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C. Response to Comments 

EPA received one comment to the 

notice of filing from March 22, 2022, 

which opposed the use of linuron on 

any food. The commenter expressed a 

general opposition to the use of ‘‘toxic 

chemicals’’ on food. The Agency 

understands the commenter’s concerns 

and recognizes that some individuals 

believe that certain pesticide chemicals 

should not be permitted in our food. 

However, the existing legal framework 

provided by section 408 of the FFDCA 

states that tolerances may be set when 

the pesticide meets the safety standard 

imposed by that statute. The Agency is 

required by section 408 of the FFDCA to 

estimate the risk of the potential 

exposure to these residues. EPA has 

concluded, based on data submitted in 

support of the petition and other 

reliable data, that there is a reasonable 

certainty that no harm will result from 

aggregate human exposure to linuron 

residues from use on alfalfa. Testing 

requirements for pesticide tolerances 

have been specified by rulemaking after 

allowing for notice and comment by the 

public and peer review by appropriate 

scientific bodies. See 40 CFR part 158 

for further information. 

V. Conclusion 

Therefore, tolerances are established 

for residues of linuron in or on alfalfa, 

forage and alfalfa, hay at 1 and 3 ppm. 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This action establishes tolerances 

under FFDCA section 408(d) in 

response to a petition submitted to the 

Agency. The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has exempted these types 

of actions from review under Executive 

Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993). Because this action 

has been exempted from review under 

Executive Order 12866, this action is 

not subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning 

Regulations That Significantly Affect 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 

FR 28355, May 22, 2001), or Executive 

Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997). This action does not 

contain any information collections 

subject to OMB approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require 

any special considerations under 

Executive Order 12898, entitled 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). Since tolerances and exemptions 

that are established on the basis of a 

petition under FFDCA section 408(d), 

such as the tolerance in this final rule, 

do not require the issuance of a 

proposed rule, the requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.), do not apply. 

This action directly regulates growers, 

food processors, food handlers, and food 

retailers, not States or tribes, nor does 

this action alter the relationships or 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities established by Congress 

in the preemption provisions of FFDCA 

section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency 

has determined that this action will not 

have a substantial direct effect on States 

or tribal governments, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States or tribal 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined 

that Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999), and Executive Order 13175, 

entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000), do not apply 

to this action. In addition, this action 

does not impose any enforceable duty or 

contain any unfunded mandate as 

described under Title II of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 

1501 et seq.). 

This action does not involve any 

technical standards that would require 

Agency consideration of voluntary 

consensus standards pursuant to section 

12(d) of the National Technology 

Transfer and Advancement Act 

(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). 

VII. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: November 7, 2023. 

Charles Smith, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, for the reasons stated in the 

preamble, EPA is amending 40 CFR 

chapter I as follows: 

PART 180—TOLERANCES AND 

EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE 

CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. In § 180.184, amend the table in 

paragraph (a) by: 

■ a. Adding a heading for the table; and 

■ b. Adding in alphabetical order the 

entries ‘‘Alfalfa, forage’’ and ‘‘Alfalfa, 

hay’’. 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 180.184 Linuron; tolerances for residues. 

(a) * * * 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a) 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Alfalfa, forage ............................. 1 

Alfalfa, hay .................................. 3 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Part 538 

[GSAR Case 2022–G514; Docket No. 2023– 

0009; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 3090–AK58 

General Services Acquisition 

Regulation (GSAR); Standardizing 

Federal Supply Schedule Clause and 

Provision Prescriptions; Correction 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: On January 12, 2024, GSA 

published a final rule amending the 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 

clarify when GSAR clauses apply to 

Federal Supply Schedule contracts. 

Some text inadvertently appeared in a 

section revision. This correction 

removes that text. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Adina Torberntsson, Procurement 

Analyst, at 720–475–0568 or 

gsarpolicy@gsa.gov, for clarification of 

content. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 

202–501–4755 or gsaregsec@gsa.gov. 

Please cite GSAR Case 2022–G514. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA is 

making a correction to a paragraph in 

the revision of 48 CFR 538.238–73 

published in a final rule on January 12, 

2024. The words ‘‘the Handicapped.’’ 

erroneously appeared in paragraph 

(b)(1) of the section. 

Correction 

In FR Doc. 2024–00519 appearing on 

page 2173 in the issue of January 12, 

2024, make the following correction: 

552.238–73 [Corrected] 

■ On page 2173, in the second column, 

paragraph (b)(1) in revised section 

552.238–73 is corrected by removing 

‘‘the Handicapped.’’ following the first 

sentence. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive, Office of 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration. 

