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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Visibility. 

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

Dated: September 5, 2014. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 82 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0198; FRL–9916–91– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AS18 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 

Change of Listing Status for Certain 

Substitutes Under the Significant New 

Alternatives Policy Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing that the 

period for providing public comments 

on the August 6, 2014, proposed 

‘‘Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 

Change of Listing Status for Certain 

Substitutes Under the Significant New 

Alternatives Policy Program’’ is being 

extended by 14 days. 

DATES: Comments. The public comment 

period for the proposed rule published 

August 6, 2014, (79 FR 46126) is being 

extended by 14 days to October 20, 

2014, in order to provide the public 

additional time to submit comments and 

supporting information. 

ADDRESSES: Comments. Written 

comments on the proposed rule may be 

submitted to the EPA electronically, by 

mail, by facsimile or through hand 

delivery/courier. Please refer to the 

proposal (79 FR 46126) for the addresses 

and detailed instructions. 

Docket. Publicly available documents 

relevant to this action are available for 

public inspection either electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov or in hard 

copy at the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/

DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. A reasonable fee may be 

charged for copying. The EPA has 

established the official public docket 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0198. 

Worldwide Web. The EPA Web site 

containing information for this 

rulemaking is: http://www.epa.gov/

ozone/snap/regulations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca von dem Hagen, Stratospheric 

Protection Division, Office of 

Atmospheric Programs, Mail Code 

6205T, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number (202) 343–9445; fax number 

(202) 343–2338, email address: 

vondemhagen.rebecca@epa.gov. Notices 

and rulemakings under EPA’s SNAP 

program are available on EPA’s 

Stratospheric Ozone Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/

regulations.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comment Period 

The EPA is extending the public 

comment period for an additional 14 

days. The public comment period will 

end on October 20, 2014, rather than 

October 6, 2014. This will provide the 

public additional time to review and 

comment on all of the information 

available, including the proposed rule 

and other materials in the docket. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 82 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Recycling, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Stratospheric ozone layer. 

Dated: September 12, 2014. 

Janet G. McCabe, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and 

Radiation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 217 

RIN 0750–AI37 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Multiyear 

Contracts—Statutory References and 

Cancellation Ceiling Threshold 

(DFARS Case 2014–D019) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement to update the 

cancellation ceiling threshold for 

multiyear contracts and to correct 

statutory references. 

DATES: Comment date: Comments on the 

proposed rule should be submitted in 

writing to the address shown below on 

or before November 18, 2014, to be 

considered in the formation of a final 

rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by DFARS Case 2014–D019, 

using any of the following methods: 

Æ Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘DFARS Case 2014–D019’’ 

under the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or 

ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the 

link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘DFARS Case 2014– 

D019.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘DFARS Case 2014– 

D019’’ on your attached document. 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2014–D019 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Æ Fax: 571–372–6094. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Jennifer 

Hawes, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, 

Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hawes, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, Room 

3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Telephone 571–372–6115. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD is proposing to revise the DFARS 

regarding multiyear contracts to correct 

statutory references and to update the 

cancellation ceiling threshold at DFARS 

217.170(e)(1)(iv) and (e)(5) for 

consistency with the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 

Currently, DFARS 217.170(e)(1)(iv) 

requires DoD to provide notification to 


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the congressional defense committees at 

least 30 days before entering into a 

multiyear contract that includes a 

cancellation ceiling in excess of $100 

million. DoD issued a final rule (75 FR 

45072), effective October 1, 2010, to 

implement the requirements of section 

807 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 

(Pub. L. 108–375) by escalating 

acquisition-related thresholds 

throughout the DFARS; however, the 

increase to the cancellation ceiling 

threshold at DFARS 217.170(e)(1)(iv) 

and (e)(5) was not included in the rule, 

resulting in a conflict with the 

cancellation ceiling threshold of $125 

million identified at FAR 17.108(b). 

II. Discussion and Analysis 

The rule proposes to amend DFARS 

217.170(e)(1)(iv) and (e)(5), 

redesignating paragraph (e) as paragraph 

(d), and to increase the cancellation 

ceiling threshold from $100 million to 

$125 million to ensure consistency with 

the FAR. This rule also corrects 

references to 10 U.S.C. 2306b, 10 U.S.C. 

2306c, and section 8008a of Public Law 

105–56 throughout DFARS subpart 

217.1 and makes the following 

corrections regarding multiyear 

contracts for supplies: 

• The language at DFARS 217.170(b), 

under the ‘‘General’’ section, applies 

only to the acquisition of property in 

accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2306b. This 

language is moved to a new paragraph 

(j) under DFARS 217.172, Multiyear 

contracts for supplies. 

