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Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

as specified by Executive Order 13175 

(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This 

proposed action also does not have 

Federalism implications because it does 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). This action merely 

proposes to approve state rules 

implementing a Federal standard, and 

does not alter the relationship or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities established in the Clean 

Air Act. This proposed rule also is not 

subject to Executive Order 13045 

‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), 

because it is not economically 

significant. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the 

absence of a prior existing requirement 

for the State to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a SIP submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, 

to use VCS in place of a SIP submission 

that otherwise satisfies the provisions of 

the Clean Air Act. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. This proposed 

rule does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Particulate matter, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

Wayne Nastri, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 5, 10, 12, 25 

[FAR Case 2006–016; Docket 2007–0001; 

Sequence 4] 

RIN: 9000–AK70 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR 

Case 2006–016, Numbered Notes for 

Synopses 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency 

Acquisition Council and the Defense 

Acquisition Regulations Council 

(Councils) are proposing to amend the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

update and clarify policy for synopses 

of proposed contract actions and to 

delete all references to Numbered Notes. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the FAR 

Secretariat on or before May 11, 2007 to 

be considered in the formulation of a 

final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by FAR case 2006–016 by any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Search for any 

document by first selecting the proper 

document types and selecting ‘‘Federal 

Acquisition Regulation’’ as the agency 

of choice. At the ‘‘Keyword’’ prompt, 

type in the FAR case number (for 

example, FAR Case 2006–001) and click 

on the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Please include 

any personal and/or business 

information inside the document.You 

may also search for any document by 

clicking on the ‘‘Advanced search/ 

document search’’ tab at the top of the 

screen, selecting from the agency field 

‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation’’, and 

typing the FAR case number in the 

keyword field. Select the ‘‘Submit’’

button. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, 

ATTN: Laurieann Duarte, Washington, 

DC 20405. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite FAR case 2006–016 in all 

correspondence related to this case. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ernest Woodson, Procurement Analyst, 

at (202) 501–3775 for clarification of 

content. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the FAR Secretariat at (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite FAR case 2006–016. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The use of Numbered Notes originally 

provided a method to expedite 

publicizing synopses in the Commerce 

Business Daily (CBD). The data 

transmission for this defunct 

publication was cumbersome and timeconsuming. The use of Numbered Notes 

simplified the inclusion of repetitive 

information. In addition, use of these 

Notes reduces the size of the publication 

(and, therefore, the cost to publish and 

distribute this hardcopy periodical.) 

During the transition period from the 

CBD periodical for publishing synopses 

to the electronic postings of synopses on 

the Federal Business Opportunities 

(FedBizOpps) Web site, the Numbered 

Notes were moved from the CBD to 

FedBizOpps. At the same time, the 

prescriptions for the Numbered Notes 

were generally deleted from the FAR. 

Electronic posting of synopses allows 

contracting officers to easily insert text, 

as needed. Electronic posting also 

places the full text of synopses in easyto-read, stand-alone documents that 

may be individually printed hardcopy 

or saved as data files by interested 

parties. This differs sharply from the 

earlier CBD periodical which printed a 

hardcopy of all synopses for a particular 

day. 

Since the prescriptions for the 

Numbered Notes were deleted from the 

FAR, the Numbered Notes have not 

been maintained and many of the 

Numbered Notes do not accurately 

reflect current FAR requirements or 

have been made obsolete by the 

functionality of FedBizOpps. Also, 

without prescriptions in the FAR, 

contracting officers are not required to 

use the Numbered Notes. The content of 

each Numbered Note and a discussion 

of the Note follows: 

1. The proposed contract is 100 

percent set-aside for small business 

concerns. 

Contracting officers identify set-asides 

via a drop-down box in FedBizOpps. 

Therefore, the Note is redundant. 

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Contracting officers identify set-asides 

via a drop-down box in FedBizOpps. 

Therefore, the Note is redundant. 

3. The proposed contract is a labor 

surplus area set-aside. (This note is 

deleted as of 7/21/99.) 

The Note is obsolete. 

4. The proposed contract is 100 

percent set aside for small 

disadvantaged business concerns (SDB). 

Offers from concerns other than SDBs 

will not be considered. (This note is 

deleted as of 11/24/99.) 

The Note is obsolete. 

5. The proposed contract is 100 

percent set-aside for Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and 

Minority Institutions (MIs). Offers from 

other than HBCUs and MIs will not be 

considered. 

