10-31-83 5. REFERENCES. a. OMB Circular A-40, "Clearances of Public Reporting and Recordkeeping b. OMB Circular A-102, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants-In-Aid to State and Local Governments," of 9-12-77, as amended, which promulgates standards for establishing consistency and uniformity in the administration of grants to State, local, and Indian tribal governments. C. OMB Circular A-110, "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher d. DOE 1340.1A, MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PUBLICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND ENGINEERING PUBLICATIONS. of 8-25-82, which prescribes policies, standards, and procedures for effective management of DOE publications. e. DOE 1430.1, MANAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL f. DOE 4600.1, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROCEDURES MANUAL, of 6-10-82, which g. DOE 5700.4, PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, of 1-8-81, which provides detailed guidance and procedures on implementation of the project management system. It sets forth the principles and requirements which govern the development, approval, and execution of DOE's major system acquisitions and major projects. h. Title 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), "Freedom of Information Act," of 7-4-66, as amended, which exempts trade secrets and commercial or financial information which is privileged and confidential from public disclosure. 1. Title 5 CFR 1320, "Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public," which j. Title 44 U.S.C., "Public Printing and Documents," of 10-22-68, which establishes laws related to public printing and documents, including Government Printing Office and other agency efforts, for both in-house and contract efforts. ( 10-31-83 1. Title 10 CFR 600, "DOE Financial Assistance Rules," of 10-5-82, which codify, implement, and publish uniform assistance policies and selected procedures applicable to the award and administration of DOE grants and cooperative agreements. Title 41 CFR 101-11.11, "Federal Property Management Regulations," of 7-1-82, revised, which establishes an interagency reports management program, describes policies, and promulgates standards, procedures, and techniques for the economical and efficient management of records of Federal agencies. 6. POLICY AND OBJECTIVES. a. b. It is the Department's policy to acquire uniform, timely, and valid information on costs, schedules, and performance in order to effectively manage programs and projects, and to do so with the least possible burden on DOE and its recipients of Federal assistance awards. The objectives of the uniform reporting system for Federal assistance are to: (1) Provide the tools for obtaining essential Federal assistance management information, (2) Meet the information needs of several DOE organizations with a minimum (3) Establish uniform procedures, forms, and terminology for collecting (4) Consolidate and eliminate duplicate forms and requirements that now exist in the Department and overlap the information collection requirements of this Order; and (5) Ensure that DOE managers choose only those uniform reporting system for Federal assistance plans and reports that are essential to the effective management and control of their activities. 7. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES. a. Program Secretarial Officers and Managers of Operations Offices shall: (1) Fully implement the provisions of this Order in their individual (2) Appoint an action officer to coordinate the requirements of this 10-31-83 (3) Assure that all research and development grants and cooperative agreements promulgated or administered under their jurisdiction contain reporting requirement checklists indicating that all scientific and technical information deliverables must be promptly furnished to the Technical Information Center. b. Program/Project Managers shall: C. (1) Become familiar with the intent and processes of this Order, and choose only those plans and reports that are essential to effective Federal assistance management; (2) Prepare a Form EIA-459A, "Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist," to accompany each PR-799A, "Procurement/Financial Assistance RequestAuthorization," for each grant or cooperative agreement to be awarded and ensure recipient compliance with this Order; and (3) Review, evaluate, and utilize information obtained through plans and reports consistent with this Order for management of their activities. The Assistant Secretary, Management and Administration shall, through the: Director of Procurement and Assistance Management. (1) (a) Ensure that all Federal assistance solicitations contain reference to this Order's requirements. (b) Ensure that a clause for implementing this Order is in all Federal assistance award instruments and that the Form EIA-459A, "Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist," is included in the award document. (c) Ensure that requests for non-standard management reporting requirements are coordinated with the Director of Project and Facilities Management. (d) Aid in ensuring recipient compliance post award. (2) Controller. Monitor financial status of grant and cooperative agreement awards and advise DOE participants as appropriate. (3) Director of Administration, shall, through the: (a) Director of Project and Facilities Management. 1 Coordinate the development and monitor implementation of this Order. 2 Provide, in coordination with the Director of Personnel, periodic training seminars to Departmental organizations in 10-31-83 3 Review and approve for implementation all non-standard management reporting requirements forwarded by the Director of Procurement and Assistance Management. 4 Implement the information collection and clearance requirements contained in Title 5 CFR 1320 as they apply to contractors, their employees, and other members of the public from whom information is collected under the provisions of this directive. (b) Director of Personnel. Provide for the inclusion of training on the requirements of this Order in Departmentwide training programs, as appropriate. (c) Manager of the Technical Information Center. Develop poli- d. Contracting Officers (Awarding Officers) shall: (1) (2) (3) Ensure that all Federal assistance solicitations contain reference to this Order's requirements. Ensure that a clause for implementing this Order is in all Federal assistance awards. Review, evaluate, and utilize information obtained through plans and reports consistent with this Order for management of their activities. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY: མ ENERGY FAMERICA WILLIAM S. HEFFELFINGER |