[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23427]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

2 CFR Part 2998

29 CFR Parts 95 and 98

RIN 1291-AA38


Department of Labor Implementation of OMB Guidance on 
Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension; Withdrawal

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management, Department of Labor (OASAM), Department of Labor.

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On April 29, 2016, the Department of Labor, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) 
simultaneously published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed 
rulemaking and a direct final rule to implement OMB Guidance on 
Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension. The comment period for both 
the proposed rule and direct final rule ended on May 31, 2016, with no 
comments received. For this reason, OASAM is withdrawing the proposed 
rule.

DATES: The proposed rule that was published on April 29, 2016 (81 FR 
25620) is withdrawn as of September 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice are 
available at http://www.regulation.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duyen Tran Ritchie, Office of the 
Chief Procurement Officer, (202) 693-7277 [Note: This is not a toll-
free telephone number]; or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 29, 2016 (81 FR 25620), OASAM 
published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to implement OMB 
Guidance on Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension. The proposed rule 
is withdrawn as of September 30, 2016.

List of Subjects

2 CFR Part 2998

    Administrative practice and procedure, Government procurement, 
Grant programs, Grants administration, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

29 CFR Part 95

    Foreign governments, Grants and agreements with institutions of 
higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations, and 
with commercial organizations, Organizations under the jurisdiction of 
foreign governments, and International organizations.

29 CFR Part 98

    Governmentwide debarment and suspension (nonprocurement).

Authority and Signature

    T. Michael Kerr, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration 
and Management, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this withdrawal of 
the proposed rule.

    Dated: September 16, 2016.
T. Michael Kerr,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-23427 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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