Contracting officers identify set-asides 

via a drop-down box in FedBizOpps. 

Therefore, the Note is redundant. 

6. The proposed contract is a total 

small disadvantaged business set-aside 

or is being considered as a total small 

disadvantaged business set-aside. (This 

note is deleted as of 11/24/99.) 

The Note is obsolete. 

7. The proposed contract is 100 

percent set-aside for Historically Black 

Colleges, Universities and Minority 

Institutions or is partially set-aside for 

Historically Black Colleges, Universities 

and Minority Institutions. 

Contracting officers identify set-asides 

via a drop-down box in FedBizOpps. 

Therefore, the Note is redundant. 

8. The solicitation document contains 

information that has been designated as 

‘‘Militarily Critical Technical Data.’’

Only businesses that have been certified 

by the Department of Defense, United 

States/Canada Joint Certification Office, 

and have a valid requirement may have 

a copy of the solicitation document. All 

requests for copies of the solicitation 

document must include a certified copy 

of DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical 

Technical Data Agreement. To obtain 

certification, contact: Commander, 

Defense Logistics Information Service 

(DLIS), ATTN: U.S./Canada Joint 

Certification Office, 74 Washington 

Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI 49017–

3084 or call the DLIS at (800)-352–3572. 

The DLIS United States/Canada Joint 

Certification Lookup service is available 

via the Internet at: http:// 

www.dlis.dla.mil/ccal/. 

The requirement is unique to DoD. 

The FAR does not include a reference to 

Militarily Critical Technical Data. The 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number 0704–0207 for 

the information collection requirements 

associated with DD Form 2345 result 

from Department of Defense Directive 

Number 5230.25. In addition, the link 

reference in the Note is no longer valid, 

i.e., http://www.dlis.dla.mil/ccal/. Other 

information in the Note may also be 

inaccurate. Accordingly, this Note is not 

useful in the GPE. 

9. Interested parties may obtain copies 

of Military and Federal Specifications 

and Standards, Qualified Product Lists, 

Military Handbooks, and other 

standardization documents from the 

DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP), in 

Philadelphia, PA. Most documents are 

available in Adobe PDF format from the 

ASSIST database via the Internet at 

http://assist.daps.mil/. 

Users may search for documents using 

the ASSIST-Quick Search and, in most 

cases, download the documents directly 

via the Internet using standard browser 

software. 

Documents not available for 

downloading from ASSIST can be 

ordered from the DODSSP using the 

ASSIST Shopping Wizard, after 

establishing a DODSSP Customer 

Account by following the registration 

procedures or by phoning the DODSSP 

Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697–

2179 (DSN: 442–2179). 

Users not having access to the Internet 

may contact the DODSSP Special 

Assistance Desk at (215) 697–2179 

(DSN: 442–2179) or mail requests to the 

DODSSP, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins 

Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111–5094. 

Patterns, Drawings, Deviations Lists, 

Purchase Descriptions, etc., are not 

stocked at the DODSSP. 

The following FAR provisions notify 

prospective offerors how to obtain 

copies of the various specifications, 

standards, and data item descriptions: 

FAR 52.211–1, Availability of 

Specifications Listed in the GSA Index 

of Federal Specifications, Standards, 

and Commercial Item Descriptions; FAR 

52.211–2, Availability of Specifications, 

Standards, and Data Item Descriptions 

Listed in the Acquisition Streamlining 

and Standardization Information System 

(ASSIST); FAR 52.211–3, Availability of 

Specifications Not Listed in the GSA 

Index of Federal Specifications, 

Standards, and Commercial Item 

Descriptions; and FAR 52.211–4, 

Availability for Examination of 

Specifications Not Listed in the GSA 

Index of Federal Specifications, 

Standards, and Commercial Item 

Descriptions. Additionally, FAR 

52.209–1, Qualification Requirements, 

notifies prospective offerors how to 

obtain the qualification requirements for 

the pending contract. Therefore, the 

Note appears to be redundant. In 

addition, the link referenced in the Note 

is no longer valid, i.e., http:// 

www.assist.daps.mil. Other information 

in the Note may also be inaccurate. 

10. Reserved. 

11. Reserved. 

12. One or more of the items under 

this acquisition may be subject to an 

Agreement on Government Procurement 

approved and implemented in the 

United States by the Trade Agreements 

Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the 

English language and in U.S. dollars. All 

interested suppliers may submit an 

offer. 

FAR Subpart 25.4, Trade Agreements, 

sufficiently addresses the procedures. 

