Requirement for NASA Recipients of Financial Assistance Awards To Obtain a Quotation From Small and/or Minority Businesses, Women's Business Enterprises and Labor Surplus Area Firms, 10257-10258 [2022-03602]
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Petitioner: Century Mining LLC, 200
Chapel Brook Drive, Bridgeport, West
Virginia 26330.
Mine: Longview Mine, MSHA I.D. No.
46–09447, located in Barbour County,
West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002
(Installation of electric equipment and
conductors; permissibility.)
• Docket Number: M–2021–002–C.
FR Notice: 86 FR 16641 (3/30/2021).
Petitioner: Blue Mountain Energy,
Inc., 3607 County Road #65, Rangely,
Colorado 81648.
Mine: Deserado Mine, MSHA ID No.
05–03505, located in Rio Blanco
County, Colorado.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.507–
1(a) (Electric equipment other than
power-connection points; outby the last
open crosscut; return air; permissibility
requirements).
• Docket Number: M–2021–003–C.
FR Notice: 86 FR 16641 (3/30/2021).
Petitioner: Blue Mountain Energy,
Inc., 3607 County Road #65, Rangely,
Colorado 81648.
Mine: Deserado Mine, MSHA ID No.
05–03505, located in Rio Blanco
County, Colorado.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d)
(Permissible electric equipment).
• Docket Number: M–2021–004–C.
FR Notice: 86 FR 16641 (3/30/2021).
Petitioner: Blue Mountain Energy,
Inc., 3607 County Road #65, Rangely,
Colorado 81648.
Mine: Deserado Mine, MSHA ID No.
05–03505, located in Rio Blanco
County, Colorado.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1002(a) (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors;
permissibility).
• Docket Number: M–2021–005–C.
FR Notice: 86 FR 16644 (3/30/2021).
Petitioner: Blue Diamond Mining,
LLC, 1021 Tori Drive, Hazard,
Kentucky, 41701.
Mine: Calvary Mine #81, MSHA ID
No. 15–12753, located in Leslie County,
Kentucky.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.364
(Weekly examination). 30 CFR
75.364(b)(2) requires that at least every
7 days an examination for hazardous
conditions shall be made by a certified
person designated by the operator in at
least one entry of each return air course,
in its entirety, so that the entire air
course is traveled.
• Docket Number: M–2021–007–C.
FR Notice: 86 FR 27898 (5/24/2021).
Petitioner: Mountain Coal Company,
L.L.C., 5174 Highway 133, Somerset,
Colorado, 81434.
Mine: West Elk Mine, MSHA ID No.
05–03672, located in Gunnison County,
Colorado.
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Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.507–
1(a) (Electric equipment other than
power-connection points; outby the last
open crosscut; return air; permissibility
requirements).
• Docket Number: M–2021–009–C.
FR Notice: 86 FR 27898 (5/24/2021).
Petitioner: Mountain Coal Company,
L.L.C., 5174 Highway 133, Somerset,
Colorado, 81434.
Mine: West Elk Mine, MSHA ID No.
05–03672, located in Gunnison County,
Colorado.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR
75.1002(a) (Installation of electric
equipment and conductors;
permissibility).
• Docket Number: M–2021–004–M.
FR Notice: 86 FR 38360 (7/20/2021).
Petitioner: Genesis Alkali, LLC, 580
Westvaco Rd., Green River, Wyoming,
82935.
Mine: Genesis Alkali @WESTVACO,
MSHA ID No. 48–00152, located in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 57.22305
(Approved equipment (III mines)).
• Docket Number: M–2021–026–C.
FR Notice: 86 FR 46018 (8/17/21).
Petitioner: Marion County Coal
Resources, Inc., 151 Johnnycake Road,
Metz, West Virginia (Zip 26585).
Mine: Marion County Mine, MSHA ID
No. 46–01433, located in Marion
County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75–1700
(Oil and gas wells).
Song-ae Aromie Noe,
Acting Director, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[NOTICE: [22–013]]
Requirement for NASA Recipients of
Financial Assistance Awards To
Obtain a Quotation From Small and/or
Minority Businesses, Women’s
Business Enterprises and Labor
Surplus Area Firms
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
new term and condition that requires
recipients of NASA financial assistance
to obtain a quotation from small and/or
minority businesses, women’s business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms.
