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(B) The effort involves a high degree

of integration or coordination;

(C) The contractor has a substantial

record of active participation in Federal

socioeconomic programs;

(D) The contractor provides fully

documented and reliable cost estimates;

(E) The contractor has an aggressive

cost reduction program that has

demonstrable benefits;

(F) The contractor uses a high degree

of subcontract competition (e.g.,

agressive dual sourcing);

(G) The contractor has a proven

record of cost tracking and control; or

(H) The contractor aggressively seeks

process improvements to reduce costs.

(ii) The contracting officer may justify

a maximum value when the effort—

(A) Requires large scale integration of

the most complex nature;

(B) Involves major international

activities with significant management

coordination (e.g., offsets with foreign

vendors); or

(C) Has critically important

milestones.

(3) Below normal conditions. (i) The

contracting officer may assign a lower

than normal value when the

management effort is minimal.

Indicators of this are—

(A) The program is mature and many

end item deliveries have been made;

(B) The contractor adds minimum

value to an item;

(C) The efforts are routine and require

minimal supervision;

(D) The contractor provides poor

quality, untimely proposals;

(E) The contractor fails to provide an

adequate analysis of subcontractor costs;

(F) The contractor does not cooperate

in the evaluation and negotiation of the

proposal;

(G) The contractor’s cost estimating

system is marginal;

(H) The contractor has made minimal

effort to initiate cost reduction

programs;

(I) The contractor’s cost proposal is

inadequate; or

(J) The contractor has a record of cost

overruns or another indication of

unreliable cost estimates and lack of

cost control.

(ii) The following may justify a value

significantly below normal—

(A) Reviews performed by the field

contract administration offices disclose

unsatisfactory management and internal

control systems (e.g., quality assurance,

property control, safety, security); or

(B) The effort requires an unusually

low degree of management involvement.

4. Section 215.404–702 is amended by

adding paragraph (b)(1)(iii) to read as

follows:

215.404–72 Modified weighted guidelines

method for nonprofit organizations other

than FFRDCs.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(iii) Do not assign a value from the

technology incentive designated range.

* * * * *

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BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1803 and 1852

NASA Inspector General Hotline

Posters

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This is a proposed rule to

amend the NASA FAR Supplement

(NFS) to require NASA contractors to

display ‘‘hotline posters’’on contracts

exceeding $5,000,000 and performed at

contractor facilities in the United States.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

on or before July 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments to Paul

Brundage, NASA Headquarters Office of

Procurement, Contract Management

Division (Code HK), Washington, DC

20456–0001. Comments may also be

submitted by email to

pbrundage@hq.nasa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Brundage, (202) 358–0481.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

NASA’s Office of Inspector General

(IG) has requested that NASA

contractors be required to display

‘‘hotline posters’’ in contractor facilities

performing work on some NASA

contracts. Foreign contracts and

contracts less than $5,000,000 would be

exempt. This proposed rule would

require contractors to obtain from the

NASA IG ‘‘hotline posters’’ and to post

them in facilities where and when work

is performed on an applicable NASA

contract. By waiver from Part 12, NASA

might also impose this requirement on

a case-by-case basis in contracts for

commercial items when unusual

circumstances warrant. An example of

such circumstances might include

procurements involving extraordinary

concerns about the safety of human life.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

This proposed rule is not expected to

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small business

entities within the meaning of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.) because it only affects small

business entities with contracts

exceeding $5,000,000 and the NASA IG

will provide the posters at no direct cost

to contractors.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because this proposed rule

does not impose information collection

requirements that require the approval

of the Office of Management and Budget

under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

Lists of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1803

and 1852

Government procurement.

Tom Luedtke,

Associate Administrator for Procurement.

Accordingly, 48 CFR Parts 1803 and

1852 are proposed to be amended as

follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Parts 1803 and 1852 continues to read

as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

PART 1803—IMPROPER BUSINESS

PRACTICES AND PERSONAL

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

2. Add Subpart 1803.70 to read as

follows:

Subpart 1803.70—IG Hotline Posters

1803.7000 Policy.

1803.7001 Contract clause.

Subpart 1803.70—IG Hotline Posters

1803.7000 Policy.

NASA requires contractors to display

NASA hotline posters prepared by the

NASA Office of Inspector General on

those contracts specified in 1803.7001,

so that employees of the contractor

having knowledge of waste, fraud, or

abuse, can readily identify a means to

contact NASA’s IG.

1803.7001 Contract clause.

Contracting officers must insert the

provision at 1852.203–70, Display of

Inspector General Hotline Posters, in

solicitations and contracts expected to

exceed $5,000,000 and performed at

contractor facilities in the United States.

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PART 1852—SOLICITATION

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT

CLAUSES

3. Add section 1852.203–70 to read as

follows:

1852.203–70 Display of Inspector General

Hotline Posters.

