Council meetings. We will provide the
meeting dates, commencement times,
and locations for the SRC and Flyway
Council meetings on our website at
https://www.fws.gov/birds/
management/flyways.php as this
information becomes available. If these
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meetings may be conducted
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of video technology.
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access to the April 28, 2020, SRC
meeting for all participants. Please
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by close of business on April 20, 2020.
If you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
Aurelia Skipwith,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Department-Wide Transition To Use of
GrantSolutions Award Management
System for Managing Financial
Assistance Awards
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of a department-wide
transition to the GrantSolutions award
management system during fiscal years
2020 and 2021.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) is providing notice of the
transitioning of all bureaus and offices
to using the GrantSolutions award
management system to manage financial
assistance awards. Recipients of
financial assistance awards that are
subject to the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
will use the GrantSolutions system to
manage reporting requirements and
perform other award management
actions.
DATES: The transition to using the
GrantSolutions system will begin on
May 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Mail questions to: Office of
Grants Management, 1849 C Street NW,
Mail Stop 4262–MIB, Washington, DC
20240. More information on the DOI
GrantSolutions system transition for
financial assistance is available at the
following website: https://www.doi.gov/
grants/grantsolutions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kaprice Tucker, Acting Director, 202–
208–3466. DOI recipients are
encouraged to direct all inquiries to
their assigned bureau or office point of
contact. People who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual or their
designated bureau or office contact
during normal business hours. The FRS
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of the Interior (DOI) has
entered into an agreement with the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to modernize DOI’s
financial assistance programs through
implementation of HHS’ GrantSolutions
platform, an award management system
that provides end-to-end management
capabilities for financial assistance
awards. The transition supports DOI’s
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effort to enhance stewardship over the
estimated $4 billion in financial
assistance awarded annually. The
GrantSolutions award management
system will allow DOI to standardize
financial assistance management
procedures, and increase transparency,
accountability, and oversight for
financial assistance funding.
As a result of the transition, all DOI
recipients of financial assistance awards
(grants, cooperative agreements, and
other types of Federal funding) that are
subject to the requirements of 2 CFR 200
will use the GrantSolutions system to
manage reporting requirements and
perform other award management
actions. DOI will provide web-based
training for all impacted recipients. DOI
will not transition compacts, annual
funding agreements, contracts, or other
tribal programs subject to the
requirements of Public Law 93–638, the
Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act, as amended,
at this time. These recipients will
continue to use existing DOI systems
provided by individual bureaus to
manage these awards.
The GrantSolutions award
management system will allow
recipients to perform the following
actions:
• View award(s) and related award
information.
• View funding applications
submitted by the recipient and related
award notices.
• Communicate with and send
documents to Federal staff.
• Manage award amendments and
view their status after submission.
• Manage in-progress applications
and view submitted and awarded
applications.
• Apply for non-competitive and
mandatory awards.
• Apply for directed award
supplements.
• View and submit program progress
reports.
• Create, edit, submit, and view
Federal financial reports.
All bureaus, Departmental offices, and
recipients will transition to using the
GrantSolutions award management
system according to the schedule below.
Recipients will receive access to
GrantSolutions on the same dates as the
bureau or office responsible for
managing their program funding. The
GrantSolutions transition schedule is as
follows:
• Group A transition date is May 18,
2020. Group A includes the following
bureaus and their recipients: U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, and Bureau of
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and their recipients.
• Group B transition date is October
13, 2020. Group B includes the National
Park Service and their recipients.
• Group C transition date is December
7, 2020. Group C includes the following
bureaus, Departmental offices, and their
recipients: Bureau of Indian Affairs/
Bureau of Indian Education, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of
Reclamation, Departmental Offices,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, and the U.S.
Geological Survey, and their recipients.
DOI recipients are encouraged to visit
the DOI GrantSolutions system
transition web page provided or contact
their designated bureau or office
financial assistance award contact for
more information on the transition.
Kaprice Tucker,
Acting Director, Office of Grants
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Department-Wide Transition To Use of GrantSolutions Award
Management System for Managing Financial Assistance Awards
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a department-wide transition to the GrantSolutions
award management system during fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is providing notice
of the transitioning of all bureaus and offices to using the
GrantSolutions award management system to manage financial assistance
awards. Recipients of financial assistance awards that are subject to
the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards will use the GrantSolutions system to
manage reporting requirements and perform other award management
actions.
DATES: The transition to using the GrantSolutions system will begin on
May 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Mail questions to: Office of Grants Management, 1849 C
Street NW, Mail Stop 4262-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. More information
on the DOI GrantSolutions system transition for financial assistance is
available at the following website: https://www.doi.gov/grants/grantsolutions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaprice Tucker, Acting Director, 202-
208-3466. DOI recipients are encouraged to direct all inquiries to
their assigned bureau or office point of contact. People who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual or
their designated bureau or office contact during normal business hours.
The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
has entered into an agreement with the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to modernize DOI's financial assistance programs through
implementation of HHS' GrantSolutions platform, an award management
system that provides end-to-end management capabilities for financial
assistance awards. The transition supports DOI's
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effort to enhance stewardship over the estimated $4 billion in
financial assistance awarded annually. The GrantSolutions award
management system will allow DOI to standardize financial assistance
management procedures, and increase transparency, accountability, and
oversight for financial assistance funding.
As a result of the transition, all DOI recipients of financial
assistance awards (grants, cooperative agreements, and other types of
Federal funding) that are subject to the requirements of 2 CFR 200 will
use the GrantSolutions system to manage reporting requirements and
perform other award management actions. DOI will provide web-based
training for all impacted recipients. DOI will not transition compacts,
annual funding agreements, contracts, or other tribal programs subject
to the requirements of Public Law 93-638, the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act, as amended, at this time. These
recipients will continue to use existing DOI systems provided by
individual bureaus to manage these awards.
The GrantSolutions award management system will allow recipients to
perform the following actions:
View award(s) and related award information.
View funding applications submitted by the recipient and
related award notices.
Communicate with and send documents to Federal staff.
Manage award amendments and view their status after
submission.
Manage in-progress applications and view submitted and
awarded applications.
Apply for non-competitive and mandatory awards.
Apply for directed award supplements.
View and submit program progress reports.
Create, edit, submit, and view Federal financial reports.
All bureaus, Departmental offices, and recipients will transition
to using the GrantSolutions award management system according to the
schedule below. Recipients will receive access to GrantSolutions on the
same dates as the bureau or office responsible for managing their
program funding. The GrantSolutions transition schedule is as follows:
Group A transition date is May 18, 2020. Group A includes
the following bureaus and their recipients: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, and their recipients.
Group B transition date is October 13, 2020. Group B
includes the National Park Service and their recipients.
Group C transition date is December 7, 2020. Group C
includes the following bureaus, Departmental offices, and their
recipients: Bureau of Indian Affairs/Bureau of Indian Education, Bureau
of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Departmental Offices, Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the U.S. Geological
Survey, and their recipients.
DOI recipients are encouraged to visit the DOI GrantSolutions
system transition web page provided or contact their designated bureau
or office financial assistance award contact for more information on
the transition.
Kaprice Tucker,
Acting Director, Office of Grants Management.
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