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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 United States
Trade Representative (USTR). The
USTR selects the countries for such
designation from the United Nations
(UN) Least Developed Countries List.
The USTR consults with other
Government agencies on trade policy
matters through the Trade Policy
Review Group and the Trade Policy
Staff Committee. These changes are
necessary to reflect the UN General
Assembly’s current list of least
developed countries. Based on changes
to the UN Least Developed Countries
List and the approval of the Trade
Policy Staff Committee, 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 changed
name 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’’ in various
DFARS clauses (DFARS 252.225–7017,
Photovoltaic Devices; DFARS 252.225–
7021, Trade Agreements; and DFARS
252.225–7045, Balance of Payments
Program—Construction Material Under
Trade Agreements).
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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 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
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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. Addition of
South Sudan and removal of 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.
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, it 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
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
Government procurement.
Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, 48 CFR part 252 is
amended as follows:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 252 continue to read as follows:
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Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
252.225–7017
[Amended]
2. Amend section 252.225–7017 by—
a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(DEC
2012)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG 2013)’’ in its
place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), in the definition of
‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph (iii),
removing the countries of ‘‘East Timor’’
and ‘‘Maldives’’ and adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘South Sudan’’ and ‘‘Timor-Leste’’.
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252.225–7021
[Amended]
3. Amend section 252.225–7021 by—
a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(DEC
2012)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG 2013)’’ in its
place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), in the definition of
‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph (iii),
removing the countries of ‘‘East Timor’’
and ‘‘Maldives’’ and adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘South Sudan’’ and ‘‘Timor-Leste’’.
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252.225–7045
[Amended]
4. Amend section 252.225–7045 by—
a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(NOV
2012)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG 2013)’’ in its
place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), in the definition of
‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph (3),
removing the countries of ‘‘East Timor’’
and ‘‘Maldives’’ and adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘South Sudan’’ and ‘‘Timor-Leste’’.
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The rule does not contain any
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PART 252—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
49 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2013–0015]
RIN 2105–AE22
Advisory Committees (RRR)
Office of the Secretary (OST),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule removes DOT’s
advisory committee regulations. The
DOT is removing the regulations
because they have been made obsolete
by other laws, regulations, and agency
procedures.
SUMMARY:
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DATES:
This rule is effective August 8,
2013.
Jill
Laptosky, Attorney–Advisor, Office of
General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. She
may also be reached by telephone at
202–493–0308 or by email at
jill.laptosky@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 12, 1968, the Department
published a final rule to provide
uniform regulations at 49 CFR part 95,
relating to the formation and use of
advisory committees. See 33 FR 466.
Among its major provisions, part 95 set
forth regulations governing the use of
advisory committees, industry advisory
committees, committee meetings, and
conflicts of interest. This rule was
published pursuant to Executive Order
11007, dated February 26, 1962, which
prescribed general rules for the
formation and use of advisory
committees by departments and
agencies of the Government, and
authorized Department heads to
prescribe additional regulations
consistent with the order. Part 95 was
amended 4 months after its issuance to
allow the Secretary of Transportation, or
his or her designee, to waive the
requirements relating to the
chairmanship of industry committees
under certain circumstances.1
Since the issuance of part 95, the
universe surrounding advisory
committees has changed in several
notable ways. Executive Order 11007
has been superseded.2 Congress passed
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C.
App. 2). The FACA formalizes a process
for the establishment, operation,
oversight, and termination of Federal
advisory committees. To further
transparency in Government, Congress
passed the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976.3 The Act applies to Federal
advisory committees 4 and specifies
situations when Federal agencies can
close Federal advisory committee
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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1 33
FR 6913 (May 8, 1968) (amending 49 CFR
95.11 to provide authority for the Secretary of
Transportation or his or her designee to waive the
requirements of § 95.11(b) relating to the
chairmanship of industry advisory committees
whenever compliance with those requirements
would interfere with the proper functioning of the
committee or would be impracticable, adequate
provisions are made to otherwise ensure
Government control of the committee’s operation,
the waiver would be in the public interest, and the
meetings of the committee would be conducted in
the presence of a full-time salaried officer or
employee of the Government).
2 See Exec. Order No. 11,769 (1974); Exec. Order
No. 11,686 (1972); Exec. Order No. 11,671 (1972).