AGENCY:
The Grants Policy and
Compliance Branch (GPC) in the
National Aeronautics and Space
SUMMARY:
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Administration’s (NASA) Office of the
Chief Financial Officer is soliciting
public comment on the Agency’s
proposed implementation of a new term
and condition that requires recipients of
NASA financial assistance to obtain a
quotation from small and/or minority
businesses, women’s business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms
when the acquisition of goods or
services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold. In response to the
Executive Order regarding Advancing
Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the
Federal Government, NASA has been
working to identify and address barriers
that underserved communities and
individuals may face in taking
advantage of procurement, contracting,
or grant opportunities. To address these
barriers, NASA has taken a few actions
including proposing the term and
condition described above. NASA is
taking this action to ensure that entities
funded by NASA are compliant with the
procurement standards in the uniform
guidance. NASA’s expectation is that
this action will result in an increase in
contracting opportunities for small and/
or minority businesses, women’s
business enterprises and labor surplus
area firms that contract with NASA
financial assistance recipients.
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Headquarters, 300
E Street SW, Rm. 6087, Washington, DC
20546 or sent through
www.regulations.gov; Phone Number:
202–358–2180, FAX Number: 202–358–
3336. We encourage respondents to
submit comments electronically to
ensure timely receipt. We cannot
guarantee that comments mailed will be
received before the comment closing
date. Please include ‘‘Requirement to
obtain a quotation from small and/or
minority businesses, women’s business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms’’
in the subject line of the email message.
Please also include the full body of your
comments in the text of the message and
as an attachment. Include your name,
title, organization, postal address,
telephone number, and email address in
your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christiane S. Diallo, email:
Christiane.diallo@nasa.gov, telephone
(202) 358–5179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 25, 2021, President Biden
issued E.O. 13985, Advancing Racial
Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
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Government, outlining a comprehensive
approach to advancing equity for all,
including people of color and others
who have been historically underserved,
marginalized, and adversely affected by
persistent poverty and inequality. Given
that advancing equity requires a
systematic approach to embedding
fairness in the decision-making process,
the E.O. instructs agencies to recognize
and work to redress inequities in their
policies and programs that serve as
barriers to equal opportunity.
In response to E.O. 13985, NASA has
been working to identify and address
barriers that underserved communities
and individuals may face in taking
advantage of procurement, contracting,
or grant opportunities. Through focused
engagement with stakeholders and
comments received from 86 FR 31735,
June 15, 2021, Request for Information
on Advancing Racial Equity and
Support for Underserved Communities
in NASA Programs, Contracts and
Grants Process, NASA has learned that
access to information and a lack of
resources and opportunities are just
some of the barriers faced by
underserved communities. As such,
GPC has reviewed NASA’s grants
management policies and procedures
and has identified a few actions that can
be taken to reduce these barriers,
including a proposed implementation of
a new term and condition that requires
recipients of NASA financial assistance
to obtain a quotation from small and/or
minority businesses, women’s business
enterprises or labor surplus area firms
when the acquisition of goods or
services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold.
The full text of the new term and
condition is provided below:
Requirement To Obtain a Quotation
From Small and/or Minority
Businesses, Women’s Business
Enterprises or Labor Surplus Area
Firms
Pursuant to the requirements in 2 CFR
200.321, Contracting with small and
minority businesses, women’s business
enterprises, and labor surplus area
firms, grant and cooperative agreement
recipients shall, to the extent
practicable, obtain at least one quotation
in response to a recipient-issued
Request for Quotation (RFQ) from a
small and/or minority business,
women’s business enterprise or labor
surplus area firms when the acquisition
of goods or services exceeds the
simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)
as defined in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) part 2.101, Definitions
(currently the SAT is $250,000). In the
event that recipients are unable to
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obtain at least one quote from a small
and/or minority businesswomen’s
business enterprise or labor surplus area
firm, a written justification indicating
why this was not possible must be
maintained in the recipient’s records.
Additional Information: The public is
invited to attend the Commission’s
meeting live by webcast at the web
address—https://video.nrc.gov/.
End of Proposed Term and Condition
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of February 28, 2022.
Implementation
Upon receipt and resolution of all
comments, it is NASA’s intention to
implement the new term through a
revision to the NASA Grant and
Cooperative Agreement Manual
(GCAM). These revised terms and
conditions will become effective thirty
days from the final notice publication
date in the Federal Register and will be
available in the GCAM.
The new term and condition will be
applied to all new NASA awards and
funding amendments to existing awards
made on or after the effective date.
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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STATUS: Public.
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
9:55 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public
Meeting) (Tentative)
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Additional Information: The
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Hearing Requests in Exelon Multiple
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a.m. was rescheduled due to technical
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at 301–287–3591 or via email at
Wesley.Held@nrc.gov. The schedule for
Commission meetings is subject to
change on short notice.
