[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33349]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Policy and Procedural Change Regarding the Publication of Notices 
of Funding Opportunities in the Federal Register

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce that the Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will no longer publish the 
full text of Solicitation of Grant Applications (SGAs) in the Federal 
Register. ETA will publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity in the 
Federal Register, and the full texts of all ETA SGAs will be posted at 
the government-wide Web site, http://www.grants.gov, in accordance with 
the policy directive issued by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). An applicant for funding may access the full SGA associated with 
a synopsis posted at http://www.grants.gov by following the universal 
resource locator (URL) link included in the synopsis, or by visiting 
ETA's Web site at http://www.doleta.gov.

DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daphne Jefferson, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room N4653, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: 202-693-2800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ETA continually searches for ways to improve 
its operating and economic efficiency. ETA's policies currently provide 
for publication of notices of SGAs in the Federal Register. In addition 
to publication of notices of SGAs in the Federal Register and its own 
Web site, ETA, like all Federal agencies, is mandated to publish SGAs 
on http://www.grants.gov. ETA has published the full text of SGAs in 
both the Federal Register and on the Web sites. The Web sites provide 
the public with a more efficient way to complete SGAs and expedite the 
process of obtaining any available funding.
    On October 8, 2003, OMB issued a policy directive entitled 
``Requirement To Post Funding Opportunity Announcement Synopses at 
http://www.grants.gov and Related Data Elements/Format'' [68 FR 58146, 
Oct. 8, 2003]. The directive requires every Federal agency that awards 
agreements to post synopses of its funding opportunity announcements in 
standard format on the Internet at http://www.grants.gov or such Web 
site/Internet address that may be identified by OMB. A single 
government-wide Web site provides prospective applicants the 
opportunity to locate funding opportunities in one place rather than 
having to search for announcements in multiple locations.
    ETA has determined that we may more effectively and efficiently 
inform the public of our funding opportunities by modifying our policy 
of publishing the full text of SGAs in the Federal Register. Hereafter, 
we will post the full text of SGAs and any subsequent SGA amendments at 
http://www.grants.gov and on our own Web site, and will publish only an 
abbreviated notice in the Federal Register to announce the funding 
opportunity. The notice will direct interested parties to the 
appropriate Web sites for the full SGA. ETA has determined that 
publishing a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the SGA in the Federal 
Register serves as a cost-effective measure, substantially reducing 
government publication costs. The Federal Register will continue to 
serve the important mission of providing the public with notice of the 
funding opportunity contained in the SGA, but it will direct interested 
persons to obtain more detailed application information through the 
more efficient process provided by the Web sites referenced above. The 
public will still have access to the complete application package and 
other details regarding the SGA.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of December 2010.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-33349 Filed 1-5-11; 8:45 am]
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