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purchase (e.g., maintenance, repairs, 

cleaning); 

(n) Delivery charges or costs 

associated with newly-acquired items 

(such as appliances, security systems, 

locksmith service, or new vehicle) at the 

new official station for reasons of 

personal taste or preference and not 

required because of the relocation; 

(o) Costs unrelated to the quarantine, 

transportation, and handling of pets. 

Additional costs for lodging for a second 

room or boarding fees, micro-chipping, 

veterinary expenses (e.g., inoculations, 

examinations, medical care and 

certification fees), routine care and 

grooming of pets, and purchases of 

crates and tags for the pets. Expenses for 

other animals (horses, fish, birds, 

reptiles, rodents, etc.) are not authorized 

because of their size, exotic nature, 

restrictions on shipping, host country 

restrictions, and special handling 

difficulties; or 

(p) Costs related to obtaining a visa, 

passport, immigration green card, birth 

certificate or other acceptable evidence 

of birth when required for official travel 

to foreign locations; charges for 

immunization, inoculations, other 

disease-preventative medical 

prophylaxis, including disease testing, 

that are required for official travel if not 

obtained through the agency. The 

expenses in this paragraph may be 

reimbursable as part of the employee’s 

relocation en route travel miscellaneous 

expenses as specified in § 301–12.1 of 

this chapter. 

§ 302–16.10 What standard of care must I 

use in incurring miscellaneous expenses? 

You must exercise the same care in 

incurring expenses that a prudent 

person would exercise if relocating at 

personal expense. 

Subpart B—Agency Responsibilities 

Note to subpart B: Use of pronouns ‘‘we,’’ 

‘‘you,’’ and their variants throughout this 

subpart refers to the agency. 

§ 302–16.100 What governing policies 

must we establish for MEA? 

For MEAs, you must establish policies 

and procedures governing: 

(a) Who will determine whether 

payment for an amount in excess of the 

lump sum MEA is appropriate; and 

(b) How you will pay a MEA in 

accordance with §§ 302–16.2 and 302– 

16.3. 

§ 302–16.101 How should we administer 

the authorization and payment of 

miscellaneous expenses? 

You should limit payment of 

miscellaneous expenses to only those 

expenses that are necessary. 

§ 302–16.102 Are there any restrictions to 

the types of costs we may cover? 

Yes, a MEA cannot be used to 

reimburse: 

(a) Costs or expenses incurred which 

exceed maximums provided by statute 

or in this subtitle; 

(b) Costs or expenses incurred but 

which are disallowed elsewhere in this 

subtitle; 

(c) Costs reimbursed under other 

provisions of law or regulations; 

(d) Costs or expenses incurred for 

reasons of personal taste or preference 

and not required because of the move; 

(e) Losses covered by insurance; 

(f) Fines or other penalties imposed 

upon the employee or members of their 

immediate family; 

(g) Judgments, court costs, and similar 

expenses growing out of civil actions; or 

(h) Any other expenses brought about 

by circumstances, factors, or actions in 

which the move to a new official station 

was not the proximate cause. 

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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

48 CFR Parts 701, 702, 704, 705, 706, 

715, 719, 725, 731, 742, 750, and 752 

RIN 0412–AA88 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development Acquisition Regulation; 

Administrative Updates 

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID) 

seeks public comment on a proposed 

rule that would revise the Agency for 

International Development Acquisition 

Regulation (AIDAR) to maintain 

consistency with Federal and Agency 

regulations, remove obsolete material 

and internal Agency procedures, and 

make editorial amendments to better 

clarify the regulation. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than February 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by the title of the action and 

Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://www.regulations.gov by 

following the instructions for submitting 

comments. Please include your name, 

company name (if any), and ‘‘0412– 

AA88’’ on any attachments. If your 

comment cannot be submitted using 

https://www.regulations.gov, call or 

email the point of contact in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this document for alternate instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lyudmila Bond, Telephone: 202–916– 

2622 or Email: policymailbox@

usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Providing Accountability Through 

Transparency Act of 2023 

The Providing Accountability 

Through Transparency Act of 2023 (12 

U.S.C. 553(b)(4)) requires that a notice 

of proposed rulemaking include the 

internet address of a summary of not 

more than 100 words in length of the 

proposed rule, in plain language, that 

shall be posted on the internet website 

under section 206(d) of the EGovernment Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

note). In summary: ‘‘USAID seeks public 

comment on a proposed rule that would 

revise the AIDAR to maintain 

consistency with Federal and Agency 

regulations, remove obsolete material 

and internal Agency procedures, and 

make editorial amendments to better 

clarify the regulation. For detailed 

information on these revisions, please 

see a final rule with the same RIN and 

title.’’ 

The proposal, including the summary 

provided herein, can be found at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

B. Additional Information 

USAID is publishing in the ‘‘Rules 

and Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register a final rule with the same title 

that identifies administrative and 

editorial revisions to the AIDAR. USAID 

is publishing these changes in the direct 

final rule because the Agency views it 

as a conforming and administrative 

amendment and does not anticipate any 

adverse comments. A detailed 

discussion of revisions proposed to the 

AIDAR is set forth in the preamble of 

the direct final rule. 

If no significant adverse comment is 

received in response to the direct final 

rule, no further action will be taken 

related to this proposed rule. 

If significant adverse comment(s) are 

received on the direct final rule, USAID 

will publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

changes to what AIDAR part(s) or 

subpart(s), as announced in the direct 

final rule, will not take effect. Any 

portions of the final rule for which no 

significant adverse comment is received 

will become final after the designated 

period. All public comments received 

on the direct final rule will be addressed 

in a subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. USAID will not institute 


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a second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. 

C. Instructions 

All comments must be in writing and 

submitted through one of the methods 

specified in the Addresses section 

above. All submissions must include the 

title of the action and RIN for this 

rulemaking. Please include your name, 

title, organization, postal address, 

telephone number, and email address in 

the text of the message. Please note, 

however, that because security 

screening precautions have slowed the 

delivery and dependability of surface 

mail to USAID/Washington, USAID 

recommends sending all comments to 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal including any 

personal information provided. 

As noted above, in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, USAID is publishing a direct 

final rule with the same title that 

announces revisions to the Agency for 

International Development Acquisition 

Regulation (AIDAR). For detailed 

information on these revisions, please 

see the direct final rule. 

Deborah Broderick, 

Acting Chief Acquisition Officer. 

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