Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding With the Republic of Slovenia, 8442-8443 [2014-03036]

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[FR Doc. 2014–03048 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:11 Feb 11, 2014 Jkt 232001 Defense Acquisition Regulations System [Docket No. DARS–2014–0014] Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding With the Republic of Slovenia Department of Defense. Request for public comments. AGENCY: ACTION: On behalf of the U.S. Government, DoD is contemplating negotiating and concluding a Reciprocal Defense Procurement (RDP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Slovenia (hereafter ‘‘Slovenia’’). DoD is requesting industry feedback regarding its experience in public defense procurements conducted by or on behalf of the Slovenian Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces. DATES: Submit written comments to the address shown below on or before March 14, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Attn: Mr. Victor Deal, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 5E621, Washington, DC 20301–3060; or by email to Victor.T.Deal3.civ@mail.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Victor Deal, Senior Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)), Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Contract Policy and International Contracting; Room 5E621, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060; telephone (703) 697–9351. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RDP MOUs that DoD has with 23 ‘‘qualifying’’ countries are concluded at the level of the Secretary of Defense and his counterpart. The purpose of RDP MOUs is to promote rationalization, standardization, and interoperability of conventional defense equipment with allies and other friendly governments. These MOUs provide a framework for ongoing communication regarding market access and procurement matters that enhance effective defense cooperation. RDP MOUs generally include language by which the Parties agree that their defense procurements will be conducted in accordance with certain implementing procedures. These procedures relate to— • Publication of notices of proposed purchases; • The content and availability of solicitations for proposed purchases; SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Notification to each unsuccessful offeror; • Feedback, upon request, to unsuccessful offerors concerning the reasons they were not allowed to participate in a procurement or were not awarded a contract; and • Providing for the hearing and review of complaints arising in connection with any phase of the procurement process to ensure that, to the extent possible, complaints are equitably and expeditiously resolved. Based on the MOU, each country affords the other country certain benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent with national laws and regulations. The benefits that the United States accords to the products of qualifying countries include— • Offers of qualifying country end products are evaluated without applying the price differentials otherwise required by the Buy American statute and the Balance of Payments Program; • The chemical warfare protection clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a and the specialty metals restriction in 10 U.S.C. 2533b(a)(1) do not apply to products manufactured in a qualifying country; and • Customs, taxes, and duties are waived for qualifying country end products and components. If DoD (for the U.S. Government) concludes an RDP MOU with the Republic of Slovenia, then Slovenia would be listed as one of the ‘‘qualifying countries’’ in the definition of ‘‘qualifying country’’ at DFARS 225.003, and offers of products of Slovenia or that contain components from Slovenia would be afforded the benefits available to all qualifying countries. This also means that U.S. products would be exempt from any analogous ‘‘Buy Slovenia’’ and ‘‘Buy European Union’’ laws or policies applicable to procurements by the Slovenian Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces. While DoD is evaluating Slovenia’s laws and regulations in this area, DoD would benefit from U.S. industry’s experience in participating in Slovenia’s public defense procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking U.S. firms that have participated or attempted to participate in procurements by or on behalf of Slovenia’s Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces to let us know if the procurements were conducted with transparency, integrity, fairness, and due process in accordance with published procedures, and if not, the nature of the problems encountered. DoD is also interested in comments relating to the degree of reciprocity that exists between the United States and Slovenia when it comes to the openness E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2014 / Notices of defense procurements to offers of products from the other country. Manuel Quinones, Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. 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The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: State of Preschool Survey 2013–2015. OMB Control Number: 1850–0895. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 53. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 636. Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is seeking approval to conduct in 2014, 2015, and 2016 the annual, web-based State of Preschool survey, which centralizes data about publicly provided early childhood education opportunities. Data are collected from state agencies responsible for providing early childhood education and made available for secondary analyses. Data collected as part of the survey focus on enrollment counts in state-funded early childhood education programs, funding provided by the states for these programs, and program monitoring and licensing policies. The collected data are then reported, both separately and in combination with extant data available from federal agencies supporting early childhood education programs such as Head Start and the U.S. Census Bureau. 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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 14, 2014. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0015 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection activities or burden, please call Kate Mullan, 202– 401–0563 or electronically mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not send comments here. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8442-8443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03036]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket No. DARS-2014-0014]


Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of 
Understanding With the Republic of Slovenia

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. Government, DoD is contemplating 
negotiating and concluding a Reciprocal Defense Procurement (RDP) 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Slovenia 
(hereafter ``Slovenia''). DoD is requesting industry feedback regarding 
its experience in public defense procurements conducted by or on behalf 
of the Slovenian Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces.

DATES: Submit written comments to the address shown below on or before 
March 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Defense Procurement and Acquisition 
Policy, Attn: Mr. Victor Deal, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 5E621, 
Washington, DC 20301-3060; or by email to Victor.T.Deal3.civ@mail.mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Victor Deal, Senior Analyst, 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology 
and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)), Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, 
Contract Policy and International Contracting; Room 5E621, 3060 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060; telephone (703) 697-9351.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RDP MOUs that DoD has with 23 
``qualifying'' countries are concluded at the level of the Secretary of 
Defense and his counterpart. The purpose of RDP MOUs is to promote 
rationalization, standardization, and interoperability of conventional 
defense equipment with allies and other friendly governments. These 
MOUs provide a framework for ongoing communication regarding market 
access and procurement matters that enhance effective defense 
cooperation.
    RDP MOUs generally include language by which the Parties agree that 
their defense procurements will be conducted in accordance with certain 
implementing procedures. These procedures relate to--
     Publication of notices of proposed purchases;
     The content and availability of solicitations for proposed 
purchases;
     Notification to each unsuccessful offeror;
     Feedback, upon request, to unsuccessful offerors 
concerning the reasons they were not allowed to participate in a 
procurement or were not awarded a contract; and
     Providing for the hearing and review of complaints arising 
in connection with any phase of the procurement process to ensure that, 
to the extent possible, complaints are equitably and expeditiously 
resolved.
    Based on the MOU, each country affords the other country certain 
benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent with national laws and 
regulations. The benefits that the United States accords to the 
products of qualifying countries include--
     Offers of qualifying country end products are evaluated 
without applying the price differentials otherwise required by the Buy 
American statute and the Balance of Payments Program;
     The chemical warfare protection clothing restrictions in 
10 U.S.C. 2533a and the specialty metals restriction in 10 U.S.C. 
2533b(a)(1) do not apply to products manufactured in a qualifying 
country; and
     Customs, taxes, and duties are waived for qualifying 
country end products and components.
    If DoD (for the U.S. Government) concludes an RDP MOU with the 
Republic of Slovenia, then Slovenia would be listed as one of the 
``qualifying countries'' in the definition of ``qualifying country'' at 
DFARS 225.003, and offers of products of Slovenia or that contain 
components from Slovenia would be afforded the benefits available to 
all qualifying countries. This also means that U.S. products would be 
exempt from any analogous ``Buy Slovenia'' and ``Buy European Union'' 
laws or policies applicable to procurements by the Slovenian Ministry 
of Defense or Armed Forces.
    While DoD is evaluating Slovenia's laws and regulations in this 
area, DoD would benefit from U.S. industry's experience in 
participating in Slovenia's public defense procurements. DoD is, 
therefore, asking U.S. firms that have participated or attempted to 
participate in procurements by or on behalf of Slovenia's Ministry of 
Defense or Armed Forces to let us know if the procurements were 
conducted with transparency, integrity, fairness, and due process in 
accordance with published procedures, and if not, the nature of the 
problems encountered.
    DoD is also interested in comments relating to the degree of 
reciprocity that exists between the United States and Slovenia when it 
comes to the openness

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of defense procurements to offers of products from the other country.

Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2014-03036 Filed 2-11-14; 8:45 am]
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