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





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: U.S. Agency for International Development.

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: Joanne M. Paskar, Chief, Bureau for 
Management, Office of Administrative Services, Information and 
Records Division, U.S. Agency for International Development, 
Washington, DC 20523; Telephone (202) 712-1217, e-mail 
[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 one-year period.

Dated: October 1, 2004.

 Roberto J. Miranda,

Director of Administrative Services.

                            Agency for International Development--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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2994        USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Creation of Appendix A...........................    0412-AA49
2995        Transfer of Food Commodities for Food Use and Disaster Relief, Economic Development,      0412-AA54
            and Other Assistance..................................................................
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                             Agency for International Development--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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2996        Administration of Grants and Cooperative Agreements...................................    0412-AA21
2997        Miscellaneous Amendments to the AIDAR (AIDAR Notice 98-2).............................    0412-AA30
2998        USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) Deletion of Appendix D and Appendix J............    0412-AA43
2999        Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs............................    0412-AA52
3000        Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects; Technical Amendment..............    0412-AA53
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                             Agency for International Development--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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3001        Rules and Procedures Applicable to Commodity Transactions Financed by USAID;              0412-AA51
            Miscellaneous Administrative Revisions................................................
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Agency for International Development (AID)          Proposed Rule Stage






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2994. USAID ACQUISITION REGULATION (AIDAR) CREATION OF APPENDIX A

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

CFR Citation: 48 CFR ch 7, app A

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Appendix A will replace, in substance, the existing appendix 
D and J scheduled to be deleted commensurate to this action.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/05
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/05
Final Action                    11/00/05
Final Action Effective          12/00/05

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of 
Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-106, 
Policy Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523
Phone: 202 712-5448
Fax: 202 216-3136
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA49
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2995.  TRANSFER OF FOOD COMMODITIES FOR FOOD USE AND 
DISASTER RELIEF, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE

Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority: 7 USC 1726a(c)

CFR Citation: 22 CFR 211

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: 22 CFR 211 will be rewritten in order to update guidance to 
reflect changes in the 1996 and 2002 Farm Bills as well as to revise 
financial and programmatic reporting requirements.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           08/19/04                    69 FR 51404
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/18/04
NPRM                            12/00/04

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism:  Undetermined

Agency Contact: Lisa Witte, Agency for International Development, Suite 
7.06-102, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523
Phone: 202 712-1365
Fax: 202 216-3039
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA54
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Agency for International Development (AID)             Final Rule Stage






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2996. 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                    10/00/05

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Gushue, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, Room 7.10-031, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20523
Phone: 202 712-5831
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA21
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2997. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE AIDAR (AIDAR NOTICE 98-2)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                    03/00/05
Final Action Effective          04/00/05

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Diane M. Howard, Senior Procurement Analyst, Agency for 
International Development, Room 7.08-082U, M/OP/P, 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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2998. USAID ACQUISITION REGULATION (AIDAR) DELETION OF APPENDIX D AND 
APPENDIX J

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: Deletion of appendices D and J of the AIDAR, regarding 
personal service contracts with U.S. citizens and cooperating country 
and third country nationals. Policy statements in the appendices will 
be consolidated into internal policy manuals, and information of a 
regulatory nature will be incorporated into a new appendix A.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/22/03                    68 FR 65432
NPRM Comment Period End         01/22/04
Final Action                    01/00/05

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tom M. Henson, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of 
Procurement, Agency for International Development, Room 7.08-106, 
Policy Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523
Phone: 202 712-5448
Fax: 202 216-3136
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA43
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2999.  PARTICIPATION BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN 
USAID PROGRAMS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 7 USC 1726a(c); 22 USC 2381(a)

CFR Citation: 22 CFR 202; 22 CFR 205; 22 CFR 211; 22 CFR 226

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to implement excutive branch policy that, 
within the framework of constitutional guidelines, religious (or faith-
based) organizations should be able to compete on an equal footing with 
other organizations for USAID funding. This proposed rule would revise 
USAID regulations pertaining to the award of grants, cooperative 
agreements, and contracts awarded for the purpose of administering 
grant programs to ensure their compliance with this policy and to 
clarify that faith-based organizations are eligible to participate in 
programs on the same basis as any other organization, with respect to 
programs for which such other organizations are eligible.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    11/00/04

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jan W. Miller, Assistant General Counsel for Employee 
and Public Affairs, Agency for International Development, Room 6881, 
NS, GC LD, Room 6.06-074, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20523
Phone: 202 712-4774
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 0412-AA52
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3000. FEDERAL POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS; TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 42 USC 289; 42 USC 300v-1(b)

CFR Citation: 22 CFR 225

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule amends the U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) regulations for the protection of human subjects by 
changing all references to the Office for Protection from Research 
Risks (OPRR) to the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and 
revising the footnote at the end of 45 CFR 46.101(i) by deleting the 
references to research involving fetuses, pregnant women, or human in 
vitro fertilization and subject B of 45 CFR part 46. This technical 
amendment is being made in conjunction with the other Federal 
departments and agencies that have promulgated the Federal Policy for 
the Protection of Human Subjects.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    11/00/04

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. James D. Shelton, Associate Director for Regulatory 
Affairs, Office for Human Research Protection, Agency for International 
Development, Room 820, SA-18, GH/PRH, Washington, DC 20523
Phone: 202 712-0869
Fax: 202 216-3485
Email: [email protected]

Related RIN: Related to 0412-AA17
RIN: 0412-AA53
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Agency for International Development (AID)            Long-Term Actions






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3001. RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO COMMODITY TRANSACTIONS FINANCED 
BY USAID; MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE REVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 22 CFR 201

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/00/06

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frances M. Maki
Phone: 202 712-4978
Email: [email protected]

Related RIN: Related to 0412-AA34
RIN: 0412-AA51
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