Department of Defense December 10, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Nominations for Membership on the Ocean Research Advisory Panel
Document Number: 2012-29720
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) is soliciting nominations for eight new members.
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Fiber Optic Sensor Systems Technology Corporation
Document Number: 2012-29719
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Fiber Optic Sensor Systems Technology Corporation a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice the field of use of electrical power measurements for the measurement or control of temperature, pressure, strain, vibration, acceleration, and any other measurement enabled in electrical power systems, including but not limited to, substations, generating facilities, transmission lines, distribution facilities and other electrical power infrastructure and in electrical power systems equipment, including but not limited to, generators, motors, transformers, switches, power supplies, batteries and other devices employed to generate, transform, transport, distribute or store electrical energy; the field of use microphones for the measurement of sound pressure; the field of use of monitoring and control systems used in industrial production and infrastructure monitoring and control, including particularly supervisory control systems and distributed control systems used in manufacturing, mining and utilities in the United States, the Government-owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 7,020,354: Intensity Modulated Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor, Navy Case No. 83,816.//U.S. Patent No. 7,149,374: Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor, Navy Case No. 84,557.//U.S. Patent No. 7,379,630: Multiplexed Fiber Optic Sensor System, Navy Case No. 97,488.//U.S. Patent No. 7,460,740: Intensity Modulated Fiber Optic Static Pressure Sensor System, Navy Case No. 97,279.//U.S. Patent No. 7,646,946: Intensity Modulated Fiber Optic Strain Sensor, Navy Case No. 97,005.//U.S. Patent No. 7,697,798: Fiber Optic Pressure Sensors and Catheters, Navy Case No. 97,569.//U.S. Patent No. 8,195,013: Miniature Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors, Navy Case No. 98,030.//U.S. Patent Application No. 12/698,646: Miniature Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors, Navy Case No. 100,134 and any continuations, divisionals or re-issues thereof.
Update to the TR-12 Fuel Related Rate Adjustment Policy (SDDC Fuel Surcharge Policy)
Document Number: 2012-29694
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
FRA for freight-all-kinds (FAK) and transportation protective service (TPS) truckload (TL) shipments will be calculated using a mileage-based formula. The current percentage of line-haul formula will remain in effect for less-than-truckload (LTL) and Personal Property (PP) shipments. The percentage of line-haul increment factor will increase from $.10 to $.13. The baseline will remain at $2.50. At the discretion of SDDC, FRA may be paid for negotiated shipments based on the terms of the negotiation. Changes to PP will become effective in 15 May 2013. The mileage- based formula and the increment change will take effect in 1 June 2013 for FAK and TPS. No changes made to DTC or PSSFC FRA effective dates. The above changes will not apply to the Defense Transportation Coordination (DTC) contract or the Protective Security Service Freight Contract (PSSFC) for Defense Distribution Center, Warner Robins, GA (DDWG). Shipments for DTC and PSSFC DDWG will be calculated using a percentage of line haul formula with $.10 increments. DTC baseline will remain at $1.30 and PSSFC DDWG will remain at $2.50. SDDC will not pay FRA on ``Spot Bid'' or One Time Only (OTO) personal property movements, regardless of mode. SDDC will not pay a FRA for any type of rail shipment. SDDC will not pay FRA on commercial security escort vehicles (CSEV).
Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC) Removal for Commercial Users To Access Electronic Transportation Acquisition (ETA)
Document Number: 2012-29693
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
To implement DoD Instruction 8520.2, dated April 1, 2004, SDDC required all commercial accounts accessing transportation systems and applications to use a commercial PKI certificate or Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC). TWIC does not meet DOD security standards and cannot be used as of January 29, 2013.
Notice of Correction to the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Gateway Pacific Terminals Bulk Dry Goods Shipping Facility and the Custer Spur Rail Expansion Projects
Document Number: 2012-29692
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
This notice corrects the date of one of the public scoping meetings listed in the Notice of Intent published in the Federal Register (77 FR 71405) on Friday, November 30, 2012. The Seattle public scoping meeting will be held at the Washington State Convention Center, Ballroom 6F, 800 Convention Place, Seattle, WA 98101 on Thursday, December 13, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Change to the Military Freight Carrier Registration Program (FCRP)
Document Number: 2012-29691
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) is providing notice that it will, effective 1 December 2012, only accept domestic motor transportation service provider (TSP) registrations during the FCRP open season which will run 1 September through 30 November each year. This will affect domestic motor TSPs only (common, contract, logistics, freight forwarders, and brokers). This does not apply to registration of air, rail, ocean, pipeline, barge, international, and household goods TSPs. This update will be included in the next release of the Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication (MFTURP) NO. 1.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Iran Threat Reduction
Document Number: 2012-29639
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require certifications that implement the expansion of sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran and sanctions with respect to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, as contained in Titles II and III of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-63; Introduction
Document Number: 2012-29638
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-63. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-63; Small Entity Compliance Guide
Document Number: 2012-29634
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-12-10
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rule appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-63, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2005-63, which precedes this document. These documents are also available via the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov.
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