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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII
33 CFR Ch. II
36 CFR Ch. III
48 CFR Ch. II
Improving Government Regulations;
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory
and Deregulatory Actions
Department of Defense (DoD).
Semiannual regulatory agenda.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This agenda announces the
proposed regulatory actions the
Department of Defense (DOD) plans for
the next 12 months and those completed
since the spring 2020 agenda. It was
developed under the guidelines of
Executive Order 12866 ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review,’’ Executive Order
13771 ‘‘Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs,’’ and
Executive Order 13563 ‘‘Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review.’’
This Agenda documents DOD’s work
under Executive Order 13777
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda,’’ and many regulatory actions
support the recommendations of the
DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force (as
indicated in the individual rule
abstracts). This Agenda also includes
regulatory actions the Department is
taking to address the current worldwide
pandemic. These include efforts to
ensure TRICARE beneficiaries have
access to the most up-to-date care
required for the diagnosis and treatment
of COVID–19. Members of the public
may submit comments on individual
proposed and interim final rulemakings
at www.regulations.gov during the
comment period that follows
publication in the Federal Register.
This agenda updates the report
published on June 30, 2020, and
includes regulations expected to be
issued and under review over the next
12 months. The next agenda will
publish in the spring of 2021.
The complete Unified Agenda will be
available online at www.reginfo.gov.
Because publication in the Federal
Register is mandated for the regulatory
flexibility agendas required by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
602), the Department of Defense’s
printed agenda entries include only:
(1) Rules that are in the Agency’s
regulatory flexibility agenda, in
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accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, because they are likely
to have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities; and
(2) Any rules that the Agency has
identified for periodic review under
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to
fields that contain information required
by the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s
agenda requirements. Additional
information on these entries is in the
Unified Agenda available online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information concerning the overall DoD
regulatory improvement program, for
general semiannual agenda information,
and regarding Office of the Secretary
regulations (other than those which are
procurement-related), contact Ms.
Patricia Toppings, telephone 571–372–
0485, or write to Office of the Chief
Management Officer, Directorate for
Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory
and Advisory Committee Division, 9010
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–9010, or email:
patricia.l.toppings.civ@mail.mil.
For questions of a legal nature
concerning the agenda and its statutory
requirements or obligations, write to
Office of the General Counsel, 1600
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–1600, or call 703–693–9958.
For general information on Office of
the Secretary regulations which are
procurement-related, contact Ms.
Jennifer D. Johnson, telephone 571–
372–6100, or write to Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, Defense
Pricing and Contracting, Defense
Acquisition Regulations System, Room
3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, or email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on
Department of the Army regulations,
contact Mr. James ‘‘Jay’’ Satterwhite,
telephone 571–515–0304, or write to the
U.S. Army Records Management and
Declassification Agency, ATTN: AAHS–
RDO, Building 1458, 9301 Chapek Road,
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060–5605, or email:
james.w.satterwhite.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers regulations,
contact Ms. Stacey Jensen, telephone
703–695–6791, or write to Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works), 108 Army Pentagon, Room
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3E441, Washington, DC 20310–0108, or
email: stacey.m.jensen.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on
Department of the Navy regulations,
contact CDR Katherine Callan,
telephone 703–614–7408, or write to
Department of the Navy, Office of the
Judge Advocate General, Administrative
Law Division (Code 13), Washington
Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE,
Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374–
5066, or email: Katherine.callan@
navy.mil.
For general information on
Department of the Air Force regulations,
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703–
614–8500, or write the Office of the
Secretary of the Air Force, Chief,
Information Dominance/Chief
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC
20330–1800, or email:
usaf.pentagon.saf-cio-a6.mbx.af-foia@
mail.mil.
For specific agenda items, contact the
appropriate individual indicated for
each regulatory action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
reports on actions planned by the Office
of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the
Military Departments, procurementrelated actions, and actions planned by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This agenda also identifies rules
impacted by the:
a. Regulatory Flexibility Act;
b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Generally, rules discussed in this
agenda will contain five sections: (1)
Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule stage; (3)
final rule stage; (4) completed actions;
and (5) long-term actions. Where certain
regulatory actions indicate that small
entities are affected, the effect on these
entities may not necessarily have
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of these entities as
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
The publishing of this agenda does
not waive the applicability of the
military affairs exemption in section 553
of title 5 U.S.C. and section 3 of
Executive Order 12866.
