[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Agency for International Development Semiannual Regulatory Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XIX Agency for International Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 30920]]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. Roberto J. Miranda, Director of Administrative Services. Agency for International Development--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2973 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Deletion of Appendix D and Appendix J.......... 0412-AA43 2974 USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Creation of Appendix A......................... 0412-AA49 2975 Rules and Procedures Applicable to Commodity Transactions Financed by USAID; 0412-AA51 Miscellaneous Administrative Revisions.............................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2976 Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements................................. 0412-AA21 2977 Miscellaneous Amendments to the AIDAR (AIDAR Notice 98-2)........................... 0412-AA30 2978 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, and Age in 0412-AA45 Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance...................... 2979 Adding Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and China to the List of Countries Eligible 0412-AA48 for USAID Financing................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agency for International Development--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2980 Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension; Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 0412-AA47 (Financial Assistance).............................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 30921]] _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2973. 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 10/00/03 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/03 Final Action 02/00/04 Final Action Effective 03/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-106, Policy Division, Office of Procurement, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5448 Fax: 202 216-3136 Email: thenson@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA43 _______________________________________________________________________ 2974. 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 10/00/03 NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/03 Final Action 02/00/04 Final Action Effective 03/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-106, Policy Division, Office of Procurement, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-5448 Fax: 202 216-3136 Email: thenson@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA49 _______________________________________________________________________ 2975. [bull] RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS FINANCED BY USAID; MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE REVISIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 201 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Various administrative changes and corrections; adding conditions when costs to the free port/bonded warehouses are eligible for financing, and making changes to the two forms found in appendices A and B. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Frances M. Maki, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-094, M/OP/P, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-4978 Email: fmaki@usaid.gov Related RIN: Related To 0412-AA34 RIN: 0412-AA51 _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 2976. 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 10/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Organizations Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Allen Eisenberg, Senior Policy Analyst, Agency for International Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-0824 Email: aeisenberg@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA21 _______________________________________________________________________ 2977. 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 [[Page 30922]] 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 08/00/03 Final Action Effective 09/00/03 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 2978. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AND AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 794; 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-7; 42 USC 6101 to 6107; EO 12250 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 209.1 to 209.13; 22 CFR 217.1 to 217.47; 22 CFR 218.01 to 218.39 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Agency for International Development proposes to make amendments to its regulations implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VI), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (section 504), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Age Discrimination Act). Together, these statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, and age in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. In 1988, the Civil Rights Restoration Act (CRRA) added definitions of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' to title VI and added a definition of ``program or activity'' to section 504 and the Age Discrimination Act. The added definitions were designed to clarify the broad scope of coverage of recipients' programs or activities under these statutes. The promulgation of this proposed regulation explicitly incorporates the CRRA's definition of ``program or activity'' and ``program'' into the Department's title VI, section 504, and Age Discrimination Act regulations. The Department's proposed regulation will be published as part of a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking involving up to 24 Federal agencies. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/06/00 65 FR 76459 NPRM Comment Period End 01/05/01 Final Action 09/00/03 Final Action Effective 10/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Jessalyn L. Pendarvis, Director, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, Agency for International Development, Room 2.09- 77, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-2901 Phone: 202 712-1110 Fax: 202 216-3370 Email: jpendarvis@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA45 _______________________________________________________________________ 2979. ADDING VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, AFGHANISTAN, AND CHINA TO THE LIST OF COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR USAID FINANCING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2381 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 228 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and China will be removed from the restricted countries list for source/origin/nationality purposes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 05/00/03 Final Action Effective 05/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Frances M. Maki, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-094, M/OP/P, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523 Phone: 202 712-4978 Email: fmaki@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA48 [[Page 30923]] _______________________________________________________________________ Agency for International Development (AID) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 2980. GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION; REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG- FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 22 CFR 208; 22 CFR 210 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/23/02 67 FR 3315 NPRM Comment Period End 03/25/02 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Frances M. Maki Phone: 202 712-4978 Email: fmaki@usaid.gov RIN: 0412-AA47 [FR Doc. 03-9002 Filed 05-23-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116-01-S