Department of Defense August 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Request for Project Proposals Pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities-Extension of Time To Submit Proposals
Document Number: 2023-17225
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-11
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 directs the Secretary of the Army to implement a pilot program for carrying out projects under a continuing authority program for economically disadvantaged communities at 100% Federal cost. The Department of the Army is requesting pilot project proposals. The Secretary is authorized to select up to 20 pilot projects. Proposals previously submitted do not need to be resubmitted.
Board of Visitors for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2023-17188
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board of Visitors for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). This meeting is open to the public.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Explanations to Unsuccessful Offerors on Certain Orders Under Task and Delivery Order Contracts
Document Number: 2023-16395
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-09
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 that requires explanations to unsuccessful awardees on certain orders under task order and delivery order contracts.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05; Small Entity Compliance Guide
Document Number: 2023-16662
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
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 rules appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-05, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2023-05, which precedes this document.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
Document Number: 2023-16661
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This document makes an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in order to make needed editorial changes.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to ASSIST Database References
Document Number: 2023-16660
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update contact information, web addresses, and office titles associated with the DoD Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System and clarify the authoritative source for a form.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Disadvantaged Business Threshold
Document Number: 2023-16659
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration to adjust the net worth threshold for owners of small disadvantaged business concerns.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback
Document Number: 2023-16658
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to encourage use of voluntary feedback mechanisms, where appropriate, to support continual improvement of the acquisition process.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05; Introduction
Document Number: 2023-16657
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-08
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-05. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers
Document Number: 2023-16385
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, which requires that domestic carriers who contract with the Federal Government to provide air transportation must submit an annual report with certain information related to prevention of human trafficking.
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2023-16727
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) will take place.
Department of Defense Board of Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2023-16726
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Department of Defense Board of Actuaries will take place.
National Security Education Board (NSEB); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2023-16730
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the National Security Education Board will take place.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Initiate Section 106 Public Consultation Regarding Removal of the Confederate Memorial From Arlington National Cemetery
Document Number: 2023-16639
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army
The Department of the Army intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and to conduct the section 106 public consultation process under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) to address potential environmental effects associated with the congressionally-mandated removal of the Confederate Memorial from Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). This notice initiates a 30-day public scoping period, during which the Army will solicit comments on the proposed action. The 30-day public scoping period will include a virtual public meeting.
Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX
Document Number: 2023-16677
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). While a Record of Decision (ROD) for this project was signed on April 22, 2020, during the pre-construction engineering and design (PED) phase, USACE identified a discrepancy between its current calculations on the quantity of material to be dredged from the Matagorda Ship Channel and the quantity reflected in the ROD. Due to the discrepancy, USACE will prepare a SEIS to document and disclose the impacts of substantial changes to the proposed action and new information that are relevant to environmental concerns. By publication of this NOI, USACE is extending the scoping period and accepting comments due to a previously published incorrect email address.
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule
Document Number: 2023-16025
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-03
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is issuing this final rule to adjust its civil monetary penalties (CMP) under the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1922 (RHA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the National Fishing Enhancement Act (NFEA) to account for inflation.
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement
Document Number: 2023-16012
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-08-03
Agency: Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Agencies and Commissions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to restructure and update the regulations to focus on current environmental and sustainability matters and to implement a requirement for agencies to procure sustainable products and services to the maximum extent practicable.
Record of Decision for the Airspace Optimization for Readiness at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho Environmental Impact Statement
Document Number: 2023-16362
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-02
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
On July 14, 2023, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Airspace Optimization for Readiness at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Environmental Impact Statement.
Modifications to the Overseas Implementation of the TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration
Document Number: 2023-16477
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-02
Agency: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) is notifying the public that the TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration (CBSD) will be modified for implementation to the TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP). Additionally, the ASD(HA) is notifying the public that due to current financial constraints, all or part of the evaluation of the CBSD may be conducted by internal DoD analytics staff.
Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License
Document Number: 2023-16250
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force
Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive (the field to include outdoor recreation) patent license agreement to Bowerbags, LLC, a corporation of the State of Ohio, having a place of business at 601 East 3rd St., Dayton, Ohio 45402.
Water Resources Development Act 2020, Section 128 Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program Draft Environmental Assessment
Document Number: 2023-16257
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to solicit comment on an environmental assessment of implementation of section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 which directs the Secretary of the Army to implement a demonstration program to determine the causes of, and implement measures to effectively detect, prevent, treat, and eliminate, harmful algal blooms associated with water resources development projects.
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