Dated: September 3, 2020.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
192 ....................
Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case 2019–D043) (Reg Plan Seq
No. 14).
Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS Case 2020–D009) (Reg Plan Seq
No. 15).
193 ....................
0750–AK84
0750–AK96
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
194 ....................
195 ....................
Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS Case 2018–D022) (Reg Plan Seq No. 16)
Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019–D041) (Reg
Plan Seq No. 17).
Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(a) Contracts (DFARS Case 2020–D006) ..................................
196 ....................
0750–AJ84
0750–AK81
0750–AK93
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
197 ....................
Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2019–D036) .....................................
0750–AK76
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
198 ....................
Professional Conduct of Attorneys Practicing Under the Cognizance and Supervision of the Judge Advocate General (Section 610 Review).
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OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
199 ....................
TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the TRICARE Program .....................................
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Proposed Rule Stage
Final Rule Stage
192. Small Business Innovation
Research Program Data Rights (DFARS
Case 2019–D043)
194. Covered Telecommunications
Equipment or Services (DFARS Case
2018–D022)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 14 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 0750–AK84
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 16 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 0750–AJ84
193. Reauthorization and Improvement
of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS
Case 2020–D009)
195. Assessing Contractor
Implementation of Cybersecurity
Requirements (DFARS Case 2019–D041)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 15 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 0750–AK96
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq.
No. 17 in part II of this issue of the
Federal Register.
RIN: 0750–AK81
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196. Justification and Approval
Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS
Case 2020–D006)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub.
L. 116–92, sec. 823
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
implement section 823 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020. Section 823, the increases
the threshold for requiring a
justification and approval to award a
sole source contract under the 8(a)
program to $100 million and updates
the associated approval authorities
when a procurement exceeds the
threshold.
Timetable:
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Action
Date
Final Action .........
FR Cite
11/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer D. Johnson,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment,
Department of Defense, Defense Pricing
and Contracting, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Room 3B941, 3060
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060,
Phone: 571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK93
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Completed Actions
197. Inflation Adjustment of
Acquisition-Related Thresholds
(DFARS Case 2019–D036)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; 41
U.S.C. 1908
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to adjusts statutory
acquisition-related thresholds for
inflation to implement 41 U.S.C. 1908
and other acquisition-related thresholds
as a matter of policy, effective October
1, 2020.
Timetable:
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
FR Cite
04/08/20
06/08/20
85 FR 19716
09/29/20
10/01/20
85 FR 61502
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Department of the Navy (NAVY)
Final Rule Stage
198. Professional Conduct of Attorneys
Practicing Under the Cognizance And
Supervision of the Judge Advocate
General (Section 610 Review)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Action
Agency Contact: Jennifer D. Johnson,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment,
Department of Defense, Defense Pricing
and Contracting, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Room 3B941, 3060
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060,
Phone: 571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK76
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 10 U.S.C. 806; 10
U.S.C. 806a; 10 U.S.C. 826; 10 U.S.C.
827; 10 U.S.C. 1044; . . .
Abstract: This action will amend a
Department of the Navy rule last revised
November 27, 2015 (80 FR 73991) to
remove internal content and conform
the language to the current Judge
Advocate General Instruction 5803.1E of
the same name, available at https://
www.jag.navy.mil/library/instructions/
JAGINST_5803-1E.pdf. This amendment
supports a recommendation of the DoD
Regulatory Reform Task Force.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Final Action .........
FR Cite
12/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: No.
Agency Contact: CDR Katherine
Callan, Department of Defense,
Department of the Navy, Washington
Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE,
Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374–
5066, Phone: 703 614–7408, Email:
katherine.callan@navy.mil.
