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when the Uniform Contract Format is
not used) shall include the annotation
‘‘provided under separate cover’’ for any
attachment not uploaded to EDA.
(b) Agencies are responsible for
ensuring the following when posting
documents, including contractual
instruments, to EDA—
(1) The timely distribution of
documents; and
(2) That internal controls are in place
to ensure that—
(i) The electronic version of a contract
document in EDA is an accurate
representation of the contract; and
(ii) The contract data in EDA is an
accurate representation of the
underlying contract.
204.270–2
Procedures.
The procedures at PGI 204.270–2
provide details on how to record the
results of data verification in EDA.
When these procedures are followed,
contract documents in EDA are an
accurate representation of the contract
and therefore may be used for audit
purposes.
objectives for solicitations and contracts
for services. These plans should be
tailored to address the performance
risks inherent in the specific contract
type and the work effort addressed by
the contract. (See FAR subpart 46.4.)
Retain quality assurance surveillance
plans in the contract file. See https://
sam.dau.mil, Step Four—Requirements
Definition, for examples of quality
assurance surveillance plans.
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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Part 232
[Docket No. DARS 2015–0047]
RIN 0750–AI70
5. Revise section 204.802 to read as
follows:
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: Contract
Debts—Conform to FAR Section
Designations (DFARS Case 2015–
D029)
204.802
AGENCY:
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Contract files.
(a) Any document posted to the
Electronic Document Access (EDA)
system is part of the contract file and is
accessible by multiple parties, including
the contractor. Do not include in EDA
contract documents that are classified,
too sensitive for widespread distribution
(e.g., personally identifiable information
and Privacy Act and Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act), or
attachments that cannot be practicably
converted to electronic format (e.g.,
samples, drawings, and models).
Inclusion of any document in EDA other
than contracts, modifications, and
orders is optional.
(f) A photocopy, facsimile, electronic,
mechanically-applied and printed
signature, seal, and date are considered
to be an original signature, seal, and
date.
204.805
[Amended]
6. Amend section 204.805, paragraph
(1), by removing ‘‘official contract files’’
and adding ‘‘contract files’’ in its place.
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PART 237—SERVICE CONTRACTING
7. Revise section 237.172 to read as
follows:
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237.172
Service contracts surveillance.
Ensure that quality assurance
surveillance plans are prepared in
conjunction with the preparation of the
statement of work or statement of
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Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
DoD is issuing a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) subpart on contract debts to
conform with the comparable Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart.
DATES: Effective September 30, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Julie Hammond, telephone 571–372–
6174.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
DoD is amending the numbering
structure for various sections in DFARS
subpart 232.6 and revising section
headings, where appropriate, in order to
conform with the FAR. This change will
align the DFARS with the same coverage
in the FAR. No changes are made
beyond the redesignation of DFARS
subpart 232.6 section numbers and the
conformation of DFARS section
headings to the FAR.
II. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
‘‘Publication of proposed
regulations’’, 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the
statute which applies to the publication
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Paragraph (a)(1) of the statute requires
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that a procurement policy, regulation,
procedure or form (including an
amendment or modification thereof)
must be published for public comment
if it has either a significant effect
beyond the internal operating
procedures of the agency issuing the
policy, regulation, procedure or form, or
has a significant cost or administrative
impact on contractors or offerors. This
final rule is not required to be published
for public comment, because the DFARS
sections are being renumbered merely to
conform to the FAR sections and the
DFARS section titles are being modified
to conform to the FAR section titles. The
content of the DFARS sections remains
unchanged. This will alleviate any
confusion the contracting officers may
have and aid in moving between the two
regulations with ease. These
requirements affect only the internal
operating procedures of the
Government.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This is not a significant
regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under section 6(b) of
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, dated September 30, 1993. This
rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
804.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act does
not apply to this rule because this final
rule does not constitute a significant
DFARS revision within the meaning of
FAR 1.501–1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does
not require publication for public
comment.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The rule does not contain any
information collection requirements that
require the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
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removing ‘‘FAR 32.617(a)(2)’’ and
adding ‘‘FAR 32.611(a)(2)’’ in its place.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 232
Government procurement.