3 5 U.S.C. 552b.
4 5 U.S.C. 552b(a).
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meetings to the public.5 Additionally,
DOT issued a departmental order that
sets forth internal policies and
procedures relating to committee
management.6 Subsequently, Executive
Order 12024 delegated to the
Administrator of the General Services
Administration (GSA) all of the
functions vested in the President by
FACA.7 The GSA has issued regulations
relating to Federal advisory committees,
which were most recently amended in
2001.8
Notwithstanding these changes, our
departmental regulations governing
advisory committees have substantively
remained unchanged since their early
amendment in 1968.9 As a result, these
regulations are now obsolete,
unnecessary, duplicative, or
inconsistent with FACA’s progeny. We
are removing part 95 because the
current body of law (e.g., FACA, GSA
regulations, DOT Order 1120.3B)
governing the use and management of
Federal advisory committees are
sufficient. Revising part 95 would only
result in unnecessary duplication that
would simply reiterate the provisions
found in other law.
Under the Administrative Procedure
Act, an agency may waive the normal
notice and comment procedures if the
action is a rule of agency organization,
procedure, or practice. See 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(A). Since part 95 contains
obsolete departmental procedures
relating to advisory committees, notice
and comment is not necessary. For the
same reason, the rule can become
effective immediately. See 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(1).
55
U.S.C. 552b(c).
Order 1120.3B (Sept. 23, 1993).
7 Exec. Order No. 12,024 (Dec. 1, 1977). The
Reorganization Plan of 1977 transferred advisory
committee functions from OMB to GSA.
8 66 FR 37728 (July 19, 2001) (amending GSA’s
Federal advisory committee regulations at 41 CFR
parts 101–6 and 102–3).
9 Part 95 was updated twice after 1968. See 35 FR
5331 (March 31, 1970) (adding the Urban Mass
Transportation Administration (UMTA) and
National Highway Safety Board (NHSB); 36 FR 431
(January 13, 1971) (updating part 95 to reflect the
abolishment of NHSB and the establishment of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).
However, part 95 has not since been updated to
replace UMTA with the Federal Transit
Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration. In addition, part 95 has also not
been updated to show that the U.S. Coast Guard is
no longer housed in DOT or to add the Maritime
Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, and Research and Innovative
Technology Administration.
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Regulatory Analyses and Notices
Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory
Planning and Review), Executive Order
13563 (Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review), and DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures
The DOT has determined that this
action is not a significant regulatory
action within the meaning of Executive
Order 12866, and within the meaning of
DOT’s regulatory policies and
procedures. Since this rulemaking
removes obsolete regulations relating to
departmental procedure and practice,
the DOT anticipates that this
rulemaking will have no economic
impact.
Additionally, this action fulfills the
principles of Executive Order 13563,
specifically those relating to
retrospective analyses of existing rules.
This rule is being issued as a result of
the reviews of existing regulations that
DOT periodically conducts. The DOT is
streamlining its regulations by removing
a rule that is outmoded and ineffective.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Since notice and comment
rulemaking is not necessary for this
rule, the provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354, 5 U.S.C.
601–612) do not apply. However, DOT
has evaluated the effects of this action
on small entities and has determined
that the action would not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
because it has no substantive impact on
any entities.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This final rule would not impose
unfunded mandates as defined by the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–4, 109 Stat. 48, March 22,
1995) as it will not result in the
expenditure by State, local, or tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $148.1 million or more
in any 1 year (2 U.S.C. 1532).
Executive Order 13132 (Federalism
Assessment)
Executive Order 13132 requires
agencies to ensure meaningful and
timely input by State and local officials
in the development of regulatory
policies that may have a substantial,
direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. This action has
been analyzed in accordance with the
principles and criteria contained in
Executive Order 13132, dated August 4,
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1999, and the DOT has determined that
this action would not have a substantial
direct effect or federalism implications
on the States and would not preempt
any State law or regulation or affect the
States’ ability to discharge traditional
State governmental functions.
Therefore, consultation with the States
is not necessary.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.),
Federal agencies must obtain approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget for each collection of
information they conduct, sponsor, or
require through regulations. The DOT
has analyzed this final rule under the
PRA and has determined that this rule
does not contain collection of
information requirements for the
purposes of the PRA.
