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PART 49—TERMINATION OF
CONTRACTS
11. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 49 is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
49.402–8
[Amended]
12. Amend section 49.402–8 by
removing ‘‘42.1503(f)’’ and adding
‘‘42.1503(h)’’ in its place.
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II. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Part 16
[FAC 2005–69; FAR Case 2013–011; Item
IV; Docket 2013–0011, Sequence 1]
RIN 9000–AM16
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Repeal
of Sunset for Certain Protests of Task
or Delivery Order Contracts
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
implement a section of the National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for
Fiscal Year 2013. This section removes
the sunset date for protests against
certain orders under a task-order
contract or delivery-order contract for
title 10 agencies only.
DATES: Effective: September 3, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
Analyst, at 202–208–4949, for
clarification of content. For information
pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat at 202–501–4755. Please cite
FAC 2005–69, FAR Case 2013–011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing this
final rule to amend the FAR to
implement section 830 of the 2013
NDAA (Pub. L. 112–239) enacted
January 2, 2013, for agencies covered by
title 10 of the United States Code,
namely DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard.
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This section removes the sunset date for
protests against the issuance or
proposed issuance of an order, valued at
more than $10 million, under a taskorder contract or delivery-order contract
for title 10 agencies only. The authority
to protest the placement of such orders
does not expire for DoD, NASA, and the
Coast Guard. This rule does not affect
title 41 agencies, which continue to
have a sunset date of September 30,
2016.
‘‘Publication of proposed
regulations’’, 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the
statute which applies to the publication
of the FAR. 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 relates to the
expenditure of appropriated funds, and
has either a significant effect beyond the
internal operation 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 this rule reflects the
statutory elimination of the sunset date
for protest for title 10 agencies. The FAR
revision informs the acquisition
community of this change.
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
FAR revision and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does
not require publication for public
comment.
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V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The final 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).
List of Subject in 48 CFR Part 16
Government procurement.
Dated: July 26, 2013.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA
amend 48 CFR part 16 as set forth
below:
PART 16—TYPES OF CONTRACTS
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 16 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
2. Amend section 16.505 by revising
paragraph (a)(10)(ii) to read as follows:
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16.505
Ordering.
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(ii) The authority to protest the
placement of an order under (a)(10)(i)(B)
of this section expires on September 30,
2016, for agencies other than DoD,
NASA, and the Coast Guard (41 U.S.C.
4103(d) and 41 U.S.C. 4106(f)). The
authority to protest the placement of an
order under (a)(10)(i)(B) of this section
does not expire for DoD, NASA, and the
Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 25 and 52
[FAC 2005–69; FAR Case 2013–009; Item
V; Docket 2013–0009, Sequence 1]
RIN 9000–AM62
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Least
Developed Countries That Are
Designated Countries
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
AGENCIES:
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ACTION:
Final rule.
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
implement a revision by the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) to
the list of least developed countries that
are designated countries under the
Trade Agreements Act of 1979.
DATES: Effective: September 3, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst,
at 202–219–0202 for clarification of
content. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the Regulatory Secretariat at 202–501–
4755. Please cite FAC 2005–69, FAR
Case 2013–009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
19 U.S.C. 2511(b)(4) allows the
President to designate least developed
countries as eligible countries under the
Trade Agreements Act of 1979, allowing
non-discriminatory treatment of the
products of such countries in
acquisitions subject to the World Trade
Organization Government Procurement
Agreement. This statutory authority has
been delegated to the USTR. The USTR
selects the countries for such
designation from the United Nations
(UN) Least Developed Countries List.
USTR consults with other government
agencies on trade policy matters through
the Trade Policy Review Group (TPRG)
and the Trade Policy Staff Committee
(TPSC). These changes are necessary to
reflect the current UN Least Developed
Countries List. Based on TPSC’s
approval on February 13, 2013, to
incorporate the changes to the UN Least
Developed Countries List, the USTR has
revised the list of least developed
countries that are designated as eligible
countries as follows:
• Changed the name of East Timor to
Timor-Leste, reflecting the change on
the UN list.