• The current language at 217.172(c) 

states that multiyear contracts in 

amounts exceeding $500 million must 

be specifically authorized by law and 

that a multiyear supply contract may be 

authorized by an appropriations act or 

a law other than an appropriations act. 

However, the language at 10 U.S.C. 

2306b(i)(3), which addresses the 

acquisition of property, states that a 

multiyear contract in excess of $500 

million must be specifically authorized 

by law in an act other than an 

appropriations act. In addition, 10 

U.S.C. 2306b(l)(3) states that the head of 

the agency may not initiate a multiyear 

procurement contract for any system (or 

component thereof) if the value of the 

multiyear contract would exceed $500 

million unless authority for the contract 

is specifically provided in an 

appropriations act. The language at 

217.172(c) is corrected and a new 

paragraph regarding multiyear 

procurement contracts is added. 

III. 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. 

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

DoD does 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. However, an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis has been performed 

and is summarized as follows: 

This rule proposes to amend the 

DFARS regarding multiyear contracts to 

ensure consistency with the FAR and 

the underlying statutes. 

The objective of this rule is to 

increase the cancellation ceiling 

threshold at DFARS 217.170(e)(1)(iv) 

from $100 million to $125 million to 

ensure consistency with the threshold at 

FAR 17.108(b). In addition, this rule 

will correct references to 10 U.S.C. 

2306b, 10 U.S.C. 2306c, and section 

8008(a) of Public Law 105–56 

throughout DFARS subpart 217.1 and 

make the following clarifications: (1) A 

multiyear contract for supplies in excess 

of $500 million must be specifically 

authorized by law in an act other than 

an appropriations act in accordance 

with 10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)(3); and, (2) a 

multiyear procurement contract for any 

system (or component thereof) with a 

value greater than $500 million must be 

specifically authorized in an 

appropriations act 10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)(3). 

Small businesses will not be affected 

by this rule. This rule will impact 

procedures and authorities internal to 

the Government for multiyear contracts 

that require a cancellation ceiling up to 

$125 million or are valued in excess of 

$500 million and are for supplies. 

This rule does not add any new 

information collection requirements. 

The rule does not duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with any other Federal rules. No 

alternatives were identified that will 

accomplish the objectives of the rule. 

DoD invites comments from small 

business concerns and other interested 

parties on the expected impact of this 

rule on small entities. 

DoD will also consider comments 

from small entities concerning the 

existing regulations in subparts affected 

by this rule in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

610. Interested parties must submit such 

comments separately and should cite 5 

U.S.C. 610 (DFARS Case 2014–D019), in 

correspondence. 

V. 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 217 

Government procurement. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR part 217 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 217—SPECIAL CONTACTING 

METHODS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 217 continues to read as follows: 

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

chapter 1. 

217.103 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend section 217.103, in the 

definition for ‘‘Military installation,’’ by 

removing ‘‘(10 U.S.C. 2801(c)(2))’’ and 

adding ‘‘(10 U.S.C. 2801(c)(4))’’ in its 

place. 

■ 3. Amend section 217.170 by— 

■ a. Removing paragraph (b); 

■ b. Redesignating paragraphs (c),(d), 

and (e) as paragraphs (b) (c), and (d), 

respectively; 

■ c. Revising newly redesignated 

paragraphs (d)(1)(ii), (iii), and (iv); and 

■ d. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(d)(5), removing ‘‘$100 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$125 million’’ in its place. 

The revisions read as follows: 

217.170 General. 

* * * * * 

(d)(1) * * * 

(ii) Employ economic order quantity 

procurement in excess of $20 million in 

any one year of the contract (see 10 

U.S.C. 2306b(l)(1)(B)(i)(I) and section 

8008(a) of Pub. L. 105–56 and similar 

sections in subsequent DoD 

appropriations acts); 

(iii) Involve a contract for advance 

procurement leading to a multiyear 

contract that employs economic order 

quantity procurement in excess of $20 

million in any one year (see 10 U.S.C. 

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Pub. L. 105–56 and similar sections in 

subsequent DoD appropriations acts); or 

(iv) Include a cancellation ceiling in 

excess of $125 million (see 10 U.S.C. 

2306c(d)(4) and 10 U.S.C. 2306b(g)(1)). 

* * * * * 

217.171 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend section 217.171 by— 

■ a. In the introductory text of 

paragraph (a), removing ‘‘(10 U.S.C. 

2306c)’’ and adding ‘‘(10 U.S.C. 

2306c(a))’’ in its place; 

■ b. In paragraph (a)(5)(iii), adding ‘‘(10 

U.S.C. 2306c(b))’’ at the end of the 

sentence, before the period; 

■ c. In paragraph (b)(3), adding ‘‘(10 

U.S.C. 2306c(c))’’ at the end of the 

sentence, before the period; 

■ d. In paragraph (c)(3), adding ‘‘(10 

U.S.C. 2306c(a))’’ at the end of the 

sentence, before the period; and 

■ e. In paragraph (d), removing ‘‘(10 

U.S.C. 2306(c))’’ and adding ‘‘(10 U.S.C. 

