[Federal Register: February 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 28)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Part 252
RIN 0750-AF43
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Free Trade
Agreement--El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua DFARS Case 2006-D019
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD has adopted as final, without change, an interim rule
amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free
Trade Agreement with respect to El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The Free Trade Agreement waives the applicability of the Buy American
Act for some foreign supplies and construction materials and specifies
procurement procedures designed to ensure fairness.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-0328;
facsimile (703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 2006-D019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
DoD published an interim rule at 71 FR 34834 on June 16, 2006, to
implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free
Trade Agreement with respect to El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The rule amended the appropriate DFARS provisions and clauses to
reflect the addition of El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua as Free
Trade Agreement countries.
DoD received no comments on the interim rule. Therefore, DoD has
adopted the interim rule as a final rule without change.
This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review
under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
DoD certifies that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.
Although the rule opens up DoD procurement to the products of El
Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, DoD does not believe there will be a
significant economic impact on U.S. small businesses. DoD applies the
trade agreements to only those non-defense items listed at DFARS
225.401-70, and procurements that are set aside for small businesses
are exempt from application of the trade agreements.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule affects the certification and information collection
requirements in the provisions at DFARS 252.225-7020 and 252.225-7035,
currently approved under Office of Management and Budget Control Number
0704-0229. The impact, however, is negligible.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 252
Government procurement.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
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Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR Part 252, which was
published at 71 FR 34834 on June 16, 2006, is adopted as a final rule
without change.
[FR Doc. E7-2207 Filed 2-9-07; 8:45 am]
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