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eligible U.S. households could obtain a 

maximum of two coupons of $40 each 

to apply toward the purchase of CECBs. 

The agency is taking this action because 

these regulations are obsolete after 

November 8, 2010. The Act permitted 

consumers to request coupons from 

NTIA through July 31, 2009. The final 

coupons were issued on August 12, 

2009, and the last issued coupon 

expired on November 9, 2009. NTIA has 

fulfilled its statutory mandate to 

administer the Coupon Program, and is 

removing the regulations as they are 

unnecessary. If these regulations are not 

removed, it may suggest that the 

program is still active and may cause 

confusion regarding the status of the 

program. 

Executive Order 12866 

This rule has been determined to be 

not significant under Executive Order 

12866. 

Executive Order 13132 

This rule does not contain policies 

with federalism implications as that 

term is defined in EO 13132. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

As prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required under 

5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the 

analytical requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act are 

inapplicable. Thus, no regulatory 

flexibility analysis is required and none 

has been prepared. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action contains no information 

collection requirements. Therefore, 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 is not required. 

The OMB collection numbers 0660– 

0026 and 0660–0027 associated with the 

regulations are discontinued effective 

November 9, 2010. 

Lists of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 301 

Antennas, Broadcasting, Cable 

television, Communications, 

Communications equipment, Electronic 

products, Telecommunications, 

Television. 

PART 301—[REMOVED AND 

RESERVED] 

■ For the reasons stated above, 47 CFR 

chapter III is amended by removing and 

reserving part 301 pursuant to authority 

contained in Public Law 109–171, as 

amended by Public Law 111–4. 

Dated: September 21, 2010. 

Lawrence E. Strickling, 

Assistant Secretary for Communications and 

Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 203 and 252 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; DoD Office of 

the Inspector General Address (DFARS 

Case 2010–D015) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System; Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule 

amending the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to provide the address for the 

agency Office of the Inspector General 

as referenced in FAR clause 52.203–13, 

Contractor Code of Business Ethics and 

Conduct. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 27, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Telephone 703–602–0328; facsimile 

703–602–0350. Please cite DFARS Case 

2010–D015. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) Case 2007–006, ‘‘Contractor 

Business Ethics Compliance Program 

and Disclosure Requirements,’’ was 

published as a final rule in the Federal 

Register on November 12, 2008, with an 

effective date of December 12, 2008. The 

contract clause entitled ‘‘Contractor 

Code of Business Ethics and Conduct’’ 

requires the contractor to disclose to the 

agency office of the Inspector General 

(with a copy to the contracting officer), 

when the contractor has credible 

evidence that a principal, employee, 

agent, or subcontractor of the contractor 

has committed a violation of criminal 

law involving fraud, conflict of interest, 

bribery, or gratuity violations found in 

title 18 U.S.C. or a violation of the civil 

False Claims Act. This final rule 

provides the address for the DoD Office 

of the Inspector General. 

This rule was not subject to Office of 

Management and Budget review under 

Executive Order 12866, dated 

September 30, 1993. This is not a major 

rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act does 

not apply to this rule. This final rule 

does not constitute a significant DFARS 

revision within the meaning of 41 

U.S.C. 418b and FAR 1.501, and 

publication for public comment is not 

required. However, DoD will consider 

comments from small entities 

concerning the affected DFARS parts in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested 

parties must submit such comments 

separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 601, 

et seq., in correspondence. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not impose any new 

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 Parts 203 and 

252 

Government procurement. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

■ Therefore, 48 CFR parts 203 and 252 

are amended as follows: 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 203 and 252 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

PART 203—IMPROPER BUSINESS 

PRACTICES AND PERSONAL 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 

■ 2. Section 203.1004 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

203.1004 Contract clauses. 

(a) Use the clause at 252.203–7003 in 

solicitations and contracts that include 

the FAR clause 52.203–13, Contractor 

Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. 

* * * * * 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 3. Section 252.203–7003 is added to 

read as follows: 

252.203–7003 Agency Office of the 

Inspector General. 