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National Environmental Policy Act
The DOT has analyzed this action for
the purpose of the National
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Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and
has determined that this action would
not have any effect on the quality of the
environment.
Executive Order 13175 (Tribal
Consultation)
The DOT has analyzed this action
under Executive Order 13175 and
believes that the action would not have
substantial direct effects on one or more
Indian tribes; would not impose
substantial direct compliance costs on
Indian tribal governments; and would
not preempt tribal laws. Therefore, a
tribal summary impact statement is not
required.
Executive Order 13211 (Energy Effects)
The DOT has analyzed this action
under Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. The DOT has
determined that this is not a significant
energy action under that order since it
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is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866 and is not
likely to have a significant adverse effect
on the supply, distribution, or use of
energy. Therefore, a Statement of Energy
Effects is not required.
List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 95
Advisory committees.
Issued on: July 25, 2013.
Anthony R. Foxx,
Secretary.
For the reasons stated in the preamble
and under the authority of 49 U.S.C.
322, the Office of the Secretary amends
49 CFR by removing and reserving part
95.
PART 95—[REMOVED AND
RESERVED]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
49 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2013-0015]
RIN 2105-AE22
Advisory Committees (RRR)
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule removes DOT's advisory committee regulations.
The DOT is removing the regulations because they have been made
obsolete by other laws, regulations, and agency procedures.
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DATES: This rule is effective August 8, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Laptosky, Attorney-Advisor,
Office of General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590. She may also be reached by telephone at 202-493-0308 or by email
at jill.laptosky@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 1968, the Department
published a final rule to provide uniform regulations at 49 CFR part
95, relating to the formation and use of advisory committees. See 33 FR
466. Among its major provisions, part 95 set forth regulations
governing the use of advisory committees, industry advisory committees,
committee meetings, and conflicts of interest. This rule was published
pursuant to Executive Order 11007, dated February 26, 1962, which
prescribed general rules for the formation and use of advisory
committees by departments and agencies of the Government, and
authorized Department heads to prescribe additional regulations
consistent with the order. Part 95 was amended 4 months after its
issuance to allow the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her
designee, to waive the requirements relating to the chairmanship of
industry committees under certain circumstances.\1\
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\1\ 33 FR 6913 (May 8, 1968) (amending 49 CFR 95.11 to provide
authority for the Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee
to waive the requirements of Sec. 95.11(b) relating to the
chairmanship of industry advisory committees whenever compliance
with those requirements would interfere with the proper functioning
of the committee or would be impracticable, adequate provisions are
made to otherwise ensure Government control of the committee's
operation, the waiver would be in the public interest, and the
meetings of the committee would be conducted in the presence of a
full-time salaried officer or employee of the Government).
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Since the issuance of part 95, the universe surrounding advisory
committees has changed in several notable ways. Executive Order 11007
has been superseded.\2\ Congress passed the Federal Advisory Committee
Act of 1972 (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2). The FACA
formalizes a process for the establishment, operation, oversight, and
termination of Federal advisory committees. To further transparency in
Government, Congress passed the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976.\3\ The Act applies to Federal advisory committees \4\ and
specifies situations when Federal agencies can close Federal advisory
committee meetings to the public.\5\ Additionally, DOT issued a
departmental order that sets forth internal policies and procedures
relating to committee management.\6\ Subsequently, Executive Order
12024 delegated to the Administrator of the General Services
Administration (GSA) all of the functions vested in the President by
FACA.\7\ The GSA has issued regulations relating to Federal advisory
committees, which were most recently amended in 2001.\8\
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\2\ See Exec. Order No. 11,769 (1974); Exec. Order No. 11,686
(1972); Exec. Order No. 11,671 (1972).
\3\ 5 U.S.C. 552b.
\4\ 5 U.S.C. 552b(a).
\5\ 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
\6\ DOT Order 1120.3B (Sept. 23, 1993).
\7\ Exec. Order No. 12,024 (Dec. 1, 1977). The Reorganization
Plan of 1977 transferred advisory committee functions from OMB to
GSA.
\8\ 66 FR 37728 (July 19, 2001) (amending GSA's Federal advisory
committee regulations at 41 CFR parts 101-6 and 102-3).
