[April 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 78)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua060418.wais] [Page 23204-23207] Agency for International Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XVIII ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 23204]] AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID) _______________________________________________________________________ U.S. 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: For additional information about specific regulatory actions listed in the agenda, you should direct your comments and inquiries to the appropriate agency contact identified in each entry. For general information on the agenda, you should direct your comments and inquiries to Betty Y. Chung, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Policy, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC 20523; telephone: (202) 712-4791, e-mail: bchung@usaid.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act require the semiannual publication in the Federal Register of an agenda of regulations. The purpose of the agenda is to provide information to the public on regulations currently under review, being proposed, and regulations completed or withdrawn by USAID. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and views by interested members of the public. Publication of the proposed rulemaking actions in the agenda does not impose any obligation on USAID to take any final action with regard to any specific item. Furthermore, USAID is not precluded from rulemaking activities that are not listed in this agenda. The dates listed in the timetables for specific actions are estimates and are not commitments to act on or by the particular date. Dated: February 24, 2006. Donald F. Gressett, Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Policy. Agency for International Development--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2859 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Deletion of Appendix D and Appendix J............ 0412-AA43 2860 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Creation of Appendix A........................... 0412-AA49 2861 Rules and Procedures Applicable to Commodity Transactions Financed by USAID........... 0412-AA51 2862 Transfer of Food Commodities for Food Use and Disaster Relief, Economic Development, 0412-AA54 and Other Assistance.................................................................. 2863 Application of Post-Differential and Danger Pay to Extended Work Weeks Under Cost- 0412-AA56 Reimbursement Type Contracts.......................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2864 Miscellaneous Amendments to the AIDAR (AIDAR Notice 98-2)............................. 0412-AA30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2865 Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements................................... 0412-AA21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2866 Administration of Assistance to U.S. Nongovernment Organizations...................... 0412-AA55 2867 Limitation on Use of Funds and Eligibility for Funds Made Available To Monitor and 0412-AA57 Combat Trafficking in Persons......................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 23205]] _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2859. 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 08/00/06 Final Action 06/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Agency for International Development, Policy Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, RRB 7.8.33, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5448 Fax: 202 216-3136 Email: thenson@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA43 _______________________________________________________________________ 2860. 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 06/00/06 NPRM Comment Period End 08/00/06 Final Action 06/00/07 Final Action Effective 08/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, Agency for International Development, Policy Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, RRB 7.8.33, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5448 Fax: 202 216-3136 Email: thenson@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA49 _______________________________________________________________________ 2861. RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS FINANCED BY USAID Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 201 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: USAID Regulation 1, 22 CFR 201, is being amended to: 1. Revise the criteria for noncompetitive procurement for private sector programs; 2. Revise the marking requirements to address the use of the new USAID Identity; 3. Revise and add definitions; 4. Revise agency organizational names and acronyms; 5. Reinstate Section 201.13 coverage on ocean transportation costs that was erroneously deleted from prior editions; 6. Provide for advertising public sector procurements over $25,000 in the USAID Procurement Bulletins as the primary means of advertising these procurements to U.S. suppliers (in lieu of advertising public sector procurements over $100,000 in Fed Biz Opps, successor to Commerce Business Daily; 7. Make numerous clarifications and editorial amendments; and 8. Update the Paperwork Reduction Act approvals. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/06 NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/06 Final Action 07/00/06 Final Action Effective 08/00/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kenneth Monsess, Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, RRB 7.08-021, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-4913 Email: kmonsess@usaid.gov Related RIN: Related to 0412-AA34 RIN: 0412-AA51 _______________________________________________________________________ 2862. 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 is being 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 07/00/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Lisa Witte, Agency for International Development, Suite 7.06-102, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5162 Fax: 202 216-3039 Email: lwitte@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA54 [[Page 23206]] _______________________________________________________________________ 2863. APPLICATION OF POST-DIFFERENTIAL AND DANGER PAY TO EXTENDED WORK WEEKS UNDER COST-REIMBURSEMENT TYPE CONTRACTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381 CFR Citation: 48 CFR 752 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The USAID Acquisition Regulation will be amended to establish USAID policy on the application of Post-Differential and Danger Pay to extended work weeks under cost-reimbursement type contracts. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/15/06 NPRM Comment Period End 05/15/06 Final Action 09/00/06 Final Action Effective 10/15/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Carol Ketrick, Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, RRB 7.08-020, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-1382 Fax: 202 216-3395 Email: cketrick@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA56 _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2864. 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 04/00/06 Final Action Effective 05/00/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Diane M. Howard, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, RRB 7.08-031, Washington, DC 20523-7801 Phone: 202 712-0206 Fax: 202 216-3395 Email: dhoward@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA30 _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 2865. 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 04/00/07 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 [[Page 23207]] _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 2866. ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE TO U.S. NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381(a); 22 USC 2401, sec 641, Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended CFR Citation: 22 CFR 226 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: USAID proposes to require USAID-funded assistance awardees to mark with the USAID Standard Graphic Identity commodities, programs, projects, and public communications. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/20/04 69 FR 75885 NPRM Comment Period End 02/03/05 Final Action 08/26/05 70 FR 50183 Final Action Effective 01/02/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: John Niemeyer, Attorney-Advisor, Agency for International Development, GC/CCM, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, RRB 6.06-095, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-4776 Email: jniemeyer@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA55 _______________________________________________________________________ 2867. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7110(g)(1)-(2) CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule proposes to implement limitations on provision of United States Government funds enacted in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 03/14/06 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Mr. Stephen B. Kaplitt, Special Assistant to the General Counsel, Agency for International Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 6.6-129, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-4076 Fax: 202 216-3023 Email: skaplitt@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA57 [FR Doc. 06-2037 Filed 04-21-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116-01-S