• Removed the Maldives, which is no
longer a least developed country.
• Added South Sudan, which
seceded from Sudan to form an
independent state on July 9, 2011, and
was formally recognized as a least
developed country by the UN in
December 2012. Although the United
States continues to impose sanctions
against Sudan, South Sudan is not
subject to sanctions.
This final rule revises the definitions
of ‘‘designated country’’ and ‘‘least
developed country’’ at various locations
throughout the FAR (FAR 25.003,
Definitions; FAR 52.225–5, Trade
Agreements; FAR 52.225–11, Buy
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American Act—Construction Materials
under Trade Agreements; and FAR
52.225–23, Required Use of American
Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods—
Buy American Act—Construction
Materials Under Trade Agreements) and
makes a conforming change to FAR
52.212–5, Contract Terms and
Conditions Required to Implement
Statutes or Executive Orders—
Commercial Items.
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 that applies to the publication of
the FAR. 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 relates to the expenditure of
appropriated funds, and 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 it only revises the list of least
developed countries that the USTR has
designated as eligible for nondiscriminatory treatment under the
Trade Agreements Act. The addition of
South Sudan and removal of the
Maldives will have no significant effect
beyond the internal operating
procedures of the Government or a
significant cost or administrative impact
on contractors or offerors, because the
trade of all 49 least developed countries
combined accounts for less than 1
percent of the global trade according to
United Nations data. Individual least
developed countries generate an average
of less than .02 percent of the global
trade. Since we are adding one least
developed country and removing one,
the net effect is negligible.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 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
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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
FAR revision and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does
not require publication for public
comment.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The final 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).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 25 and
52
Government procurement.
Dated: July 26, 2013.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA
amend 48 CFR parts 25 and 52 as set
forth below:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 25 and 52 continues to read as
follows:
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Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
PART 25—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
25.003
[Amended]
2. Amend section 25.003 by—
a. Removing from the definition
‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph (3)
‘‘East Timor,’’ and ‘‘Maldives,’’ and
adding, in alphabetical order, ‘‘South
Sudan,’’ and ‘‘Timor-Leste,’’; and
■ b. Removing from the definition
‘‘Least developed country’’ the words
‘‘East Timor,’’ and ‘‘Maldives,’’ and
adding, in alphabetical order, ‘‘South
Sudan,’’ and ‘‘Timor-Leste,’’.
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PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
3. Amend section 52.212–5 by
revising the date of the clause and
paragraph (b)(41) to read as follows:
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52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions
Required to Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Items.
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Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Items
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ll (41) 52.225–5, Trade Agreements
(Sep 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19
U.S.C. 3301 note).
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4. Amend section 52.225–5 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and
■ b. Removing from paragraph (a) in the
definition ‘‘Designated country’’ in
paragraph (3) ‘‘East Timor,’’ and
‘‘Maldives,’’ and adding, in alphabetical
order, ‘‘South Sudan,’’ and ‘‘TimorLeste,’’.
The revision reads as follows:
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52.225–5
Required Use of American Iron, Steel,
and Manufactured Goods—Buy
American Act—Construction Materials
Under Trade Agreements. (SEP 2013)
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BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Part 52
[FAC 2005–69; FAR Case 2013–006; Item
VI; Docket 2013–0006, Sequence 1]
RIN 9000–AM63
Trade Agreements.
Trade Agreements (SEP 2013)
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Update to Biobased Reporting
Requirements
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5. Amend section 52.225–11 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and
■ b. Removing from paragraph (a) in the
definition ‘‘Designated country’’ in
paragraph (3) ‘‘East Timor,’’ and
‘‘Maldives,’’ and adding, in alphabetical
order, ‘‘South Sudan,’’ and ‘‘TimorLeste,’’.
