Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Free Trade Agreement With Colombia (DFARS Case 2012-D032), 18877 [2013-07108]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
III. Regulatory Flexibility Act
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
DoD certifies that this final rule will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities
within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.
Although the rule now opens up
Government procurement to the goods
and services of Colombia at or above the
threshold of $77,494.00, DoD does not
anticipate any significant economic
impact on U.S. small businesses. DoD
only applies the trade agreements to the
non-defense items listed at DFARS
225.401–70, and acquisitions that are set
aside or provide other forms of
preference for small businesses are
exempt. FAR 19.502–2 states that
acquisitions that do not exceed
$150,000 (with some exceptions) are
automatically reserved exclusively for
small business concerns.
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Part 252
RIN 0750–AH72
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: New Free
Trade Agreement With Colombia
(DFARS Case 2012–D032)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: DoD has adopted as final,
without change, an interim rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to implement the United
States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement. This Trade Promotion
Agreement is a free trade agreement that
provides for mutually nondiscriminatory treatment of eligible
products and services from Colombia.
DATES: Effective date: March 28, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Amy Williams, Telephone 571–372–
6106.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD published an interim rule in the
Federal Register at 77 FR 31536 on May
29, 2012, to implement the United
States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L.
112–42) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note).
No public comments were received.
Therefore, DoD is adopting the interim
rule as final, without change.
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II. 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.
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IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule affects the certification and
information collection requirements in
the provision 252.225–7035, currently
approved under OMB Control Number
0704–0229, titled Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement Part
225, Foreign Acquisition, and related
clauses, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35). OMB Control Number
0704–0229 assessed the total burden
related to part 225 at approximately
57,230 hours. The impact, however, is
negligible, because it is just a question
of under which category offered goods
from Colombia would be listed.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
Government procurement.
Kortnee Stewart,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without
Change
Accordingly, the interim rule
amending 48 CFR part 252, which was
published at 77 FR 31536 on May 29,
2012, is adopted as a final rule without
change.
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48 CFR Part 252
RIN 0750–AH78
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Specialty
Metals—Definition of ‘‘Produce’’
(DFARS Case 2012–D041)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to revise the definition of
‘‘produce’’ as it applies to specialty
metals. The National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
directed DoD to review the definition of
‘‘produce’’ to ensure its compliance
with the statutory restrictions on
specialty metals and to determine if a
revision to the current rule was
necessary and appropriate.
DATES:
Effective Date: March 28, 2013.
Ms.
Amy Williams, Telephone 571–372–
6106.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD published a proposed rule in the
Federal Register at 77 FR 43474 on July
24, 2012. DoD proposed to amend the
definition of ‘‘produce’’ to eliminate the
phrase ‘‘quenching and tempering’’ of
armor steel plate, and to expand the
application of the other listed
technologies, currently restricted just to
titanium and titanium alloys, to any
specialty metal that could be formed by
such technologies.
DoD received comments on the
proposed rule from 13 respondents.
II. Discussion and Analysis
DoD reviewed the public comments in
the development of the final rule. A
discussion of the comments and the
changes made to the rule as a result of
those comments is provided, as follows:
A. Summary of Significant Changes
The phrase ‘‘gas atomization’’ in the
definition of ‘‘produce’’ has been
revised to read ‘‘atomization,’’ in order
to allow for other types of atomization
(e.g., gas, water, centrifugal, plasma).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Part 252
RIN 0750-AH72
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Free Trade
Agreement With Colombia (DFARS Case 2012-D032)
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD has adopted as final, without change, an interim rule
amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. This
Trade Promotion Agreement is a free trade agreement that provides for
mutually non-discriminatory treatment of eligible products and services
from Colombia.
DATES: Effective date: March 28, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Williams, Telephone 571-372-
6106.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD published an interim rule in the Federal Register at 77 FR
31536 on May 29, 2012, to implement the United States-Colombia Trade
Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 112-42) (19 U.S.C. 3805
note).
No public comments were received. Therefore, DoD is adopting the
interim rule as final, without change.
II. 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.
III. Regulatory Flexibility Act
DoD certifies that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.
Although the rule now opens up Government procurement to the goods and
services of Colombia at or above the threshold of $77,494.00, DoD does
not anticipate any significant economic impact on U.S. small
businesses. DoD only applies the trade agreements to the non-defense
items listed at DFARS 225.401-70, and acquisitions that are set aside
or provide other forms of preference for small businesses are exempt.
FAR 19.502-2 states that acquisitions that do not exceed $150,000 (with
some exceptions) are automatically reserved exclusively for small
business concerns.
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule affects the certification and information collection
requirements in the provision 252.225-7035, currently approved under
OMB Control Number 0704-0229, titled Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement Part 225, Foreign Acquisition, and related
clauses, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35). OMB Control Number 0704-0229 assessed the total burden
related to part 225 at approximately 57,230 hours. The impact, however,
is negligible, because it is just a question of under which category
offered goods from Colombia would be listed.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
Government procurement.
Kortnee Stewart,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR part 252, which was
published at 77 FR 31536 on May 29, 2012, is adopted as a final rule
without change.
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