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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket DARS–2019–0043]
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: Public
Meetings on DFARS Cases Regarding
Technical Data Rights
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Announcement of public
meetings.
AGENCY:
DoD is hosting public
meetings to obtain views of experts and
interested parties in Government and
the private sector regarding amending
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to
implement statutory amendments and
revisions to policies and procedures for
the acquisition of technical data and
computer software and associated
license rights.
DATES:
Public Meeting Dates: The public
meetings will be held on the following
dates:
• September 6, 2019, from 9:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m., Eastern time.
• September 16, 2019, from 1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time.
The public meetings will end at the
stated times, or when the discussion
ends, whichever comes first.
Registration Dates: Registration to
attend the public meetings must be
received no later than close of business
on the following dates:
• August 30, 2019, for the meeting on
September 6th.
• September 9, 2019, for the meeting
on September 16th.
Information on how to register for the
public meetings may be found in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: The two public meetings
will be held in the Mark Center
Auditorium, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22350–3603. The Mark
Center Auditorium is located on level
B–1 of the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jennifer D. Johnson, telephone 571–
372–6100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD is
hosting public meetings to obtain the
views of experts and interested parties
in Government and the private sector
regarding amending the DFARS to
implement statutory amendments and
revise policies and procedures for
acquisition of technical data and
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computer software, and associated
license rights. DoD also seeks to obtain
information on the potential increase or
decrease in public costs or savings that
would result from such amendments to
the DFARS. In addition to the statutory
changes, DoD is considering
recommendations related to that
statutory subject matter that were
provided in the November 13, 2018,
Final Report of the GovernmentIndustry Advisory Panel on Technical
Data Rights (Section 813 Panel),
established pursuant to section 813 of
the National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.
To facilitate discussion at the public
meetings, DoD anticipates publication of
advance notices of proposed
rulemaking, which will include initial
drafts of the DFARS amendments, prior
to the public meetings. This approach is
based in part on a recommendation of
the Section 813 Panel to invite industry
to participate in the drafting of rules
concerning technical data rights. For the
two public meetings listed in the DATES
section of this notice, DoD anticipates
discussion of the following DFARS
cases:
• 2018–D069, Validation of
Proprietary and Technical Data, which
implements section 865 of the NDAA
for FY 2019.
• 2018–D071, Negotiation of Price for
Technical Data and Preference for
Specially Negotiated Licenses, which
implements section 835 of the NDAA
for FY 2018 and section 867 of the
NDAA for FY 2019.
After these two meetings, DoD
anticipates scheduling and hosting
additional public meetings, structured
in the same manner and for the same
overall objective, to address the
following DFARS cases:
• 2018–D070, Continuation of
Technical Data Rights during
Challenges, which implements section
866 of the NDAA for FY 2018.
• 2018–D018, Noncommercial
Computer Software, which implements
section 871 of the NDAA for FY 2018.
• A new case that will implement
section 809 of the NDAA for FY 2017.
• A new case that will implement
section 815 of the NDAA for FY 2012,
as amended by section 809 of the NDAA
for FY 2017.
Registration: To ensure adequate room
accommodations and to facilitate
security screening and entry to the Mark
Center, individuals wishing to attend
the public meeting must register by
close of business on the dates listed in
the DATES section of this notice, by
sending the following information via
email to osd.dfars@mail.mil:
(1) Full name.
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(2) Valid email address.
(3) Valid telephone number.
(4) Company or organization name.
(5) Whether the individual is a U.S.
citizen.
(6) The date(s) of the public
meeting(s) the individual wishes to
attend.
(7) Whether the individual intends to
make a presentation, and, if so, the
individual’s title.
Building Entry: Upon receipt of an
email requesting registration, the
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
will provide notification to the Pentagon
Force Protection Agency (PFPA) that the
individual is requesting approval for
entry to the Mark Center on the date(s)
provided. PFPA will send additional
instructions to the email address
provided in the request for registration.