The revision reads as follows:
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52.225–11 Buy American Act—
Construction Materials Under Trade
Agreements.
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Buy American Act—Construction
Materials Under Trade Agreements
(SEP 2013)
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6. Amend section 52.225–23 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the clause;
■ b. Removing from paragraph (a) in the
definition ‘‘Designated country’’ in
paragraph (3) ‘‘East Timor,’’ and
‘‘Maldives,’’ and adding, in alphabetical
order, ‘‘South Sudan,’’ and ‘‘TimorLeste,’’; and
■ c. Removing from paragraph (a) in the
definition ‘‘Recovery Act designated
country’’ in paragraph (3) ‘‘East Timor,’’
and ‘‘Maldives,’’ and adding, in
alphabetical order, ‘‘South Sudan,’’ and
‘‘Timor-Leste,’’.
The revision reads as follows:
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52.225–23 Required Use of American Iron,
Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy
American Act—Construction Materials
Under Trade Agreements.
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Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
revise the biobased reporting clause to
require the contractor to submit the
annual biobased report to a new
Governmentwide Web site instead of the
agency environmental point of contact.
DATE: Effective: September 3, 2013
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Marissa Petrusek, Procurement Analyst,
at 202–501–0136, for clarification of
content. For information pertaining to
status or publication schedules, contact
the Regulatory Secretariat at 202–501–
4755. Please cite FAC 2005–69, FAR
Case 2013–006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA are revising the
clause at FAR 52.223–2, Affirmative
Procurement of Biobased Products
Under Service and Construction
Contracts, to reflect new reporting
instructions for the annual biobased
report; the reports will be submitted to
a new Web site rather than to an agency
point of contact.
For reporting in 2012, the Department
of Agriculture provided a reporting site
that was intended to be available for one
year only. The Web site to be used for
the annual Biobased reports due at the
end of October 2013, https://
www.sam.gov, is intended to be the
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permanent site used for reporting this
information. The new Web site is a
Governmentwide site that allows
contractors to submit a report on a
contract-by-contract basis at any time
throughout the year, improving
consistency in reporting across Federal
agencies with the goal of increasing
Federal procurement of biobased
products. The new Web site also
generates a Governmentwide report for
agency use. In addition, the new Web
site includes instructions on how to
complete the report and frequently
asked questions.
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 relates to the expenditure of
appropriated funds, and 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 submission of the
report was already required and
changing the Web site to which the
report is submitted will have no cost or
other impact on contractors. 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 25 and 52
[FAC 2005-69; FAR Case 2013-009; Item V; Docket 2013-0009, Sequence 1]
RIN 9000-AM62
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Least Developed Countries That
Are Designated Countries
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a revision by the
United States Trade Representative (USTR) to the list of least
developed countries that are designated countries under the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979.
DATES: Effective: September 3, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement
Analyst, at 202-219-0202 for clarification of content. For information
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-69, FAR Case 2013-
009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
19 U.S.C. 2511(b)(4) allows the President to designate least
developed countries as eligible countries under the Trade Agreements
Act of 1979, allowing non-discriminatory treatment of the products of
such countries in acquisitions subject to the World Trade Organization
Government Procurement Agreement. This statutory authority has been
delegated to the USTR. The USTR selects the countries for such
designation from the United Nations (UN) Least Developed Countries
List. USTR consults with other government agencies on trade policy
matters through the Trade Policy Review Group (TPRG) and the Trade
Policy Staff Committee (TPSC). These changes are necessary to reflect
the current UN Least Developed Countries List. Based on TPSC's approval
on February 13, 2013, to incorporate the changes to the UN Least
Developed Countries List, the USTR has revised the list of least
developed countries that are designated as eligible countries as
follows:
Changed the name of East Timor to Timor-Leste, reflecting
the change on the UN list.
Removed the Maldives, which is no longer a least developed
country.
