[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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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID)                             



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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

22 CFR Ch. II

Federal Regulations; USAID Regulatory Agenda Semiannual Summary

AGENCY: United States 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, Chief, Bureau for Management, Office 
of Administrative Services, Information and Records Division, U.S. 
Agency for International Development, Washington, DC 20523; telephone 
(202) 712-5027, e-mail 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 18, 1999.

Margaret H. Thome,

Director of Administrative Services.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID)             Final Rule Stage



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3143. 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                    07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathleen O'Hara, Chief, Policy Division, Office of 
Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-092 RRB, 
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801
Phone: 202 712-4759
Fax: 202 216-3395
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA21
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3144. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDAR (AIDAR NOTICE 98-2)

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 712; 48 CFR 727; 48 CFR 742; 48 CFR 752; 48 CFR 
ch 7, app I

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The USAID Acquisition Regulation will be amended to clarify 
USAID policy on the use of Government facilities and personnel in 
commercial products, establish an Agency policy regarding contract 
clauses to clarify withholding requirements under IQC contracts, revise 
reporting requirements, and coordinate the Agency's academic 
publication policy with the FAR's Rights in Data coverage by removing 
it from appendix I into a new part 727. This new AIDAR part will also 
provide for contractual coverage of Rights in Data in USAID's contracts 
performed overseas and awarded to U.S. organizations, provide guidance 
on Rights in Data coverage for overseas contracts with non-U.S. 
entities, and provide an alternate paragraph to add to the applicable 
FAR clause to reserve USAID's right to restrict release of data when 
release may negatively impact the Government's development or 
diplomatic relationship with the cooperating countries.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/04/98                    63 FR 59501
NPRM Comment Period End         01/04/99
Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. The agency has not yet determined whether there 
is a paperwork burden associated with this action.
Additional Information: The final rule published in the Federal 
Register on July 29, 1997, at 62 FR 40462 (FR Doc.

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97-18603) mistakenly cited this RIN number. It should have used RIN 
0412-AA32.

Agency Contact: Diane M. Howard, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, M/OP/P, Room 7.08-082U, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801
Phone: 202 712-0206
Fax: 202 216-3395
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA30
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3145. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDAR (AIDAR NOTICE 98-1)

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 703; 48 CFR 709; 48 CFR 715; 48 CFR 752

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The AID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) is being amended to 
add an additional reporting level for violations to be in accordance 
with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 3.104; to reflect 
changes in FAR part 9.5; and to reflect changes in FAR part 15. The 
AIDAR is also being amended to add a requirement to part 715 for a 
justification document to support the decision to reject all proposals 
and cancel the Request for Proposal (RFP) and to add a provision to 
part 752 on salary supplements for host government employees.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

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: Frances M. Maki, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, M/OP/P, Room 7.08-094, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801
Phone: 202 712-0610
Fax: 202 216-3395
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA38
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3146.  RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COMMODITIES 
TRANSACTIONS FINANCED BY USAID

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 201.03; 22 CFR 201.23(c); 22 CFR 201.31; 22 CFR 
201.32; 22 CFR 201.51(c)(4); 22 CFR 201.52(a); 22 CFR 201.67(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: USAID Regulation 1 is being amended to update Paperwork 
Reduction Act approval information and to update office names and 
addresses.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathleen O'Hara, Chief, Policy Division, Office of 
Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-092, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801
Phone: 202 712-4759
Fax: 202 216-3395
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA41
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID)            Completed Actions



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3147. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES TO REFLECT SINGLE AUDIT 
ACT AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 226

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: USAID Regulation 26 (22 CFR part 226) is being amended to 
reflect the enactment of the Single Audit Act by incorporating the 
revised OMB Circular A-133 ``Audits of States, Local Governments, and 
Non-Profit Organizations'' by reference.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              08/29/97                    62 FR 45937
Interim Final Rule Effective    09/29/97
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      10/28/97
No Further Action Required      10/28/97

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Diana Esposito, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, M/OP/P, Room 7.08-104, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801
Phone: 202 712-4163
Fax: 202 216-3395

RIN: 0412-AA36
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3148. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDAR (AIDAR NOTICE 98-3)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 705; 48 CFR 706; 48 CFR 709; 48 CFR 716; 48 CFR 
722; 48 CFR 731; 48 CFR 732; 48 CFR 745; 48 CFR 747; 48 CFR 752

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) is being amended to 
bring its organizational conflicts of

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interest coverage into conformance with the FAR; to implement into the 
AIDAR the August 19, 1997, revisions to Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulations and corresponding amendments to 
FAR subpart 22.8 contained in Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10; to 
allow for advances to for-profit organizations who are awarding grants 
under their contracts; to clarify the allowability of compensation to 
individuals under different types of contracts in the context of 
USAID's salary policy in ADS 302; and to update corresponding clauses 
in part 752, as amended. The AIDAR is also being amended to incorporate 
provisions of various Contract Information Bulletins (CIBs) issued in 
the past few years that established contracting policies or procedures 
and to make administrative changes or corrections.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    02/02/99                     64 FR 5005
Final Action Effective          03/04/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

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: Diane M. Howard, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, M/OP/P, Room 7.08-082U, 1300 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801
Phone: 202 712-0206
Fax: 202 216-3395
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA39
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3149.  RULES ON SOURCE, ORIGIN, AND NATIONALITY FOR COMMODITIES 
AND SERVICES FINANCED BY USAID

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2381

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 228.13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation is being amended to drop the requirement that 
a vehicle had to bear the nameplate of Chrysler, Ford, or General 
Motors in order to be considered eligible for USAID financing as a 
U.S.-manufactured vehicle.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    12/31/98                    63 FR 72181
Final Action Effective          03/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

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: Kathleen O'Hara, Chief, Policy Division, Office of 
Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-092, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523-7801
Phone: 202 712-4759
Fax: 202 216-3395
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA40
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