[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Defense Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Part V
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII
33 CFR Ch. II
36 CFR Ch. III
48 CFR Ch. II
Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory
and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this semiannual
agenda of regulatory documents, including those that are procurement-
related, for public information and comments under Executive Order
12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' This agenda incorporates the
objective and criteria, when applicable, of the regulatory reform
program under the Executive Order and other regulatory guidance. It
contains DoD issuances initiated by DoD components that may have
economic and environmental impact on State, local, or tribal interests
under the criteria of Executive Order 12866. Although most DoD
issuances listed in the agenda are of negligible public impact, their
nature may be of public interest and, therefore, are published to
provide notice of rulemaking and an opportunity for public
participation in the internal DoD rulemaking process. Members of the
public may submit comments on individual proposed and interim final
rulemakings at www.regulations.gov during the comment period that
follows publication in the Federal Register.
This agenda updates the report published on April 26, 2010, and
includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over
the next 12 months. The next agenda and regulatory plan are
scheduled to be published in the spring of 2011. In addition to
this agenda, DoD components also publish rulemaking notices
pertaining to their specific statutory administration requirements
as required.
Starting with the fall 2007 edition, the Internet became the
basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete
Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov, in a
format that offers users the ability to obtain information from the
Agenda database.
Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Defense's printed
agenda entries include only:
(1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility
agenda, in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because
they are likely to have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities; and
(2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic
review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda
requirements. Additional information on these entries is in the
Unified Agenda available online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the overall
DoD regulatory improvement program and for general semiannual agenda
information, contact Mr. Robert Cushing, telephone 703-696-5282, or
write to Executive Services Directorate, Washington Headquarters
Services, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155, or e-mail:
[email protected].
For questions of a legal nature concerning the agenda and its
statutory requirements or obligations, write to Office of the
General Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600,
or call 703-697-2714.
For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations,
other than those which are procurement-related, contact Ms.
Patricia Toppings, telephone 703-696-5284, or write to Executive
Services Directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, 1155
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1155, or e-mail:
[email protected].
For general information on Office of the Secretary agenda
items, which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Ynette Shelkin,
telephone 703-602-8384 or write to Defense Acquisition Regulations
Directorate, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, Washington, DC
20301-3060, or e-mail: [email protected].
For general information on Department of the Army regulations,
contact Ms. Brenda Bowen, telephone 703-428-6173, or write to the
U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN:
AAHS-RDR-C, Casey Building, Room 102, 7701 Telegraph Road,
Alexandria, VA 22315-3860, or e-mail: [email protected].
For general information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
regulations, contact Mr. Chip Smith, telephone 703-693-3644, or
write to Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Policy and Legislation), 108 Army Pentagon, Room 2E569,
Washington, DC 20310-0108, or e-mail: [email protected].
For general information on Department of the Navy regulations,
contact LCDR Daniel Werner, telephone 703-614-7408, or write to
Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General,
Administrative Law Division (Code 13), Washington Navy Yard, 1322
Patterson Avenue SE., Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066, or e-
mail: [email protected].
For general information on Department of the Air Force
regulations, contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703-696-6515, or
write to Department of the Air Force, SAF/XCPP, 1800 Air Force
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1800, or e-mail: bao-
[email protected].
For specific agenda items, contact the appropriate individual
indicated in each DoD component report.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is composed of the
regulatory status reports, including procurement-related regulatory
status reports, from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and
the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Included also is the
regulatory status report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, whose
civil works functions fall under the reporting requirements of
Executive Order 12866 and involve water resource projects and
regulation of activities in waters of the United States.
DoD issuances range from DoD directives (reflecting
departmental policy) to implementing instructions
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and regulations (largely internal and used to implement
directives). The OSD agenda section contains the primary directives
under which DoD components promulgate their implementing
regulations.
