Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Qualifying Countries-Japan and Slovenia (DFARS Case 2016-D023), 50650-50652 [2016-17958]
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Original equipment manufacturer means a
company that manufactures products that it
has designed from purchased components
and sells those products under the
company’s brand name.
Original manufacturer means the original
component manufacturer, the original
equipment manufacturer, or the contract
manufacturer.
(b) Selecting suppliers. In accordance with
section 818(c)(3) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub.
L. 112–81), as amended by section 817 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113–291), the Contractor
shall—
(1) First obtain electronic parts that are in
production by the original manufacturer or
an authorized aftermarket manufacturer or
currently available in stock from—
(i) The original manufacturers of the parts;
(ii) Their authorized suppliers; or
(iii) Suppliers that obtain such parts
exclusively from the original manufacturers
of the parts or their authorized suppliers;
(2) If electronic parts are not available as
provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this clause,
obtain electronic parts that are not in
production by the original manufacturer or
an authorized aftermarket manufacturer, and
that are not currently available in stock from
a source listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this
clause, from suppliers identified by the
Contractor as contractor-approved suppliers,
provided that—
(i) For identifying and approving such
contractor-approved suppliers, the Contractor
uses established counterfeit prevention
industry standards and processes (including
inspection, testing, and authentication), such
as the DoD-adopted standards at https://
assist.dla.mil;
(ii) The Contractor assumes responsibility
for the authenticity of parts provided by such
contractor-approved suppliers; and
(iii) The Contractor’s selection of such
contractor-approved suppliers is subject to
review and audit by the contracting officer;
or
(3)(i) Take the actions in paragraphs
(b)(3)(ii) through (b)(3)(iv) of this clause if the
Contractor—
(A) Obtains an electronic part from—
(1) A source other than any of the sources
identified in paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this
clause, due to nonavailability from such
sources; or
(2) A subcontractor (other than the original
manufacturer) that refuses to accept
flowdown of this clause; or
(B) Cannot confirm that an electronic part
is new or previously unused and that it has
not been comingled in supplier new
production or stock with used, refurbished,
reclaimed, or returned parts.
(ii) If the contractor obtains an electronic
part or cannot confirm an electronic part
pursuant to paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this
clause—
(A) Promptly notify the Contracting Officer
in writing. If such notification is required for
an electronic part to be used in a designated
lot of assemblies to be acquired under a
single contract, the Contractor may submit
one notification for the lot, providing
identification of the assemblies containing
the parts (e.g., serial numbers);
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(B) Be responsible for inspection, testing,
and authentication, in accordance with
existing applicable industry standards; and
(C) Make documentation of inspection,
testing, and authentication of such electronic
parts available to the Government upon
request.
(c) Traceability. If the Contractor is not the
original manufacturer of, or authorized
supplier for, an electronic part, the
Contractor shall—
(1) Have risk-based processes (taking into
consideration the consequences of failure of
an electronic part) that enable tracking of
electronic parts from the original
manufacturer to product acceptance by the
Government, whether the electronic part is
supplied as a discrete electronic part or is
contained in an assembly;
(2) If the Contractor cannot establish this
traceability from the original manufacturer
for a specific electronic part, be responsible
for inspection, testing, and authentication, in
accordance with existing applicable industry
standards; and
(3)(i) Maintain documentation of
traceability (paragraph (c)(1) of this clause) or
the inspection, testing, and authentication
required when traceability cannot be
established (paragraph (c)(2) of this clause) in
accordance with FAR subpart 4.7; and
(ii) Make such documentation available to
the Government upon request.
(d) Government sources. Contractors and
subcontractors are still required to comply
with the requirements of paragraphs (b) and
(c) of this clause, as applicable, if—
(1) Authorized to purchase electronic parts
from the Federal Supply Schedule;
(2) Purchasing electronic parts from
suppliers accredited by the Defense
Microelectronics Activity; or
(3) Requisitioning electronic parts from
Government inventory/stock under the
authority of 252.251–7000, Ordering from
Government Supply Sources.
(i) The cost of any required inspection,
testing, and authentication of such parts may
be charged as a direct cost.
(ii) The Government is responsible for the
authenticity of the requisitioned parts. If any
such part is subsequently found to be
counterfeit or suspect counterfeit, the
Government will—
(A) Promptly replace such part at no
charge; and
(B) Consider an adjustment in the contract
schedule to the extent that replacement of the
counterfeit or suspect counterfeit electronic
parts caused a delay in performance.
(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall
include the substance of this clause,
including this paragraph (e), in subcontracts,
including subcontracts for commercial items
that are for electronic parts or assemblies
containing electronic parts, unless the
subcontractor is the original manufacturer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Parts 225 and 252
[Docket DARS–2016–0021]
RIN 0750–AI97
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: New
Qualifying Countries—Japan and
Slovenia (DFARS Case 2016–D023)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
DoD is issuing a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to add Japan and Slovenia as
qualifying countries.
