Executive Office of the President 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS Board or the Board), is releasing this advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to elicit public comments on proposed changes to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) on conformance to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) related to CAS 408, Accounting for costs of compensated personal absence, and CAS 409, Cost accounting standard depreciation of tangible capital assets, to GAAP. This ANPRM follows issuance of an SDP 84 FR 9143 (March 13, 2019).

Pursuant to Executive Order 12866, interested members of the public may request a meeting with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to present their views about a regulatory action that is under OIRA review. These meetings, known as E.O. 12866 meetings, serve as listening sessions for OIRA officials and representatives from the agency or agencies taking the regulatory action. Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory Review) directed the OIRA Administrator to implement reforms designed to protect public trust in the regulatory process, including ensuring access for meeting requesters who have not historically requested such meetings. On December 20, 2023, OIRA issued Guidance Implementing Section 2(e) of Executive Order 14094 (Guidance), describing OIRA's E.O. 12666 meeting policy, and its strategy for inclusive and transparent meetings. To assist members of the public seeking to request an E.O. 12866 meeting, OIRA has modified its website and posted an instructional video and a step-by-step guide to requesting a meeting, in English and Spanish, on its website. As outlined in the Guidance, to encourage participation by those who have not historically requested E.O. 12866 meetings, including those from underserved communities, OIRA will offer periodic and accessible trainings on effective participation in E.O. 12866 meetings. For calendar year 2024, OIRA will be holding two virtual sessions to provide training on how to request and how to effectively participate in E.O. 12866 meetings.

The Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") is issuing a final rule revising its regulations implementing the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). These revisions update OMB's regulations to reflect changes in OMB's current organizational structure and best practices. The revisions also ensure consistency between the access to records procedures in OMB's Privacy Act regulations and OMB's FOIA regulations, and with applicable law and policies that were enacted after OMB originally issued its Privacy Act regulations in 1976. Finally, the revisions align OMB's regulations with those of other agencies.

This document announces the availability of the 2024 Compliance Supplement (2024 Supplement) for the Office of Management and Budget's guidance on uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards. This document also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2024 Supplement.

On April 11, 2024, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published in the Federal Register a document entitled "Notice of Availability and Request for Comments; Federal Flood Standard Support Website and Tool Beta Version." This Notice of Availability and Request for Comments invited comments to OSTP on the beta version of the Federal Flood Standard Support website (available at https:// floodstandard.climate.gov) and the Federal Flood Standard Support Tool (available at https://floodstandard.climate.gov/tool) to assist Federal agencies and applicants or recipients of Federal financial assistance in the implementation of the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). In response to requests by prospective commenters that they would benefit from additional time to adequately consider and respond to the Request for Comments, OSTP has determined that an extension of the comment period until June 18, 2024 is appropriate.