[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17303]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1780
Procurement Methods; Correction
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is correcting its portion of
USDA's uniform federal assistance final rule, that was published in the
Federal Register on February 16, 2016 (81 FR 7695) by revising the
procurement methods section.
DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Shuman, Water and Environmental
Programs, Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9011,
Telephone: 202-720-1784, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 26, 2013, OMB published Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards final guidance (78 FR 78589) giving all federal
award making agencies one year to implement conforming changes to all
regulations as needed to address changes in requirements associated
with this new Uniform Guidance. On December 19, 2014, OMB published a
joint interim final rule and conforming changes in the Federal Register
(79 FR 75871), making the conforming changes for award making agencies
across the Federal government. Included in this joint interim final
rule were conforming changes to regulations regarding procurement
methods under Federal awards for the Rural Utilities Service Water and
Waste Disposal program to ensure consistency with the Uniform Guidance.
Need for Correction
The United States Department of Agriculture finalized its portion
of the conforming changes in the Federal Register on Tuesday, February
16, 2016 (81 FR 7695), that inadvertently stated instructions in Sec.
1780.72, as published, which contains errors that may prove to be
misleading and need to be clarified.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1780
Business and industry, Community development, Community facilities,
Grant programs--housing and community development, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Rural areas, Waste treatment and disposal,
Water supply, Watersheds.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 1780 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 1780--WATER AND WASTE LOANS AND GRANTS
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1. The authority citation for part 1780 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 16 U.S.C. 1005.
Subpart C--Planning, Designing, Bidding, Contracting, Constructing
and Inspections
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2. Revise Sec. 1780.72 to read as follows:
Sec. 1780.72 Procurement methods.
Procurement shall be made by one of the following methods and in
accordance with requirements of 2 CFR 200.320: Micro-purchases,
procurement by small purchase procedures, procurement by sealed bids
(formal advertising), procurement by competitive proposals, or
procurement by noncompetitive proposals. The sealed bid method is the
preferred method for procuring construction.
Dated: July 13, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-17303 Filed 7-21-16; 8:45 am]
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