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overseas for reasons of safety and 

security and will allow personnel to 

move to work locations necessary to 

achieve the mission of the United States 

military worldwide, including support 

of overseas contingency operations. 

However, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1707 

and FAR 1.501–3(b), DoD will consider 

public comments received in response 

to this interim rule in the formation of 

the final rule. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 201 and 

212 

Government procurement. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR parts 201 and 212 

are amended as follows: 

PART 201—FEDERAL ACQUISITION 

REGULATIONS SYSTEM 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 201 is revised to read as follows: 

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

chapter 2. 

■ 2. Section 201.109 is amended to add 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

201.109 Statutory acquisition-related 

dollar thresholds-adjustment for inflation. 

(a) Section 814(b) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112–81) requires that 

the threshold established in 10 U.S.C. 

2253(a)(2) for the acquisition of righthand drive passenger sedans be 

included in the list of dollar thresholds 

that are subject to adjustment for 

inflation in accordance with the 

requirements of 41 U.S.C. 1908, and is 

adjusted pursuant to such provisions, as 

appropriate. 

* * * * * 

PART 212— ACQUISITION OF 

COMMERCIAL ITEMS 

■ 3. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 212 continues to read as follows: 

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

chapter 2. 

■ 4. Section 212.271 is added to subpart 

212.2 to read as follows: 

212.271 Limitation on acquisition of righthand drive passenger sedans. 

10 U.S.C. 2253(a)(2) limits the 

authority to purchase right-hand drive 

passenger sedans to a cost of not more 

than $40,000 per vehicle. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 203 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Technical 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is making a technical 

amendment to the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to add a reference for reporting 

suspected lobbying violations. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 30, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L) 

DPAP (DARS), Room 3B855, 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060. Telephone 571–372–6089; 

facsimile 571–372–6101. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule amends the DFARS by adding text 

at 203.806 to provide guidance to 

explain how and where to report 

violations or potential violations of the 

Lobbying Disclosure Act (31 U.S.C. 

1352). 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 203 

Government procurement. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR part 203 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 203—IMPROPER BUSINESS 

PRACTICES AND PERSONAL 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 203 is revised to read as follows: 

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

chapter 2. 

■ 2. Add subpart 203.8 consisting of 

section 203.806 to read as follows: 

Subpart 203.8—Limitations on the 

Payment of Funds To Influence Federal 

Transactions 

203.806 Processing suspected violations. 

Report suspected violations to the 

address at PGI 203.8(a). 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 204, 209, 216, 229, and 

252 

RIN 0750–AH38 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Separation of 

Combined Provisions and Clauses 

(DFARS Case 2011–D048) 

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 

(DFARS) to separate provisions and 

clauses that are currently combined in 

order to be in compliance with DFARS 

drafting conventions. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 30, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy G. Williams, telephone 571–372– 

6106. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register at 76 FR 71922 on 

November 21, 2011, to separate 

provisions and clauses that are currently 

combined in order to comply with 

DFARS drafting conventions. A 

provision is included only in the 

solicitation, and generally includes 

representations and certifications, to 

which the offeror responds in its offer. 

A contract clause is included in both the 

solicitation and the resultant contract, 

and provides the terms that apply 

throughout contract performance. It is 

inconsistent with DFARS drafting 

conventions to combine a provision and 

a clause in a single clause. This rule 

removes the representations from the 

following five DFARS clauses and 

creates five new provisions to be used 

in solicitations that include the 

associated clauses: 


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