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Guidance since the enactment of the Recovery Act, including activities for the quarter <br />ending June 30, 2009. This information along with information on subsequent activities <br />will be reported on a cumulative basis and submitted on October 10, 2009, the first <br />reporting deadline for Section 1512 established in the Recovery Act. There is no global <br />requirement for Section 1512 reporting on July 10, 2009, as previously indicated in <br />M -09 -15 issued on April 3, 2009. <br />July 2009, however, provides a critical opportunity for Federal agencies and recipients to <br />work together to: <br />Clarify logistics surrounding October 10`h reporting and the deployment of the <br />www.FederalReporting.gov solution; <br />Troubleshoot potential data reporting challenges by fostering a common <br />understanding of data definitions, reporting instructions, data quality responsibilities, <br />etc.; and <br />Share best practices for planning and implementing the Section 1512 reporting <br />requirements. <br />Therefore, OMB and the Board are working together to foster a series of forums, <br />meetings, and small -scale data collection pilots to take place during the month of July <br />2009. More information regarding these activities will be forthcoming and will be <br />reported upon the www.Recovely.gov and www.FederalReporting.gov websites. <br />2.7 Will there be any waivers granted to any recipient if it is not able to meet the <br />reporting deadlines? <br />No waivers will be granted for any recipients required to report under Section 1512 of the <br />Recovery Act. If a recipient anticipates issues with meeting the reporting deadline, it <br />should contact the appropriate Federal funding agency as soon as practicable to discuss <br />how the reporting requirement will be met. Reporting extensions may be granted on a <br />case -by -case basis by the appropriate Federal funding agency for extraordinary <br />circumstances, such as natural disasters. <br />2.8 Can the Recovery Act recipient reporting elements be combined with existing <br />Federal reporting requirements? <br />No. All information required by Section 1512 must be submitted through <br />www.FederalReporting.gov. However, the recipient reporting solution does allow for <br />recipients to enter data through custom software systems extracted in XML. See Section <br />3.6 for more information. This means that in some cases a recipient may have the option <br />of leveraging an existing or separate data source (i.e., an existing system whereby the <br />recipient is reporting information to a Federal agency) that contains information <br />responsive to Section 1512 reporting requirements rather than re- keying information into <br />the www.FederalReporting.gov solution. Federal agencies that seek to have recipients <br />transfer information from existing systems into the www.FederalReporting.gov solution <br />will be required to conduct a thorough analysis of the complexity of such arrangements as <br />13 <br />