Specifically, FAR 25.408 prescribes FAR 

provisions: 52.214–34, Submission of 

OfferSin the English Language; 52.214–

35, Submission of Offers in U.S. 

Currency; and paragraph (c)(5) of 

52.215–1, Instructions to Offerors—

Competitive Acquisitions; contains most 

of the information in the Note. However, 

the World Trade Organization 

Government Procurement Agreement, 

and some of the Free Trade Agreements, 

require that a notice must appear in the 

synopsis that the procurement is 

covered by the Agreement. Therefore, 

the requirement should be included in 

the FAR. 

13. The proposed contract is restricted 

to domestic sources under the authority 

of FAR 6.302–3. Accordingly, foreign 

sources, except Canadian sources, are 

not eligible for award. 

FAR 6.302–3 provides for restrictions 

to either the ‘‘United States or its 

outlying areas’’ or the ‘‘United States, its 

outlying areas, or Canada.’’ In addition, 

acquisitions can be restricted based on 

other factors in 6.302–3. Therefore, it 

seems inappropriate to only address one 

of the restrictions. 

14. Reserved. 

15. Reserved. 

16. Reserved. 

17. Reserved. 

18. Reserved. 

19. Reserved. 

20. Reserved. 

21. Reserved. 

22. The proposed contract action is 

for supplies or services for which the 

Government intends to solicit and 

negotiate with only one source under 

the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested 

persons may identify their interest and 

capability to respond to the requirement 

or submit proposals. This notice of 

intent is not a request for competitive 

proposals. However, all proposals 

received within forty-five days (thirty 

days if award is issued under an 

existing basic ordering agreement) after 

date of publication of this synopsis will 

be considered by the Government. A 

determination by the Government not to 

compete with this proposed contract 

based upon responses to this notice is 

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Government. Information received will 

normally be considered solely for the 

purpose of determining whether to 

conduct a competitive procurement. 

Since there is no prescription for the 

Note in the FAR, contracting officers 

might be prescribing different time 

periods when responses will be 

considered. To ensure a uniform 

timeframe, the requirement should be 

maintained in the FAR. 

23. Award will be made only if the 

offeror, the product/service or the 

manufacturer meets qualification 

requirements at time of award, in 

accordance with FAR clause 52.209–1 

or 52.209–2. The solicitation identifies 

the office where additional information 

can be obtained concerning 

qualification requirements and is cited 

in each individual solicitation. 

FAR 52.209–2 is reserved. FAR 

52.209–1, Qualification Requirements, 

notifies prospective offerors how to 

obtain the requirements that must be 

satisfied to become qualified or to 

demonstrate their capability. Therefore, 

the Note is redundant. 

24. This acquisition is for architectengineer (A-E) services, and is procured 

in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act 

as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. AE firms meeting the requirements 

described in this announcement are 

invited to submit: (1) a Standard Form 

(SF) 330, Architect-Engineer 

Qualifications, Parts I and II, and (2) any 

requested supplemental data to the 

procurement office shown. Firms 

registering for consideration for future 

Federal A-E projects are encouraged to 

electronically submit SF 330 Part II, 

General Qualifications, to http:// 

www.bpn.gov/orca/login.aspx, and to 

update at least annually. Firms with a 

SF 330 Part II on file in this central 

Federal database do not need to submit 

a Part II for this acquisition unless 

directed by the announcement. Firms 

responding to this announcement before 

the closing date will be considered for 

selection, subject to any limitations 

indicated with respect to size and 

geographic location of firm, specialized 

technical expertise or other 

requirements listed. Following an 

evaluation of the qualifications and 

performance data submitted, three or 

more firms that are considered to be the 

most highly qualified to provide the 

type of services required will be chosen 

for negotiation. Selection of firms for 

negotiation shall be made in order of 

preference based on the demonstrated 

competence and qualifications 

necessary for satisfactory performance 

in accordance with the specific 

selection criteria listed in the 

announcement. 

To be considered for architectengineer contracts, a firm must file, with 

the appropriate office or board, the 

Standard Form (SF) 330, ArchitectEngineer Qualifications, Part II, and 

when applicable, SF 330, Part I (see 

FAR 36.603(b)). The other information 

contained in the Note is also addressed 

in FAR 36.603(b). FAR 5.207(c)(12) 

requires contracting officers to include 

any significant evaluation factors in the 

synopsis. The requirement to have a 

filed SF 330 is a significant evaluation 

factor and would, therefore, be included 

in the synopsis. Accordingly, the Note 

is redundant. 