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Notwithstanding these changes, our departmental regulations
governing advisory committees have substantively remained unchanged
since their early amendment in 1968.\9\ As a result, these regulations
are now obsolete, unnecessary, duplicative, or inconsistent with FACA's
progeny. We are removing part 95 because the current body of law (e.g.,
FACA, GSA regulations, DOT Order 1120.3B) governing the use and
management of Federal advisory committees are sufficient. Revising part
95 would only result in unnecessary duplication that would simply
reiterate the provisions found in other law.
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\9\ Part 95 was updated twice after 1968. See 35 FR 5331 (March
31, 1970) (adding the Urban Mass Transportation Administration
(UMTA) and National Highway Safety Board (NHSB); 36 FR 431 (January
13, 1971) (updating part 95 to reflect the abolishment of NHSB and
the establishment of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration). However, part 95 has not since been updated to
replace UMTA with the Federal Transit Administration and Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. In addition, part 95 has also
not been updated to show that the U.S. Coast Guard is no longer
housed in DOT or to add the Maritime Administration, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and Research and
Innovative Technology Administration.
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Under the Administrative Procedure Act, an agency may waive the
normal notice and comment procedures if the action is a rule of agency
organization, procedure, or practice. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A). Since
part 95 contains obsolete departmental procedures relating to advisory
committees, notice and comment is not necessary. For the same reason,
the rule can become effective immediately. See 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1).
Regulatory Analyses and Notices
Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), Executive Order
13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), and DOT Regulatory
Policies and Procedures
The DOT has determined that this action is not a significant
regulatory action within the meaning of Executive Order 12866, and
within the meaning of DOT's regulatory policies and procedures. Since
this rulemaking removes obsolete regulations relating to departmental
procedure and practice, the DOT anticipates that this rulemaking will
have no economic impact.
Additionally, this action fulfills the principles of Executive
Order 13563, specifically those relating to retrospective analyses of
existing rules. This rule is being issued as a result of the reviews of
existing regulations that DOT periodically conducts. The DOT is
streamlining its regulations by removing a rule that is outmoded and
ineffective.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Since notice and comment rulemaking is not necessary for this rule,
the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354, 5
U.S.C. 601-612) do not apply. However, DOT has evaluated the effects of
this action on small entities and has determined that the action would
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities because it has no substantive impact on any entities.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This final rule would not impose unfunded mandates as defined by
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4, 109 Stat. 48,
March 22, 1995) as it will not result in the expenditure by State,
local, or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private
sector, of $148.1 million or more in any 1 year (2 U.S.C. 1532).
Executive Order 13132 (Federalism Assessment)
Executive Order 13132 requires agencies to ensure meaningful and
timely input by State and local officials in the development of
regulatory policies that may have a substantial, direct effect on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. This action has been analyzed in
accordance with the principles and criteria contained in Executive
Order 13132, dated August 4,
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1999, and the DOT has determined that this action would not have a
substantial direct effect or federalism implications on the States and
would not preempt any State law or regulation or affect the States'
ability to discharge traditional State governmental functions.
Therefore, consultation with the States is not necessary.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq.), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget for each collection of information they conduct,
sponsor, or require through regulations. The DOT has analyzed this
final rule under the PRA and has determined that this rule does not
contain collection of information requirements for the purposes of the
PRA.
National Environmental Policy Act
The DOT has analyzed this action for the purpose of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
and has determined that this action would not have any effect on the
quality of the environment.
Executive Order 13175 (Tribal Consultation)
The DOT has analyzed this action under Executive Order 13175 and
believes that the action would not have substantial direct effects on
one or more Indian tribes; would not impose substantial direct
compliance costs on Indian tribal governments; and would not preempt
tribal laws. Therefore, a tribal summary impact statement is not
required.
Executive Order 13211 (Energy Effects)
The DOT has analyzed this action under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. The DOT has determined that this is not a
significant energy action under that order since it is not a
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866 and is not
likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy. Therefore, a Statement of Energy
Effects is not required.
List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 95
Advisory committees.
Issued on: July 25, 2013.
Anthony R. Foxx,
Secretary.
For the reasons stated in the preamble and under the authority of
49 U.S.C. 322, the Office of the Secretary amends 49 CFR by removing
and reserving part 95.
PART 95--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]
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