[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62468-62469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24682]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

48 CFR Part 2902

[DOL Docket No. DOL-2019-0002]
RIN 1291-AA42


Department of Labor Acquisition Regulations: Definitions for Head 
of Agency, Head of Contracting Activity, and Senior Procurement 
Executive

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

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) is confirming the 
effective date of its direct final rule (DFR) amending three 
definitions in the Department of Labor Acquisition Regulation (DOLAR). 
These changes provide the Secretary of Labor with greater flexibility 
and a streamlined procedure to delegate procurement authority and 
appoint procurement officials. In the Department's August 29, 2019 DFR, 
the Department stated that the DFR would become effective on October 
28, 2019, if the Department received no significant adverse comments in 
response to the DFR. The Department did not receive any comments in 
response.

DATES: This document confirms that the effective date of the DFR 
published on August 29, 2019 (84 FR 45434) is October 28, 2019. For 
purposes of judicial review, the Department considers the date of 
publication of this document as the date of promulgation of the DFR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Press inquiries: Ms. Megan P. Sweeney, 
Office of Public Affairs, Room No. S-2514, U.S. Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
4676; email: [email protected].
    General information: Herman J. Narcho, U.S. Department of Labor, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, 
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Room N-5305, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-7171 (this is 
not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Confirmation of Effective Date

    On August 29, 2019, the Department published a DFR amending three 
DOLAR definitions found at 48 CFR 2902.101(b): Head of Agency, Head of 
Contracting Activity, and Senior Procurement Executive. The Department 
stated that it would publish another document confirming the effective 
date of the DFR if it received no significant adverse comments. The 
Department received no significant adverse comments. Accordingly, the 
Department is hereby confirming that the effective date of the DFR 
published on August 29, 2019, is October 28, 2019.

II. OMB Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This action does not add or change any information collection 
requirements subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., and its implementing regulations 
at 5 CFR part 1320. The PRA defines a collection of information as the 
obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the 
disclosure to third parties or the public of facts or opinions by or 
for an agency regardless of form or format. See 44 U.S.C. 3502(3)(A).
    In the DFR published on August 29, 2019, the Department provided 30 
days for the public to comment on whether approved information 
collections would be affected by this rulemaking. The agency did not 
receive any comments on paperwork in response to that notice.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 2902

    Government procurement.

Bryan Slater,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2019-24682 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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