Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Designated Country-North Macedonia (DFARS Case 2024-D001), 73241-73243 [2023-23434]
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Secretary of the Navy (without further
delegation) makes a determination; and
(2) foreign contractors may not be used
to perform facilities maintenance unless
approved by the Secretary of the Navy.
The objective of the rule is to implement
the restrictions of section 1025 of the
NDAA for FY 2021 on the overhaul or
repair of a naval vessel in a shipyard
outside the United States or Guam, with
exceptions as described in this
paragraph.
No public comments were received in
response to the initial regulatory
flexibility analysis.
DoD reviewed data from the Federal
Procurement Data System for fiscal
years 2020, 2021, and 2022 for contracts
for the repair or overhaul of naval
vessels outside the United States or
Guam that exceeded the simplified
acquisition threshold. DoD awarded a
total of 383 contracts to an average of 76
unique small entities.
It is expected that this rule will
continue to provide small businesses
the opportunity to participate in
acquisitions for the overhaul or repair of
a naval vessel in a shipyard outside the
United States or Guam, since naval
vessel overhaul restrictions currently
exist, and this rule provides exceptions
that allow for U.S. contractor personnel
to perform certain repairs and
maintenance in accordance with 10
U.S.C. 8680(a).
This rule does not include any new
reporting, recordkeeping, or other
compliance requirements for small
entities.
There are no known significant
alternative approaches to the rule that
would meet the requirements of the
statute.
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain any
information collection requirements that
require the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 225
Government procurement.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
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Therefore, 48 CFR part 225 is
amended as follows:
PART 225—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 225 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
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225.7013
[Amended]
2. Amend section 225.7013 by
removing the introductory text and
paragraphs (a) and (b).
■ 3. Add sections 225.7013–0,
225.7013–1, and 225.7013–2 to read as
follows:
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225.7013–0
Scope.
This section implements 10 U.S.C.
8679 and 10 U.S.C. 8680.
225.7013–1
Definitions.
As used in this section—
Corrective and preventive
maintenance or repair means—
(1) Maintenance or repair actions
performed as a result of a failure in
order to return or restore equipment to
acceptable performance levels; and
(2) Scheduled maintenance or repair
actions to prevent or discover functional
failures.
Facilities maintenance means the
effort required to—
(1) Provide housekeeping services
throughout the ship;
(2) Perform coating maintenance and
repair to exterior and interior surfaces
due to normal environmental
conditions; and
(3) Clean mechanical spaces, mission
zones, and topside spaces.
225.7013–2
Restrictions.
(a) Contract award (10 U.S.C. 8679).
Do not award a contract to construct in
a foreign shipyard—
(1) A vessel for any of the armed
forces; or
(2) A major component of the hull or
superstructure of a vessel for any of the
armed forces.
(b) Overhaul, repair, or maintenance
(10 U.S.C. 8680). (1) Do not overhaul,
repair, or maintain, in a shipyard
outside the United States or Guam, a
naval vessel (or any other vessel under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Navy) homeported in the United States
or Guam.
(2) This restriction on overhaul,
repair, or maintenance does not apply
to—
(i) Voyage repairs; or
(ii) Repairs necessary to correct
damage sustained due to hostile actions
or interventions.
(3) For a naval vessel classified as a
littoral combat ship and operating on
deployment—
(i) Corrective and preventive
maintenance or repair, whether
intermediate or depot level, and
facilities maintenance may be
performed if the work is performed by
U.S. Government personnel or U.S.
contractor personnel—
(A) In a foreign shipyard;
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(B) At a facility outside of a foreign
shipyard; or
(C) At any other facility convenient to
the vessel;
(ii) Foreign workers may be used to
perform corrective and preventive
maintenance or repair, only if the
Secretary of the Navy, without power of
delegation, determines that travel by
U.S. Government or contractor
personnel to perform the maintenance
or repair is not advisable for health or
safety reasons; and
(iii) Foreign contractors may perform
facilities maintenance only as approved
by the Secretary of Navy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Part 252
[Docket DARS–2023–0038]
RIN 0750–AL98
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement: New
Designated Country—North Macedonia
(DFARS Case 2024–D001)
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 North Macedonia as a
new designated country under the
World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement.
DATES: Effective October 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kimberly Bass, 703–717–3446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
On June 7, 2023, the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Committee on
Government Procurement approved the
accession of North Macedonia to the
WTO Government Procurement
Agreement (GPA). This final rule
amends the DFARS to add North
Macedonia to the list of World Trade
Organization (WTO) Government
Procurement Agreement (GPA)
countries wherever it appears in the
DFARS, as part of the definition of
‘‘designated country’’.
The Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
2501 et seq.) provides the authority for
the President to waive the Buy
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American statute and other
discriminatory provisions for eligible
products from countries that have
signed an international trade agreement
with the United States (such as the
WTO GPA). The President has delegated
this authority to the U.S. Trade
Representative.
The U.S. Trade Representative has
determined that North Macedonia will
provide appropriate reciprocal
competitive Government procurement
opportunities to United States products
and services, because North Macedonia
is a party to the WTO GPA. The U.S.
Trade Representative published a notice
in the Federal Register waiving the Buy
American statute and other
discriminatory provisions for eligible
products from North Macedonia at 88
FR 68905 on October 4, 2023. The
United States, which also is a party to
the GPA, has agreed to waive
discriminatory purchasing requirements
for eligible products and suppliers of
North Macedonia beginning on October
30, 2023, the date on which the WTO
GPA will enter into force for North
Macedonia.
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II. 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,
Publication of Proposed Regulations.
Subsection (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 only amends the
DFARS definition of ‘‘designated
country’’ to reflect that North
Macedonia is now a party to the WTO
GPA, without significant effect beyond
the internal operating procedures of the
Government.
III. Applicability to Contracts at or
Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold (SAT) and for Commercial
Products (Including Commercially
Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items),
or for Commercial Services
This final rule amends the clauses at
DFARS 252.225–7017, Photovoltaic
Device; 252.225–7021, Trade
Agreements; and 252.225–7045, Balance
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of Payments Program—Construction
Material Under Trade Agreements.
However, this final rule does not impose
any new requirements on contracts at or
below the SAT, for commercial products
including COTS items, or for
commercial services. This final rule
does not change the applicability of the
clauses to acquisitions at or below the
SAT, to acquisitions of commercial
products including COTS items, or to
acquisitions of commercial services.
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, as amended.
V. Congressional Review Act
As required by the Congressional
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808) before an
interim or final rule takes effect, DoD
will submit a copy of the interim or
final rule with the form, Submission of
Federal Rules under the Congressional
Review Act, to the U.S. Senate, the U.S.
House of Representatives, and the
Comptroller General of the United
States. A major rule under the
Congressional Review Act cannot take
effect until 60 days after it is published
in the Federal Register. The Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs has
determined that this rule is not a major
rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804.
VI. 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.
VII. Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule affects the information
collection requirements in the
provisions at DFARS 252.225–7018,
Photovoltaic Devices-Certificate; and
252.225–7020, Trade Agreements
Certificate, currently approved under
OMB Control Number 0704–0229,
entitled DFARS Part 225, Foreign
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Acquisition, and associated clauses, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DFARS provisions 252.225–7018 and
252.225–7020 rely on the definition of
‘‘designated country’’ in DFARS clauses
252.225–7017 and 252.225–7021, which
now includes North Macedonia. The
impact of this rule, however, is
negligible, because the addition of North
Macedonia to the definition of
‘‘designated country’’ merely provides
another possible source of the items
covered by these provisions and clauses.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
Government procurement.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
Therefore, 48 CFR part 252 is
amended as follows:
PART 252—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 252 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
252.225–7017
[Amended]
2. Amend section 252.225–7017—
a. By removing the clause date of
‘‘(DEC 2022)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2023)’’
in its place; and
■ b. In paragraph (a) of the clause, in the
definition of ‘‘Designated country’’ in
paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical
order, the country of ‘‘North
Macedonia’’.
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■
252.225–7021
[Amended]
3. Amend section 252.225–7021—
a. In the basic clause—
i. By removing the clause date of
‘‘(JAN 2023)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2023)’’
in its place;
■ ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition
of ‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph
(1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ‘‘North Macedonia’’;
■ b. In the Alternate II clause—
■ i. By removing the clause date of
‘‘(JAN 2023)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2023)’’
in its place; and
■ ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition
of ‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph
(1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ‘‘North Macedonia’’.
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■
■
252.225–7045
[Amended]
4. Amend section 252.225–7045—
a. In the basic clause—
i. By removing the clause date of
‘‘(JAN 2023)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2023)’’
in its place;
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ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition
of ‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph
(1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ‘‘North Macedonia’’;
■ b. In the Alternate I clause—
■ i. By removing the clause date of
‘‘(JAN 2023)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2023)’’
in its place;
■ ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition
of ‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph
(1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ‘‘North Macedonia’’;
■ c. In the Alternate II clause—
■ i. By removing the clause date of
‘‘(JAN 2023)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2023)’’
in its place;
■ ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition
of ‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph
(1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ‘‘North Macedonia’’; and
■ d. In the Alternate III clause—
■ i. By removing the clause date of
‘‘(JAN 2023)’’ and adding ‘‘(OCT 2023)’’
in its place;
■ ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition
of ‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph
(1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ‘‘North Macedonia’’.