As prescribed in 1803.7001, insert the

following clause:

Display of Inspector General Hotline Posters

(Date)

(a) The Contractor shall display

prominently in common work areas within

business segments performing work under

this contract, Inspector General Hotline

Posters available under paragraph (b) of this

clause.

(b) Inspector General Hotline Posters may

be obtained from NASA Office of Inspector

General, Code W, Washington, DC, 20546–

0001, (202) 358–1220.

(End of clause)

[FR Doc. 00–12781 Filed 5–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration

49 CFR Parts 350, 390, 394, 395 and

398

[Docket No. FMCSA–97–2350]

RIN 2126–AA232

Public Hearings on Hours of Service of

Drivers; Driver Rest and Sleep for Safe

Operations

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of hearings.

SUMMARY: The FMCSA is announcing

the second through seventh public

hearings for interested persons to

present comments and views on the

FMCSA’s proposed revisions to its

hours-of-service regulations (65 FR

25540, May 2, 2000). This action is

necessary to inform the public about the

dates, times, and locations of the

hearings. The FMCSA hopes to hear

from the public, specifically drivers of

trucks and buses, about how the

proposed hours-of-service regulations

would improve highway safety and

affect their professional, personal, and

family life. All oral presentations will be

transcribed and placed in the

rulemaking docket for the FMCSA’s

consideration.

DATES: The second hearing will be June

7 and 8 in Ontario, CA. Subsequent

hearings will be June 12 and 13 in

Golden, CO; June 15 and 16 in Kansas

City, MO; June 20 and 21 in

Indianapolis, IN; June 26 and 27 in

Vernon, CT; and June 29 and 30 in

Atlanta, GA. All will begin at 8:30 a.m.

and end at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The second session will be

at the Ontario Convention Center,

Meeting Room 104B, 2000 Convention

Center Way, Ontario, CA. The third will

be held at Auditorium 2, Jefferson

County Fairgrounds, 15200 West Sixth

Avenue, Golden, CO. The fourth will be

at the Wagstaff Theater, American Royal

Center Complex, 1701 American Royal

Court, Kansas City, MO. The fifth will

be at the Union Federal Southwest

Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds,

1202 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN.

The sixth will be at the Quality Inn

Conference Center, 51 Hartford

Turnpike (Route 83, I–84, Exit 63),

Vernon, CT. The seventh will be at the

Atlanta South Truck Stop, 122 Truck

Stop Way (I–75, Exit 201), Jackson, GA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General Information. For general

information or if you have special needs

contact Mr. Stanley Hamilton, Office of

Regulatory Development, (202) 366–

0665. Specific Information. For

information concerning the rulemaking

contact Mr. David Miller, Office of

Driver and Carrier Operations, (202)

366–1790, or Mr. Charles Medalen,

Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–

1354.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

Internet users may access all comment

received by the U.S. DOT Dockets,

Room PL–401, by using the universal

resource locator (URL): http://

dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours

each day, 365 days a year. Please follow

the instructions on line for more

information and help.

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded by using a

computer, modem and suitable

communications software from the

Government Printing Office’s Electronic

Bulletin Board Service at (202) 512–

1661. Internet users may reach the

Office of the Federal Register’s web page

at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

Internet users may also find this

document at the FMCSA’s Motor Carrier

Regulatory Information Service

(MCREGIS) web site for notices at http:/

/www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/

rulemakings.htm.

First Hearing Notice

The notice for the first hearing was

published May 5, 2000 (65 FR 26166).

The first hearing will be in Washington,

DC on May 31 and June 1 at the DOT

headquarters, Room 2230, 400 Seventh

Street, SW 20590.

Accessibility Needs

If you need special accommodations,

such as sign language interpretation,

please contact Mr. Stanley Hamilton,

Office of Regulatory Development, (202)

366–0665.

Oral and Written Comments

Oral comments should be limited to

10 minutes or less. Written comments

must be sent to: Docket Clerk, Attn:

DOT Docket No. FMCSA–97–2350, U.S.

DOT Dockets, Department of

Transportation, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590–0001. Persons who require

acknowledgment of the receipt of their

comments must enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard. Comments may be

reviewed at the above address from 9

a.m. through 5 p.m. Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 31502, and

31136; and 49 CFR 1.73.

Issued on: May 15, 2000.

Julie Anna Cirillo,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

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BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 000211040–0040–01; I.D.

051100D]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Halibut Bycatch

Mortality Allowance in the Bering Sea

and Aleutian Islands Management Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed reapportionment of

Pacific halibut bycatch mortality

allowance specified for the nontrawl

fishery categories; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes the

reapportionment of the 2000 halibut

bycatch mortality allowance specified

for the Pacific cod hook-and-line fishery

category to the other nontrawl fishery

category in the Bering Sea and Aleutian

Islands management area (BSAI). This

action is necessary to allow the harvest

of species constrained by the other

nontrawl halibut bycatch mortality