[December 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 238)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua041219.wais] [Page 73766-73768] Agency for International Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XIX ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 73766]] AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID) _______________________________________________________________________ AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 22 CFR Ch. II Federal Regulations; USAID Regulatory Agenda Semiannual Summary AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is publishing this agenda as required by Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. This agenda reports the status of those regulations currently under review and gives USAID's plan for the issuance of proposed regulations during the next 12 months. It is expected that the information provided in this agenda will enable the public to be more aware of and to participate more effectively in USAID's regulatory process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General: For further information on the agenda or the review list in general, contact: Joanne M. Paskar, Chief, Bureau for Management, Office of Administrative Services, Information and Records Division, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC 20523; Telephone (202) 712-1217, e-mail jpaskar@usaid.gov. Specific: For further information about any particular item on the agenda, contact the individual listed as the contact for that item. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act require the semiannual publication in the Federal Register of an agenda of regulations. The Regulatory Flexibility Act applies only to regulations for which a notice of proposed rulemaking was issued on or after September 19, 1980. USAID is required to publish an agenda listing all the regulations it expects to propose or promulgate that are likely to have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.'' The Executive order became effective on September 30, 1993, and it is required that USAID publish a listing of all the regulations it expects to have under active consideration for proposal or review during the coming one-year period. Dated: October 1, 2004. Roberto J. Miranda, Director of Administrative Services. Agency for International Development--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2994 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Creation of Appendix A........................... 0412-AA49 2995 Transfer of Food Commodities for Food Use and Disaster Relief, Economic Development, 0412-AA54 and Other Assistance.................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2996 Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements................................... 0412-AA21 2997 Miscellaneous Amendments to the AIDAR (AIDAR Notice 98-2)............................. 0412-AA30 2998 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Deletion of Appendix D and Appendix J............ 0412-AA43 2999 Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs............................ 0412-AA52 3000 Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects; Technical Amendment.............. 0412-AA53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3001 Rules and Procedures Applicable to Commodity Transactions Financed by USAID; 0412-AA51 Miscellaneous Administrative Revisions................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 73767]] _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2994. USAID ACQUISITION REGULATION (AIDAR) CREATION OF APPENDIX A Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 48 CFR ch 7, app A Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Appendix A will replace, in substance, the existing appendix D and J scheduled to be deleted commensurate to this action. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/05 Final Action 11/00/05 Final Action Effective 12/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-106, Policy Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5448 Fax: 202 216-3136 Email: thenson@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA49 _______________________________________________________________________ 2995. TRANSFER OF FOOD COMMODITIES FOR FOOD USE AND DISASTER RELIEF, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 7 USC 1726a(c) CFR Citation: 22 CFR 211 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: 22 CFR 211 will be rewritten in order to update guidance to reflect changes in the 1996 and 2002 Farm Bills as well as to revise financial and programmatic reporting requirements. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 08/19/04 69 FR 51404 ANPRM Comment Period End 09/18/04 NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Lisa Witte, Agency for International Development, Suite 7.06-102, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-1365 Fax: 202 216-3039 Email: lwitte@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA54 _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2996. ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 226 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This regulation will implement the Governmentwide uniform administrative requirements for grants and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations issued by the Office of Management and Budget. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 01/19/95 60 FR 3743 Final Action 10/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Organizations Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Michael Gushue, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, Room 7.10-031, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5831 Email: mgushue@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA21 _______________________________________________________________________ 2997. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDAR (AIDAR NOTICE 98-2) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381 CFR Citation: 48 CFR 712; 48 CFR 727; 48 CFR 742; 48 CFR 752; 48 CFR ch 7, app I Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The USAID Acquisition Regulation will be amended to clarify USAID policy on the use of Government facilities and personnel in commercial products, establish an agency policy regarding contract clauses to clarify withholding requirements under IQC contracts, revise reporting requirements, and coordinate the agency's academic publication policy with the FAR's Rights in Data coverage by removing it from appendix I into a new part 727. This new AIDAR part will also provide for contractual coverage of Rights in Data in USAID's contracts performed overseas and awarded to U.S. organizations, provide guidance on Rights in Data coverage for overseas contracts with non-U.S. entities, and provide an alternate paragraph to add to the applicable FAR clause to reserve USAID's right to restrict release of data when release may negatively impact the Government's development or diplomatic relationship with the cooperating countries. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/04/98 63 FR 59501 NPRM Comment Period End 01/04/99 Final Action 03/00/05 Final Action Effective 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Diane M. Howard, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-082U, M/OP/P, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801 Phone: 202 712-0206 Fax: 202 216-3395 Email: dhoward@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA30 [[Page 73768]] _______________________________________________________________________ 2998. USAID ACQUISITION REGULATION (AIDAR) DELETION OF APPENDIX D AND APPENDIX J Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381 CFR Citation: 48 CFR ch 7, app D; 48 CFR ch 7, app J Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Deletion of appendices D and J of the AIDAR, regarding personal service contracts with U.S. citizens and cooperating country and third country nationals. Policy statements in the appendices will be consolidated into internal policy manuals, and information of a regulatory nature will be incorporated into a new appendix A. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/22/03 68 FR 65432 NPRM Comment Period End 01/22/04 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-106, Policy Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5448 Fax: 202 216-3136 Email: thenson@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA43 _______________________________________________________________________ 2999. PARTICIPATION BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN USAID PROGRAMS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 7 USC 1726a(c); 22 USC 2381(a) CFR Citation: 22 CFR 202; 22 CFR 205; 22 CFR 211; 22 CFR 226 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule proposes to implement excutive branch policy that, within the framework of constitutional guidelines, religious (or faith- based) organizations should be able to compete on an equal footing with other organizations for USAID funding. This proposed rule would revise USAID regulations pertaining to the award of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded for the purpose of administering grant programs to ensure their compliance with this policy and to clarify that faith-based organizations are eligible to participate in programs on the same basis as any other organization, with respect to programs for which such other organizations are eligible. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jan W. Miller, Assistant General Counsel for Employee and Public Affairs, Agency for International Development, Room 6881, NS, GC LD, Room 6.06-074, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-4774 Email: jmiller@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA52 _______________________________________________________________________ 3000. FEDERAL POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS; TECHNICAL AMENDMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 42 USC 289; 42 USC 300v-1(b) CFR Citation: 22 CFR 225 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This final rule amends the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) regulations for the protection of human subjects by changing all references to the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) to the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and revising the footnote at the end of 45 CFR 46.101(i) by deleting the references to research involving fetuses, pregnant women, or human in vitro fertilization and subject B of 45 CFR part 46. This technical amendment is being made in conjunction with the other Federal departments and agencies that have promulgated the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Dr. James D. Shelton, Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs, Office for Human Research Protection, Agency for International Development, Room 820, SA-18, GH/PRH, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-0869 Fax: 202 216-3485 Email: jshelton@usaid.gov Related RIN: Related to 0412-AA17 RIN: 0412-AA53 _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3001. RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS FINANCED BY USAID; MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE REVISIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 22 CFR 201 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Frances M. Maki Phone: 202 712-4978 Email: fmaki@usaid.gov Related RIN: Related to 0412-AA34 RIN: 0412-AA51 [FR Doc. 04-22636 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116-01-S