Reg Workforce Development Board agenda 071901

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Federal Register / Vol . 66 , No . 105 / Thursday , May 31 , 2001 / Notices 29641 2 . Using a portion of their funds to Human Services , as well as Labor' s These One- Stop center partners are create and maintain the One- Stop Office of Cost Determination and Office recipients of Federal grant dollars , system and to provide. applicable core of Inspector General . either directly or from another recipient. services ; The underlying problem for the One- They will, in their normal course of 3 . Entering into a Memorandum of Stop partners is to find an appropriate business , maintain appropriate Understanding (MOU) with the Local way of accumulating cost information accounting and other information in Workforce Investment Board (Local and assuring appropriate payment for accordance with applicable Federal Board) regarding the operation of the shared costs as they come together in a guidance . This normally includes One- Stop. system , single location . It must be recognized accounting for indirect costs , through 4 . Participating in the operation of the that cost allocation is a distinctly indirect cost rates. or cost allocation One - Stop system in a manner consistent different requirement from-resource plans , as. well as for direct costs . All withthe MOU and the partner ' s sharing . Cost allocation is a concept that costs must be accounted for in authorizing law; and is embedded in the ONE . Cost Principles accordance with Generally Accepted 5 . Providing representation on the Circulars and one which is. based on the Accounting Principles ( GAAP ) . For the Local Board . premise that Federal programs are to _ direct funded organizations , this The Department ( 6 Labor. -regulations 49 bear an equitable proportion of shared . includes negotiating the necessary at 20 CFR part 662 ( 65 FR 49294 , 49398 (August 11 , 2000 ) ) relate. to the costs based on the benefit received by indirect cost rate or obtaining approval each program . In contrast, resource of their cost allocation plan . requirements of the One- Stop. system , and One- Stop requirements are also sharing is the methodology through When individual organizations included in the Final Rule issued by the which One- Stop partner programs. pay peer in the. One- Stop environment , Department of Education relating to the for , or fund, their equitable. share of the some activities. or. functions are Vocational Rehabilitation Services costs . This document discusses. both performed which benefit more than one program at 34 CFR part 361 ( 66. FR 4379 concepts and presents acceptable individual organization, e . g . , a common (January 17 , 2001 ) ) o methodologies for both cost allocation reception area, provision of information Because WIA mandates that several and resource. sharing , on the services available at the One- employment and training programs While this guidance does not make Stop , or collection of basic information funded under different laws. by various any changes to the OMB. cost principles ; from individuals seeking assistance at Federal agencies. partner in a One -Stop it helps. to describe. the flexibility: and the. One-Stop . When this occurs , the setting , it has become. apparent that it is limitations under those principles. for cost of performing these functions must necessary for the Federal funding Federal programs to determine equitable be. allocated to the benefiting programs agencies to present a uniform policy proportion . or cost objectives (grants ) . This must be position on acceptable methodologies One- Stop Cost Concepts done. based on benefits received by the for cost allocation and resource sharing benefiting program,. and not on (methodologies for paying or funding of Under WIA the local One- Stop. center availability of funds . When that allocable costs ) in the WIA One- Stop is not a direct recipient of Federal distribution is accomplished , the environment. As. a result, the Office of awards .-Rather , it is the location individual partners must include these Management and Budget (OMB ) asked through which several workforce costs (i . e . , the allocable share of the agencies to. develop a uniform policy development and education programs common/ shared costs ) in their total cost position , The Department of Labor ' s operate their programs in partnership picture to determine the total cost of Employment and Training with other entities and make their operations to perform the functions for Administration (ETA) took the lead in services available to the program which they were funded . The following developing this guidance in beneficiaries (participants , students , the diagram shows the relationship of the consultation with the Departments of unemployed , job seekers , employers , partner programs to. each other and to Agriculture , Education, Health and etc . ) . the. One-Stop .