Removal of Outdated and Duplicative Guidance (2016-N010), 39871 [2016-14460]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2016 / Rules and Regulations local regulations need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this document, he may suspend such enforcement and notify the public of the suspension via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners. Dated: June 14, 2016. Scott B. Lemasters, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit. [FR Doc. 2016–14483 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 48 CFR Parts 1817 and 1852 RIN 2700–AE28 Removal of Outdated and Duplicative Guidance (2016–N010) National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is issuing a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to remove duplicative language of the FAR and superseded NFS guidance. The revision is part of NASA’s retrospective plan under Executive Order (E.O.) 13563 completed in August 2011. DATES: Effective: July 20, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Manuel Quinones, telephone (202) 358– 2143. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES I. Background NASA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register at 81 FR 17124 on March 28, 2016, to remove duplicative language of the FAR and superseded NFS guidance. This rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those portions of the NFS containing information that consists of internal Agency administrative procedures and guidance that does not control the relationship between NASA and contractors or prospective contractors. Additionally, NASA identified a number of NFS parts and sections to be (1) deleted because of its duplication of the FAR or (2) relocated as internal Agency operating procedures to a NASA maintained Web site available on the internet at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/ office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm. No public comments were received in response to the proposed rule. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Jun 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 NASA 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., because this rule removes from the CFR only information that is either considered internal Agency administrative procedures or extraneous provisions or clauses that were invalidated by previous final rules. IV. Paperwork Reduction Act The 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 1817 and 1852 Government procurement. Manuel Quinones, NASA FAR Supplement Manager. Accordingly, 48 CFR parts 1817 and 1852 are amended as follows: 1. The authority citation for parts 1817 and 1852 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(a) and 48 CFR chapter 1. PART 1817—SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS 1817.200 and 1817.204 [Removed] 2. Remove sections 1817.200 and 1817.204. ■ PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 39871 PART 1852—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 1852.210–70, 1852.212–70, and 1852.212–74 [Removed] 3. Remove sections 1852.210–70, 1852.212–70, and 1852.212–74. ■ [FR Doc. 2016–14460 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 151211999–6343–02] RIN 0648–XE683 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; area closure. AGENCY: This action closes the Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast multispecies common pool vessels fishing with gillnet and trawl gear for the remainder of Trimester 1, through August 31, 2016. The closure is required by regulation because the common pool fishery has caught 90 percent of its Trimester 1 quota for Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder. This closure is intended to prevent an overage of the common pool’s quota for this stock. DATES: This action is effective June 15, 2016, through August 31, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aja Szumylo, Fishery Policy Analyst, (978) 281–9195. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal regulations at § 648.82(n)(2)(ii) require the Regional Administrator to close a common pool Trimester Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Area for a stock when 90 percent of the Trimester TAC is projected to be caught. The closure applies to all common pool vessels fishing with gear capable of catching that stock for the remainder of the trimester. As of June 7, 2016, the common pool fishery caught approximately 75 percent of the Trimester 1 TAC (5.5 mt) for Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine (CC/GOM) yellowtail SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20JNR1.SGM 20JNR1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1817 and 1852

RIN 2700-AE28


Removal of Outdated and Duplicative Guidance (2016-N010)

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is 
issuing a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to remove 
duplicative language of the FAR and superseded NFS guidance. The 
revision is part of NASA's retrospective plan under Executive Order 
(E.O.) 13563 completed in August 2011.

DATES: Effective: July 20, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Manuel Quinones, telephone (202) 
358-2143.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    NASA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register at 81 FR 
17124 on March 28, 2016, to remove duplicative language of the FAR and 
superseded NFS guidance. This rule removes from the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) those portions of the NFS containing information that 
consists of internal Agency administrative procedures and guidance that 
does not control the relationship between NASA and contractors or 
prospective contractors. Additionally, NASA identified a number of NFS 
parts and sections to be (1) deleted because of its duplication of the 
FAR or (2) relocated as internal Agency operating procedures to a NASA 
maintained Web site available on the internet at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm. No public comments 
were received in response to the proposed rule.

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

    NASA 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., 
because this rule removes from the CFR only information that is either 
considered internal Agency administrative procedures or extraneous 
provisions or clauses that were invalidated by previous final rules.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The 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 1817 and 1852

    Government procurement.

Manuel Quinones,
NASA FAR Supplement Manager.
    Accordingly, 48 CFR parts 1817 and 1852 are amended as follows:

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1. The authority citation for parts 1817 and 1852 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(a) and 48 CFR chapter 1.

PART 1817--SPECIAL CONTRACTING METHODS


1817.200 and 1817.204  [Removed]

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2. Remove sections 1817.200 and 1817.204.

PART 1852--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES


1852.210-70, 1852.212-70, and 1852.212-74  [Removed]

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3. Remove sections 1852.210-70, 1852.212-70, and 1852.212-74.

[FR Doc. 2016-14460 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am]
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