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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: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID) is 

issuing this direct final rule revising 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 clarify the regulation. 

DATES: This rule is effective May 22, 

2024, without further action, unless 

significant adverse comments are 

received by February 22, 2024. If 

significant adverse comment(s) are 

received, USAID will publish a timely 

withdrawal of those portion(s) of the 

rule in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

identified by your name, company name 

(if any), and the Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN) 0412–AA88 for this 

rulemaking via the following method: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for sending comments. Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and RIN 

for this rulemaking. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. We recommend that you do 

not submit information that you 

consider Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or any information 

that is otherwise protected from 

disclosure by statute. If your comment 

cannot be submitted using https://

www.regulations.gov, please email the 

point of contact in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternate instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lyudmila Bond, 202–916–2622, 

policymailbox@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

USAID is publishing this revision as 

a direct final rule as the changes are 

conforming and administrative 

amendments and the agency does not 

anticipate any significant adverse 

comments. This rule will be effective on 

the date specified in the DATES section 

above without further notice unless 

significant adverse comment(s) are 

received by the date specified in the 

DATES section above. 

USAID will only address comments 

that explain why the rule would be 

inappropriate, ineffective, or 

unacceptable without a change. USAID 

may not consider comments that are 

insubstantial or outside the scope of the 

rule. 

If significant adverse comments are 

received on the direct final rule, USAID 

will publish a timely partial withdrawal 

in the Federal Register informing the 

public what sections of the rule will not 

take effect. Any portions of the direct 

final rule for which no significant 

adverse comments are received will 

become final after the designated 

period. Additionally, USAID is publishing a 

separate document in the ‘‘Proposed 

Rules’’ section of this Federal Register 

that will serve as the proposal to 

approve AIDAR revisions for which 

significant adverse comments may be 

received. In this case, USAID will 

address all public comments in a 

subsequent final rule based on the 

proposed rule. USAID will not institute 

a second comment period on this action. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

must do so at this time. 

II. Background 

This direct final rule is part of the 

AIDAR rewrite initiative, in which all 

parts of the regulation were reviewed 

and updated to: make editorial 

amendments to clarify the regulation, 

include previously implemented policy, 

and delete outdated information and 

agency internal guidance from the 

regulation. This rule incorporates 

updates to the AIDAR parts 701, 702, 

704, 705, 706, 715, 719, 725, 731, 742, 

750, and 752. 

The following changes are 

implemented by this direct final rule: 

• AIDAR 701.303, 701.470, 701.601, 

701.602–1, 702.170, 704.2105 [new 

section], 704.5 [new subpart], 705.102, 

705.202, 706.302–70, 715.602, 715.604, 

719.271–6, 725.170, 725.403, 731.771, 

731.773, 742.770, 750.000, 750.7101, 

750.7102, 750.7103, 750.7104, 750.7105, 

750.7106–1, 750.7106–2, 750.7106–3, 

750.7107, 750.7108, 750.7109–1, 

750.7109–3, 750.7110, 752.202–1, 

752.222–70, 752.222–71, 752.225–9 

[redesignated as 752.225–11], 752.225– 

70, 752.227–14, 752.231–71, 752.7018, 

752.7019, 752.7021, 752.7022, 752.7023, 

752.7024, 752.7028, and 752.7032, are 

revised for clarity, to maintain 

consistency with Federal and agency 

regulations, to update references to 

current agency procedures, to remove 

outdated information and internal 

agency guidance, and, where applicable, 

to correct errors and omissions. 

Additional background and specific 

highlights of changes include: 

• AIDAR sections 701.601(c)(2), 

719.271–6(a)(4), 752.202–1(c) (Alternate 

71), 752.7018, 752.7019, 752.7021, 

752.7022, 752.7023, and 752.7024 are 

being removed (and in most instances 

reserved) as USAID no longer has a 

separate Participant Training program; 

therefore, the sections, paragraphs, and 

clauses referring to it are obsolete. 

• Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. 

McCain National Defense Authorization 

Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2019 

prohibits agencies after August 13, 2019, 

from entering into a contract (or 

extending or renewing a contract) with 

an entity that procures or obtains any 

equipment, system, or service that uses 

covered telecommunications equipment 

or services as a substantial or essential 

component of any system, or as critical 

technology as part of any system. 

Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. 

McCain NDAA for FY 2019 prohibits 

executive agencies from entering into a 

contract (or extending or renewing a 


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