The registrant must follow the
instructions in the PFPA email in order
to be approved for entry to the Mark
Center.
One valid government-issued photo
identification card (i.e., driver’s license
or passport) will be required in order to
enter the building.
Attendees are encouraged to arrive at
least 30 minutes prior to the start of the
meeting to accommodate security
procedures.
Public parking is not available at the
Mark Center.
Presentations: If you wish to make a
presentation, please submit an
electronic copy of your presentation to
osd.dfars@mail.mil no later than the
registration date for the specific meeting
listed in the DATES section of this notice.
Each presentation should be in
PowerPoint to facilitate projection
during the public meeting and should
include the presenter’s name,
organization affiliation, telephone
number, and email address on the cover
page. Please submit presentations only
and cite ‘‘Public Meeting, DFARS
Technical Data Rights Cases’’ in all
correspondence related to the public
meeting. There will be no transcription
at the meeting. The submitted
presentations will be the only record of
the public meeting and will be posted
to the following website at the
conclusion of the public meeting:
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/
technical_data_rights.
Special accommodations: The public
meeting is physically accessible to
persons with disabilities. Requests for
reasonable accommodations, sign
language interpretation, or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Daniel Weinstein, telephone 571–672–
6105, by no later than the registration
date for the specific meeting listed in
the DATES section of this notice.
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The TTY number for further
information is: 1–800–877–8339. When
the operator answers the call, let him or
her know the agency is the Department
of Defense and the point of contact is
Daniel Weinstein at 571–672–6105.
Jennifer Lee Hawes,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense
Acquisition Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft NEPA
Document for the Upper St. Anthony
Falls Lock and Dam Disposition Study,
Hennepin County, Minnesota
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
Notice of intent to initiate
public scoping and prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA).
ACTION:
The St. Paul District, Army
Corps of Engineers (Corps) is
conducting a study regarding the
disposition of the Upper St. Anthony
Falls Lock and Dam (USAF) located at
river mile 853.9 on the Upper
Mississippi River, in Hennepin County,
Minnesota. The study will include an
environmental assessment and consider
modifications that could improve the
overall quality of the environment in the
public interest, including removal of
federally-owned facilities. The study
will evaluate three types of alternatives:
(1) No action; (2) de-authorization and
disposal of all federally-owned and
operated facilities; and (3) partial deauthorization and disposal of features or
separable elements not required for
flood mitigation operations. The study
will also explore opportunities to
improve the overall quality and health
of the environment and/or enhance
recreation. It is anticipated that a
preliminary draft report of the
integrated Disposition Study and
Environmental Assessment (EA) will be
available for a minimum 30-day public
comment period in the Spring of 2020.
The St. Paul District of the Army Corps
of Engineers is soliciting public
comments on the scope of the proposed
study and significant issues that should
be analyzed in the EA.
DATES:
Scoping Meetings: The Corps will
hold public scoping meetings at the
following times and locations during the
scoping period:
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D Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 from
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Mill City
Museum, 704 South Second Street,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401.
D Monday, August 19th, 2019 from
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Michael
Dowling School, 3900 West River
Parkway, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55406.
At the scoping meetings, the public is
encouraged to submit resource
information, and identify topics to be
considered in the development of the
EA. Public meetings will include a
presentation and question and answer
session. The Corps will require formal
comments to be provided in writing,
which will be accepted at the meetings
or may be submitted at any time during
the comment period.
Comments: The Corps will accept
comments received or postmarked on or
before October 20, 2019. Any comments
received after the closing date may not
be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
Email—Written comments should be
sent to: MplsLocksDisposition@
usace.army.mil.
Mail/Courier—Written comments
should be sent to: District Engineer, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul
District, ATTN: Regional Planning and
Environment Division North, 180 Fifth
Street East, Suite 700, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55101–1678
Comment Card—Comment cards
provided as part of the public meetings
will be collected at the end of the
meeting or can be mailed to the address
in the MAIL/COURIER section above.