DATES: Effective August 2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jo Ann Reilly, telephone 571–372–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
DoD is amending the DFARS to add
Japan and Slovenia as qualifying
countries. The Secretary of Defense
recently signed reciprocal defense
procurement agreements with these
countries. These agreements were
placed into force on June 4, 2016, for
Japan and June 21, 2016, for Slovenia.
The agreements remove discriminatory
barriers to procurements of supplies and
services produced by industrial
enterprises of the other country to the
extent mutually beneficial and
consistent with national laws,
regulations, policies, and international
obligations. These agreements do not
cover construction or construction
material. Japan and Slovenia are already
designated countries under the World
Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement.
II. Applicability to Contracts at or
Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold and for Commercial Items,
Including Commercially Available Offthe-Shelf Items.
This rule only updates the list of
qualifying countries in the DFARS by
adding the newly qualifying countries of
Japan and Slovenia. The definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’ is updated in each
of the following clauses; however, this
revision does not impact the clause
prescriptions for use, or applicability at
or below the simplified acquisition
threshold, or applicability to
commercial items. The clauses are:
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DFARS 252.225–7001, Buy American
and Balance of Payments Program;
DFARS 252.225–7002, Qualifying
Country Sources as Subcontractors;
DFARS 252.225–7012, Preference for
Certain Domestic Commodities; DFARS
252.225–7017, Photovoltaic Devices;
DFARS 252.225–7021, Trade
Agreements; and DFARS 252.225–7036,
Buy American—Free Trade
Agreements—Balance of Payments
Program.
III. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
The statute that applies to the
publication of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) is 41 U.S.C. 1707
entitled ‘‘Publication of Proposed
Regulations.’’ 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 does not constitute
a significant DFARS revision within the
meaning of FAR 1.501–1 and does not
have a significant cost or administrative
impact on contractors or offerors. Japan
and Slovenia are added to the list of 23
other countries that have similar
reciprocal defense procurement
agreements with DoD. These
requirements affect only the internal
operating procedures of the
Government.
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IV. 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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V. 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.
VI. Paperwork Reduction Act
The rule affects the certification and
information collection requirements in
the clause 252.225–7021, Trade
Agreements, currently approved under
OMB Control Number 0704–229,
entitled ‘‘DFARS Part 225, Foreign
Acquisition, and related clauses,’’ in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
The impact, however, is negligible
because it merely shifts the category
under which items from Japan and
Slovenia must be listed.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 225 and
252
Government procurement.
Jennifer L. Hawes,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, 48 CFR parts 225 and 252
are amended as follows:
■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 225 and 252 continues to read as
follows:
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c. In the Alternate I clause heading—
i. Removing the date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’
and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its place;
and
■ ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■
■
252.225–7002
[Amended]
5. Section 252.225–7002 is amended
by—
■ a. In the clause heading, removing the
date ‘‘(DEC 2012)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG
2016)’’ in its place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■
252.225–7012
[Amended]
6. Section 252.225–7012 is amended
by—
■ a. In the clause heading, removing the
date ‘‘(FEB 2013)’’ and adding ‘‘(JUL
2016)’’ in its place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■
252.225–7017
[Amended]
PART 225—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
7. Section 252.225–7017 is amended
by—
■ a. In the clause heading, removing the
date ‘‘(JUN 2016)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG
2016)’’ in its place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
225.003
252.225–7021
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
[Amended]
2. Section 225.003 is amended in
paragraph (10), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, by adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■
225.872–1
[Amended]
3. Section 225.872–1 is amended in
paragraph (a) by adding, in alphabetical
order, the countries of ‘‘Japan’’ and
‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
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PART 252—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
252.225–7001
[Amended]
4. Section 252.225–7001 is amended
by—
■ a. In the clause heading, removing the
date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG
2016)’’ in its place;
■ b. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively;
and
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[Amended]
8. Section 252.225–7021 is amended
by—
■ a. In the clause heading, removing the
date ‘‘(JUN 2015)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG
2016)’’ in its place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively;
and
■ c. In the Alternate II clause heading—
■ i. Removing the date ‘‘(JUN 2015)’’
and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its place;
and
■ ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■
252.225–7036
[Amended]
9. Section 252.225–7036 is amended
by—
■ a. In the clause heading, removing the
date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG
2016)’’ in its place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
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alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively;
and
■ c. In the Alternate I clause heading—
■ i. Removing the date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’
and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its place;
and
■ ii. In paragraph (a) definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■ d. In the Alternate II clause heading—
■ i. Removing the date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’
and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its place;
and
■ ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■ e. In the Alternate III clause heading—
■ i. Removing the date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’
and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its place;
and
■ ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■ f. In the Alternate IV clause heading—
■ i. Removing the date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’
and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its place;
and
■ ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
■ g. In the Alternate V clause heading—
■ i. Removing the date ‘‘(NOV 2014)’’
and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its place;
and
■ ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of
‘‘qualifying country’’, adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of
‘‘Japan’’ and ‘‘Slovenia’’, respectively.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Parts 245 and 252
Effective August 2, 2016.
