Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services, 53380-53381 [2024-13819]

Download as PDF 53380 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 26, 2024 / Proposed Rules J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations and Executive Order 14096: Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All EPA believes that this type of action does not concern human health or environmental conditions and therefore cannot be evaluated with respect to potentially disproportionate and adverse effects on communities with environmental justice concerns. This action is narrowly tailored to prevent the stranding of inventory of air conditioning and heat pump equipment using variable refrigerant flow technology while not affecting the demand for HFCs. Although this action does not concern human health or environmental conditions, EPA identified and addressed environmental justice concerns within the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule (88 FR 73098; October 24, 2023). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 84 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Chemicals, Climate change, Emissions, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Michael S. Regan, Administrator. For the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA proposes to amend 40 CFR part 84 as follows: 1. The authority citation for part 84 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: Pub. L. 116–260, Division S, Sec. 103. Subpart B—Restrictions on the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons 2. Amend § 84.54 by revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows: ■ § 84.54 Restrictions on the use of hydrofluorocarbons. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 * * * * (c) * * * (2) Effective January 1, 2026, variable refrigerant flow systems for use as residential or light commercial airconditioning or heat pumps, using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jun 25, 2024 Jkt 262001 [FR Doc. 2024–13900 Filed 6–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 48 CFR Part 40 [FAR Case 2023–008; Docket No. FAR– 2023–0008; Sequence No. 1] RIN 9000–AO56 Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. AGENCY: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on May 3, 2024, with considerations for amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement paragraphs (a), (b), and (h) in section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 that prohibits executive agencies from procuring or obtaining certain products and services that include covered semiconductor products or services effective December 23, 2027. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from July 2, 2024, to August 2, 2024, to provide additional time for interested parties to provide comments on the ANPR. Additionally, DoD, GSA, and NASA are providing instructions on how to submit business confidential information within a public comment, for this ANPR only. SUMMARY: PART 84—PHASEDOWN OF HYDROFLUOROCARBONS * global warming potential of 700 or greater. New variable refrigerant flow systems using a regulated substance, or a blend containing a regulated substance, with a global warming potential of 700 or greater may be installed prior to January 1, 2027, where all specified components of that system are manufactured in the U.S. or imported into the U.S. prior to January 1, 2026. * * * * * PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 For the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking published on May 3, 2024 (89 FR 36738), submit comments by August 2, 2024. DATES: Submit comments in response to FAR Case 2023–008 to the Federal eRulemaking portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by searching for ‘‘FAR Case 2023–008’’. Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that corresponds with ‘‘FAR Case 2023–008’’. Follow the instructions provided on the ‘‘Comment Now’’ screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘FAR Case 2023–008’’ on your attached document. If your comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the points of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ‘‘FAR Case 2023–008’’ in all correspondence related to this case. Public comments may be submitted as an individual, as an organization, or anonymously (see frequently asked questions at https:// www.regulations.gov/faq). Comments submitted in response to this ANPR will be made publicly available and are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information, or any information that you would not want publicly disclosed unless you follow the instructions below for confidential comments. Summary information of the public comments received, including any specific comments, will be posted on regulations.gov. All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or entity submitting comments as the name of their files, in accordance with the instructions below. Anyone submitting business confidential/proprietary information should clearly identify any business confidential/proprietary portion at the time of submission, file a statement justifying nondisclosure and referencing the specific legal authority claimed, and provide a nonconfidential/non-proprietary version of the submission. Any business confidential information should be in an uploaded file that has a file name beginning with the characters ‘‘BC.’’ Any page containing business confidential information must be clearly marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL/ PROPRIETARY’’ on the top of that page. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\26JNP1.SGM 26JNP1 53381 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 26, 2024 / Proposed Rules The corresponding non-confidential/ non-proprietary version of those comments must be clearly marked ‘‘PUBLIC.’’ The file name of the nonconfidential version should begin with the character ‘‘P.’’ The ‘‘BC’’ and ‘‘P’’ should be followed by the name of the person or entity submitting the comments or rebuttal comments. All filers should name their files using the name of the person or entity submitting the comments. Any submissions with file names that do not begin with a ‘‘BC’’ will be assumed to be public and will be made publicly available through https://www.regulations.gov. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check https:// www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, email Farpolicy@gsa.gov or call 202–969– 4075. Please cite FAR Case 2023–008. For information pertaining to status, publication schedules, or alternate instructions for submitting comments if https://www.regulations.gov cannot be used, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite FAR Case 2023–008. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background [FXES1111090FEDR–245–FF09E21000] DoD, GSA, and NASA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register at 89 FR 36738 on May 3, 2024. The comment period is extended to August 2, 2024, to allow additional time for interested parties to develop comments on the rule. Additionally, DoD, GSA, and NASA are providing instructions for how the public may submit business confidential information within a public comment, for this ANPR only. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Three Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; Correction List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 40 Government procurement. William F. Clark, Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. [FR Doc. 2024–13819 Filed 6–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P Species Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notification of findings; correction. AGENCY: On June 20, 2024, we published a notification of findings regarding three species not warranted for listing as endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The notification of findings contained a table with incorrect docket numbers in the ADDRESSES section. This document corrects those docket numbers. DATES: June 26, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUMMARY: Contact information Kiamichi crayfish .............................................. Rio Grande chub and Rio Grande sucker ....... Ken Collins, Field Office Supervisor, Oklahoma Ecological Services Field Office, 918–382–4504, ken_collins@ fws.gov. Shawn Sartorius, Field Supervisor, New Mexico Ecological Services Office, 505–346–2525, shawn_sartorius@ fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. This document corrects the docket numbers presented in the table in the ADDRESSES section of our notification of findings published on June 20, 2024, at 89 FR 51864. The complete ADDRESSES section, including the corrected table, appears below under ADDRESSES in this document. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Corrections In the Federal Register of June 20, 2024, in FR Doc. 2024–13617 on page 51864, in the third column, correct the ADDRESSES section to read: Detailed descriptions of the bases for the findings published on June 20, 2024, at 89 FR 51864 are available on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov under the following docket numbers: ADDRESSES: Species Docket No. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 Kiamichi crayfish (Faxonius saxatilis) ....................................................................................................................................................... Rio Grande chub (Gila pandora) .............................................................................................................................................................. Rio Grande sucker (Pantosteus plebeius, formerly Catostomus plebeius) .............................................................................................. Those descriptions are also available by contacting the appropriate person as specified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please submit any new information, materials, comments, or questions concerning the June 20, 2024, finding to the appropriate person, FWS–R2–ES–2023–0258 FWS–R2–ES–2024–0081 FWS–R2–ES–2024–0082 as specified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Anissa Craghead, Acting Regulations and Policy Chief, Division of Policy, Economics, Risk Management, and Analytics, Joint Administrative Operations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2024–13852 Filed 6–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jun 25, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\26JNP1.SGM 26JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53380-53381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13819]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 40

