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Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9586 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 202, 209, 212, 213, 216, 

217, 242, 245, and 252 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Technical 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is making technical 

amendments to the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to provide needed editorial 

changes and guidance to contracting 

officers. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 20, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mary Overstreet, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), Room 

3B855, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Telephone 571–372–6093; facsimile 

571–372–6094. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule amends the DFARS as follows: 

1. Updates the definitions of 

‘‘Contracting activity’’ at 202.101 and 

‘‘Debarring and suspending official’’ at 

209.403. 

2. Adds to 212.301(f)(iv) the provision 

252.203–7005, which is required in all 

solicitation. 

3. Reinstates a notification 

requirement at 216.504(c)(1)(ii)(D) that 

was inadvertently deleted in publication 

of DFARS Case 2012–D020. 

4. Directs contracting officers to 

additional procedures and guidance by 

adding a reference to the DFARS PGI at 

242.302(a)(S–75). 

5. Makes minor editorial corrections 

to 213.301, 216.506(a), 217.7001, 

217.7002(b), 217.7003(b), 242.202, 

245.201–71, 252.203–7003, 252.212– 

7001, and 252.223–7006. 

6. Updates prescription references for 

252.227–7037, 252.229–7013, 252.245– 

7000, 252.245–7001, 252.245–7002, 

252.245–7003, and 252.245–7004. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 202, 

209, 212, 213, 216, 217, 242, 245, and 

252 

Government procurement. 

Mary Overstreet, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR parts 202, 209, 212, 

213, 216, 217, 242, 245, and 252 are 

amended as follows: 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 202, 213, 217, and 245 is revised 

to read as follows: 

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

chapter 1. 

PART 202—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS 

AND TERMS 

202.101 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 202.101 ‘‘Contracting 

activity’’ definition is amended— 

■ a. In the Army list by adding ‘‘Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Procurement)’’ in alphabetical order; 

■ b. In the Army list by removing ‘‘Joint 

Contracting Command—Iraq/ 

Afghanistan’’; 

■ c. In the Army list by adding 

‘‘USCENTCOM Joint Theater Support 

Contracting Command (C–JTSCC)’’ in 

alphabetical order; and 

■ d. In the Air Force list by adding ‘‘Air 

Force Global Strike Command’’ after 

‘‘office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

(Contracting)’’. 

PART 209—CONTRACTOR 

QUALIFICATIONS 

■ 3. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

209 continues to read as follows: 

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

chapter 1. 

209.403 [Amended] 

■ 4. Section 209.403(1) is amended by 

removing ‘‘Army—Commander, U.S. 

Army Legal Services Agency’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘Director, Soldier & 

Family Legal Services’’. 

PART 212—ACQUISITION OF 

COMMERCIAL ITEMS 

■ 5. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

212 continues to read as follows: 

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

chapter 1. 

■ 6. Section 212.301 is amended by— 

■ a. Redesignating paragraphs (f)(iv)(A) 

through (M) as (f)(iv)(B) through (N); 

and 

■ b. Adding a new paragraph (f)(iv)(A) 

to read as follows: 

212.301 Solicitation provisions and 

contract clauses for the acquisition of 

commercial items. 

(f) * * * 

(iv) * * * 

(A) Use the provision at 252.203– 

7005, Representation Relating to 

Compensation of Former DoD Officials, 

as prescribed in 203.171–4(b). 

* * * * * 

PART 213—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 

PROCEDURES 

■ 7. Section 213.301(4) is revised to 

read as follows: 

213.301 Governmentwide commercial 

purchase card. 

* * * * * 

(4) Guidance on DoD purchase, travel, 

and fuel card programs is available in 

the ‘‘Department of Defense Government 

Charge Card Guidebook for Establishing 

and Managing Purchase, Travel, and 

Fuel Card Programs’’ at http:// 

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/pc/policy/ 

_documents.html. Additional guidance 

on the fuel card programs is available at 

http://www.energy.dla.mil. 

PART 216—TYPES OF CONTRACTS 

■ 8. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

216 continues to read as follows: 

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

chapter 1. 

■ 9. Section 216.504 is revised to read 

as follows: 

216.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts. 

(c)(1)(ii)(D) Limitation on singleaward contracts. (i) The authority to 

make the determination authorized in 

FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1) shall not be 

delegated below the level of the senior 

procurement executive. 

(ii) A copy of each determination 

made in accordance with FAR 

16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D) shall be submitted to 

the Director, Defense Procurement and 

Acquisition Policy, ATTN: 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/CPIC, 3060 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

216.506 [Amended] 

■ 10. Section 216.506(a) is amended by 

removing ‘‘52.216–18’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘FAR 52.216–18’’. 