In addition, this agenda, although published under the
reporting requirements of Executive Order 12866, continues to be
the DoD single-source reporting vehicle, which identifies issuances
that are currently applicable under the various regulatory reform
programs in progress. Therefore, DoD components will identify those
rules which come under the criteria of the:
a. Regulatory Flexibility Act;
b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Those DoD issuances, which are directly applicable under these
statutes, will be identified in the agenda and their action status
indicated. Generally, the regulatory status reports in this agenda
will contain five sections: (1) Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule
stage; (3) final rule stage; (4) completed actions; and (5) long-
term actions. Where certain regulatory actions indicate that small
entities are affected, the effect on these entities may not
necessarily have significant economic impact on a substantial
number of these entities as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
Although not a regulatory agency, DoD will continue to
participate in regulatory initiatives designed to reduce economic
costs and unnecessary burdens upon the public. Comments and
recommendations are invited on the rules reported and should be
addressed to the DoD component representatives identified in the
regulatory status reports. Although sensitive to the needs of the
public, as well as regulatory reform, DoD reserves the right to
exercise the exemptions and flexibility permitted in its rulemaking
process in order to proceed with its overall defense-oriented
mission. The publishing of this agenda does not waive the
applicability of the military affairs exemption in section 553 of
title 5 U.S.C. and section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
Dated: September 10, 2010.
Michael L. Rhodes,
Director, Administration and Management.
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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295 Restriction on Ball and Roller Bearings (DFARS Case 2006-D029)........................ 0750-AG57
296 Business Systems--Definition and Administration (DFARS Case 2009-D038)................ 0750-AG58
297 Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items (DFARS Case 2009-D018).......................... 0750-AG74
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Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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298 TRICARE; Reimbursement of Sole Community Hospitals (Reg Plan Seq No. 32).............. 0720-AB41
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.
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Department of Defense (DOD) Final Rule Stage
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
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295. RESTRICTION ON BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS (DFARS CASE 2006-D029)
Legal Authority: 41 USC 421
Abstract: Revises the domestic source restriction on acquisition of
ball and roller bearings. The current DFARS restriction on ball and
roller bearings requires that the bearings and the main bearing
components be manufactured in the U.S. or Canada. This requirement was
based on the restriction at 10 U.S.C. 2534(a)(5), which expired on
October 1, 2005. The proposed revision interprets the annual defense
appropriations act domestic source restriction on acquisition of ball
and roller bearings in a manner similar to the domestic source
restriction of the Buy American Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 05/07/10 75 FR 25167
NPRM Comment Period End 07/06/10
Final Action 12/00/10
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Ynette Shelkin, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301
Phone: 703 602-8384
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 0750-AG57
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296. BUSINESS SYSTEMS--DEFINITION AND ADMINISTRATION (DFARS CASE 2009-
D038)
Legal Authority: 41 USC 421
Abstract: Improves the effectiveness of DoD oversight of contractor
business systems.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/15/10 75 FR 2457
NPRM Comment Period End 03/16/10
Final Action 03/00/11
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Ynette R. Shelkin, Editor, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition
Regulations Council, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, Washington, DC
20301-3060
Phone: 703 602-8384
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 0750-AG58
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297. WARRANTY TRACKING OF SERIALIZED ITEMS (DFARS
CASE 2009-D018)
Legal Authority: 41 USC 401
Abstract: Amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to implement a policy memorandum of the Undersecretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics dated February 6,
2007, that required definition of the requirements to track warranties
for Item Unique Identification-required items in the Item Unique
Identification registry. This proposed rule stresses that the
enforcement of warranties is essential to the effectiveness and
efficiency of DoD's material readiness.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 08/30/10 75 FR 52917
NPRM Comment Period End 10/29/10
Final Action 05/00/11
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Ynette R. Shelkin, Editor, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition
Regulations Council, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, Washington, DC
20301-3060
Phone: 703 602-8384
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 0750-AG74
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Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)
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298. TRICARE; REIMBURSEMENT OF SOLE COMMUNITY
HOSPITALS
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 32 in part II of this issue of
the Federal Register.
RIN: 0720-AB41
[FR Doc. 2010-30443 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am]
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