Ms.
Jennifer L. Hawes, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System,
OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), Room
3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–3060.
Telephone 571–372–6115; facsimile
571–372–6094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final
rule amends the DFARS as follows—
1. Updates the direction to contracting
officers at DFARS 245.402–70 to review
the guidance in DFARS Procedures,
Guidance, and Information (PGI) for
oversight and surveillance of contractoracquired property; and
2. In DFARS clause 252.225–7021,
Trade Agreements-Alternate II, corrects
paragraph (a) definition of ‘‘designated
country’’ to include the country of
Croatia. DFARS final rule 2013–D005,
Clauses with Alternates—Foreign
Acquisition, published at 79 FR 65816
on November 5, 2014, created separate
prescriptions for each foreign-related
basic clause and provision, as well as
each of its alternate clauses and
provisions. In addition, the rule stated
the full text of each clause or provision
alternate. In the restatement of the full
text of DFARS 252.225–7021-Alternate
II, the country of Croatia was
inadvertently omitted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
List of Subjects in 48 CFR 245 and 252
Government procurement.
Jennifer L. Hawes,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
Therefore, 48 CFR parts 245 and 252
are amended as follows:
■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 245 and 252 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
PART 245—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
2. Revise section 245.402–70 to read
as follows:
■
245.402–70
[Docket DARS–2016–0023]
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Technical
Amendments
Policy.
Review the guidance at PGI 245.402–
70 with regard to oversight and
surveillance of contractor-acquired
property.
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
PART 252—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
DoD is making technical
amendments to the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to provide needed editorial
changes.
■
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY:
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252.225–7021
[Amended]
3. Amend section 252.225–7021 by, in
the Alternate II clause—
a. Removing the clause date ‘‘(JUN
2016)’’ and adding ‘‘(AUG 2016)’’ in its
place; and
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b. In paragraph (a) definition of
‘‘designated country’’ in paragraph (i),
adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ‘‘Croatia’’.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
49 CFR Part 1002
[Docket No. EP 542 (Sub-No. 24)]
Regulations Governing Fees for
Services Performed in Connection with
Licensing and Related Services—2016
Update
Surface Transportation Board.
Final rules.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Board updates for 2016
the fees that the public must pay to file
certain cases and pleadings with the
Board. In this update, the following
results are obtained: 18 fees increased
by $50 or less, 15 fees increased by $100
to $199, 23 fees increased by $200 to
$300, 19 fees increased by more than
$300, and the remaining 58 fees will be
maintained at their current level.
DATES: These rules are effective
September 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David T. Groves, (202) 245–0327, or
Andrea Pope-Matheson (202) 245–0363.
[TDD for the hearing impaired: 1–800–
877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Board’s regulations at 49 CFR 1002.3
provide for an annual update of the
Board’s entire user-fee schedule. Fees
are generally revised based on the cost
study formula set forth at 49 CFR
1002.3(d). As compared with the 2015
fee update, the 2016 fee changes
adopted here reflect a combination of a
1.46% across-the-board increase to
salary costs; no change in publication
cost levels; increases to two of the three
Board Overhead cost factors; and a
slight decrease to the third Board
Overhead cost factor from its
comparable 2015 level, resulting from
the mechanical application of the
update formula in 49 CFR 1002.3(d).
Results from the formula application
indicate that justified fee amounts in
this 2016 update decision either remain
unchanged (58 fee items), increase by
$50 or less (18 fee items), increase by
$300 or less (38 fee items) or increase
over $300 (19 fee items) from their
respective 2015 update levels. No new
fee items are proposed in this
proceeding. However, there is an
expansion of existing fee item 98 to now
include monthly and quarterly Waybill
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Parts 225 and 252
[Docket DARS-2016-0021]
RIN 0750-AI97
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Qualifying
Countries--Japan and Slovenia (DFARS Case 2016-D023)
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add Japan and Slovenia as
qualifying countries.
DATES: Effective August 2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jo Ann Reilly, telephone 571-372-
6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD is amending the DFARS to add Japan and Slovenia as qualifying
countries. The Secretary of Defense recently signed reciprocal defense
procurement agreements with these countries. These agreements were
placed into force on June 4, 2016, for Japan and June 21, 2016, for
Slovenia. The agreements remove discriminatory barriers to procurements
of supplies and services produced by industrial enterprises of the
other country to the extent mutually beneficial and consistent with
national laws, regulations, policies, and international obligations.