PART 217—SPECIAL CONTRACTING 

METHODS 

217.7001 [Amended] 

■ 11. Section 217.7001(b) is amended by 

removing ‘‘Chapter 6.2’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘Chapter 9.5’’. 


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217.7002 [Amended] 

■ 12. Section 217.7002(b) is amended by 

removing ‘‘Chapter 6.2’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘Chapter 9.5’’. 

217.7003 [Amended] 

■ 13. Section 217.7003(a) is amended by 

removing ‘‘Chapter 6.2’’ and adding in 

its place ‘‘Chapter 9.5’’. 

PART 242—CONTRACT 

ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT 

SERVICES 

■ 14. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

242 continues to read as follows: 

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

chapter 1. 

242.20 [Amended] 

■ 15. Section 242.202(e)(1)(A) is 

amended by removing ‘‘http:// 

home.dcma.mil/casbook/casbook.htm’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘https:// 

pubapp.dcma.mil/CASD/main.jsp’’. 

■ 16. Section 242.302 is amended by 

adding paragraph S–75 to read as 

follows: 

242.302 Contract administration functions. 

* * * * * 

(S–75) See PGI 242.302(a)(S–75) for 

guidelines for monitoring contractor 

costs. 

* * * * * 

PART 245—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 

■ 17. Section 245.201–71 is revised to 

read as follows: 

245.201–71 Government-furnished 

property attachments to solicitations and 

awards. 

See PGI 245.201–71 for procedures for 

preparing Government-furnished 

property attachments to solicitations 

and awards. 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 18. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

252 continues to read as follows: 

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

chapter 1. 

252.203–7003 [Amended] 

■ 19. Section 252.203–7003 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(DEC 2011)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause text ‘‘For 

FedEx or UPS packages, use this zip 

code: 22311,’’. 

252.212–7001 [Amended] 

■ 20. Section 252.212–7001 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(MAR 2012)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’; and 

■ b. In paragraph (b)(2), removing ‘‘(SEP 

2010)’’ and adding in its place ‘‘(APR 

2012)’’. 

252.223–7006 [Amended] 

■ 21. Section 252.223–7006 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(APR 1993)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’; and 

■ b. Adding the parenthetical phrase 

‘‘(End of clause)’’ at the end of the basic 

clause, after paragraph (b) and before 

‘‘Alternate I’’. 

252.227–7037 [Amended] 

■ 22. Section 252.227–7037 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

paragraph ‘‘227.7102–3(c)’’ and adding 

in its place ‘‘227–7102–3’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(SEP 2011)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’. 

252.229–7013 [Amended] 

■ 23. Section 252.229–7013 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text ‘‘clause’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘provision’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(MAR 2012)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’. 

252.245–7000 [Amended] 

■ 24. Section 252.245–7000 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text ‘‘245.107(a)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘245.107(1)’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(DEC 1991)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’. 

252.245–7001 [Amended] 

■ 25. Section 252.245–7001 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text ‘‘245.107(b)’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘245.107(2)’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(FEB 2011)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’. 

252.245–7002 [Amended] 

■ 26. Section 252.245–7002 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text ‘‘245.107(c)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘245.107(3)’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(FEB 2011)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’. 

252.245–7003 [Amended] 

■ 27. Section 252.245–7003 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text ‘‘245.107’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘245.107(4)’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(FEB 2012)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’. 

252.245–7004 [Amended] 

■ 28. Section 252.245–7004 is amended 

by— 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text ‘‘245.107(e)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘245.107(5)’’; and 

■ b. Removing from the clause heading 

‘‘(AUG 2011)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(APR 2012)’’. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9582 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

[Docket No. 100217097–2404–03] 

RIN 0648–AY22 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Generic 

Annual Catch Limits/Accountability 

Measures Amendment for the Gulf of 

Mexico; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects the final 

rule implementing the Generic Annual 

Catch Limits/Accountability Measures 

Amendment (Generic ACL Amendment) 

to the Red Drum, Reef Fish Resources, 

Shrimp, and Coral and Coral Reefs 

Fishery Management Plans for the Gulf 

of Mexico (FMPs), which was published 

on December 29, 2011. Specifically, this 

action reinserts an inadvertently 

removed title from a table in the rule. 

DATES: This correction is effective April 

20, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne Marie Eich, 727–824–5305; email: 

AnneMarie.Eich@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 29, 2011, a final rule 

was published to implement the Generic 

ACL Amendment to the FMPs (76 FR 

82044). In part, that final rule removed 


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