As prescribed in 203.1004(a), use the 

following clause: 

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AGENCY OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 

GENERAL (SEP 2010) 

The agency office of the Inspector General 

referenced in paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR 

clause 52.203–13, Contractor Code of 

Business Ethics and Conduct, is the DoD 

Office of the Inspector General at the 

following address: 

DoD Office of the Inspector General, 

Investigative Policy and Oversight, 400 

Army Navy Drive, Suite 1037, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4704, Toll Free Telephone: 866– 

429–8011. 

(End of clause) 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 204 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Part 204, 

Administrative Matters 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule; Technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing this technical 

amendment to direct contracting officers 

to the location of procedures relating to 

obtaining an account in the Electronic 

Document Access system. Further, 

current business systems across DoD 

have each developed methods of 

indexing contracts independently 

leading to data integrity problems 

between data sources. This technical 

amendment also provides the location 

of guidance on a uniform contract 

indexing methodology across DoD. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 27, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L) 

DPAP (DARS), Room 3B855, 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060. Telephone 703–602–8384; 

facsimile 703–602–0350. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current 

business systems across DoD have each 

developed methods of indexing 

contracts independently leading to data 

integrity problems between data 

sources. Defense Procurement and 

Acquisition Policy letter dated July 8, 

2010, subject: Contract Indexing 

Standard, provides detailed guidance on 

mapping procurement instrument 

identification and supplementary 

procurement instrument identification 

numbers stored in the Electronic 

Document Access system to data 

elements reported in the Federal 

Procurement Data System. This 

memorandum aims to eliminate this 

confusion by establishing a uniform 

contract indexing methodology across 

DoD. This technical amendment adds 

language to the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation directing 

contracting officers to the location of 

this memorandum and its detailed 

guidance and of procedures relating to 

obtaining an account in the Electronic 

Document Access system. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 204 

Government procurement. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

■ Therefore 48 CFR part 204 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 204—ADMINISTRATIVE 

MATTERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 204 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

■ 2. Add section 204.270 to read as 

follows: 

204.270 Electronic Document Access. 

Follow the procedures at PGI 204.270 

relating to obtaining an account in the 

Electronic Document Access system. 

■ 3. Add section 204.7006 to read as 

follows: 

204.7006 Cross reference to Federal 

Procurement Data System. 

Detailed guidance on mapping PII and 

supplementary PII numbers stored in 

the Electronic Document Access system 

to data elements reported in the Federal 

Procurement Data System can be found 

in PGI 204.7006. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 211 and 252 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; GovernmentAssigned Serial Number Marking 

(DFARS Case 2008–D047) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final Rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule 

amending the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to require contractors to apply 

Government-assigned serial numbers in 

human-readable format on major end 

items when required by law, regulation, 

or military operational necessity. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 27, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mary Overstreet, 703–602–0311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Contractors are required to apply 

Government-assigned serial numbers, 

such as tail numbers/hull numbers and 

equipment registration numbers, in 

human-readable format on major end 

items when required by law, regulation, 

or military operational necessity. This 

final rule establishes a standard DoD 

method of specifying Governmentassigned serial numbers contractually 

and requires the contractor to associate 

these serial numbers with the Unique 

Item Identifier (UII) assigned by the 

contractor and to register them in the 

DoD Item Unique Identification (IUID) 

Registry along with the UII. The rule 

also requires agreement between the 

Government and contractor prior to use 

of the serial numbers in constructing the 

end item UII. 

DoD published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register on April 30, 2010 (75 

FR 22727). The comment period closed 

on June 29, 2010, and no comments 

were received. 

This rule was not subject to Office of 

Management and Budget review under 

Executive Order 12866, dated 

September 30, 1993. This is not a major 

rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

DoD does not expect this final rule to 

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. DoD 

has prepared a final regulatory 

flexibility analysis consistent with 5 

U.S.C. 604. A copy of the analysis may 

be obtained from the point of contact 

specified herein. The analysis is 

summarized as follows: 

DoD requires that the use of 

Government-assigned serial numbers be 

limited to satisfy requirements of law or 

regulation or to facilitate the 

identification of major end items 

consistent with military operational 

requirements, e.g., aircraft tail numbers 

or ship hull numbers in military 

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