■
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 231018–0249; RTID 0648–
XD380]
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Fisheries; 2024 Fishing Quotas for
Atlantic Surfclams and Ocean
Quahogs; and Suspension of Atlantic
Surfclam Minimum Size Limit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and
ocean quahog fisheries for 2024 will
remain status quo. NMFS also suspends
the minimum size limit for Atlantic
surfclams for the 2024 fishing year.
Regulations for these fisheries require
NMFS to notify the public of the
allowable harvest levels for Atlantic
surfclams and ocean quahogs from the
Exclusive Economic Zone even if the
previous year’s quota specifications
remain unchanged. The 2024 quotas
were previously announced as projected
values. This action confirms the final
quotas are unchanged from those
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projections. This action would not
result in harm to these fisheries.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2024,
through December 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Potts, Fishery Policy Analyst,
978–281–9341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
requires that NMFS issue notice in the
Federal Register of the upcoming year’s
quota, even if the quota remains
unchanged from the previous year. At
its June 2023 meeting, the Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council)
recommended no change to the quota
specifications for Atlantic surfclams and
ocean quahogs for the 2024 fishing year.
We are announcing 2024 quota levels of
3.4 million bushels (bu) (181 million L)
for Atlantic surfclams, 5.36 million bu
(285 million L) for ocean quahogs, and
100,000 million bu (3.52 million L) for
Maine ocean quahogs. These quotas
were published as projected 2024 limits
in the Federal Register on May 13, 2021
(86 FR 26186). This rule establishes
these quotas as unchanged from 2021
and final.
The regulations at 50 CFR 648.75(b)(3)
allow the Regional Administrator to
annually suspend the minimum size
limit for Atlantic surfclams unless
discard, catch, and biological sampling
data indicate that 30 percent or more of
the Atlantic surfclams have a shell
length less than 4.75 inches (121 mm)
and the overall reduced size is not
attributable to harvest from beds where
growth of the individual clams has been
reduced because of density-dependent
factors. The default minimum size limit
is intended to prevent the fishery from
harvesting too many small clams such
that it could harm the overall
population. The size limit is
unnecessary if small clams are not a
significant portion of overall catch. At
its June 2023 meeting, the Council
reviewed recent developments in the
fishery and recommended the Regional
Administrator once again suspend the
minimum size limit for Atlantic
surfclams for the 2024 fishing year.
Commercial surfclam data for 2023
indicated that 19.7 percent of the overall
commercial landings were composed of
surfclams that were less than the 4.75inch (121-mm) default minimum size.
Based on the information available,
the Regional Administrator concurs
with the Council’s recommendation and
is suspending the minimum size limit
for Atlantic surfclams for the upcoming
fishing year (January 1 through
December 31, 2024).
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Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, has
determined that this rule is consistent
with the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog FMP, other provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other
applicable law.
This action does not introduce any
new reporting, recordkeeping, or other
compliance requirements. This rule
does not duplicate, overlap, or conflict
with other Federal rules.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there
is good cause to waive prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment on
this action, as notice and comment
would be unnecessary and contrary to
the public interest. This rule is routine
and formulaic. The public was given the
opportunity to comment on the
proposed rule for the 2021–2026
specifications (86 FR 9901, February 17,
2021), including the projected 2024
specifications, which remain
unchanged. Delaying this action would
prolong public uncertainty about the
final quotas for the 2024 fishing year,
and could delay issuance of 2024
Individual Transferable Quota cage tags
to quota shareholders. The public and
industry participants expect this action
because we previously alerted the
public that we would conduct this
review in interim years of the multi-year
specifications and announce the final
quotas before or as close as possible to
the January 1 start of the fishing year.
This rule could not be published earlier
because of the time necessary to collect
data and conduct the analysis to support
suspending the minimum size limit for
Atlantic surfclams.
This rule is exempt from the
requirements of Executive Order 12866
because it contains no implementing
regulations.
Because prior notice and opportunity
for public comment are not required for
this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other
law, the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq., are inapplicable. Accordingly,
no Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is
required and none has been prepared.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 19, 2023.
Jonathan M. Kurland,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Part 252
[Docket DARS-2023-0038]
RIN 0750-AL98
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Designated
Country--North Macedonia (DFARS Case 2024-D001)
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 North Macedonia as a
new designated country under the World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement.
DATES: Effective October 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kimberly Bass, 703-717-3446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On June 7, 2023, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on
Government Procurement approved the accession of North Macedonia to the
WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). This final rule amends the
DFARS to add North Macedonia to the list of World Trade Organization
(WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) countries wherever it
appears in the DFARS, as part of the definition of ``designated
country''.
The Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) provides the
authority for the President to waive the Buy
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American statute and other discriminatory provisions for eligible
products from countries that have signed an international trade
agreement with the United States (such as the WTO GPA). The President
has delegated this authority to the U.S. Trade Representative.
The U.S. Trade Representative has determined that North Macedonia
will provide appropriate reciprocal competitive Government procurement
opportunities to United States products and services, because North
Macedonia is a party to the WTO GPA. The U.S. Trade Representative
published a notice in the Federal Register waiving the Buy American
statute and other discriminatory provisions for eligible products from
North Macedonia at 88 FR 68905 on October 4, 2023. The United States,
which also is a party to the GPA, has agreed to waive discriminatory
purchasing requirements for eligible products and suppliers of North
Macedonia beginning on October 30, 2023, the date on which the WTO GPA
will enter into force for North Macedonia.
II. 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, Publication of Proposed
Regulations. Subsection (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 only amends the DFARS definition of ``designated country''
to reflect that North Macedonia is now a party to the WTO GPA, without
significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of the
Government.
III. Applicability to Contracts at or Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold (SAT) and for Commercial Products (Including Commercially
Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items), or for Commercial Services
This final rule amends the clauses at DFARS 252.225-7017,
Photovoltaic Device; 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements; and 252.225-7045,
Balance of Payments Program--Construction Material Under Trade
Agreements. However, this final rule does not impose any new
requirements on contracts at or below the SAT, for commercial products
including COTS items, or for commercial services. This final rule does
not change the applicability of the clauses to acquisitions at or below
the SAT, to acquisitions of commercial products including COTS items,
or to acquisitions of commercial services.
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, as amended.
V. Congressional Review Act
As required by the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808)
before an interim or final rule takes effect, DoD will submit a copy of
the interim or final rule with the form, Submission of Federal Rules
under the Congressional Review Act, to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House
of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States. A
major rule under the Congressional Review Act cannot take effect until
60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. The Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that this rule is not
a major rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804.
VI. 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.
VII. Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule affects the information collection requirements in
the provisions at DFARS 252.225-7018, Photovoltaic Devices-Certificate;
and 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate, currently approved
under OMB Control Number 0704-0229, entitled DFARS Part 225, Foreign
Acquisition, and associated clauses, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). DFARS provisions 252.225-7018 and
252.225-7020 rely on the definition of ``designated country'' in DFARS
clauses 252.225-7017 and 252.225-7021, which now includes North
Macedonia. The impact of this rule, however, is negligible, because the
addition of North Macedonia to the definition of ``designated country''
merely provides another possible source of the items covered by these
provisions and clauses.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
Government procurement.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
Therefore, 48 CFR part 252 is amended as follows:
PART 252--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 252 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.
252.225-7017 [Amended]
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2. Amend section 252.225-7017--
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a. By removing the clause date of ``(DEC 2022)'' and adding ``(OCT
2023)'' in its place; and
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b. In paragraph (a) of the clause, in the definition of ``Designated
country'' in paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the
country of ``North Macedonia''.
252.225-7021 [Amended]
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3. Amend section 252.225-7021--
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a. In the basic clause--
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i. By removing the clause date of ``(JAN 2023)'' and adding ``(OCT
2023)'' in its place;
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ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition of ``Designated country'' in
paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the country of ``North
Macedonia'';
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b. In the Alternate II clause--
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i. By removing the clause date of ``(JAN 2023)'' and adding ``(OCT
2023)'' in its place; and
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ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition of ``Designated country'' in
paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the country of ``North
Macedonia''.
252.225-7045 [Amended]
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4. Amend section 252.225-7045--
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a. In the basic clause--
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i. By removing the clause date of ``(JAN 2023)'' and adding ``(OCT
2023)'' in its place;
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ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition of ``Designated country'' in
paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the country of ``North
Macedonia'';
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b. In the Alternate I clause--
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i. By removing the clause date of ``(JAN 2023)'' and adding ``(OCT
2023)'' in its place;
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ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition of ``Designated country'' in
paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the country of ``North
Macedonia'';
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c. In the Alternate II clause--
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i. By removing the clause date of ``(JAN 2023)'' and adding ``(OCT
2023)'' in its place;
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ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition of ``Designated country'' in
paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the country of ``North
Macedonia''; and
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d. In the Alternate III clause--
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i. By removing the clause date of ``(JAN 2023)'' and adding ``(OCT
2023)'' in its place;
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ii. In paragraph (a), in the definition of ``Designated country'' in
paragraph (1), by adding, in alphabetical order, the country of ``North
Macedonia''.
[FR Doc. 2023-23434 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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