If submitting comments by email, the
following should be included in the
subject line or first line of the message
‘‘USAF Disposition Study Comments’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
have your name added to a mailing list
for notices related to the preliminary
draft report and EA or additional public
meetings, submit an email request to
MplsLocksDisposition@usace.army.mil.
General questions about the study may
be directed to Nan Bischoff, Project
Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
St. Paul District, 180 Fifth Street East,
Suite 700, St. Paul, MN 55101–1678;
telephone (651) 290–5426; email:
Nanette.m.bischoff@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps
operates USAF, located on the
Mississippi River in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Section 2010 of the Water
Resources Reform and Development Act
of 2014, Public Law 113–121, directed
the Corps to close the lock to navigation
operations but to continue to carry out
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emergency operations necessary to
mitigate flood damages. Navigation at
the lock ceased on June 9th, 2015. Prior
to the closure of USAF, the lock
operated as part of a system to support
navigation on the upper reaches of the
Mississippi River 9-foot navigation
channel. With the lock at USAF now
closed to navigation, the demand for
both commercial and recreational
lockage has decreased at Lower St.
Anthony Falls Dam (LSAF) and Lock
and Dam 1 (LD 1). A disposition study
for LSAF and LD 1 will be conducted
separately from the disposition study for
USAF, and will follow a similar public
scoping procedure. The LSAF and LD 1
disposition study is scheduled to begin
in early 2021.
Section 216 of the Flood Control Act
of 1970 authorizes the Secretary of the
Army to review operations of completed
projects, when found advisable due to
changed physical, economic, or
environmental conditions. Disposition
studies are a specific type of Section 216
study with the intent to determine
whether a water resources development
project operated and maintained by the
Corps of Engineers should be deauthorized and the associated real
property and Government-owned
improvements disposed of. An Initial
Appraisal (IA) was conducted by the
Corps in 2015 to determine if conditions
exist which may warrant further
analysis on a completed project as
authorized by Section 216. The IA
recommended investigation under this
authority regarding the future use or
disposition of USAF as well as LSAF
and LD 1.
The Corps began a disposition study
for USAF, LSAF, and LD 1 in early 2018
with the intent that all three sites would
be studied and presented in one report.
Public scoping meetings for a combined
study were held in July 2018. The
combined disposition study was put on
hold following the enactment of the
Water Resources Development Act of
2018 (WRDA 2018). WRDA 2018
contains two sections pertinent to the
scope and timing of the disposition
studies: Section 1168, entitled
‘‘Disposition of Projects’’ and Section
1225, entitled ‘‘Upper Mississippi River
protection’’. The full version of the
WRDA 2018 may be found here: https://
www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/
senate-bill/3021/.
Following enactment of WRDA 2018,
the Corps of Engineers solicited input
and published implementation guidance
for WRDA 2018, Sections 1168 and
1225. Input was provided by U.S.
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina
Smith of Minnesota, the National Park
Service, the Friends of the Lock and
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket DARS-2019-0043]
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Public
Meetings on DFARS Cases Regarding Technical Data Rights
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Announcement of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: DoD is hosting public meetings to obtain views of experts and
interested parties in Government and the private sector regarding
amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
to implement statutory amendments and revisions to policies and
procedures for the acquisition of technical data and computer software
and associated license rights.
DATES:
Public Meeting Dates: The public meetings will be held on the
following dates:
September 6, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern
time.
September 16, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern
time.
The public meetings will end at the stated times, or when the
discussion ends, whichever comes first.
Registration Dates: Registration to attend the public meetings must
be received no later than close of business on the following dates:
August 30, 2019, for the meeting on September 6th.
September 9, 2019, for the meeting on September 16th.
Information on how to register for the public meetings may be found
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The two public meetings will be held in the Mark Center
Auditorium, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-3603. The Mark
Center Auditorium is located on level B-1 of the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer D. Johnson, telephone
571-372-6100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD is hosting public meetings to obtain the
views of experts and interested parties in Government and the private
sector regarding amending the DFARS to implement statutory amendments
and revise policies and procedures for acquisition of technical data
and computer software, and associated license rights. DoD also seeks to
obtain information on the potential increase or decrease in public
costs or savings that would result from such amendments to the DFARS.
