[December 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 237)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua061018.wais] [Page 73824-73826] Agency for International Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XVIII ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 73824]] 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provide information to the public on regulations currently under review, being proposed, and regulations completed or withdrawn by USAID.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: August 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2972 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Creation of Appendix A........................... 0412-AA49 2973 Rules and Procedures Applicable to Commodity Transactions Financed by USAID........... 0412-AA51 2974 Transfer of Food Commodities for Food Use and Disaster Relief, Economic Development, 0412-AA54 and Other Assistance.................................................................. 2975 Application of Post-Differential and Danger Pay to Extended Work Weeks Under Cost- 0412-AA56 Reimbursement Type Contracts.......................................................... 2976 Establishment of a Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program............................... 0412-AA58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2977 Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements................................... 0412-AA21 2978 Miscellaneous Amendments to the AIDAR (AIDAR Notice 98-2)............................. 0412-AA30 2979 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Deletion of Appendix D and Appendix J............ 0412-AA43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2972. USAID ACQUISITION REGULATION (AIDAR) CREATION OF APPENDIX A Priority: Other Significant 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 12/00/06 NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/07 Final Action 06/00/07 Final Action Effective 07/00/07 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 [[Page 73825]] NW, RRB 7.8.33, Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5448 Fax: 202 216-3136 Email: thenson@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA49 _______________________________________________________________________ 2973. RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS FINANCED BY USAID Priority: Other Significant 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 12/00/06 NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/07 Final Action 03/00/07 Final Action Effective 04/00/07 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 2974. 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 12/00/06 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 2975. 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 10/24/06 71 FR 62229 NPRM Comment Period End 12/26/06 Final Action 06/00/07 Final Action Effective 07/00/07 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 2976. [bull] ESTABLISHMENT OF A MENTOR-PROT[Eacute]G[Eacute] PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 48 CFR Parts 719 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule proposes to implement Executive Branch policy that, within the framework of constitutional guidelines, ``small businesses'' should be encouraged to compete for USAID funding. This proposed rule would establish a Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program to motivate and encourage firms and institutions of higher education to provide business development assistance to small businesses and institutions of higher education in the United States that either historically or currently have ethnic minority student enrollments of more than 25 percent. The Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program is also designed to improve the performance of USAID contractors and subcontractors by providing developmental assistance to prot[eacute]g[eacute] entities, foster the establishment of long-term business relationships between small businesses and prime contractors and between institutions of higher education with MSIs, and increase the overall number of small businesses and MSIs that receive USAID contract and subcontract awards. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/06 [[Page 73826]] NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/07 Final Action 01/00/07 Final Action Effective 02/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Ms. Tracy A. Scrivner, Administrative Specialist, Agency for International Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-4983 Fax: 202 216-3056 Email: tscrivner@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA58 _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2977. 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 10/00/07 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 2978. 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 04/00/07 Final Action Effective 05/00/07 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 2979. 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 08/31/06 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 [FR Doc. 06-7545 Filed 12-08-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116-01-S