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###### Department of Defense

          - 48 CFR Part 237 
          - [DFARS Case 2003-D107] 

# AGENCY:

Department of Defense (DoD). 

# ACTION:

Final rule. 

# SUMMARY:

DoD has adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 331 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. Section 331 provides authority for contractor performance of firefighting functions at military installations or facilities for periods of one year or less, if the functions would otherwise have to be performed by members of the armed forces who are not readily available due to a deployment. 

# EFFECTIVE DATE:

December 15, 2004. 

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Ms. Robin Schulze, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DAR), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-0326; facsimile (703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 2003-D107.                               ( print page 75001)    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## A. Background 

DoD published an interim DFARS rule at 69 FR 35532 on June 25, 2004, to implement Section 331 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Pub. L. 108-136). Section 331 amended 10 U.S.C. 2465 to permit the award of contracts for firefighting functions at military installations or facilities, for periods of one year or less, if the functions would otherwise have to be performed by members of the armed forces who are not readily available by reason of a deployment. 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.*, because application of the rule is limited to firefighting functions at military installations or facilities for periods of one year or less, when members of the armed forces are not readily available to perform the functions due to a deployment.                 

## C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

                    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply, because the rule does not impose any information collection requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501,                     *et seq.*

# List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 237

      - Government procurement

Michele P. Peterson, 

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council. 

## Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change 

Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR Part 237, which was published at 69 FR 35532 on June 25, 2004, is adopted as a final rule without change. 

[FR Doc. 04-27347 Filed 12-14-04; 8:45 am] 

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