[FAR Case 2023-008; Docket No. FAR-2023-0008; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AO56


Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain 
Semiconductor Products and Services

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking (ANPR) on May 3, 2024, with considerations for amending the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement paragraphs (a), (b), 
and (h) in section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 that prohibits executive 
agencies from procuring or obtaining certain products and services that 
include covered semiconductor products or services effective December 
23, 2027. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from 
July 2, 2024, to August 2, 2024, to provide additional time for 
interested parties to provide comments on the ANPR. Additionally, DoD, 
GSA, and NASA are providing instructions on how to submit business 
confidential information within a public comment, for this ANPR only.

DATES: For the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking published on May 
3, 2024 (89 FR 36738), submit comments by August 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAR Case 2023-008 to the 
Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov by searching 
for ``FAR Case 2023-008''. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that 
corresponds with ``FAR Case 2023-008''. Follow the instructions 
provided on the ``Comment Now'' screen. Please include your name, 
company name (if any), and ``FAR Case 2023-008'' on your attached 
document. If your comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the points of contact in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``FAR Case 2023-
008'' in all correspondence related to this case. Public comments may 
be submitted as an individual, as an organization, or anonymously (see 
frequently asked questions at https://www.regulations.gov/faq). 
Comments submitted in response to this ANPR will be made publicly 
available and are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act. For this reason, please do not include in your 
comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive 
personal information or proprietary information, or any information 
that you would not want publicly disclosed unless you follow the 
instructions below for confidential comments. Summary information of 
the public comments received, including any specific comments, will be 
posted on regulations.gov.
    All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or 
entity submitting comments as the name of their files, in accordance 
with the instructions below. Anyone submitting business confidential/
proprietary information should clearly identify any business 
confidential/proprietary portion at the time of submission, file a 
statement justifying nondisclosure and referencing the specific legal 
authority claimed, and provide a non-confidential/non-proprietary 
version of the submission. Any business confidential information should 
be in an uploaded file that has a file name beginning with the 
characters ``BC.'' Any page containing business confidential 
information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL/
PROPRIETARY'' on the top of that page.

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The corresponding non-confidential/non-proprietary version of those 
comments must be clearly marked ``PUBLIC.'' The file name of the non-
confidential version should begin with the character ``P.'' The ``BC'' 
and ``P'' should be followed by the name of the person or entity 
submitting the comments or rebuttal comments. All filers should name 
their files using the name of the person or entity submitting the 
comments. Any submissions with file names that do not begin with a 
``BC'' will be assumed to be public and will be made publicly available 
through https://www.regulations.gov.
    To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check https://www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission 
to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, email 
[email protected] or call 202-969-4075. Please cite FAR Case 2023-008. 
For information pertaining to status, publication schedules, or 
alternate instructions for submitting comments if https://www.regulations.gov cannot be used, contact the Regulatory Secretariat 
Division at 202-501-4755 or [email protected]. Please cite FAR Case 
2023-008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    DoD, GSA, and NASA published an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register at 89 FR 36738 on May 3, 2024. The 
comment period is extended to August 2, 2024, to allow additional time 
for interested parties to develop comments on the rule. Additionally, 
DoD, GSA, and NASA are providing instructions for how the public may 
submit business confidential information within a public comment, for 
this ANPR only.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 40

    Government procurement.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-13819 Filed 6-25-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P

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