RIN: 0703–AB19
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health
Affairs (DODOASHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
199. TRICARE: Chiropractic and
Acupuncture Treatment Under the
TRICARE Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject
to, not significant.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: Under the current
regulations, TRICARE excludes
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized
providers whether or not their services
would be eligible as medically
necessary care if furnished by any other
authorized provider. In addition, the
current regulation excludes acupuncture
treatment whether used as a therapeutic
agent or as an anesthetic. This proposed
rule seeks to eliminate these exclusions
and to add benefit coverage of
chiropractic and acupuncture treatment
when deemed medically necessary for
specific conditions. This rule proposes
to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic
(DCs) and Licensed Acupuncturists
(LACs) who meet established
qualifications as TRICARE-authorized
providers and will establish
reimbursement rates and cost-sharing
provisions for covered chiropractic and
acupuncture treatment.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
Date
FR Cite
11/00/20
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joy Mullane,
Department of Defense, Office of
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs,
16401 E Centretech Parkway, Aurora,
CO 80011–9066, Phone: 303 676–3457,
Fax: 303 676–3579, Email:
joy.mullane.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0720–AB77
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII
33 CFR Ch. II
36 CFR Ch. III
48 CFR Ch. II
Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions the
Department of Defense (DOD) plans for the next 12 months and those
completed since the spring 2020 agenda. It was developed under the
guidelines of Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review,''
Executive Order 13771 ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs,'' and Executive Order 13563 ``Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review.'' This Agenda documents DOD's work under Executive
Order 13777 ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' and many
regulatory actions support the recommendations of the DoD Regulatory
Reform Task Force (as indicated in the individual rule abstracts). This
Agenda also includes regulatory actions the Department is taking to
address the current worldwide pandemic. These include efforts to ensure
TRICARE beneficiaries have access to the most up-to-date care required
for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. Members of the public may
submit comments on individual proposed and interim final rulemakings at
www.regulations.gov during the comment period that follows publication
in the Federal Register.
This agenda updates the report published on June 30, 2020, and
includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over the
next 12 months. The next agenda will publish in the spring of 2021.
The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at
www.reginfo.gov.
Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Defense's printed agenda entries
include only:
(1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda,
in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities; and
(2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda
requirements. Additional information on these entries is in the Unified
Agenda available online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the overall
DoD regulatory improvement program, for general semiannual agenda
information, and regarding Office of the Secretary regulations (other
than those which are procurement-related), contact Ms. Patricia
Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or write to Office of the Chief
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance,
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-9010, or email: [email protected].
For questions of a legal nature concerning the agenda and its
statutory requirements or obligations, write to Office of the General
Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600, or call 703-
693-9958.
For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations
which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Jennifer D. Johnson,
telephone 571-372-6100, or write to Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Defense Pricing and
Contracting, Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Room 3B941, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060, or email:
[email protected].
For general information on Department of the Army regulations,
contact Mr. James ``Jay'' Satterwhite, telephone 571-515-0304, or write
to the U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN:
AAHS-RDO, Building 1458, 9301 Chapek Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5605,
or email: [email protected].
For general information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
regulations, contact Ms. Stacey Jensen, telephone 703-695-6791, or
write to Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),
108 Army Pentagon, Room 3E441, Washington, DC 20310-0108, or email:
[email protected].
For general information on Department of the Navy regulations,
contact CDR Katherine Callan, telephone 703-614-7408, or write to
Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General,
Administrative Law Division (Code 13), Washington Navy Yard, 1322
Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066, or email:
[email protected].
For general information on Department of the Air Force regulations,
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703-614-8500, or write the Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief, Information Dominance/Chief
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington,
DC 20330-1800, or email: [email protected].
For specific agenda items, contact the appropriate individual
indicated for each regulatory action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions reports on actions planned
by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military
Departments, procurement-related actions, and actions planned by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This agenda also identifies rules impacted by the:
a. Regulatory Flexibility Act;
b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Generally, rules discussed in this agenda will contain five
sections: (1) Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule stage; (3) final rule
stage; (4) completed actions; and (5) long-term actions. Where certain
regulatory actions indicate that small entities are affected, the
effect on these entities may not necessarily have significant economic
impact on a substantial number of these entities as defined in the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
The publishing of this agenda does not waive the applicability of
the military affairs exemption in section 553 of title 5 U.S.C. and
section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
Dated: September 3, 2020.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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192....................... Small Business Innovation 0750-AK84
Research Program Data
Rights (DFARS Case 2019-
D043) (Reg Plan Seq No.
