[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19375]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
45 CFR Parts 2510, 2516, 2517, 2519, 2521, and 2540
Administrative Costs for Learn and Serve America and AmeriCorps
Grants Programs
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Interim final rule adopted as final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim
final rule that amended the Corporation's regulations relating to
administrative costs in 45 C.F.R. Parts 2510, 2516, 2517, 2519, 2521,
and 2540 published at 63 FR 18135, April 14, 1998. The rule amends the
Corporation's regulations implementing a statutory limit on the
percentage of assistance to specified national service programs that
may be used to pay for administrative costs. The rule clarifies the
definition of administrative costs, adds an explicit definition of
program costs that are not subject to the limitation on administrative
costs, and provides additional guidelines for applying the limitation
on administrative costs.
DATES: The interim final rule was effective April 14, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Kenefick, Director of Grants
Management, Corporation for National Service, (202) 606-5000, ext. 101.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On April 14, 1998, the Corporation for National and Community
Service (Corporation) published an interim final rule amending its
regulations implementing provisions of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990, as amended, under which not more than five percent
of assistance for a fiscal year may be used to pay for administrative
costs. This limitation applies to the following types of programs: (1)
School-based service-learning programs; (2) community-based service-
learning programs; (3) higher education innovative programs for
community service; and (4) national service programs assisted under
sections 121(a) and 121(b) of the Act through grants to State
Commissions, Indian Tribes, U.S. Territories, and national nonprofit
organizations.
The Act itself does not define ``administrative costs'' but directs
the Corporation to prescribe by rule the manner and extent to which
assistance provided may be used to pay for administrative costs and the
distribution of such costs between grantees and sub-grantees. The final
rule clarifies the types of costs that are considered subject to the
five percent limitation on administrative costs. The final rule
includes an itemization of costs that are directly related to programs
and projects, and therefore excluded from the definition of
administrative costs. The final rule also provides guidelines for the
implementation of the statutory requirements, including the use of
indirect cost rates and the use of fixed rates for administrative
costs.
Comments on the interim final rule were due June 15, 1998. We did
not receive any comments. The facts presented in the interim final rule
still provide a basis for the rule.
This action also affirms the information contained in the interim
rule concerning Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, and
Executive Order 12875.
List of Subjects
45 CFR Part 2510
Grant programs--social programs, Volunteers.
45 CFR Part 2516
Elementary and secondary education, Grant programs--social
programs, Indians, Nonprofit organizations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volunteers.
45 CFR Part 2517
Community development, Grant programs--social programs, Nonprofit
organizations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volunteers.
45 CFR Part 2519
Colleges and universities, Grant programs--social programs,
Nonprofit organizations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Volunteers.
45 CFR Part 2521
AmeriCorps, Grant programs--social programs, Volunteers.
45 CFR Part 2540
Administrative practice and procedure, Grant programs--social
programs, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volunteers.
Interim Final Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
Accordingly, the interim final rule amending 45 CFR Parts 2510,
2516, 2517, 2519, 2521, and 2540, which was published at 63 FR 18135,
April 14, 1998, is adopted as a final rule without change.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.
Dated: July 15, 1998.
Kenneth L. Klothen,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-19375 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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