USAID Assistance Regulation: Plain Language and Conforming Revisions, 63111 [2024-16946]

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• Agency for International Development

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16946]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2 CFR Parts 700

RIN 0412-AB12


USAID Assistance Regulation: Plain Language and Conforming 
Revisions

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks 
public comment on a proposed rule that would revise the Agency for 
International Development Assistance Regulation to maintain consistency 
with Federal and agency regulations and guidance, make editorial 
amendments to clarify the regulation, and implement the Office of 
Management and Budget's April 2024 revisions.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than September 3, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by your name, company name 
(if any), and the Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 0412-AB12 for 
this rulemaking via the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for sending comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and RIN for this rulemaking. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. We recommend that you do not submit information 
that you consider Confidential Business Information (CBI) or any 
information that is otherwise protected from disclosure by statute. If 
your comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, 
please email the point of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Miskowski, 202-256-7378, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023

    The Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023 (12 
U.S.C. 553(b)(4)) requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking include 
the internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length 
of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the 
internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 note). In summary: ``USAID seeks public comment on a 
proposed rule that would revise the Agency for International 
Development Assistance Regulation to maintain consistency with Federal 
and agency regulations and guidance, make editorial amendments to 
clarify the regulation, and implement the Office of Management and 
Budget's April 2024 revisions to Title 2, Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 
200 of the Code of Federal Regulations.''
    The proposal, including the summary provided herein, can be found 
at https://www.regulations.gov.

B. Additional Information

    USAID is publishing in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register a final rule with the same title that identifies 
administrative and editorial revisions to the Assistance Regulation. 
USAID is publishing these changes in the direct final rule because the 
Agency views it as a conforming and administrative amendment and does 
not anticipate any adverse comments. A detailed discussion of revisions 
proposed to the Assistance Regulation is set forth in the preamble of 
the direct final rule. If no significant adverse comment is received in 
response to the direct final rule, no further action will be taken 
related to this proposed rule. If significant adverse comment(s) are 
received on the direct final rule, USAID will publish a timely 
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public of changes to 
what part(s) or subpart(s) of the Assistance Regulation, as announced 
in the direct final rule, will not take effect. Any portions of the 
final rule for which no significant adverse comment is received will 
become final after the designated period. All public comments received 
on the direct final rule will be addressed in a subsequent final rule 
based on this proposed rule. USAID will not institute a second comment 
period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do 
so at this time.

C. Instructions

    All comments must be in writing and submitted through one of the 
methods specified in the Addresses section above. All submissions must 
include the title of the action and RIN for this rulemaking. Please 
include your name, title, organization, postal address, telephone 
number, and email address in the text of the message. Please note, 
however, that because security screening precautions have slowed the 
delivery and dependability of surface mail to USAID/Washington, USAID 
recommends sending all comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal. All 
comments received will be posted without change to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal including any personal information provided. As 
noted above, in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register, USAID is publishing a direct final rule with the same title 
that announces revisions to the Agency for International Development 
Assistance Regulation at 2 CFR 700. For detailed information on these 
revisions, please see the direct final rule.

Jami J. Rodgers,
Chief Acquisition Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-16946 Filed 8-1-24; 8:45 am]
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