2306c(d)(2))’’ in its place. 

■ 5. Amend section 217.172 by— 

■ a. Revising paragraph (c); 

■ b. Redesignating paragraphs (d) 

through (h) as paragraphs (e) through (i), 

respectively; 

■ c. Adding a new paragraph (d); 

■ d. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(f)(1), adding a parenthesis to close the 

parenthetical phrase ‘‘(when entered 

into or extended)’’ and removing ‘‘(10 

U.S.C. 2306b(1)(5))’’ and adding ‘‘(10 

U.S.C. 2306b(l)(5))’’ in its place. 

■ e. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(f)(2), removing the parenthetical 

reference ‘‘(10 U.S.C. 2306b(a)(l)(7))’’; 

■ f. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(g)(1), adding the parenthetical reference 

‘‘(10 U.S.C. 2306b(h)(1))’’ before the 

semicolon; 

■ g. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(g)(2), adding the parenthetical reference 

‘‘(10 U.S.C. 2306b(h)(2))’’ at the end of 

the first sentence, before the period; 

■ h. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(h)(2)(vii)— 

■ i. Adding the parenthetical reference 

‘‘(10 U.S.C. 2306b(i)(1)(G))’’ at the end 

of the first sentence before the period, 

and removing it from the end of the 

second sentence; and 

■ ii. Removing ‘‘USD(C)(P/B)’’ and 

adding ‘‘OUSD(C)(P/B)’’ in its place. 

■ i. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(h)(2)(viii) introductory text, removing 

‘‘USD(C)(P/B)’’ and adding 

‘‘OUSD(C)(P/B)’’ in its place. 

■ j. In newly redesignated paragraph 

(h)(8) introductory text, removing the 

parenthetical reference ‘‘(10 U.S.C. 

2306b(i)(2))’’; and 

■ k. Adding a new paragraph (j). 

The revisions and additions read as 

follows: 

217.172 Multiyear contracts for supplies. 

* * * * * 

(c) Multiyear contracts in amounts 

exceeding $500 million must be 

specifically authorized by law in an act 

other than an appropriations act (10 

U.S.C. 2306b(i)(3)). 

(d) The head of an agency may not 

initiate a multiyear procurement 

contract for any system (or component 

thereof) if the value of the multiyear 

contract would exceed $500 million 

unless authority for the contract is 

specifically provided in an 

appropriations act (10 U.S.C. 

2306b(l)(3)). 

* * * * * 

(j) Any requests for increased funding 

or reprogramming for procurement of a 

major system under a multiyear contract 

shall be accompanied by an explanation 

of how the request for increased funding 

affects the determinations made by the 

Secretary of Defense under 217.172(g)(2) 

(10 U.S.C. 2306b(m)). 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 225 

RIN 0750–AI36 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Domestic 

Source Restrictions on Certain Naval 

Vessel Components (DFARS Case 

2014–D022) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

implement the statutory domestic 

source restrictions on acquisition of 

certain naval vessel components. 

DATES: Comment date: Comments on the 

proposed rule should be submitted in 

writing to the address shown below on 

or before November 18, 2014, to be 

considered in the formation of a final 

rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by DFARS Case 2014–D022, 

using any of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘DFARS Case 2014–D022’’ 

under the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or 

ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the 

link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘DFARS Case 2014– 

D022.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘DFARS Case 2014– 

D022’’ on your attached document. 

• Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2014–D022 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–372–6094. 

• Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Amy G. 

Williams, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, 

Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy G. Williams, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, Room 

3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Telephone 571–372–6106. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD is proposing to revise DFARS 

225.7010 to implement the domestic 

source restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2534 on 

gyrocompasses, electronic navigation 

chart systems, steering controls, pumps, 

propulsion and machinery control 

systems, and totally enclosed lifeboats, 

to the extent they are unique to marine 

applications. 

These restrictions are currently 

implemented in the acquisition 

regulations of the Defense Logistics 

Agency and the Department of the Navy, 

the two DoD components that acquire 

such naval vessel components. The 

restrictions are now being incorporated 

into the DFARS because they impact 

more than one DoD component. 

10 U.S.C. 2534 prohibits acquisition 

of these naval vessel components, 

unless they are manufactured in the 

United States or Canada, except for 

acquisitions that do not exceed the 

simplified acquisition threshold or 

acquisitions of spare or repair parts 

needed to support components for naval 

vessels manufactured outside the 

United States. 

The waiver criteria at DFARS 

225.7008(a) apply to this restriction. 

The Under Secretary of Defense 


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