Class Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule, 48594-48595 [2020-17494]

Download as PDF 48594 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 155 / Tuesday, August 11, 2020 / Notices The Interest Rates are: For Physical Damage: Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere .............. Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... Businesses Without Credit Available Elsewhere .............. Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere ... Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... For Economic Injury: Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit Available Elsewhere .............. Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.750 3.000 2.750 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 16569 6 and for economic injury is 16570 0. The States which received an EIDL Declaration # are Wisconsin, Minnesota. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Jovita Carranza, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2020–17484 Filed 8–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–03–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #16567 and #16568; Minnesota Disaster Number MN–00081] Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Minnesota U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Minnesota dated 08/03/ 2020. Incident: Civil Unrest. Incident Period: 05/27/2020 through 06/08/2020. DATES: Issued on 08/03/2020. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 10/02/2020. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/03/2021. ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Aug 10, 2020 surgical beds. A search of the Federal marketplace revealed there are no small business manufacturers that can manufacture and supply necessary surgical beds to the Federal government. If granted, the class waiver would allow otherwise qualified regular dealers to supply the waived item, regardless of the business size of the manufacturer, on a Federal contract set aside for small business, service-disabled veteranowned small business (SDVOSB), women-owned small business (WOSB), economically disadvantaged womenowned small business (EDWOSB), historically underutilized business zones (HUBZone), or participants in the Percent SBA’s 8(a) Business Development (BD) program. For Physical Damage: DATES: Comments and source Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 2.500 information must be submitted by September 10, 2020. Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere .............. 1.250 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Businesses With Credit Availand source information via the Federal able Elsewhere ...................... 6.000 Rulemaking Portal at https:// Businesses Without Credit www.regulations.gov. If you wish to Available Elsewhere .............. 3.000 submit confidential business Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.750 information (CBI) as defined in the User Notice at https://www.regulations.gov, Non-Profit Organizations Withplease submit the information to Carol out Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.750 Hulme, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government Contracting, U.S. Small For Economic Injury: Businesses & Small Agricultural Business Administration, 409 Third Cooperatives Without Credit Street SW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC Available Elsewhere .............. 3.000 20416. Highlight the information that Non-Profit Organizations Withyou consider to be CBI and explain why out Credit Available Elseyou believe this information should be where ..................................... 2.750 held confidential. SBA will review the information and make a final The number assigned to this disaster determination as to whether the for physical damage is 16567 F and for information will be published. economic injury is 16568 0. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The State which received an EIDL Carol Hulme, Attorney Advisor, by Declaration # is Minnesota. telephone at 202–205–6347; or by email (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at Carol-Ann.Hulme@sba.gov. Number 59008) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections Jovita Carranza, 8(a)(17) and 46 of the Small Business Administrator. Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17) and 657s, [FR Doc. 2020–17477 Filed 8–10–20; 8:45 am] and SBA’s implementing regulations, found at 13 CFR 121.406(b) require that BILLING CODE 8026–03–P recipients of Federal supply contracts set aside for small business, serviceSMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION disabled veteran-owned small business SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, Class Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer or (BD) program participants provide Rule the product of a small business manufacturer or processor if the AGENCY: U.S. Small Business recipient of the set-aside is not the Administration. actual manufacturer or processor of the ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for surgical beds product. This requirement is commonly referred to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 339113 and (NMR). 13 CFR 121.406(b). Sections 8(a)(17)(B)(iv)(II) and 46(a)(4)(B) of the Product Service Code (PSC) 6515. Act authorize SBA to waive the NMR for SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business a ‘‘class of products’’ for which there are Administration (SBA) is considering no small business manufacturers or granting a request for a class waiver of processors available to participate in the the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) for Federal market. 