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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 77 / Monday, April 22, 2013 / 
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Analysis of Service Contract Inventory for FY 2011 and the 
Planned Analysis of the FY 2012 Inventory; Notice of Availability

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
announcing the public availability of the United States Agency for 
International Development's Analysis of Service Contract Inventory for 
FY 2011 and the Planned Analysis of the FY 2012 Inventory at https://www.usaid.gov/open.
    In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Fiscal Year 
(FY) 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 111-117, civilian 
agencies are required to prepare an annual inventory of their service 
contracts to determine whether the contractors' skills are being 
utilized in an appropriate manner. As stated in the U.S. Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum of December 19, 2011 entitled, 
Service Contract Inventories, by December 30, 2012, USAID must submit a 
report for public disclosure on its analysis of the FY 2011 service 
contract inventory to determine if contract labor is being used in an 
appropriate and effective manner.
    At a minimum, the analysis should identify:
    (1) The Special Interest Functions Product Service Codes (PSCs) 
studied by the Agency;
    (2) The methodology used by the Agency to support its analysis 
(e.g. sample contract files, conducted interviews of Agency staff 
working on specific contracts of interest);
    (3) Actions taken or planned by the Agency to address any 
identified weakness or challenge.

Lisa Glufling,
Chief, Policy Division, Bureau for Management Policy, Budget and 
Performance, U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2013-09411 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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