Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979; Correction, 73904 [E7-25330]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Procurement Thresholds for
Implementation of the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979; Correction
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Correction of certain
procurement thresholds under the
World Trade Organization Agreement
on Government Procurement, the
United States-Australia Free Trade
Agreement, the United States-Bahrain
Free Trade Agreement, the United
States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the
Dominican Republic-Central AmericanUnited States Free Trade Agreement, the
United States-Morocco Free Trade
Agreement, and the United StatesSingapore Free Trade Agreement.
AGENCY:
Jean
Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement
Negotiator, Office of the United States
Trade Representative, (202) 395–9476 or
Jean_Grier@ustr.eop.gov.
SUMMARY: On December 14, 2007, the
Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) published notice
of the Procurement Thresholds for
Implementation of the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979 (72 FR 71166).
That Notice included three incorrect
procurement threshold values due to
inadvertent calculation errors. This
notice provides the corrected
thresholds.
Now, therefore, I, Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative, in
conformity with the provisions of
Executive Order 12260, and in order to
carry out the trade agreement
obligations of the United States under
the World Trade Organization
Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO/GPA), Chapter 15 of the United
States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
(U.S.-Australia FTA), Chapter 9 of the
United States-Bahrain Free Trade
Agreement (U.S.-Bahrain FTA), Chapter
9 of the United States-Chile Free Trade
Agreement (U.S.-Chile FTA), Chapter 9
of the Dominican Republic-Central
American-United States (DR–CAFTA),
Chapter 9 of the United States-Morocco
Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Morocco
FTA), and Chapter 13 of the United
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States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
(U.S.-Singapore FTA), do hereby
determine, effective on January 1, 2008,
for the calendar years 2008–2009, the
following thresholds shall apply and
replace those set out in the
Determination published on December
14, 2007 (72 FR 71166):
$7,443,000—for the procurement of
construction services by all entities
listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.–Australia
FTA, U.S.–Chile FTA, DR–CAFTA,
U.S.–Morocco FTA, and the U.S.–
Singapore FTA.
$528,000—for the procurement of
goods and services by sub-central
entities listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.–
Australia FTA, U.S.–Chile FTA, DR–
CAFTA, U.S.–Morocco FTA, and the
U.S.–Singapore FTA.
$595,000—for the procurement of
goods and services by entities listed in
U.S. Annex 3 of the WTO/GPA; List B
in Annex 15–A of the U.S.–Australia
FTA; List B in Annex 9–A, Section 3 of
the U.S.–Bahrain FTA; List B in Annex
9.1, Section C of the U.S.–Chile FTA;
List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of the
DR–CAFTA; List B in Annex 9.1,
Section C of the U.S.–Morocco FTA; and
Annex 13A, Section C of the U.S.–
Singapore FTA.
Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
Acquisition of Green Products and
Services
Office of Federal Procurement
Policy (OFPP), OMB.
ACTION: Proposed policy letter on the
acquisition of green products and
services.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OFPP is proposing to issue a
policy letter on green procurement
policies and strategies. The policy letter
would address: (1) General
responsibilities of agencies for the
procurement of green products and
services; (2) the relationship of green
products and services to other socioeconomic programs; (3) automatic
substitution policies; (4) listing of green
products in Federal catalogues and
online ordering systems; (5) green
requirements for paper and printing; (6)
application of green requirements in
service contracting; and (7) energy
efficiency. The proposed policy letter
would implement specific provisions of
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Executive Order (E.O.) 13423,
Strengthening Federal Environmental,
Energy, and Transportation
Management, Section 6002 of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (42 U.S.C. 6962), the Energy Policy
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6903), the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6361), and
Section 9002 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8102). The proposed policy letter, when
finalized, would supersede OFPP Policy
Letter 92–4, Procurement of
Environmentally-Sound and EnergyEfficient Products and Services, dated
November 2, 1992.
Comment Date: Comments must be
received in writing on or before
February 26, 2008 to be considered in
the formulation of the final policy letter.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
• E-mail: OFPPGreen@omb.eop.gov.
• Facsimile: (202) 395–5105.
• Mail: Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 9013, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite ‘‘Proposed OFPP Policy
Letter’’ in all correspondence. All
comments will be posted without
change to https://www.whitehouse.gov/
omb/procurement/green/
green_comments.html, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jim Daumit, Policy Analyst, at (202)
395–1052, for clarification of content.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed policy letter provides
guidance on green purchasing policies
and strategies. It requires agencies to
identify opportunities and give
preference to the acquisition of green
products and services, including but not
limited to: (1) Alternative fuels and
alternative fuel vehicles and hybrids; (2)
biobased products; (3) Energy Star and
Federal Energy Management Program
(FEMP)-designated products; (4)
environmentally-preferable products
and services; (5) electronics registered
on the Electronic Product
Environmental Assessment Tool; (6) low
or no toxic or hazardous chemicals or
materials or products; (7) non-ozone
depleting substances; (8) recycledcontent and/or remanufactured
products; (9) renewable energy; and (10)
water-efficient products.
In addition, the proposed policy
letter:
• Requires agencies to first consider
mandatory and preferred sources to
obtain green products and services that
meet their performance needs, and
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Procurement Thresholds for Implementation of the Trade Agreements
Act of 1979; Correction
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Correction of certain procurement thresholds under the World
Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, the United
States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free
Trade Agreement, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the
Dominican Republic-Central American-United States Free Trade Agreement,
the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, and the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement
Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202)
395-9476 or Jean--Grier@ustr.eop.gov.
SUMMARY: On December 14, 2007, the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) published notice of the Procurement Thresholds
for Implementation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (72 FR 71166).
That Notice included three incorrect procurement threshold values due
to inadvertent calculation errors. This notice provides the corrected
thresholds.
Now, therefore, I, Susan C. Schwab, United States Trade
Representative, in conformity with the provisions of Executive Order
12260, and in order to carry out the trade agreement obligations of the
United States under the World Trade Organization Agreement on
Government Procurement (WTO/GPA), Chapter 15 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Australia FTA), Chapter 9 of the
United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Bahrain FTA), Chapter
9 of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (U.S.-Chile FTA),
Chapter 9 of the Dominican Republic-Central American-United States (DR-
CAFTA), Chapter 9 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
(U.S.-Morocco FTA), and Chapter 13 of the United States-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement (U.S.-Singapore FTA), do hereby determine, effective on
January 1, 2008, for the calendar years 2008-2009, the following
thresholds shall apply and replace those set out in the Determination
published on December 14, 2007 (72 FR 71166):
$7,443,000--for the procurement of construction services by all
entities listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.-Australia FTA, U.S.-Chile FTA, DR-
CAFTA, U.S.-Morocco FTA, and the U.S.-Singapore FTA.
$528,000--for the procurement of goods and services by sub-central
entities listed in the WTO/GPA, U.S.-Australia FTA, U.S.-Chile FTA, DR-
CAFTA, U.S.-Morocco FTA, and the U.S.-Singapore FTA.
$595,000--for the procurement of goods and services by entities
listed in U.S. Annex 3 of the WTO/GPA; List B in Annex 15-A of the
U.S.-Australia FTA; List B in Annex 9-A, Section 3 of the U.S.-Bahrain
FTA; List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of the U.S.-Chile FTA; List B in
Annex 9.1, Section C of the DR-CAFTA; List B in Annex 9.1, Section C of
the U.S.-Morocco FTA; and Annex 13A, Section C of the U.S.-Singapore
FTA.
Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. E7-25330 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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