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. Percent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator’s disaster declaration, 2.500 applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other 1.250 locally announced locations. The following areas have been 6.000 determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: 3.000 Primary Counties: Hennepin. Contiguous Counties: 2.750 Minnesota: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Wright. The Interest Rates are: Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 155 / Tuesday, August 11, 2020 / Notices As implemented in SBA’s regulations at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order to be considered available to participate in the Federal market for a class of products, a small business manufacturer must have submitted a proposal for a contract solicitation or been awarded a contract to supply the class of products within the last 24 months. The SBA defines ‘‘class of products’’ based on a combination of (1) the sixdigit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, (2) the four-digit Product Service Code (PSC), and (3) a description of the class of products. SBA invites the public to comment on this pending request to waive the NMR for surgical beds. The public may comment or provide source information on any small business manufacturers of this class of products that are available to participate in the Federal market. The public comment period will run for 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register. More information on the NMR and class waivers can be found at https:// www.sba.gov/contracting/contractingofficials/non-manufacturer-rule/nonmanufacturer-waivers. David Wm. Loines, Director, Office of Government Contracting. [FR Doc. 2020–17494 Filed 8–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [Docket Number USTR–2020–0031] Request for Comments Concerning the Extension of Particular Exclusions Granted Under the $300 Billion Action Pursuant to Section 301: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: On August 20, 2019, at the direction of the President, the U.S. Trade Representative determined to modify the action being taken in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation by imposing additional ad valorem duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $300 billion. The additional duties on products in List 1, which is set out in Annex A of that action, became effective on September SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Aug 10, 2020 Jkt 250001 1, 2019. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated a product exclusion process in October 2019, and has issued seven product exclusion notices under this action and is issuing an eighth notice concurrent with this notice. The product exclusions granted under these notices are scheduled to expire on September 1, 2020. The U.S. Trade Representative decided to consider a possible extension of particular exclusions granted under the first seven product exclusion notices. This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative’s decision to consider a possible extension of particular exclusions granted under the eighth notice of product exclusions. DATES: August 5, 2020: The public docket on the web portal at https:// comments.USTR.gov opened for parties to submit comments on the possible extension of particular exclusions. August 20, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. ET: To be assured of consideration, submit written comments on the public docket by this deadline. ADDRESSES: You must submit all comments through the online portal: https://comments.USTR.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Associate General Counsel Philip Butler or Assistant General Counsel Benjamin Allen at (202) 395–5725. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background For background on the proceedings in this investigation, please see prior notices including 82 FR 40213 (August 24, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018), 84 FR 22564 (May 17, 2019), 84 FR 43304 (August 20, 2019), 84 FR 45821 (August 30, 2019), 84 FR 57144 (October 24, 2019), 84 FR 69447 (December 18, 2019), 85 FR 3741 (January 22, 2020), 85 FR 13970 (March 10, 2020), 85 FR 15244 (March 17, 2020), 85 FR 17936 (March 31, 2020), 85 FR 28693 (May 13, 2020), 85 FR 32099 (May 28, 2020), 85 FR 35975 (June 12, 2020), 85 FR 38482 (June 26, 2020), 85 FR 41658 (July 10, 2020), 85 FR 43639 (July 17, 2020), and 85 FR 44563 (July 23, 2020). In a notice published on August 20, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative, at the direction of the President, announced a determination to modify the action being taken in the Section 301 investigation by imposing an additional 10 percent ad valorem duty on products of China with an annual aggregate trade value of approximately $300 billion. 84 FR 43304 (August 20 notice). The August 20 notice contains two separate lists of tariff subheadings, with two different effective dates. List 1, PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48595 which is set out in Annex A of the August 20 notice, was effective on September 1, 2019. List 2, which is set out in Annex C of the August 20 notice, was scheduled to take effect on December 15, 2019. Subsequently, the U.S. Trade Representative announced determinations suspending until further notice the additional duties on products set out in Annex C (List 2) and reducing the additional duties for the products covered in Annex A of the August 20 notice (List 1) to 7.5 percent. See 84 FR 57144, 85 FR 3741. On October 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative established a process by which U.S. stakeholders could request exclusion of particular products classified within an eight-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading covered by List 1 of the $300 billion action from the additional duties. See 84 FR 57144 (October 24 notice). The October 24 notice required submission of requests for exclusion from the $300 billion action no later than January 31, 2020, and noted that the U.S. Trade Representative