[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12915-12916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05569]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2 CFR Part 780
RIN 0412-AA77
Administrative Changes to the USAID Regulation on Nonprocurement
Debarment and Suspension
AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is
amending its regulations regarding nonprocurement debarment and
suspension to revise the designation of the Agency official who will
serve as the Agency's Suspending Official and Debarring Official and
also to revise the designation of the individual who may grant an
exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered
transaction.
DATES: This rule is effective June 10, 2015 without further action,
unless adverse comments are received by April 13, 2015. Submit comments
on or before April 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Marcelle J.
Wijesinghe, Bureau for Management, Office of Acquisition and
Assistance, Policy Division (M/OAA/P), Room 867J, 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 867J, SA-44, Washington, DC 20523-
2052.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyudmila Bond, Telephone: 202-567-4753
or Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 the action at http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit information that you consider
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or any information that is
otherwise protected from disclosure by statute.
USAID is publishing this revision as a direct final rule as the
Agency views this as an administrative amendment and does not
anticipate any adverse comments. This rule will be effective on the
date specified in the Dates section above without further notice unless
adverse comment(s) are received by the date specified in the Dates
section above. If adverse comments are received, USAID will publish a
timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register. Only comments
that explain why the rule would be inappropriate, ineffective or
unacceptable without a change will be considered.
B. Background
The following changes are implemented by this final rule:
(1) To enhance and elevate the independent authority of the
suspending and debarring official (SDO) at USAID, the Agency is
transferring the duties of the SDO from the procurement office to the
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Management or designee. This rule
is implementing this change as applicable to nonprocurement debarment
and suspension.
(2) The authorities to grant an exception permitting an excluded
person to participate in a particular covered transaction, previously
delegated to the Director of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance
is re-delegated to the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Management
or designee.
C. Regulatory Planning and Review
This rule has been determined to be ``nonsignificant'' under the
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September
30, 1993 and, therefore, is not subject to review. This rule is not a
major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
D. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The U.S. Agency for International Development certifies that this
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the revisions of this
rule will not impose any costs on either small or large businesses;
therefore, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has not been
performed.
List of Subjects in 2 CFR Part 780
Federal grant program.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, USAID amends 2 CFR part
780, subparts A and I as set forth below:
PART 780--NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION
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1. The authority citations for 2 CFR part 780 continue to read as
follows:
Authority: Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327; E.O.
12549, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189; E.O. 12689, 3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p.
235.
Subpart A--General
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2. Revise Sec. 780.137 to read as follows:
Sec. 780.137 Who in USAID may grant an exception to let an excluded
person participate in a covered transaction?
The Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Management, or designee as
delegated in Agency policy found in
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ADS 103--Delegations of Authority, may grant an exception permitting an
excluded person to participate in a particular covered transaction. If
the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Management or designee, grants
an exception, the exception must be in writing and state the reason(s)
for deviating from the government-wide policy in Executive Order 12549.
Subpart I--Definitions
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3. Revise Sec. 780.930 to read as follows:
Sec. 780.930 Debarring Official (Agency for International Development
supplement to government-wide definition at 2 CFR 180.930).
The Debarring Official for USAID is the Assistant Administrator,
Bureau for Management, or designee as delegated in Agency policy found
in ADS 103--Delegations of Authority.
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4. Revise Sec. 780.1010 to read as follows:
Sec. 780.1010 Suspending Official (Agency for International
Development supplement to government-wide definition at 2 CFR
180.1010).
The Suspending Official for USAID is the Assistant Administrator,
Bureau for Management, or designee as delegated in Agency policy found
in ADS 103--Delegations of Authority.
Aman S. Djahanbani,
Director, Bureau for Management, Office of Acquisition and Assistance.
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