[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Agency for International Development Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part XVIII



Agency for International Development



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development

22 CFR Ch. II

Federal Regulations; USAID Regulatory Agenda Semiannual Summary

AGENCY: Agency for International Development, IDCA.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is 
publishing this agenda as required by Executive Order 12866 
``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. This agenda reports the status of those 
regulations currently under review and gives USAID's plan for the 
issuance of proposed regulations during the next 12 months. It is 
expected that the information provided in this agenda will enable the 
public to be more aware of and to participate more effectively in 
USAID's regulatory process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General: For further information on the agenda or the review list in 
general, contact: Willette Smith, Acting Chief, Information Support 
Services Division, Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for 
Management, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC 
20523; telephone (202) 736-4743, email address [email protected].

Specific: For further information about any particular item on the 
agenda, contact the individual listed as the contact for that item.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act require the semiannual publication in the Federal 
Register of an agenda of regulations. The Regulatory Flexibility Act 
applies only to regulations for which a notice of proposed rulemaking 
was issued on or after September 19, 1980. USAID is required to publish 
an agenda listing all the regulations it expects to propose or 
promulgate that are likely to have a ``significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.'' The Executive order became 
effective on September 30, 1993, and it is required that USAID publish 
a listing of all the regulations it expects to have under active 
consideration for proposal or review during the coming 1-year period.

Dated: February 27, 1997.

Janet Allem,

Acting Director, Bureau for Management, Office of Administrative 
Services.
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3009. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDAR (AIDAR NOTICE 97-3)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 712; 48 CFR 752; 48 CFR ch 7, app I

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The AID Acquisition Regulation will be amended to establish 
an Agency policy regarding contract pricing adjustments needed for 
certain customary commercial practices; to revise Agency contract 
clauses to clarify withholding requirements under IOC contracts and to 
update reporting requirements; and to revise the Agency's academic 
publication policy in appendix I.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/97
Final Action                    07/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Diane Howard, Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, M/OP/P, Room 1600A, SA-14, Washington, DC 
20523-1435
Phone: 703 875-1310
Fax: 703 875-1243

RIN: 0412-AA30
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3010. ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 226

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will implement the Governmentwide uniform 
administrative requirements for grants and agreements with institutions 
of higher education, hospitals and other nonprofit organizations issued 
by the Office of Management and Budget.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              01/19/95                     60 FR 3743
Final Action                    04/00/97
Final Action Effective          06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathleen O'Hara, Chief, Policy Division, Office of 
Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 1600 I, SA-14, 
Washington, DC 20523-1435
Phone: 703 875-1534
Fax: 703 875-1243

RIN: 0412-AA21

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3011.  MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT TO ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (AIDAR 
NOTICE 97-2)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  48 CFR ch 7, app D; 48 CFR ch 7, app J

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Appendices D and J establish the policies and procedures for 
contracting for personal services. Appendix D, which covers contracts 
with U.S. citizens and legal residents, is being amended to require 
classification of positions; to provide for an alternative method of 
amending contracts; and to make editorial revisions. Appendix J, which 
covers contracts with nationals of the cooperating country or third 
countries, is being amended to revise the policy limitations on what 
personal services contractors can do as far as supervising other 
employees and performing other inherently governmental functions, and 
editorial revisions are being made as well.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    04/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Patricia Bullock, Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, M/OP/P, Room 1600A, SA-14, Washington, DC 
20523-1435
Phone: 703 875-1534
Fax: 703 875-1243

RIN: 0412-AA31
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3012.  MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDAR (AIDAR NOTICE 97-1)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 701; 48 CFR 705; 48 CFR 706; 48 CFR 708; 48 CFR 
709; 48 CFR 711; 48 CFR 715; 48 CFR 725; 48 CFR 726; 48 CFR 728; 48 CFR 
750; 48 CFR 752; 48 CFR ch 7, app A; 48 CFR ch 7, app G

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The AID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) is being amended to 
implement the Agency's new regulation on Source, Origin and 
Nationality; to reflect the omission of authority for the Agency's 
Disadvantaged Enterprises Program in the 1996 and 1997 Appropriations 
Acts; to remove certification requirements not approved by the Head of 
the Agency in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 
1996; and to incorporate numerous administrative changes which correct 
mistakes or to clarify or simplify policies or procedures currently in 
the AIDAR or to bring the AIDAR into compliance with Agency policies.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    04/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Diane M. Howard, Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, M/OP/P, Room 1600A, SA-14, Washington, DC 
20523-1435
Phone: 703 875-1310
Fax: 703 875-1243
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA32
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3013. RULES ON SOURCE, ORIGIN, AND NATIONALITY FOR COMMODITIES AND 
SERVICES FINANCED BY AID

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 228

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation establishes rules for determining whether 
commodities are eligible for financing with USAID program funds based 
on their source and origin (i.e., where they were shipped from and 
where they were mined, grown, or produced). It also establishes 
requirements concerning nationality of suppliers and contractors that 
determine whether an individual or organization is eligible to supply 
commodities or provide services under AID program-funded contracts, 
regardless of whether the contracts are entered into by AID, or by 
another entity which receives funding from AID.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            02/05/96                     61 FR 4240
NPRM Comment Period End         04/05/96
Final Action (Correction 01/03/
97, 62 FR 314)                  10/15/96                    61 FR 53615
Final Action Effective          11/14/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathleen O'Hara, Chief, Policy Division, Office of 
Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 1600 I, SA-14, 
Washington, DC 20523-1423
Phone: 703 875-1534
Fax: 703 875-1243
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA28
[FR Doc. 97-8017 Filed 04-24-97; 8:45 am]
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