periodically would announce decisions. The U.S. Trade Representative has issued seven notices of product exclusions under this action and is issuing an eighth notice concurrent with this notice. These exclusions are scheduled to expire on September 1, 2020. B. Possible Extensions of Particular Product Exclusions As noted, the U.S. Trade Representative previously decided to consider a possible extension for up to 12 months of particular exclusions granted under the first seven product exclusion notices under the $300 billion action. See 85 FR 38482 (June 26, 2020), 85 FR 43639 (July 17, 2020), 85 FR 41658 (July 10, 2020), and 85 FR 44563 (July 23, 2020). This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative’s decision to consider a possible extension for up to 12 months of particular exclusions granted under the eighth notice. Accordingly, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) invites public comments on whether to extend the particular exclusions issued under the eighth notice of product exclusions that is published in the Federal Register concurrently with this notice. Public comments regarding the extension of particular exclusions under the previous seven notices must be filed under separate dockets. Specifically, public comments regarding the extension of particular exclusions under the first five notices of product exclusions issued under the $300 billion action must be filed under docket E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48594-48595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17494]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Class Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for surgical 
beds under North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 339113 
and Product Service Code (PSC) 6515.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering 
granting a request for a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) 
for surgical beds. A search of the Federal marketplace revealed there 
are no small business manufacturers that can manufacture and supply 
necessary surgical beds to the Federal government. If granted, the 
class waiver would allow otherwise qualified regular dealers to supply 
the waived item, regardless of the business size of the manufacturer, 
on a Federal contract set aside for small business, service-disabled 
veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), women-owned small business 
(WOSB), economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB), 
historically underutilized business zones (HUBZone), or participants in 
the SBA's 8(a) Business Development (BD) program.

DATES: Comments and source information must be submitted by September 
10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and source information via the 
Federal Rulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If you wish 
to submit confidential business information (CBI) as defined in the 
User Notice at https://www.regulations.gov, please submit the 
information to Carol Hulme, Attorney Advisor, Office of Government 
Contracting, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
8th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. Highlight the information that you 
consider to be CBI and explain why you believe this information should 
be held confidential. SBA will review the information and make a final 
determination as to whether the information will be published.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Hulme, Attorney Advisor, by 
telephone at 202-205-6347; or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 8(a)(17) and 46 of the Small 
Business Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17) and 657s, and SBA's 
implementing regulations, found at 13 CFR 121.406(b) require that 
recipients of Federal supply contracts set aside for small business, 
service-disabled veteran-owned small business SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, 
HUBZone, or (BD) program participants provide the product of a small 
business manufacturer or processor if the recipient of the set-aside is 
not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product. This 
requirement is commonly referred to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR). 
13 CFR 121.406(b). Sections 8(a)(17)(B)(iv)(II) and 46(a)(4)(B) of the 
Act authorize SBA to waive the NMR for a ``class of products'' for 
which there are no small business manufacturers or processors available 
to participate in the Federal market.

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    As implemented in SBA's regulations at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order 
to be considered available to participate in the Federal market for a 
class of products, a small business manufacturer must have submitted a 
proposal for a contract solicitation or been awarded a contract to 
supply the class of products within the last 24 months.
    The SBA defines ``class of products'' based on a combination of (1) 
the six- digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 
code, (2) the four-digit Product Service Code (PSC), and (3) a 
description of the class of products.
    SBA invites the public to comment on this pending request to waive 
the NMR for surgical beds. The public may comment or provide source 
information on any small business manufacturers of this class of 
products that are available to participate in the Federal market. The 
public comment period will run for 30 days after the date of 
publication in the Federal Register.
    More information on the NMR and class waivers can be found at 
https://www.sba.gov/contracting/contracting-officials/non-manufacturer-rule/non-manufacturer-waivers.

David Wm. Loines,
Director, Office of Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. 2020-17494 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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