25. Information submitted should be 

pertinent and specific in the technical 

area under consideration, on each of the 

following qualifications: (1) Experience: 

An outline of previous projects, specific 

work previously performed or being 

performed and any in-house research 

and development effort; (2) Personnel: 

Name, professional qualifications and 

specific experience of scientists, 

engineers and technical personnel who 

may be assigned as a principal 

investigator and/or project officer; (3) 

Facilities: Availability and description 

of special facilities required to perform 

in the technical areas under 

consideration. A statement regarding 

industry security clearance. Any other 

specific and pertinent information as 

pertains to this particular area of 

procurement that would enhance our 

consideration and evaluation of the 

information submitted. 

Contracting officers are required to 

include the evaluation factors in the 

solicitation. Therefore, the Note is 

redundant. 

26. Based upon market research, the 

Government is not using the policies 

contained in Part 12, Acquisition of 

Commercial Items, in its solicitation for 

the described supplies or services. 

However, interested persons may 

identify to the contracting officer their 

interest and capability to satisfy the 

Government’s requirement with a 

commercial item within 15 days of this 

notice. 

Market research is sufficient for 

identifying commercial solutions. 

Therefore, the Note is unnecessary. 

27. The proposed contract is set-aside 

for HUBZone small business concerns. 

Offers from other than HUBZone small 

business concerns will not be 

considered. 

Contracting officers identify set-asides 

via a drop-down box in FedBizOpps. 

Therefore, the Note is redundant. 

28. The proposed contract is set-aside 

for Very Small Business Concerns 

(VSB). A VSB is a small business 

concern whose headquarters is located 

within the geographic area served by a 

district designated by SBA; and which, 

together with its affiliates, has no more 

than 15 employees and has average 

annual receipts that do not exceed $1 

million. Offers from other than very 

small business concerns will not be 

considered. 

The VSB program is no longer 

applicable. Therefore, the Note is 

obsolete. 

29. The proposed contract is set-aside 

for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned 

small business concerns. Offers from 

other than Service-Disabled VeteranOwned small business concerns will not 

be considered. 

Contracting officers identify set-asides 

via a drop-down box in FedBizOpps. 

Therefore, the Note is redundant. 

This rule proposes to make the 

following changes to the FAR: 

(a) Require that a ‘‘proposed contract 

action the Government intends to solicit 

and negotiate with only one source 

under the authority of 6.302’’ be subject 

to the 15–day advance notice publishing 

requirement at FAR 5.203 to establish a 

minimum time period for which the 

Government will consider proposals 

from other than an intended source. 

(b) Delete the reference to the ‘‘GPO 

billing account code’’ at FAR 5.207 

because the GPO has been replaced by 

FedBizOpps. 

(c) Delete the reference to an ‘‘opening 

date’’ at FAR 5.207 because this term is 

now obsolete. ‘‘Opening date’’ was used 

in the CBD periodical when the date of 

publication for an announcement was 

uncertain. In FedBizOpps, the electronic 

posting date has replaced the opening 

date. 

(d) Delete the references and coverage 

on Numbered Notes at FAR 5.205(a), 

5.207(c)(13) and (14), 5.207(e), 

10.002(d)(2), 12.603(c)(2)(xv), and 

25.408(a)(2) because the referenced 

Notes are no longer needed. 

(e) Add requirements to the FAR 

clause at 5.207(c)(13) to identify, in the 

synopsis, acquisitions subject to the 

trade agreements. 

(f) Revise the ‘‘set-asides’’ coverage at 

FAR 5.207 to include all allowable setasides and delete the reference to 

‘‘Numbered Notes’’ because the type of 

set-aside is identified in FedBizOpps by 

selecting the appropriate set-aside from 

a drop-down menu, e.g., partial womenowned small business concern, total 

HUBZone small business concern. 

This is not a significant regulatory 

action and, therefore, was not subject to 

review under Section 6(b) of Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Councils do not expect this 

proposed 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., because it 

makes no significant change to the 

policy for the synopses of proposed 

contract actions. An Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis has, therefore, not 

been performed. We invite comments 

from small businesses and other 

interested parties. The Councils will 

consider comments from small entities 

concerning the affected FAR Parts 5, 10, 

12, and 25 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. (FAR case 2006–016), 

in correspondence. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the proposed changes 

to the FAR do not impose 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 5, 10, 

12, and 25 

Government procurement. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Ralph De Stefano 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA 

propose amending 48 CFR parts 5, 10, 

12, and 25 as set forth below: 

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 5, 10, 12, and 25 continues to read 

as follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. 

chapter 137; and 42 U.S.C. 2473(c). 