These agreements do not cover construction or construction material.
Japan and Slovenia are already designated countries under the World
Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement.
II. Applicability to Contracts at or Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold and for Commercial Items, Including Commercially Available
Off-the-Shelf Items.
This rule only updates the list of qualifying countries in the
DFARS by adding the newly qualifying countries of Japan and Slovenia.
The definition of ``qualifying country'' is updated in each of the
following clauses; however, this revision does not impact the clause
prescriptions for use, or applicability at or below the simplified
acquisition threshold, or applicability to commercial items. The
clauses are:
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DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program; DFARS
252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors; DFARS
252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; DFARS
252.225-7017, Photovoltaic Devices; DFARS 252.225-7021, Trade
Agreements; and DFARS 252.225-7036, Buy American--Free Trade
Agreements--Balance of Payments Program.
III. Publication of This Final Rule for Public Comment Is Not Required
by Statute
The statute that applies to the publication of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is 41 U.S.C. 1707 entitled ``Publication
of Proposed Regulations.'' 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 does not constitute a significant DFARS revision within the
meaning of FAR 1.501-1 and does not have a significant cost or
administrative impact on contractors or offerors. Japan and Slovenia
are added to the list of 23 other countries that have similar
reciprocal defense procurement agreements with DoD. These requirements
affect only the internal operating procedures of the Government.
IV. 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.
V. 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.
VI. Paperwork Reduction Act
The rule affects the certification and information collection
requirements in the clause 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements, currently
approved under OMB Control Number 0704-229, entitled ``DFARS Part 225,
Foreign Acquisition, and related clauses,'' in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The impact, however, is
negligible because it merely shifts the category under which items from
Japan and Slovenia must be listed.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 225 and 252
Government procurement.
Jennifer L. Hawes,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
Therefore, 48 CFR parts 225 and 252 are amended as follows:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 225 and 252 continues to
read as follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.
PART 225--FOREIGN ACQUISITION
225.003 [Amended]
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2. Section 225.003 is amended in paragraph (10), the definition of
``qualifying country'', by adding, in alphabetical order, the countries
of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'', respectively.
225.872-1 [Amended]
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3. Section 225.872-1 is amended in paragraph (a) by adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
PART 252--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
252.225-7001 [Amended]
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4. Section 252.225-7001 is amended by--
0
a. In the clause heading, removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding
``(AUG 2016)'' in its place;
0
b. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively; and
0
c. In the Alternate I clause heading--
0
i. Removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding ``(AUG 2016)'' in its
place; and
0
ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
252.225-7002 [Amended]
0
5. Section 252.225-7002 is amended by--
0
a. In the clause heading, removing the date ``(DEC 2012)'' and adding
``(AUG 2016)'' in its place; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
252.225-7012 [Amended]
0
6. Section 252.225-7012 is amended by--
0
a. In the clause heading, removing the date ``(FEB 2013)'' and adding
``(JUL 2016)'' in its place; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
252.225-7017 [Amended]
0
7. Section 252.225-7017 is amended by--
0
a. In the clause heading, removing the date ``(JUN 2016)'' and adding
``(AUG 2016)'' in its place; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
252.225-7021 [Amended]
0
8. Section 252.225-7021 is amended by--
0
a. In the clause heading, removing the date ``(JUN 2015)'' and adding
``(AUG 2016)'' in its place; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively; and
0
c. In the Alternate II clause heading--
0
i. Removing the date ``(JUN 2015)'' and adding ``(AUG 2016)'' in its
place; and
0
ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
252.225-7036 [Amended]
0
9. Section 252.225-7036 is amended by--
0
a. In the clause heading, removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding
``(AUG 2016)'' in its place; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in
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alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively; and
0
c. In the Alternate I clause heading--
0
i. Removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding ``(AUG 2016)'' in its
place; and
0
ii. In paragraph (a) definition of ``qualifying country'', adding, in
alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
0
d. In the Alternate II clause heading--
0
i. Removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding ``(AUG 2016)'' in its
place; and
0
ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
0
e. In the Alternate III clause heading--
0
i. Removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding ``(AUG 2016)'' in its
place; and
0
ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
0
f. In the Alternate IV clause heading--
0
i. Removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding ``(AUG 2016)'' in its
place; and
0
ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
0
g. In the Alternate V clause heading--
0
i. Removing the date ``(NOV 2014)'' and adding ``(AUG 2016)'' in its
place; and
0
ii. In paragraph (a), the definition of ``qualifying country'', adding,
in alphabetical order, the countries of ``Japan'' and ``Slovenia'',
respectively.
[FR Doc. 2016-17958 Filed 8-1-16; 8:45 am]
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