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G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13045 because the EPA does not 

believe the environmental health risks 

or safety risks addressed in this action 

present a disproportionate risk to 

children. A health and risk assessment 

was not performed for this action 

because it does not alter any of the 

regulations discussed in this action. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not a subject to 

Executive Order 13211, because it is not 

a significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

This rulemaking does not involve 

technical standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

The EPA believes the human health or 

environmental risk addressed by this 

action will not have potential 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority, low income or indigenous 

populations because it does not affect 

the level of protection provided to 

human health or the environment. An 

environmental justice evaluation was 

not performed for this action because it 

does not alter any of the regulations 

discussed in this action. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 60 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Air pollution control, 

Intergovernmental relations, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

40 CFR Part 63 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Air pollution control, 

Hazardous materials, Intergovernmental 

relations, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Administrator. 

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DEVELOPMENT 

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706, 707, 709, 711, 713, 714, 715, 716, 

717, 719, 722, 725, 726, 727, 728, 731, 

732, 733, 736, 742, 745, 747, 750, and 

752 

RIN 0412–AA76 

Incorporate Various Administrative 

Changes and Internal Policies Into the 

USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) 

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule is a 

companion document to the U.S. 

Agency for International Development 

(USAID) direct final rule (published in 

the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of 

this Federal Register), amending the 

Agency for International Development 

Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR). AIDAR 

is revised to maintain consistency with 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) and conform the regulation to 

previously implemented policy. 

Obsolete material is removed and 

numerous clarifications and editorial 

amendments are made to better specify 

the regulation. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this document to Marcelle 

Wijesinghe, Bureau for Management, 

Office of Acquisition and Assistance, 

Policy Division (M/OAA/P), Room 867, 

SA–44, Washington, DC 20523–2052. 

Submit comments, identified by title of 

the action and Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN) by any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: Submit electronic comments to 

both mwijesinghe@usaid.gov and 

lbond@usaid.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for file formats and other 

information about electronic filing. 

Mail: USAID, Bureau for Management, 

Office of Acquisition & Assistance, 

Policy Division, Room 867, SA–44, 

Washington, DC 20523–2052. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lyudmila Bond, Telephone: 202–567– 

4753 or Email: lbond@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID is 

publishing the amendment as a direct 

final rule because the Agency views it 

as a conforming and administrative 

amendment and does not anticipate any 

adverse comments. A detailed 

discussion of the rule is set forth in the 

preamble of the direct final rule. 

If no adverse comments are received 

in response to the direct final rule, no 

further action will be taken related to 

this proposed rule. 

If adverse comments are received on 

the direct final rule, USAID will publish 

a timely partial withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

what sections of the direct final rule 

will not take effect. Any portions of the 

final rule for which no adverse or 

critical comments are received will 

become final after the designated 

period. 

All public comments received on the 

direct final rule will be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. USAID will not institute 

a second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. 

A. Instructions 

All comments must be in writing and 

submitted through one of the methods 

specified in the Addresses section 

above. All submissions must include the 

title of the action and RIN for this 

rulemaking. Please include your name, 

title, organization, postal address, 

telephone number, and email address in 

the text of the message. 

Comments submitted by email must 

be included in the text of the email or 

attached as a PDF file. Please avoid 

using special characters and any form of 

encryption. Please note, however, that 

because security screening precautions 

have slowed the delivery and 

dependability of surface mail to USAID/ 

Washington, USAID recommends 

sending all comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. 

All comments will be made available 

for public review without change, 

including any personal information 

provided, from three workdays after 

receipt to finalization of action at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Do not submit 

information that you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI), 

Personally Identifiable Information or 

any information that is otherwise 

protected from disclosure by statute. 

As noted above, in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, USAID is publishing a direct 

final rule with the same title that 

announces revisions to the Agency for 

International Development Acquisition 

Regulation (AIDAR). For detailed 

information on these revisions, please 

see the direct final rule. 

Dated: October 7, 2014. 

Aman S. Djahanbani, 

Chief Acquisition Officer. 

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