[FR Doc. 2015–24786 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am]
Jennifer L. Hawes,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Therefore, 48 CFR part 232 is
amended as follows:
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
PART 232—CONTRACT FINANCING
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 232 continues to read as follows:
49 CFR Part 192
■
[Docket No. PHMSA–2010–0026; Amdt. Nos.
191–23; 192–120; 195–100]
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
232.605
RIN 2137–AE59
[Redesignated as 232.602]
Pipeline Safety: Miscellaneous
Changes to Pipeline Safety
Regulations: Response to Petitions for
Reconsideration
2. Redesignate section 232.605 as
232.602.
■ 3. In the newly redesignated section
232.602, revise the heading to read as
follows:
■
232.602
*
*
232.606
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Final rule; response to petitions
for reconsideration.
AGENCY:
Responsibilities.
*
*
*
[Redesignated as 232.603]
4. Redesignate section 232.606 as
232.603.
■ 5. Revise the newly redesignated
section 232.603 to read as follows:
■
232.603
Debt determination.
When transferring a case to the
contract financing office, follow the
procedures at PGI 232.603.
232.610
[Redesignated as 232.604]
6. Redesignate section 232.610 as
232.604.
■ 7. Revise the newly redesignated
section 232.604 to read as follows:
■
232.604
Demand for payment.
When issuing a demand for payment
of a contract debt, follow the procedures
at PGI 232.604.
232.616
[Redesignated as 232.610]
8. Redesignate section 232.616 as
232.610.
■ 9. Revise the newly redesignated
section 232.610 to read as follows:
■
232.610
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[Redesignated as 232.611]
10. Redesignate section 232.617 as
232.611.
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232.611
[Amended]
11. In the newly redesignated section
232.611, amend paragraph (a) by
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Kay
McIver, Transportation Specialist, by
telephone at 202–366–0113, or by
electronic mail at kay.mciver@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Compromising debts.
Only the department/agency contract
financing offices (see PGI 232.070(c)) are
authorized to compromise debts covered
by this subpart.
232.617
On March 11, 2015, PHMSA
published a final rule amending the
pipeline safety regulations to make
miscellaneous changes that updated and
clarified certain regulatory
requirements. These amendments
addressed several subject matter areas,
including the performance of postconstruction inspections, Type B
onshore gas gathering line leak surveys,
qualifying plastic pipe joiners, ethanol
regulation, pipe transportation, offshore
pipeline condition report filing,
pressure reduction calculations for
hazardous liquid pipeline anomalies,
and components fabricated by welding.
This final rule responds to petitions for
reconsideration of the final rule.
DATES: The effective date of the
amendment to 49 CFR 192.305,
published at 80 FR 12779, March 11,
2015, is delayed indefinitely. PHMSA
will publish a document in the Federal
Register announcing a new effective
date.
SUMMARY:
I. Background
On March 11, 2015, PHMSA
published a final rule amending the
pipeline safety regulations to make
miscellaneous changes that update and
clarify certain regulatory requirements
(80 FR 12762). These amendments
address several subject matter areas,
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including the performance of postconstruction inspections, Type B
onshore gas gathering line leak surveys,
qualifying plastic pipe joiners, ethanol
regulation, pipe transportation, offshore
pipeline condition report filing,
pressure reduction calculations for
hazardous liquid pipeline anomalies,
and components fabricated by welding.
II. Petitions for Reconsideration
Collectively, PHMSA received four
petitions for reconsideration of the final
rule from the American Public Gas
Association (APGA), the American Gas
Association (AGA), the Interstate
Natural Gas Association (INGAA), and
the National Association of Pipeline
Safety Representatives (NAPSR). The
APGA, the AGA, and NAPSR expressed
concerns about the provisions of the
final rule applicable to construction
inspection in § 192.305. INGAA and the
AGA expressed concerns applicable to
provisions in the final rule applicable to
components fabricated by welding.
