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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 219 and Appendix I to 

Chapter 2 

RIN 0750–AH59 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Extension of 

the Department of Defense MentorProte ́ge ́ Pilot Program (DFARS Case 

2012–D024) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing this final rule 

amending the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement to 

extend the date for submittal of 

applications under the DoD MentorProte ́ge ́ Pilot Program for new mentorprote ́ge ́ agreements and the date 

mentors may incur costs and/or receive 

credit towards fulfilling their small 

business subcontracting goals through 

an approved mentor-prote ́ge ́ agreement. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 24, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee 

Renna, telephone 703–602–0764. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This rule implements section 867 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112–81). 

Section 867 amends the DoD MentorProte ́ge ́ Pilot Program, section 831 of 

Public Law 101–510 (10 U.S.C. 2302, 

note), by changing the— 

• Acceptance date for new program 

agreements from September 30, 2011, to 

September 30, 2015; and 

• Eligibility date DoD mentors may 

incur costs for the purposes of receiving 

cost reimbursement or credit toward 

attainment of subcontracting goal, from 

September 30, 2014, to September 30, 

2018. 

This final rule implements these 

changes in the corresponding Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) sections: 

219.704(b) and (d); and Appendix I–103 

(a) and (b). 

DoD has issued a final rule because 

this rule does not have a significant 

effect beyond the internal operating 

procedures of DoD and does not have a 

significant cost or administrative impact 

on contractors or offerors. This final rule 

merely extends the effective dates for an 

existing DoD program. These dates have 

already been extended by law. 

II. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

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

804. 

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act does 

not apply to this rule because this final 

rule does not constitute a significant 

DFARS revision as defined within the 

meaning at FAR 1.501–1, and 41 U.S.C. 

1707 does not require publication for 

public comment. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The rule does not contain any 

information collection requirements that 

require the approval of the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 219 and 

Appendix I to Chapter 2 

Government procurement. 

Mary Overstreet, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR part 219 and 48 

CFR chapter 2 appendix I are amended 

as follows: 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 219 and appendix I to chapter 2 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and CFR 

chapter 1. 

PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS 

PROGRAMS 

219.7104 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 219.7104 is amended— 

■ (a) In paragraph (b), by removing the 

year ‘‘2014’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘2018’’; and 

■ (b) In paragraph (d), by removing the 

year ‘‘2014’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘2018’’. 

Appendix I to Chapter 2 [Amended] 

■ 3. Section I–103 is amended— 

■ (a) In paragraph (a), by removing the 

year ‘‘2011’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘2015’’; and 

■ (b) In paragraph (b) introductory text, 

by removing the year ‘‘2014’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘2018’’. 

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Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 219 

RIN 0750–AH60 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Extension of 

the Test Program for Negotiation of 

Comprehensive Small Business 

Subcontracting Plans (DFARS Case 

2012–D026) 

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 to 

extend the program period for the DoD 

Test Program for Negotiation of 

Comprehensive Small Business 

Subcontracting Plans. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 24, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee 

Renna, telephone 703–602–0764. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This rule implements section 866 of 

the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2012, (Pub. L. 112–81). 

Section 866 amends the DoD Test 

Program for Negotiation of 

Comprehensive Small Business 

Subcontracting Plans, section 834 of 

Public Law 101–189 (15 U.S.C. 637, 

note), by extending the duration of the 

test program for three years from 

December 31, 2011, through December 

31, 2014. This change is implemented at 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) 219.702(3). 

DoD is issuing a final rule because 

this rule does not have a significant 

effect beyond the internal operating 

procedures of DoD and does not have a 

significant cost or administrative impact 

on contractors or offerors. This final rule 

merely extends the effective dates for an 


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existing DoD Program. These dates have 

already been extended by law. 

II. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

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

804. 

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act does 

not apply to this rule because this final 

rule does not constitute a significant 

DFARS revision as defined within the 

meaning at FAR 1.501–1, and 41 U.S.C. 

1707 does not require publication for 

public comment. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The rule does not contain any 

information collection requirements that 

require the approval of the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 219 

Government procurement. 

Mary Overstreet, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR part 219 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 219—SMALL BUSINESS 

PROGRAMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 219 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

■ 2. In section 219.702, paragraph (3) is 

added to read as follows: 

219.702 Statutory requirements. 

* * * * * 

(3) The test program for negotiation of 

comprehensive small business 

subcontracting plans expires on 

December 31, 2014. 

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