Office of Management and Budget

OMB Circular A-11

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OMB Circular A–11 (2011), Entire File (PDF Version)  (972 pages, 9 mb)
OMB Circular A–11 (2011), Entire File (ZIP FILE)  (28 mb)

OMB Circular A–11, Revised Transmittal Memorandum #85—8/18/11  (2 pages, 273 kb)
Revisions to OMB Circular No. A–11 dated August 18, 2011 (November Update)—11/10/11  (2 pages, 220 kb)
Table of Contents  (14 pages, 245 kb)
Guide to OMB Circular No. A–11  (4 pages, 72 kb)
Summary of Changes  (4 pages, 75 kb)

PART 1

General Information

10.  Overview of the budget  (10 pages, 250 kb)
15.  Basic budget laws  (4 pages, 57 kb)
20.  Terms and concepts  (46 pages, 685 kb)
22.  Communications with the Congress and the public and clearance requirements    (6 pages, 69 kb)

PART 2

Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates

I. General Policies and Requirements

25.  Summary of requirements  (Updated—November 2011)  (8 pages, 266 kb)
31.  Compliance with administration policies and other general requirements   (6 pages, 75 kb)
32.  Personnel compensation, benefits, and related costs  (6 pages, 85 kb)
33.  Estimates related to specific types of programs and expenditures  (6 pages, 89 kb)

II. The Budget Submission

51.  Basic justification materials   (8 pages, 112 kb)
52.  Information on financial management  (6 pages, 116 kb)
53.  Information technology and e-government  (2 pages, 185 kb)
54.  Rental payments for space and land  (6 pages, 81 kb)

III. MAX Data and Other Materials Required After Passback

79.  The budget data system  (Updated—November 2011)   (30 pages, 336 kb)
80.  Development of baseline estimates  (6 pages, 106 kb)
81.  Policy and baseline estimates of budget authority, outlays, and receipts (schedules A, S, R, and K)  (Updated—November 2011)   (16 pages, 474 kb)
82.  Combined schedule X    (34 pages, 271 kb)
83.  Object classification (schedule O)   (34 pages, 348 kb)
84.  Character classification (schedule C)  (14 pages, 121 kb)
85.  Estimating employment levels and the employment summary (schedule Q)  (Updated—November 2011)  (8 pages, 84 kb)
86.  Special schedules   (20 pages, 210 kb)
95.  Budget Appendix and print materials  (20 pages, 161 kb)

PART 3

Selected Actions Following Transmittal of the Budget

110.  Supplementals and amendments  (8 pages, 243 kb)
112.  Deferrals and Presidential proposals to rescind or cancel funds  (14 pages, 225 kb)
113.  Investment transactions  (12 pages, 224 kb)

 PART 4

Instructions on Budget Execution

I. Apportionment and Reapportionments

120.  Apportionment process  (Updated—November 2011)  (18 pages, 304 kb)
121.  Apportionment format  (Updated—November 2011)  (34 pages, 374 kb)
              Apportionment application
              Apportionment application users guide  (59 pages, 2.3 mb)
123.  Apportionments under continuing resolutions  (Updated—November 2011)  (4 pages, 90 kb)
124.  Agency operations in the absence of appropriations  (2 pages, 82 kb)

II. Budget Execution Reports

130.  SF 133, Report on budget execution and budgetary resources  (36 pages, 380 kb)

III. Other Reports

135.  Procedures for monitoring Federal outlays  (14 pages, 469 kb)
140.  Reports on unvouchered expenditures  (4 pages, 84 kb)
145.  Requirements for reporting Antideficiency Act violations  (8 pages, 103 kb)
150.  Administrative control of funds  (4 pages, 75 kb)

PART 5

Federal Credit

185.  Federal credit     (90 pages, 834 kb)

PART 6  

Preparation and Submission of Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans, and Annual Program Performance Reports

200.  Overview of performance planning and reporting  (6 pages, 256 kb)
210.  Preparing and submitting an agency  strategic plan  (6 pages, 123 kb)
220.  Preparing and submitting an annual performance plan  (4 pages, 96 kb)
230.  Preparing and submitting the annual performance report   (10 pages, 133 kb)
240.  Elimination of unnecessary agency plans and reports  (2 pages, 62 kb)

PART 7  

Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition, and Management of Capital Assets

300.  Planning, budgeting, acquisition, and management of capital assets  (2 pages, 387 kb)

PART 8

Appendices

A.  Scorekeeping guidelines  (6 pages, 231 kb)
B.  Budgetary treatment of lease-purchases and leases of capital assets  (10 pages, 133 kb)
C.  Listing of OMB agency/bureau and Treasury codes   (16 pages, 156 kb)
D.  Explanation of MAX edit checks  (Updated—November 2011)   (2 pages, 52 kb)
F.  Format of SF132, SF133, schedule P, and SBR  (Updated—November 2011)   (62 pages, 659 kb)
G.  Crosswalk between Antideficiency Act and Title 31 of the U.S. Code  (8 pages, 114 kb)
H.  Checklist for fund control regulations  (6 pages, 124 kb)
J.  Principles of budgeting for capital asset acquisitions  (6 pages, 85 kb)
K.  Selected OMB guidance and other references regarding capital assets  (2 pages, 106 kb)
Supplement to Part 8—Capital Programming Guide  (112 pages, 1.5 mb)


PART 9

Advance Guidance  (November 2011)  (250 pages, 3 mb)

  82.  Combined schedule X  (November 2011)    (34 pages, 271 kb)
  86.  Special schedules  (November 2011)   (20 pages, 210 kb)
130.  SF 133, Report on budget execution and budgetary resources  (November 2011)  (36 pages, 380 kb)
185.  Federal credit  (November 2011)  (90 pages, 834 kb)
    F.  Format of SF132, SF133, schedule P, and SBR  (November 2011)   (62 pages, 659 kb)

Index   (8 pages, 131 kb)