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Federal Register/Vol. 80, No. 195/Thursday, October 8, 2015/Proposed Rules 60834 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 195 / Thursday, October 8, 2015 / Proposed Rules $4 million, the determination must now offerors to proceed to phase two. Any burden Government’s interest and is consistent have a higher level of approval for the caused by this rule is expected to be minimal with the purposes and objectives of the contracting officer to select more than and will not be any greater on small two-phase design-build selection five offerors. A potential offeror may be businesses than it is on large businesses. procedures. The contracting officer shall The rule does not duplicate, overlap, or more inclined to invest their pre-award conflict with any other Federal rules. No document this determination in the efforts on solicitations where they have alternative approaches were considered. It is contract file. For acquisitions greater an increased chance of award. not anticipated that the proposed rule will than $4 million, the determination shall have a significant economic impact on small be approved by the head of the III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 entities. contracting activity, delegable to a level Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and The Regulatory Secretariat has no lower than the senior contracting 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs submitted a copy of the IRFA to the official within the contracting activity. and benefits of available regulatory Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small * * * * * alternatives and, if regulation is Business Administration. A copy of the [FR Doc. 2015–25613 Filed 10–7–15; 8:45 am] necessary, to select regulatory IRFA may be obtained from the BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P approaches that maximize net benefits Regulatory Secretariat. DoD, GSA, and (including potential economic, NASA invite comments from small environmental, public health and safety business concerns and other interested DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR effects, distributive impacts, and parties on the expected impact of this equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the rule on small entities. Fish and Wildlife Service importance of quantifying both costs DoD, GSA, and NASA will also and benefits, of reducing costs, of consider comments from small entities 50 CFR Part 17 harmonizing rules, and of promoting concerning the existing regulations in flexibility. This is not a significant [Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2015–0143; subparts affected by the rule in 4500030113] regulatory action and, therefore, was not accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested subject to review under section 6(b) of parties must submit such comments Endangered and Threatened Wildlife E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 610 and Plants; 12-Month Findings on Review, dated September 30, 1993. This (FAR Case 2015–018), in Petitions To List 19 Species as rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. correspondence. Endangered or Threatened Species 804. V. Paperwork Reduction Act AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act The rule does not contain any Interior. This change is not expected to have information collection requirements that ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition a significant economic impact on a require the approval of the Office of findings. substantial number of small entities Management and Budget under the within the meaning of the Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. chapter 35). Wildlife Service (Service, FWS, or Nevertheless, an Initial Regulatory USFWS), announce 12-month findings Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) has been List of Subject in 48 CFR Part 36 on petitions to list 19 species as prepared, and is summarized as follows: Government procurement. endangered species or threatened This rule implements section 814 of the species under the Endangered Species William Clark, Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Director, Office of Government-wide review of the best available scientific Year 2015. Section 814 is entitled Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition and commercial information, we find Improvement in Defense Design-Build Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. that listing the American eel, Construction Process. Section 814 requires Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA Cumberland arrow darter, the Great the head of the contracting activity, delegable propose amending 48 CFR part 36 as set to a level no lower than the senior Basin distinct population segment (DPS) contracting official, to approve any forth below: of the Columbia spotted frog, Goose determinations to select more than five Creek milkvetch, Nevares spring bug, offerors to submit phase-two proposals for a PART 36—CONSTRUCTION AND Page springsnail, Ramshaw meadows two-phase design build construction ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS sand-verbena, Sequatchie caddisfly, acquisition that is valued at greater than $4 ■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Shawnee darter, Siskiyou mariposa lily, million. Sleeping ute milkvetch, Southern Idaho The number of design-build construction part 36 continues to read as follows: awards is not currently tracked by the ground squirrel, Tahoe yellow cress, Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. and six Tennessee cave beetles (Baker Federal government’s business systems. In chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113. Fiscal Year 2014, the Federal government Station, Coleman, Fowler’s, Indian awarded 3,666 construction awards to 2,239 ■ 2. Amend section 36.303–1 by Grave Point, inquirer, and Noblett’s cave unique small business vendors. It is revising paragraph (a)(4) to read as beetles) is not warranted at this time. unknown what percentage of these contracts follows: However, we ask the public to submit to involved design-build construction services. us any new information that becomes 36.303–1 Phase One. This rule does not impose new available concerning the threats to any recordkeeping or reporting requirements. The (a) * * * of the 19 species listed above or their new approval requirement for advancing (4) A statement of the maximum habitat at any time. more than five contractors to phase two of a number of offerors that will be selected two-phase design-build selection procedure to submit phase-two proposals. The DATES: The findings announced in this only affects the internal procedures of the maximum number specified in the document were made on October 8, Government. For acquisitions valued over 2015. $4M, the head of the contracting activity solicitation shall not exceed five unless (HCA) is required to now make a the contracting officer determines, for ADDRESSES: These findings are available determination that it is in the best interest of that particular solicitation, that a on the Internet at http:// the Government to select more than five number greater than five is in the www.regulations.gov at Docket Number VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:48 Oct 07, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\08OCP1.SGM 08OCP1 Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 195 / Thursday, October 8, 2015 / Proposed Rules 60835 FWS–HQ–ES–2015–0143. Supporting appropriate person as specified under appropriate person, as specified under information used in preparing these FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. findings is available for public Please submit any new information, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: inspection, by appointment, during materials, comments, or questions normal business hours by contacting the concerning these findings to the Species Contact information American eel ............................................................................................. Northeast Regional Office, Endangered Species Program, 413–253– 8615. Cumberland arrow darter ......................................................................... Kentucky Ecological Services Field Office, 502–695–0468. Great Basin DPS of the Columbia spotted frog ....................................... Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office, 775–861–6300. Goose Creek milkvetch ............................................................................ Utah Ecological Services Field Office, 801–975–3330. Nevares spring naucorid bug ................................................................... Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 760–431–9440. Page springsnail ....................................................................................... Arizona Ecological Services Field Office, 602–242–0210. Ramshaw meadows sand-verbena .......................................................... Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 916–414–6700. Sequatchie caddisfly ................................................................................. Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office, 931–528–6481. Shawnee darter ........................................................................................ Kentucky Ecological Services Field Office, 502–695–0468. Siskiyou mariposa lily ............................................................................... Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, 530–842–5763. Sleeping ute milkvetch ............................................................................. Western Colorado Ecological Services Field Office, 970–628–7184. Southern Idaho ground squirrel ................................................................ Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 208–378–5265. Tahoe yellow cress ................................................................................... Nevada Fish
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