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specified circumstances. Currently, 

there are 7 eligible telecommunications 

carriers serving Puerto Rico, none of 

which qualify as a small entity. 

Accordingly, the proposed rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

8. The Commission therefore certifies, 

pursuant to the RFA, that the proposals 

in this notice of proposed rulemaking, if 

adopted, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. If commenters 

believe that the proposals discussed in 

the notice of proposed rulemaking 

require additional RFA analysis, they 

should include a discussion of these 

issues in their comments and 

additionally label them as RFA 

comments. The Commission will send a 

copy of the notice of proposed 

rulemaking, including a copy of this 

initial certification, to the Chief Counsel 

for Advocacy of the SBA. In addition, a 

copy of the notice of proposed 

rulemaking and this initial certification 

will be published in the Federal 

Register. 

C. Ex Parte Presentations 

9. This proceeding shall be treated as 

a ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in 

accordance with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. Persons making oral ex 

parte presentations are reminded that 

memoranda summarizing the 

presentations must contain summaries 

of the substance of the presentations 

and not merely a listing of the subjects 

discussed. More than a one or two 

sentence description of the views and 

arguments presented is generally 

required. Other requirements pertaining 

to oral and written presentations are set 

forth in § 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s 

rules. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 54 

Communications Common Carriers, 

Low income, Puerto Rico, Reporting and 

record keeping requirements, Schools, 

Telecommunications, Telephone. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

Proposed Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 54 as follows: 

PART 54—UNIVERSAL SERVICE 

1. The authority citation continues to 

read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 201, 205, 

214, and 254 unless otherwise noted. 

2. Section 54.411 is amended by 

revising the first sentence of paragraphs 

(a)(3), the second sentence of paragraph 

(b), and by adding paragraph (e) to read 

as follows: 

§ 54.411 Link Up program defined. 

(a) * * * 

(3) For an eligible resident of Tribal 

lands or Puerto Rico, a reduction of up 

to $70, in addition to the reduction in 

paragraph (a)(1) of this section, to cover 

100 percent of the charges between $60 

and $130 assessed for commencing 

telecommunications service at the 

principal place of residence of the 

eligible resident of Tribal lands or 

Puerto Rico. * * * 

(b) * * * An eligible resident of 

Tribal lands or Puerto Rico may 

participate in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), 

and (a)(3) of this section. 

* * * * * 

(e) In order to receive enhanced Link 

Up support for discounted connection 

charges provided to eligible residents of 

Puerto Rico pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) 

of this section, an eligible 

telecommunication carrier must comply 

with the following requirements: 

(1) An eligible low-income consumer 

in Puerto Rico has requested service 

under the Lifeline or Link Up Programs 

but such service could not be provided 

absent construction of additional 

facilities. 

(2) The eligible telecommunications 

carrier must report the number of 

consumers that request such additional 

Link Up support, the number of 

consumers that receive such support, 

the reasons why any requesting 

consumers did not qualify for or receive 

such support, the cost of constructing 

the additional facilities, and a 

description of the additional facilities 

constructed. This information must be 

included in the annual report required 

by section 54.209 of our rules. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Part 207 

RIN 0750–AG45 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Preservation 

of Tooling for Major Defense 

Acquisition Programs (DFARS Case 

2008–D042) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

implement section 815 of the Duncan 

Hunter National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2009. Section 815 

requires acquisition plans for major 

weapons systems to include a plan for 

the preservation and storage of special 

tooling associated with the production 

of hardware for major defense 

acquisition programs through the end of 

the service life of the related weapons 

system. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

should be submitted in writing to the 

address shown below on or before July 

6, 2010, to be considered in the 

formation of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DFARS Case 2008–D042, 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2008–D042 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: 703–602–0350. 

• Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Mary 

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

3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mary Overstreet, 703–602–0311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

This proposed rule affects all 

contracts for major weapons that will 

require special tooling associated with 

the production of hardware for major 


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defense acquisition programs. The 

DFARS language requires acquisition 

plans for major weapons systems to 

include a plan for the preservation and 

storage of special tooling associated 

with the production of hardware for 

major defense acquisition programs 

through the end of the service life of the 

related weapons system. The plan shall 

include the identification of any 

contract clauses, facilities, and funding 

required for the preservation and storage 

of such tooling unless the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics) waives this 

requirement in the best interest of DoD. 

This rule was not subject to Office of 

Management and Budget review under 

Executive Order 12866, dated 

September 30, 1993. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

DoD does not expect this 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., 

because this rule affects the internal 

operating procedures of the 

Government. Therefore, DoD has not 

performed an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 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 2008–D042) in 

correspondence. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the proposed rule 

does not contain new information 

collection requirements that require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 207 

Government procurement. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, DoD proposes to amend 48 

CFR part 207 as follows: 

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 207 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

PART 207—ACQUISITION PLANNING 

Subpart 207.1 Acquisition Plans 

2. Add paragraph (S–73) to section 

207.106 to read as follows: 

207.106 Additional requirements for major 

systems. 

* * * * * 

(S–73) In accordance with section 815 

of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 

(Pub. L. 110–417) and DoD policy 

requirements, acquisition plans for 

major weapons systems shall include a 

plan for the preservation and storage of 

special tooling associated with the 

production of hardware for major 

defense acquisition programs through 

the end of the service life of the related 

weapons system. The plan shall include 

the identification of any contract 

clauses, facilities, and funding required 

for the preservation and storage of such 

tooling. Section 815 also allows 

USD(AT&L) to waive this requirement if 

USD(AT&L) determines that it is in the 

best interest of DoD. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 211 and 252 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Marking of 

Government-Furnished Property 

(DFARS Case 2008–D050) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a proposed 

rule to require contractors to tag, label, 

or mark items of Government-furnished 

property identified in the contract when 

the Government-furnished material and 

Government-furnished property are 

subject to serialized item management. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

should be submitted in writing to the 

address shown below on or before July 

6, 2010, to be considered in the 

formation of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DFARS Case 2008–D050, 

using any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2008–D050 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Fax: 703–602–0350. 

Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System, Attn: Ms. Mary Overstreet, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mary Overstreet, 703–602–0311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

It is DoD policy to uniquely mark, 

identify, and track Government property 

through the use of unique identifiers. 

Unique identifiers allow DoD to track 

and trace property items throughout 

their lifecycle (in acquisition and 

logistics business processes and 

systems) in an integrated approach 

across the Department of Defense, 

Federal and state agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and 

domestic and foreign persons and 

organizations to provide national level 

traceability. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

DoD has prepared an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis consistent with 5 

U.S.C. 603. A copy of the analysis may 

be obtained from the point of contact 

specified herein. The analysis is 

summarized as follows: 

The objective of the rule is to improve 

the accountability and control of DoD 

assets. The proposed clause requires 

contractors who are provided 

Government-furnished property to tag, 

label, or mark the items of Governmentfurnished property identified in the 

contract when the requiring activity 

determines that such items are subject 

to serialized item management (seriallymanaged items). At this time, DoD is 

unable to estimate the number of small 

entities to which this rule will apply. 

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 2008–D050) in 

correspondence. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. 

L. 96–511) does not apply because the 


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