Department of Defense October 31, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the annual meeting of the Board of Visitors, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). This meeting will be conducted as a telephone conference call. Members of the public will be able to listen in on the proceedings. Time is also allotted in the agenda for public comments by individuals and organizations that may wish to address the Board. Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central Standard Time). Location: This will be a Telephonic Conference. Proposed Agenda: Update briefings from the WHINSEC Commandant; Department of State; US Northern Command and US Southern Command; the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy); the Board's Subcommittees on Education and Outreach respectively; and Public Comments period.

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) for the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed action to construct a General Purpose Warehouse and Information Technology Center at Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin, CaliforniaTracy Site. The EA has been prepared as required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (1969). In addition, the EA complies with DLA Regulation (DLAR) 1000.22. DLA has determined that the proposed action was not a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the context of NEPA. Therefore, the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required.

DoD is issuing a final rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add Croatia as a new designated country under the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA). Croatia joined the European Union, which is a party to the WTO GPA, on July 1, 2013.

DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to further implement DoD policy relating to competitive acquisitions in which only one offer is received, providing additional exceptions, and further addressing requests for data other than certified cost or pricing data from the Canadian Commercial Corporation.

DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the United StatesPanama Trade Promotion Agreement. This Trade Promotion Agreement is a free trade agreement that provides for mutually non-discriminatory treatment of eligible products and services from Panama.