In addition to the statutory changes, DoD is considering
recommendations related to that statutory subject matter that were
provided in the November 13, 2018, Final Report of the Government-
Industry Advisory Panel on Technical Data Rights (Section 813 Panel),
established pursuant to section 813 of the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.
To facilitate discussion at the public meetings, DoD anticipates
publication of advance notices of proposed rulemaking, which will
include initial drafts of the DFARS amendments, prior to the public
meetings. This approach is based in part on a recommendation of the
Section 813 Panel to invite industry to participate in the drafting of
rules concerning technical data rights. For the two public meetings
listed in the DATES section of this notice, DoD anticipates discussion
of the following DFARS cases:
2018-D069, Validation of Proprietary and Technical Data,
which implements section 865 of the NDAA for FY 2019.
2018-D071, Negotiation of Price for Technical Data and
Preference for Specially Negotiated Licenses, which implements section
835 of the NDAA for FY 2018 and section 867 of the NDAA for FY 2019.
After these two meetings, DoD anticipates scheduling and hosting
additional public meetings, structured in the same manner and for the
same overall objective, to address the following DFARS cases:
2018-D070, Continuation of Technical Data Rights during
Challenges, which implements section 866 of the NDAA for FY 2018.
2018-D018, Noncommercial Computer Software, which
implements section 871 of the NDAA for FY 2018.
A new case that will implement section 809 of the NDAA for
FY 2017.
A new case that will implement section 815 of the NDAA for
FY 2012, as amended by section 809 of the NDAA for FY 2017.
Registration: To ensure adequate room accommodations and to
facilitate security screening and entry to the Mark Center, individuals
wishing to attend the public meeting must register by close of business
on the dates listed in the DATES section of this notice, by sending the
following information via email to [email protected]:
(1) Full name.
(2) Valid email address.
(3) Valid telephone number.
(4) Company or organization name.
(5) Whether the individual is a U.S. citizen.
(6) The date(s) of the public meeting(s) the individual wishes to
attend.
(7) Whether the individual intends to make a presentation, and, if
so, the individual's title.
Building Entry: Upon receipt of an email requesting registration,
the Defense Acquisition Regulations System will provide notification to
the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) that the individual is
requesting approval for entry to the Mark Center on the date(s)
provided. PFPA will send additional instructions to the email address
provided in the request for registration. The registrant must follow
the instructions in the PFPA email in order to be approved for entry to
the Mark Center.
One valid government-issued photo identification card (i.e.,
driver's license or passport) will be required in order to enter the
building.
Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the
start of the meeting to accommodate security procedures.
Public parking is not available at the Mark Center.
Presentations: If you wish to make a presentation, please submit an
electronic copy of your presentation to [email protected] no later
than the registration date for the specific meeting listed in the DATES
section of this notice. Each presentation should be in PowerPoint to
facilitate projection during the public meeting and should include the
presenter's name, organization affiliation, telephone number, and email
address on the cover page. Please submit presentations only and cite
``Public Meeting, DFARS Technical Data Rights Cases'' in all
correspondence related to the public meeting. There will be no
transcription at the meeting. The submitted presentations will be the
only record of the public meeting and will be posted to the following
website at the conclusion of the public meeting: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/technical_data_rights.
Special accommodations: The public meeting is physically accessible
to persons with disabilities. Requests for reasonable accommodations,
sign language interpretation, or other auxiliary aids should be
directed to Daniel Weinstein, telephone 571-672-6105, by no later than
the registration date for the specific meeting listed in the DATES
section of this notice.
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The TTY number for further information is: 1-800-877-8339. When the
operator answers the call, let him or her know the agency is the
Department of Defense and the point of contact is Daniel Weinstein at
571-672-6105.
Jennifer Lee Hawes,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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