Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2013 / Notices 76887 

Federal supply contracts set-aside for 

small businesses, SDVO small 

businesses, WOSB concerns, or 

Participants in the SBA’s 8(a) BD 

Program provide the product of a small 

business manufacturer or processor, if 

the recipient is other than the actual 

manufacturer or processor of the 

product. This requirement is commonly 

referred to as the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule. See 13 CFR 121.406(b), 125.15(c), 

127.505. Sections 8(a)(17)(B)(iv)(II) and 

46(a)(4)(B) of the Act authorize SBA to 

waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

any ‘‘class of products’’ (known as a 

‘‘class waiver’’) for which there are no 

small business manufacturers or 

processors available to participate in the 

Federal market. In order to be 

considered available to participate in 

the Federal market for a class of 

products, a small business manufacturer 

must have submitted a proposal for a 

contract solicitation or received a 

contract from the Federal Government 

within the last 24 months. 13 CFR 

121.1202(c). SBA defines ‘‘class of 

products’’ as an individual subdivision 

within a NAICS Industry Number as 

established by the Office of Management 

and Budget in the NAICS Manual. 13 

CFR 121.1202(d). In addition, SBA uses 

PSCs to further identify particular 

products within the NAICS Code to 

which a waiver would apply. SBA may 

then identify a specific item with a PSC 

and NAICS code to which a class waiver 

would apply. 

SBA received a request to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for commercial 

ovens and broilers, PSC 7310, under 

NAICS code 333319 (Other Commercial 

and Service Industry Machinery 

Manufacturing). (Note: On October 1, 

2012, the NAICS code for Ovens, 

commercial-type, manufacturing, 

Ranges, commercial-type, 

manufacturing and Gas ranges, 

commercial-type, manufacturing 

changed from 333319 to 333318.) 

On May 22, 2013, SBA published in 

the Federal Register a notice of intent 

to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

the above-listed class of products. 78 FR 

12108. SBA announced in the notice 

that it was soliciting comments and 

sources of small business manufacturers 

of this class of products. In addition, 

SBA used the Dynamic Small Business 

Search (DSBS) database to conduct 

independent market research. This 

research did not reveal any small 

business manufacturers that 

participated in the Federal market 

during the previous 24 months. 

In response to this notice, SBA 

received two comments. One 

respondent, a small business 

commercial appliance equipment 

dealer, claimed their market research 

found no small business manufacturers 

of this type of equipment that had 

conducted business with the Federal 

government within 24 months prior to 

June 1, 2013. Both respondents 

supported the granting of a class waiver 

of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

commercial-type ovens, ranges, and gas 

ranges. Both respondents stated that a 

class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule would increase set-aside contract 

opportunities for all small businesses in 

an industry dominated by large 

businesses. 

SBA considered all of the comments 

submitted, and after conducting 

thorough market research analysis, has 

concluded that there are no small 

business manufacturers of Commercialtype Ovens, Ranges, and Gas ranges. As 

a result, SBA is granting a class waiver 

of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

Commercial-type Ovens, Commercialtype Ranges, and Commercial-Type Gas 

ranges, under PSC 7310, NAICS Code 

333318. The effect of this class waiver 

is to allow otherwise qualified small 

businesses to supply the products of 

other than small manufacturers or 

processors on intended small business 

set-aside contracts. However, it must be 

emphasized that this class waiver of the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule does not waive 

other legal requirements applicable to 

Government procurements, such as the 

Buy American Act and the Trade 

Agreements Act. 

Judith A. Roussel, 

Director, Office of Government Contracting. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29873 Filed 12–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8561] 

In the Matter of the Designation of AlMulathamun Battalion, Also Known as 

al-Mulathamun Brigade, Also Known 

as al-Muwaqqi’un bil-Dima, Also 

Known as Those Signed in Blood 

Battalion, Also Known as Signatories 

in Blood, Also Known as Those Who 

Sign in Blood, Also Known as 

Witnesses in Blood, Also Known as 

Signed-in-Blood Battalion, Also Known 

as Masked Men Brigade, Also Known 

as Khaled Abu al-Abbas Brigade, Also 

Known as al-Mulathamun Masked 

Ones Brigade, Also Known as alMurabitoun, Also Known as The 

Sentinels, as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization pursuant to Section 219 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 

as Amended 

Based upon a review of the 

Administrative Record assembled in 

this matter and in consultation with the 

Attorney General and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, I conclude that there is a 

sufficient factual basis to find that the 

relevant circumstances described in 

section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter 

‘‘INA’’) (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with 

respect to the al-Mulathamun Battalion, 

also known as al-Mulathamun Brigade, 

also known as al-Muwaqqi’un bil-Dima, 

also known as Those Signed in Blood 

Battalion, also known as Signatories in 

Blood, also known as Those who Sign 

in Blood, also known as Witnesses in 

Blood, also known as Signed-in-Blood 

Battalion, also known as Masked Men 

Brigade, also known as Khaled Abu alAbbas Brigade, also known as alMulathamun Masked Ones Brigade, also 

known as al-Murabitoun, also known as 

The Sentinels. 

Therefore, I hereby designate the 

aforementioned organization and its 

aliases as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization pursuant to section 219 of 

the INA. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: December 6, 2013. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30254 Filed 12–18–13; 8:45 am] 

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