Added South Sudan, which seceded from Sudan to form an
independent state on July 9, 2011, and was formally recognized as a
least developed country by the UN in December 2012. Although the United
States continues to impose sanctions against Sudan, South Sudan is not
subject to sanctions.
This final rule revises the definitions of ``designated country''
and ``least developed country'' at various locations throughout the FAR
(FAR 25.003, Definitions; FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements; FAR 52.225-
11, Buy American Act--Construction Materials under Trade Agreements;
and FAR 52.225-23, Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and
Manufactured Goods--Buy American Act--Construction Materials Under
Trade Agreements) and makes a conforming change to FAR 52.212-5,
Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders--Commercial Items.
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 that applies to the publication of the FAR. 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 relates to the expenditure of
appropriated funds, and 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 it only
revises the list of least developed countries that the USTR has
designated as eligible for non-discriminatory treatment under the Trade
Agreements Act. The addition of South Sudan and removal of the Maldives
will have no significant effect beyond the internal operating
procedures of the Government or a significant cost or administrative
impact on contractors or offerors, because the trade of all 49 least
developed countries combined accounts for less than 1 percent of the
global trade according to United Nations data. Individual least
developed countries generate an average of less than .02 percent of the
global trade. Since we are adding one least developed country and
removing one, the net effect is negligible.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 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 FAR revision and 41
U.S.C. 1707 does not require publication for public comment.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The final 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).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 25 and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: July 26, 2013.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office
of Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 25 and 52 as set
forth below:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 25 and 52 continues to read
as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51
U.S.C. 20113.
PART 25--FOREIGN ACQUISITION
25.003 [Amended]
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2. Amend section 25.003 by--
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a. Removing from the definition ``Designated country'' in paragraph (3)
``East Timor,'' and ``Maldives,'' and adding, in alphabetical order,
``South Sudan,'' and ``Timor-Leste,''; and
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b. Removing from the definition ``Least developed country'' the words
``East Timor,'' and ``Maldives,'' and adding, in alphabetical order,
``South Sudan,'' and ``Timor-Leste,''.
PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
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3. Amend section 52.212-5 by revising the date of the clause and
paragraph (b)(41) to read as follows:
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes
or Executive Orders--Commercial Items.
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Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders--Commercial Items (SEP 2013)
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---- (41) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Sep 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et
seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).
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4. Amend section 52.225-5 by--
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a. Revising the date of the clause; and
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b. Removing from paragraph (a) in the definition ``Designated country''
in paragraph (3) ``East Timor,'' and ``Maldives,'' and adding, in
alphabetical order, ``South Sudan,'' and ``Timor-Leste,''.
The revision reads as follows:
52.225-5 Trade Agreements.
* * * * *
Trade Agreements (SEP 2013)
* * * * *
0
5. Amend section 52.225-11 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause; and
0
b. Removing from paragraph (a) in the definition ``Designated country''
in paragraph (3) ``East Timor,'' and ``Maldives,'' and adding, in
alphabetical order, ``South Sudan,'' and ``Timor-Leste,''.
The revision reads as follows:
52.225-11 Buy American Act--Construction Materials Under Trade
Agreements.
* * * * *
Buy American Act--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements (SEP
2013)
* * * * *
0
6. Amend section 52.225-23 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (a) in the definition ``Designated country''
in paragraph (3) ``East Timor,'' and ``Maldives,'' and adding, in
alphabetical order, ``South Sudan,'' and ``Timor-Leste,''; and
0
c. Removing from paragraph (a) in the definition ``Recovery Act
designated country'' in paragraph (3) ``East Timor,'' and ``Maldives,''
and adding, in alphabetical order, ``South Sudan,'' and ``Timor-
Leste,''.
The revision reads as follows:
52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured
Goods--Buy American Act--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
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Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods--Buy
American Act--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements. (SEP 2013)
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[FR Doc. 2013-18463 Filed 7-31-13; 8:45 am]
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