Components Fabricated by Welding; 49
CFR 192.153 and 192.165(b)(3)
In the final rule published on March
11, 2015, PHMSA added paragraph (e)
to § 192.153 requiring that ‘‘a
component having a design pressure
established under paragraph (a) or
paragraph (b) of this section and subject
to the strength testing requirements of
§ 192.505(b) must be tested to at least
1.5 times the MAOP.’’ PHMSA also
modified § 192.165(b)(3) to crossreference this new subsection. In the
preamble to the final rule, PHMSA
noted ‘‘this proposal is not a change to
the current pressure testing
requirements found in Part 192, but [is]
simply a clarification to ensure a clearer
understanding of PHMSA’s pressure
testing requirements for certain ASME
BPVC vessels located in compressor
stations, meter stations and other Class
3 or Class 4 locations’’ (80 FR 12772,
March 11, 2015).
On April 10, 2015, INGAA and AGA
filed separate petitions for
reconsideration with PHMSA regarding
this change (Docket No. PHMSA–2010–
0026). INGAA stated that PHMSA’s
modifications to these code sections
were not merely a clarification, but a
departure from industry and agency
understanding and practice, and require
additional review. Specifically, INGAA
claimed that PHMSA changed the
acceptable test factor for a pressure
vessel built under the American Society
or Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) from
the ASME requirements of 1.3 times the
Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58632-58633]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-24786]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Part 232
[Docket No. DARS 2015-0047]
RIN 0750-AI70
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Contract
Debts--Conform to FAR Section Designations (DFARS Case 2015-D029)
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) subpart on contract debts to
conform with the comparable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
subpart.
DATES: Effective September 30, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Julie Hammond, telephone 571-372-
6174.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD is amending the numbering structure for various sections in
DFARS subpart 232.6 and revising section headings, where appropriate,
in order to conform with the FAR. This change will align the DFARS with
the same coverage in the FAR. No changes are made beyond the
redesignation of DFARS subpart 232.6 section numbers and the
conformation of DFARS section headings to the FAR.
II. Publication of This Final Rule for Public Comment Is Not Required
by Statute
``Publication of proposed regulations'', 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the
statute which applies to the publication of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation. Paragraph (a)(1) of the statute requires that a procurement
policy, regulation, procedure or form (including an amendment or
modification thereof) must be published for public comment if it has
either a significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of
the agency issuing the policy, regulation, procedure or form, or has a
significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors.
This final rule is not required to be published for public comment,
because the DFARS sections are being renumbered merely to conform to
the FAR sections and the DFARS section titles are being modified to
conform to the FAR section titles. The content of the DFARS sections
remains unchanged. This will alleviate any confusion the contracting
officers may have and aid in moving between the two regulations with
ease. These requirements affect only the internal operating procedures
of the Government.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O.
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility.
This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning
and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule
under 5 U.S.C. 804.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply to this rule because
this final rule does not constitute a significant DFARS revision within
the meaning of FAR 1.501-1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does not require
publication for public comment.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The rule does not contain any information collection requirements
that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 232
Government procurement.
Jennifer L. Hawes,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
Therefore, 48 CFR part 232 is amended as follows:
PART 232--CONTRACT FINANCING
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 232 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.
232.605 [Redesignated as 232.602]
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2. Redesignate section 232.605 as 232.602.
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3. In the newly redesignated section 232.602, revise the heading to
read as follows:
232.602 Responsibilities.
* * * * *
232.606 [Redesignated as 232.603]
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4. Redesignate section 232.606 as 232.603.
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5. Revise the newly redesignated section 232.603 to read as follows:
232.603 Debt determination.
When transferring a case to the contract financing office, follow
the procedures at PGI 232.603.
232.610 [Redesignated as 232.604]
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6. Redesignate section 232.610 as 232.604.
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7. Revise the newly redesignated section 232.604 to read as follows:
232.604 Demand for payment.
When issuing a demand for payment of a contract debt, follow the
procedures at PGI 232.604.
232.616 [Redesignated as 232.610]
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8. Redesignate section 232.616 as 232.610.
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9. Revise the newly redesignated section 232.610 to read as follows:
232.610 Compromising debts.
Only the department/agency contract financing offices (see PGI
232.070(c)) are authorized to compromise debts covered by this subpart.
232.617 [Redesignated as 232.611]
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10. Redesignate section 232.617 as 232.611.
232.611 [Amended]
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11. In the newly redesignated section 232.611, amend paragraph (a) by
removing ``FAR 32.617(a)(2)'' and adding ``FAR 32.611(a)(2)'' in its
place.
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