Federal Register #2026-17931

NOAA Announces FY 2021 Indirect Cost Rates for DARRP Component Organizations

This notice from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the Department of Commerce, announces updated indirect cost rates for its Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) for fiscal year 2021. - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) - Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) - Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC) - General Counsel Natural Resources Section (GCNRS) - Indirect Cost Rates Announced: - ORR: 118.24% - OHC: 68.09% - GCNRS: 30.05% - Application: - Rates apply to all damage assessment and restoration case costs incurred during the specified fiscal year - Notable Details: - No products or services are being procured or awarded - Accounting firms Rubino & McGeehin, Chartered, Cotton and Company LLP, and Empirical Concepts have previously developed and assessed these methodologies and rates - Purpose: - Provides updated accounting policies for DARRP activities - Ensures consistent application of indirect cost rates across component organizations

Description

NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) is announcing new indirect cost rates for its component organizations involved in natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities for fiscal year 2021. The notice provides the indirect cost rates and the date of implementation. The DARRP consists of three component organizations: Office of Response and Restoration (ORR), Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC), and General Counsel Natural Resources Section (GCNRS). The rates will be applied to all damage assessment and restoration case costs incurred between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021, effective October 1, 2026.

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