[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR600.125]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 600--MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B--Regional Fishery Management Councils
 
Sec. 600.125  Budgeting, funding, and accounting.

    (a) Each Council's grant activities are governed by OMB Circular A-
110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with 
Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non-Profit 
Organizations), OMB Circular A-122 (Cost Principles for Non-Profit 
Organizations), 15 CFR Part 29b (Audit Requirements for Institutions of 
Higher Education and other Nonprofit Organizations), and the terms and 
conditions of the cooperative agreement. (See 5 CFR 1310.3 for 
availability of OMB Circulars.)
    (b) Councils may not independently enter into agreements, including 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, whereby they will receive 
funds for services rendered. All such agreements must be approved and 
entered into by NOAA on behalf of the Councils.
    (c) Councils are not authorized to accept gifts or contributions 
directly. All such donations must be directed to the NMFS Regional 
Administrator in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce 
regulations.

[66 FR 57887, Nov. 19, 2001]