[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 74681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26050]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
48 CFR Parts 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 709, 711, 713, 714,
715, 716, 717, 719, 722, 725, 726, 727, 728, 731, 732, 733, 736,
742, 745, 747, 750, and 752
RIN 0412-AA76
Incorporate Various Administrative Changes and Internal Policies
Into the USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR)
AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule is a companion document to the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) direct final rule (published in
the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register),
amending the Agency for International Development Acquisition
Regulation (AIDAR). AIDAR is revised to maintain consistency with the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and conform the regulation to
previously implemented policy. Obsolete material is removed and
numerous clarifications and editorial amendments are made to better
specify the regulation.
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this document to Marcelle
Wijesinghe, Bureau for Management, Office of Acquisition and
Assistance, Policy Division (M/OAA/P), Room 867, SA-44, Washington, DC
20523-2052. Submit comments, identified by title of the action and
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Submit electronic comments to both [email protected] and
[email protected]. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for file formats and
other information about electronic filing.
Mail: USAID, Bureau for Management, Office of Acquisition &
Assistance, Policy Division, Room 867, SA-44, Washington, DC 20523-
2052.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyudmila Bond, Telephone: 202-567-4753
or Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID is publishing the amendment as a
direct final rule because the Agency views it as a conforming and
administrative amendment and does not anticipate any adverse comments.
A detailed discussion of the rule is set forth in the preamble of the
direct final rule.
If no adverse comments are received in response to the direct final
rule, no further action will be taken related to this proposed rule.
If adverse comments are received on the direct final rule, USAID
will publish a timely partial withdrawal in the Federal Register
informing the public what sections of the direct final rule will not
take effect. Any portions of the final rule for which no adverse or
critical comments are received will become final after the designated
period.
All public comments received on the direct final rule will be
addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. USAID
will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in
commenting on this action should do so at this time.
A. Instructions
All comments must be in writing and submitted through one of the
methods specified in the Addresses section above. All submissions must
include the title of the action and RIN for this rulemaking. Please
include your name, title, organization, postal address, telephone
number, and email address in the text of the message.
Comments submitted by email must be included in the text of the
email or attached as a PDF file. Please avoid using special characters
and any form of encryption. Please note, however, that because security
screening precautions have slowed the delivery and dependability of
surface mail to USAID/Washington, USAID recommends sending all comments
to the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
All comments will be made available for public review without
change, including any personal information provided, from three
workdays after receipt to finalization of action at http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit information that you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI), Personally Identifiable
Information or any information that is otherwise protected from
disclosure by statute.
As noted above, in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register, USAID is publishing a direct final rule with the same
title that announces revisions to the Agency for International
Development Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR). For detailed information on
these revisions, please see the direct final rule.
Dated: October 7, 2014.
Aman S. Djahanbani,
Chief Acquisition Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-26050 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]
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