14).
193....................... Reauthorization and 0750-AK96
Improvement of Mentor-
Protege Program (DFARS
Case 2020-D009) (Reg Plan
Seq No. 15).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
194....................... Covered Telecommunications 0750-AJ84
Equipment or Services
(DFARS Case 2018-D022)
(Reg Plan Seq No. 16).
195....................... Assessing Contractor 0750-AK81
Implementation of
Cybersecurity
Requirements (DFARS Case
2019-D041) (Reg Plan Seq
No. 17).
196....................... Justification and Approval 0750-AK93
Thresholds for 8(a)
Contracts (DFARS Case
2020-D006).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
197....................... Inflation Adjustment of 0750-AK76
Acquisition-Related
Thresholds (DFARS Case
2019-D036).
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Department of the Navy--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
198....................... Professional Conduct of 0703-AB19
Attorneys Practicing
Under the Cognizance and
Supervision of the Judge
Advocate General (Section
610 Review).
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Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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199....................... TRICARE: Chiropractic and 0720-AB77
Acupuncture Treatment
Under the TRICARE Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Proposed Rule Stage
192. Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case
2019-D043)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 14 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 0750-AK84
193. Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS
Case 2020-D009)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 15 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 0750-AK96
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Final Rule Stage
194. Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS Case 2018-
D022)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 16 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 0750-AJ84
195. Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements
(DFARS Case 2019-D041)
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 17 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 0750-AK81
196. Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS
Case 2020-D006)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 823
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 823 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Section 823,
the increases the threshold for requiring a justification and approval
to award a sole source contract under the 8(a) program to $100 million
and updates the associated approval authorities when a procurement
exceeds the threshold.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 11/00/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer D. Johnson, Office of the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense,
Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Room 3B941, 3060 Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK93
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Completed Actions
197. Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case
2019-D036)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; 41 U.S.C. 1908
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to adjusts statutory
acquisition-related thresholds for inflation to implement 41 U.S.C.
1908 and other acquisition-related thresholds as a matter of policy,
effective October 1, 2020.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/08/20 85 FR 19716
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/08/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 09/29/20 85 FR 61502
Final Action Effective.............. 10/01/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer D. Johnson, Office of the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense,
Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Room 3B941, 3060 Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK76
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Department of the Navy (NAVY)
Final Rule Stage
198. Professional Conduct of Attorneys Practicing Under the Cognizance
And Supervision of the Judge Advocate General (Section 610 Review)
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 10 U.S.C. 806; 10 U.S.C. 806a; 10 U.S.C. 826; 10
U.S.C. 827; 10 U.S.C. 1044; . . .
Abstract: This action will amend a Department of the Navy rule last
revised November 27, 2015 (80 FR 73991) to remove internal content and
conform the language to the current Judge Advocate General Instruction
5803.1E of the same name, available at https://www.jag.navy.mil/library/instructions/JAGINST_5803-1E.pdf. This amendment supports a
recommendation of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 12/00/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: CDR Katherine Callan, Department of Defense,
Department of the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE,
Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066, Phone: 703 614-7408, Email:
[email protected]
RIN: 0703-AB19
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
199. TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the TRICARE
Program
E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: Under the current regulations, TRICARE excludes
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized providers whether or not their
services would be eligible as medically necessary care if furnished by
any other authorized provider. In addition, the current regulation
excludes acupuncture treatment whether used as a therapeutic agent or
as an anesthetic. This proposed rule seeks to eliminate these
exclusions and to add benefit coverage of chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment when deemed medically necessary for specific conditions. This
rule proposes to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) and
Licensed Acupuncturists (LACs) who meet established qualifications as
TRICARE-authorized providers and will establish reimbursement rates and
cost-sharing provisions for covered chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/00/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joy Mullane, Department of Defense, Office of
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, 16401 E Centretech Parkway,
Aurora, CO 80011-9066, Phone: 303 676-3457, Fax: 303 676-3579, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 0720-AB77
[FR Doc. 2021-04332 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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