The NRC Commission Meeting
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at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
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The NRC provides reasonable
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[FR Doc No: 2022-03602]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[NOTICE: [22-013]]
Requirement for NASA Recipients of Financial Assistance Awards To
Obtain a Quotation From Small and/or Minority Businesses, Women's
Business Enterprises and Labor Surplus Area Firms
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Request for public comment on new term and condition that
requires recipients of NASA financial assistance to obtain a quotation
from small and/or minority businesses, women's business enterprises or
labor surplus area firms.
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SUMMARY: The Grants Policy and Compliance Branch (GPC) in the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Office of the Chief
Financial Officer is soliciting public comment on the Agency's proposed
implementation of a new term and condition that requires recipients of
NASA financial assistance to obtain a quotation from small and/or
minority businesses, women's business enterprises or labor surplus area
firms when the acquisition of goods or services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold. In response to the Executive Order regarding
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through
the Federal Government, NASA has been working to identify and address
barriers that underserved communities and individuals may face in
taking advantage of procurement, contracting, or grant opportunities.
To address these barriers, NASA has taken a few actions including
proposing the term and condition described above. NASA is taking this
action to ensure that entities funded by NASA are compliant with the
procurement standards in the uniform guidance. NASA's expectation is
that this action will result in an increase in contracting
opportunities for small and/or minority businesses, women's business
enterprises and labor surplus area firms that contract with NASA
financial assistance recipients.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Rm. 6087,
Washington, DC 20546 or sent through www.regulations.gov; Phone Number:
202-358-2180, FAX Number: 202-358-3336. We encourage respondents to
submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt. We cannot
guarantee that comments mailed will be received before the comment
closing date. Please include ``Requirement to obtain a quotation from
small and/or minority businesses, women's business enterprises or labor
surplus area firms'' in the subject line of the email message. Please
also include the full body of your comments in the text of the message
and as an attachment. Include your name, title, organization, postal
address, telephone number, and email address in your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christiane S. Diallo, email:
[email protected], telephone (202) 358-5179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued
E.O. 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
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Government, outlining a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for
all, including people of color and others who have been historically
underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty
and inequality. Given that advancing equity requires a systematic
approach to embedding fairness in the decision-making process, the E.O.
instructs agencies to recognize and work to redress inequities in their
policies and programs that serve as barriers to equal opportunity.
In response to E.O. 13985, NASA has been working to identify and
address barriers that underserved communities and individuals may face
in taking advantage of procurement, contracting, or grant
opportunities. Through focused engagement with stakeholders and
comments received from 86 FR 31735, June 15, 2021, Request for
Information on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities in NASA Programs, Contracts and Grants Process, NASA has
learned that access to information and a lack of resources and
opportunities are just some of the barriers faced by underserved
communities. As such, GPC has reviewed NASA's grants management
policies and procedures and has identified a few actions that can be
taken to reduce these barriers, including a proposed implementation of
a new term and condition that requires recipients of NASA financial
assistance to obtain a quotation from small and/or minority businesses,
women's business enterprises or labor surplus area firms when the
acquisition of goods or services exceeds the simplified acquisition
threshold.
The full text of the new term and condition is provided below:
Requirement To Obtain a Quotation From Small and/or Minority
Businesses, Women's Business Enterprises or Labor Surplus Area Firms
Pursuant to the requirements in 2 CFR 200.321, Contracting with
small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor
surplus area firms, grant and cooperative agreement recipients shall,
to the extent practicable, obtain at least one quotation in response to
a recipient-issued Request for Quotation (RFQ) from a small and/or
minority business, women's business enterprise or labor surplus area
firms when the acquisition of goods or services exceeds the simplified
acquisition threshold (SAT) as defined in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) part 2.101, Definitions (currently the SAT is
$250,000). In the event that recipients are unable to obtain at least
one quote from a small and/or minority businesswomen's business
enterprise or labor surplus area firm, a written justification
indicating why this was not possible must be maintained in the
recipient's records.
End of Proposed Term and Condition
Implementation
Upon receipt and resolution of all comments, it is NASA's intention
to implement the new term through a revision to the NASA Grant and
Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM). These revised terms and conditions
will become effective thirty days from the final notice publication
date in the Federal Register and will be available in the GCAM.
The new term and condition will be applied to all new NASA awards
and funding amendments to existing awards made on or after the
effective date.
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03602 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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