Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 166 (Wednesday, August 26, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 26, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52695-52698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16758]

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Vol. 85

Wednesday,

No. 166

August 26, 2020

Part V

Department of Defense

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 166 / Wednesday, August 26, 2020 /
UA: Reg Flex Agenda

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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: This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions the
Department of Defense (DOD) plans for the next 12 months and those
completed since the fall 2019 agenda. It was developed under the
guidelines of Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review,''
Executive Order 13771 ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs,'' and Executive Order 13563 ``Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review.'' This Agenda documents DOD's work under Executive
Order 13777 ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' and many
regulatory actions support the recommendations of the DoD Regulatory
Reform Task Force (as indicated in the individual rule abstracts).
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 November 20, 2019, and
includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over the
next 12 months. The next agenda will publish in the fall of 2020.
The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at
www.reginfo.gov.
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 Ms. Patricia Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or
write to Office of the Chief Management Officer, Directorate for
Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division,
9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-9010, or email:
patricia.l.toppings.civ@mail.mil.
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-
693-9958.
For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations,
other than those which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Morgan
Park, telephone 571-372-0489, or write to Office of the Chief
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory
and Advisory Committee Division, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301-9010, or email: morgan.e.park.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations
which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Jennifer Hawes, telephone
571-372-6115, or write to Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense
Acquisition Regulations System, Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-3060, or email: jennifer.l.hawes2.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on Department of the Army regulations,
contact Ms. Brenda Bowen, telephone 571-515-0206, or write to the U.S.
Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN: AAHS-RDO,
Building 1458, Suite NW6305, 9301 Chapek Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-
5605, or email: brenda.s.bowen.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
regulations, contact Ms. Stacey Jensen, telephone 703-695-6791, or
write to Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),
108 Army Pentagon, Room 3E441, Washington, DC 20310-0108, or email:
stacey.m.jensen.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on Department of the Navy regulations,
contact CDR Dominic Antenucci, 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 email:
dominic.antenucci@navy.mil.
For general information on Department of the Air Force regulations,
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703-614-8500, or write the Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief, Information Dominance/Chief
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington,
DC 20330-1800, or email: usaf.pentagon.saf-cio-a6.mbx.af-foia@mail.mil.
For specific agenda items, contact the appropriate individual
indicated for each regulatory action.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions reports on actions planned
by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military
Departments, procurement-related actions, and actions planned by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This agenda also identifies rules impacted by the:
a. Regulatory Flexibility Act;
b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Generally, rules discussed 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)).
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: March 4, 2020.
Hon. Lisa W. Hershman,
Chief Management Officer.

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Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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70........................ Covered Telecommunications 0750-AJ84
Equipment or Services
(DFARS Case 2018-D022).
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Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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71........................ Prompt Payments of Small 0750-AK25
Business Subcontractors
(DFARS Case 2018-D068).
72........................ Nonmanufacturer Rule for 0750-AK39
8(a) Participants (DFARS
Case 2019-D004).
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Department of the Navy--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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73........................ Professional Conduct of 0703-AB19
Attorneys Practicing
Under the Cognizance and
Supervision of the Judge
Advocate General (Section
610 Review).
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Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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74........................ Chiropractic and 0720-AB77
Acupuncture Treatment
Under the TRICARE Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Final Rule Stage

70. Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS CASE 2018-
D022)

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 115-91, sec. 1656
Abstract: DoD is finalizing an interim rule that amended the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section
1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
Section 1656 provides that DoD may not procure or obtain or extend or
renew a contract to provide or obtain any equipment, system, or service
to carry out the DoD nuclear deterrence mission or the DoD homeland
defense mission that uses covered telecommunications equipment or
services as a substantial or essential component of any system or as a
critical technology as a part of any system. Covered telecommunications
equipment or services means telecommunications equipment produced by
Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation, or any subsidiary or
affiliate of such entities; telecommunication services provided by such
entities or using such equipment; or telecommunications equipment or
services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of
Defense reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or
otherwise connected to, the governments of China or Russia.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule.................. 12/31/19 84 FR 72231
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 12/31/19 .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 03/02/20 .......................
End.
Final Action........................ 06/00/20 .......................
Final Action Effective.............. 06/00/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Hawes, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 571 372-6115, Email:
jennifer.l.hawes2.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750-AJ84

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)

Completed Actions

71. Prompt Payments of Small Business Subcontractors (DFARS CASE 2018-
D068)

E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 115-232, sec. 852; 10
U.S.C. 2307
Abstract: DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement section 852 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which
requires accelerated payment dates for small business prime contractors
and prime contractors that subcontract with small business concerns.
This rule will amend the DFARS to require accelerated payment dates
with a goal of 15 days after receipt of a proper invoice, if a specific
payment date is not established by contract. In addition, prime
contractors that have subcontracts with small businesses must agree to
make payments to their small business subcontractors in accordance with
the accelerated payment date, to the maximum extent practicable,
without any further consideration from, or fees charged to, the
subcontractor.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/31/19 84 FR 25225
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/30/19 .......................
Final Action........................ 04/08/20 85 FR 19692
Final Action Effective.............. 04/08/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Hawes, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone: 571 372-6115, Email:
jennifer.l.hawes2.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750-AK25

72. Nonmanufacturer Rule for 8(a) Participants (DFARS Case 2019-D004)

E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 112-239, sec. 1651; 15 U.S.C. 657s
Abstract: DoD amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement to implement the Small Business Administration's (SBA) final
rule (see 81 FR 34243) for section 1651 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. Section 1651 revised the
nonmanufacturer rule that applies to small business resellers,
including participants in the Small Business Administration's 8(a)
Business Development Program.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/01/19 84 FR 12187
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/31/19 .......................
Final Action........................ 10/31/19 84 FR 58334
Final Action Effective.............. 10/31/19 .......................
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Department of the Navy (NAVY)

Final Rule Stage

73. Professional Conduct of Attorneys Practicing Under the Cognizance
and Supervision of the Judge Advocate General (Section 610 Review)

E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
Legal Authority: 10 U.S.C. 806; 10 U.S.C. 806a; 10 U.S.C. 826; 10
U.S.C. 827; 10 U.S.C. 1044; . . .
Abstract: This action will amend a Department of the Navy rule last
revised November 27, 2015 (80 FR 73991) to remove internal content and
conform the language to the current Judge Advocate General Instruction
5803.1E of the same name, available at http://www.jag.navy.mil/library/instructions/JAGINST_5803-1E.pdf. This amendment supports a
recommendation of the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 10/00/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: CDR Dominic Antenucci, Department of Defense,
Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General,
Administrative Law (Code 13), Pentagon, Room 4D641, Washington, DC
20350-1000, Phone: 703 614-7408.
RIN: 0703-AB19

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)

Proposed Rule Stage

74. Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the Tricare Program

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: Under the current regulations, TRICARE excludes
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized providers whether or not their
services would be eligible as medically necessary care if furnished by
any other authorized provider. In addition, the current regulation
excludes acupuncture treatment whether used as a therapeutic agent or
as an anesthetic. This proposed rule seeks to eliminate these
exclusions and to add benefit coverage of chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment when deemed medically necessary for specific conditions. This
proposed rule will add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) and
Licensed Acupuncturists (LACs) who meet established qualifications as
TRICARE-authorized providers and will establish reimbursement rates and
cost-sharing provisions for covered chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/20 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joy Mullane, Department of Defense, Office of
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, 16401 E. Centretech Parkway,
Aurora, CO 80011-9066, Phone: 303 676-3457, Fax: 303 676-3579, Email:
joy.mullane.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0720-AB77
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