PART 5—PUBLICIZING CONTRACT 

ACTIONS 

2. Amend section 5.203 by revising 

paragraph (a) introductory text to read 

as follows: 

5.203 Publicizing and response time. 

* * * * * 

(a) An agency must transmit a notice 

of proposed contract action to the GPE 

(see 5.201). All publicizing and 

response times are calculated based on 

the date of publication. The publication 

date is the date the notice appears on 

the GPE. The notice must be published 

at least 15 days before issuance of a 

solicitation or a proposed contract 

action the Government intends to solicit 

and negotiate with only one source 

under the authority of 6.302, except 

that, for acquisitions of commercial 

items, the contracting officer may—

* * * * * 

5.205 [Amended] 

3. Amend section 5.205 in the fifth 

sentence following the paragraph 

heading of paragraph(a) by removing the 

words ‘‘cite the appropriate Numbered 

Note,’’

4. Amend section 5.207 by—

a. Removing paragraph (a)(4) and 

redesignating paragraphs (a)(5) through 

(a)(19) as (a)(4) through (a)(18) 

respectively; 

b. Revising newly redesignated 

paragraph (a)(9); 

c. Revising paragraphs (c)(13) and 

(c)(14); 

d. Revising paragraph (d); 

e. Removing paragraph (e) and 

redesignating paragraphs (f) and (g) as 

(e) and (f),respectively; and 

f. Revising the newly designated 

paragraph (f). 

The revised text read as follows: 

5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of 

Synopses. 

(a) * * * 

(9) Closing Response Date. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(13) (i) If the solicitation will include 

the FAR clause at 52.225–3, Buy 

American Act Free Trade 

Agreements Israeli Trade Act, or an 

equivalent agency clause, insert the 

following notice in the synopsis: ‘‘One 

or more of the items under this 

acquisition is subject to Free Trade 

Agreements.’’

(ii) If the solicitation will include the 

FAR clause at 52.225–5, Trade 

Agreements, or an equivalent agency 

clause, insert the following notice in the 

synopsis: ‘‘One or more of the items 

under this acquisition is subject to the 

World Trade Organization Government 

Procurement Agreement and Free Trade 

Agreements.’’

(iii) If the solicitation will include the 

FAR clause at clause 52.225–11, Buy 

American Act–Construction Materials 

under Trade Agreements, or an 

equivalent agency clause, insert the 

following notice in the synopsis: ‘‘One 

or more of the items under this 

acquisition is subject to the World Trade 

Organization Government Procurement 

Agreement and Free Trade 

Agreements.’’

(14) In the case of noncompetitive 

contract actions (including those that do 

not exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold), identify the intended source 

and insert a statement of the reason 

justifying the lack of competition. 

* * * * * 

(d) Set-asides. When the proposed 

acquisition provides for a total or partial 

small business program set-aside, the 

contracting officer shall identify the 

type of set-aside in the solicitation. 

(e) * * * 

(f) Cancellation of synopsis. 

Contracting officers should not publish 

notices of solicitation cancellations (or 

indefinite suspensions) of proposed 

contract actions in the GPE. 

Cancellations of solicitations must be 

made in accordance with 14.209 and 

14.404–1. 

PART 10—MARKET RESEARCH 

10.002 [Amended] 

5. Amend section 10.002(d)(2) by 

removing the parenthetical from the end 

of the second sentence. 

PART 12—ACQUISITION OF 

COMMERCIAL ITEMS 

12.603 [Amended] 

6. Amend section 12.603 by removing 

paragraph (c)(2)(xv) and redesignating 

paragraphs (c)(2)(xvi) and (xvii) as 

paragraphs (c)(2)(xv) and (xvi), 

respectively. 

PART 25—FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS 

7. Amend section 25.408 by revising 

paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: 

25.408 Procedures. 

(a) * * * 

(2) Comply with the requirements of 

5.207, Preparation and Transmittal of 

Synopses; 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 070227048–7048–01; I.D. 

020807C] 

RIN 0648–AU63 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Northeast Multispecies 

Fishery; Total Allowable Catches for 

Georges Bank Cod, Haddock, and 

Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada 

Management Area for Fishing Year 

2007 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 


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