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72622 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / Proposed Rules parties must submit such comments appropriate in solicitations and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 610 contracts for complex or critical items (FAR Case 2012–032) in (see 46.203(b) and (c)) or when the Fish and Wildlife Service correspondence. technical requirements of the contract 50 CFR Part 17 V. Paperwork Reduction Act require— (1) Control of such things as design, [Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2013–0107;450 The proposed rule does not contain 003 0115] any information collection requirements work operations, in-process controls, testing, and inspection; or that require the approval of the Office of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Management and Budget under the (2) Attention to such factors as and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. organization, planning, work Petition To List 11 Tarantula Species in chapter 35). instructions, documentation control, the Genus Poecilotheria as and advanced metrology. List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 44, 46, Endangered or Threatened (b) When the contracting officer, in and 52 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, consultation with technical personnel Government procurement. Interior. and in accordance with agency Dated: November 26, 2013. procedures, finds it is in the ACTION: Notice of petition finding and William Clark, Government’s interest to require higher- initiation of status review. Acting Director, Office of Government-Wide level quality standards be implemented, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition the contracting officer shall use the Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. Wildlife Service (Service), announce a clause prescribed at 46.311 to list the 90-day finding on a petition to list 11 Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA applicable standard(s). Examples of tarantula species in the genus propose amending 48 CFR parts 44, 46, higher-level quality standards include, Poecilotheria as endangered or and 52 as set forth below: but are not limited to, ISO 9001, ASQ threatened species under the ■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR E, ASME NQA–1, SAE AS9100, SAE Endangered Species Act of 1973, as part 44 continues to read as follows: AS9003, SAE AS5553, and SAE amended (Act). Based on our review, we AS6174. Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. find that the petition presents chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113. ■ 5. Revise section 46.311 to read as substantial scientific and commercial follows: information indicating that listing these PART 44—SUBCONTRACTING species may be warranted. Therefore, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 46.311 Higher-level contract quality with the publication of this notice, we requirement. are initiating a review of the status of ■ 2. Amend section 44.303 by— ■ a. Removing from the end of The contracting officer shall insert the these species to determine if listing paragraph (i) ‘‘and’’; clause at 52.246–11, Higher-Level these 11 species is warranted. To ensure ■ b. Removing from the end of Contract Quality Requirement, in that this status review is paragraph (j) the period and adding ‘‘; solicitations and contracts when the comprehensive, we request scientific and’’ in its place; and inclusion of a higher-level contract and commercial data and other ■ c. Adding paragraph (k). quality requirement is appropriate and information regarding these species. At The added text reads as follows: one or more such standards will be the conclusion of this review, we will included in the clause (see 46.202–4). issue a 12-month finding on the 44.303 Extent of review. petition, as provided in section * * * * * PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act. (k) Implementation of higher-level AND CONTRACT CLAUSES DATES: To allow us adequate time to quality standards. conduct this review, we request that we ■ 6. The authority citation for 48 CFR receive information on or before PART 46—QUALITY ASSURANCE part 52 continues to read as follows: February 3, 2014. After this date, you ■ 3. The authority citation for 48 CFR Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. must submit information directly to the part 46 is revised to read as follows: chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113. office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ■ 7. Revise section 52.246–11 to read as chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113. Please note that we may not be able to follows: address or incorporate information that ■ 4. Revise section 46.202–4 to read as we receive after the above requested follows: 52.246–11 Higher-Level Contract Quality date. Requirement. 46.202–4 Higher-level contract quality ADDRESSES: You may submit requirements. As prescribed in 46.311, insert the information by one of the following (a) Agencies shall establish following clause: Higher-Level Contract methods: procedures for determining when Quality Requirement (Date) • Electronically: Go to the Federal higher-level contract quality The Contractor shall comply with the eRulemaking Portal: http:// requirements are necessary, for higher-level quality standard(s) listed below. www.regulations.gov. In the Search determining the risk (both the lllllllllllllllllllll field, enter Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES– likelihood and the impact) of receiving [Contracting Officer insert the title, 2013–0107, which is the docket number nonconforming items, and for advising number, date, and tailoring (if any) of the for this action. Then click on the Search the contracting officer about which higher-level quality standards.] button. You may submit information by higher-level standards should be clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ If your applied and included in the solicitation (End of clause) information will fit in the provided and contract. Requiring compliance [FR Doc. 2013–28930 Filed 12–2–13; 8:45 am] comment box, please use this feature of with higher-level quality standards is BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P http://www.regulations.gov, as it is most VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:28 Dec 02, 2013 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\03DEP1.SGM 03DEP1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2013 / Proposed Rules 72623 compatible with our information review of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), of the five factors described in section procedures. If you attach your which are: 4(a)(1) of the Act: information as a separate document, our (a) The present or threatened (A) The present or threatened preferred file format is Microsoft Word. destruction, modification, or destruction, modification, or If you attach multiple pieces of curtailment of their habitat or range; curtailment of its habitat or range; information, our preferred format is a (b) Overutilization for commercial, (B) Overutilization for commercial, spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. recreational, scientific, or educational recreational, scientific, or educational • By hard copy: U.S. mail or hand- purposes; purposes; delivery: Public Comments Processing, (c) Disease or predation; (C) Disease or predation; Attn: FWS–HQ–ES–2013–0107, (d) The inadequacy of existing (D) The inadequacy of existing Division of Policy and Directives regulatory mechanisms; or regulatory mechanisms; or Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife (e) Other natural or manmade factors (E) Other natural or manmade factors Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS affecting each species’ continued affecting its continued existence. 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. existence. In making this 90-day finding, we We will not accept information by (3) The potential effects of climate evaluated whether information email or fax. We will post all change on each species and its habitat. regarding threats to each species, as Please include sufficient information information on http:// presented in the petition and other with your submission (such as full www.regulations.gov. This generally information available in our files, is references) to allow us to verify any means that we will post any personal substantial, thereby indicating that the scientific or commercial information information you provide us (see the petitioned action may be warranted. Our you include. Submissions merely stating Information Requested section, below, evaluation of this information is support for or opposition to the action for more information). presented in Appendix A. in Docket No. under consideration without providing FWS–HQ–ES–2013–0107 on http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: supporting information, although noted, www.regulations.gov. Janine Van Norman, Chief, Branch of will not be considered in making a Foreign Species, Endangered Species determination. Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Background Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Act directs that determinations as to Section 4(b)(3)(A) of the Act requires 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 420, whether any species is an endangered or that we make a finding on whether a Arlington, VA 22203; telephone 703– threatened species must be made petition to list, delist, or reclassify a 358–2171; facsimile 703–358–1735. If ‘‘solely on the basis of the best scientific species presents substantial scientific or you use a telecommunications device and commercial data available.’’ commercial information indicating that for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal You may submit your information the petitioned action may be warranted. Information Relay Service (FIRS) at concerning this status review by one of We are to base this finding on 800–877–8339. the methods listed in the ADDRESSES information provided in the petition, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: section. If you submit information via supporting information submitted with Information Requested http://www.regulations.gov, your entire the petition, and information otherwise submission—including any personal available in our files. To the maximum For the status review to be complete identifying information—will be posted extent practicable, we are to make this and based on the best available on the Web site.