[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47054-47055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15579]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

48 CFR Part 3052

[HSAR Case 2015-001; DHS Docket No. DHS-2017-0006]
RIN 1601-AA76


Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation; Safeguarding of 
Controlled Unclassified Information; Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Chief Procurement is correcting a final rule 
published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2023, titled Safeguarding 
of Controlled Unclassified Information. The final rule amended the 
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) to address requirements 
for the safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

DATES: Effective July 21, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaundra Ford, Procurement Analyst, 
DHS, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy and 
Legislation, (202) 447-0056, or email [email protected]. When using 
email, include HSAR Case 2015-001 in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This correction fixes the amendatory 
instruction for 3052.204-71, Contractor employee access, to clarify 
that the text in Alternate II should not be removed, and adds in 
3052.212-70, Contract terms and conditions applicable to DHS 
acquisition of commercial items, two alternative clauses that were 
inadvertently not included in the final rule.

Correction

    In FR Doc. 2023-11270 appearing on page 40560 in the Federal 
Register of Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the following corrections are 
made:


3052.204-71  [Corrected]

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1. On page 40598, in the second column, in part 3052, in amendment 6, 
the instruction ``Revise clause 3052.204-71 to read as follows:'' is 
corrected to read: ``Revise section 3052.204-71 to read as follows:''.

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2. On page 40599, in the third column, in section 3052.24-71, the 
regulatory text following Alternate I, starting with ``Alternate II 
(June 2006)'' to the end of the section, is corrected to read:


3052.24-71  [Corrected]

Alternate II (July 2023)

    When the Department has determined contract employee access to 
controlled unclassified information or Government facilities must be 
limited to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, but the 
contract will not require access to information resources, add the 
following paragraphs:
    (g) Each individual employed under the contract shall be a 
citizen of the United States of America, or an alien who has been 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence as evidenced by a 
Permanent Resident Card (USCIS I-551). Any exceptions must be 
approved by the Department's Chief Security Officer or designee.
    (h) Contractors shall identify in their proposals, the names and 
citizenship of all non-U.S. citizens proposed to work under the 
contract. Any additions or deletions of non-U.S. citizens after 
contract award shall also be reported to the Contracting Officer.
(End of clause)

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3. On page 40603, in the third column, in part 3052, amendatory 
instruction 9 for section 3052.212-70 is corrected to read:
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9. In section 3052.212-70:
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a. Revise the date of the clause; and
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b. Amend paragraph (b) of the clause by:
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i. Removing the entry for ``3052.204-70'';
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ii. In the entry for ``3052.204-71'', adding the entry ``Alternate II'' 
following the entry ``Alternate I''; and
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iii. Adding in numerical order the entry ``3052.204-72'' followed by 
the

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entries ``Alternate I'' and ``3052.204-73''.
    The revision and additions read as follows:

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4. On page 40603, in the third column, in section 3052.212-70, the text 
of paragraph (b) is corrected to read:


3052.212-70  [Corrected]

    (b) * * *
    __3052.204-71 * * *
    __Alternate II
    __3052.204-72 Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information.
    __Alternate I
    __3052.204-73 Notification and Credit Monitoring Requirements for 
Personally Identifiable Information Incidents.

Paul Courtney,
Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-15579 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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