[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 17327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6660]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[DoD-2007-OS-0137]


Defense Transportation Regulation, Part IV

AGENCY: Department of Defense; United States Transportation Command 
(USTRANSCOM).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has published Phase II Interim Final 
Business Rules for the Families First Personal Property Program in the 
Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR) Part IV (DTR 4500.9R). These 
Phase II Business Rules, Appendix U with eight Attachments, are 
available on the USTRANSCOM Web site at http://www.transcom.mil/j5/pt/dtr_part_iv.cfm, with two execution-type Attachments listed on the 
Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Web site at http://www.sddc.army.mil/Public/Personal%20Property/Families%20First/Phase%20II/Business%20Rules%20Attachments? summary=fullcontent.
    The business rules outline how the Department of Defense will 
manage the movement of personal property using primarily commercial 
resources.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before 30 March 2008. Do not 
submit comments directly to the point of contact or mail your comments 
to any address other that what is shown below. Doing so will delay the 
posting of the submission. You may submit comments, identified by 
docket number and or RIN number and title, by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this 
Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other 
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions 
available for public viewing on the Internet at http://regulations.gov 
as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers 
or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Teague, United States 
Transportation Command, TCJ5/4-PT, 508 Scott Drive, Scott Air Force 
Base, IL 62225-5357; (618) 229-1985 or Ms. Rosia Lindsey, Surface 
Deployment and Distribution Command, SDDC-PPP-OPS, 709 Ward Drive, Bldg 
1990, Scott Air Force Base, IL 62225; (618) 220-5484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request comments be submitted in ``Word 
Document Format'' as indicated above. In furtherance of DOD's goal to 
develop and implement an efficient personal property program to 
facilitate quality movements of personal property for our military 
members and civilian employees, Phase II Business Rules were developed 
in concert with the Military Services, SDDC and industry. The following 
Phase II Business Rules are available for review and comment:
    Appendix U--Phase II Families First (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UA--Electronic Billing (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UE--Minimum Performance Score (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UF--Best Value Score (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UG--TSP Ranking (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UH--Customer Satisfaction Survey (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UJ--Shipment Management (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UQ--Quality Assurance (USTRANSCOM Web site).
    Attachment UR--Families First Tender of Service (USTRANSCOM Web 
site).
    Attachment C--TSP Qualification (SDDC Web site).
    Attachment D--Rate Filing Document (SDDC Web site).
    Any subsequent modification(s) to the business rules will be 
published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the Defense 
Transportation Regulation (DTR) Part IV (DTR 4500.9R). These program 
requirements do not impose a legal requirement, obligation, sanction or 
penalty on the public sector, and will not have an economic impact of 
$100 million or more.

Additional Information

    In addition, the following final business rules are available on 
http://www.sddc.army.mil/Public/Personal%20Property/Families%20First/Phase%20II/Business%20Rules%20Attachments? summary=fullcontent
    Attachment K--International Tender.
    Attachment L--400NG Domestic Tariff.
    A complete version of the DTR is available via the internet on the 
USTRANSCOM homepage at http://www.transcom.mil/j5/pt/dtr_part_iv.cfm.

    Dated: March 26, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD.
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