[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

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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: 
[email protected].
    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: [email protected].
    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: [email protected].
    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: [email protected].
    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: 
[email protected].
    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: 
[email protected].
    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: [email protected].
    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: 
[email protected].
    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: 
[email protected].
    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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    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: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 0750-AK39

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: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 0720-AB77
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