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Bureau, in consultation with the 

Enforcement Bureau, the authority to act 

on requests from qualified providers for 

waiver of these rules. The Order also 

adopts a rule prohibiting all originating 

and intermediate providers from 

causing audible ringing to be sent to the 

caller before the terminating provider 

has signaled that the called party is 

being alerted. 

In the near future, the Bureau will 

issue a public notice providing detailed 

instructions and announcing the 

deadline for the submission of data and 

providing further filing information. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

48 CFR Parts 1001, 1002, 1016, 1019, 

1028, 1032, 1034, 1042, and 1052 

Department of the Treasury 

Acquisition Regulation; Technical 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Office of the Procurement 

Executive, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury is amending the Department of 

the Treasury Acquisition Regulation 

(DTAR) in order to make editorial 

changes. These editorial changes are in 

response to updates made to the Federal 

Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Treasury 

bureau organizational restructuring, and 

other internal updates that have 

occurred since the 2013 edition. 

DATES: Effective: April 3, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas O’Linn, Procurement Analyst, 

Office of the Procurement Executive, at 

(202) 622–2092. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

DTAR, which supplement the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation, are codified at 

48 CFR Chapter 10. In order to update 

certain elements in 48 CFR part 10, the 

Department issued a proposed rule on 

December 23, 2014 (79 FR 76948) to 

solicit comments on certain editorial 

changes to the DTAR, which include 

updating Treasury bureau names and 

updating titles and dates, and other 

nonsubstantive revisions. This proposed 

rule also invited comments on removal 

of the Earned Value Management 

System provisions codified at section 

1052.234–72. There is no longer a need 

for Treasury-specific coverage in this 

area. 

The public comment period on the 

proposed rule closed on January 22, 

2015. No comments were received. 

Accordingly, the Department is 

adopting the provisions of the proposed 

rule without change. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action as defined in section 

3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Therefore 

a regulatory assessment is not required. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. chapter 6) generally requires 

agencies to conduct an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis and a final regulatory 

flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 

notice and comment rulemaking 

requirements, unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

It is hereby certified that this rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. Although the rule may affect a 

substantial number of small entities, the 

rule is limited to nonsubstantive, 

editorial changes to the DTAR, which 

are anticipated to have no economic 

impact. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis is not required. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collections contained 

in this rule have been previously 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 

and assigned OMB control numbers 

1505–0081; 1505–0080; and 1505–0107. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor and 

a person is not required to respond to 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Chapter 10 

Government procurement. 

Accordingly, the Department of the 

Treasury amends 48 CFR chapter 10 as 

follows: 

PART 1001—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

TREASURY ACQUISITION 

REGULATION (DTAR) SYSTEM 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1001 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

1001.670 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend section 1001.670 by 

removing in the first sentence the word 

‘‘Technical’’ and revising ‘‘COTR’’ to 

read ‘‘COR’’ wherever it occurs. 

PART 1002—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS 

AND TERMS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 1002 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

■ 4. Section 1002.101 is revised to read 

as follows: 

1002.101 Definitions. 

Bureau means any one of the 

following Treasury organizations: 

(1) Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB); 

(2) Bureau of Engraving & Printing 

(BEP); 

(3) Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

(formerly Bureau of Public Debt and 

Financial Management Service); 

(4) Departmental Offices (DO); 

(5) Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network (FinCEN); 

(6) Office of the Inspector General 

(OIG); 

(7) Internal Revenue Service (IRS); 

(8) Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC); 

(9) Special Inspector General for the 

Troubled Asset Relief Program 

(SIGTARP); 

(10) Treasury Inspector General for 

Tax Administration (TIGTA); or 

(11) United States Mint. 

1002.70 [Amended] 

■ 5. Amend section 1002.70 by— 

■ a. Removing ‘‘COTR Contracting 

Technical Officer’s Representative’’ and 

adding ‘‘COR Contracting Officer’s 

Representative’’ in its place. 

■ b. Removing ‘‘IPP Internet Payment 

Platform’’ and adding ‘‘IPP Invoice 

Processing Platform’’ in its place. 

PART 1016—TYPES OF CONTRACTS 

■ 6. The authority citation for part 1016 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

1016.505 [Amended] 

■ 7. Section 1016.505 is revised to read 

as follows: 

1016.505 Ordering. 

(b)(8) The HCA shall designate a task 

and delivery order ombudsman in 

accordance with bureau procedures and 

provide a copy of the designation to the 

agency task and delivery order 

ombudsman. Bureau task and delivery 

order ombudsmen shall review 

complaints from contractors concerning 

task and delivery orders placed by the 

contracting activity and ensure they are 

afforded a fair opportunity to be 

considered, consistent with the 

procedures in the contract. In the 

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advocate for competition will serve in 

that capacity. 

PART 1019—SMALL BUSINESS 

PROGRAMS 

■ 8. The authority citation for part 1019 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

■ 9. Amend section 1019.202–70 by— 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (d)(1) the 

text ‘‘List of Parties Excluded from 

Federal Procurement and 

Nonprocurement Programs,’’ and adding 

‘‘System for Award Management 

Exclusions,’’ in its place; 

■ b. Adding paragraph (n)(2)(vi). 

■ c. Removing from paragraph (p)(1) the 

text ‘‘$500,000 ($1,000,000 for 

construction)’’ and adding ‘‘$650,000 

($1,500,000 for construction)’’ in its 

place; and 

■ d. Revising paragraph (p)(2). 

The addition and revision read as 

follows: 

1019.202–70 The Treasury Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Program. 

* * * * * 

(n) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(vi) Prote ́ge ́ firms shall submit a post 

completion report 24 months after 

exiting the Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program. The 

post completion report will assist the 

Department of the Treasury in assessing 

the progress of Prote ́ge ́ firms upon 

completion of the program. 

* * * * * 

(p) * * * 

(2) Insert the clause at 1052.219–75, 

Mentor Requirements and Evaluation, in 

solicitations and contracts where the 

contractor is a participant in the 

Treasury Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program. 

Subpart 1019.8—Contracting With the 

Small Business Administration (The 

8(a) Program) 

■ 10. Revise the heading for subpart 

1019.8 to read as set forth above. 

1019.811–3 [Amended] 

■ 11. Amend section 1019.811–3 by— 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (d)(3) the 

citation ‘‘1019.8’’ and adding ‘‘FAR 

19.8’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (f) the 

citation ‘‘1019.8’’ and adding ‘‘FAR 

19.8’’ in its place. 

PART 1028—BONDS AND INSURANCE 

■ 12. The authority citation for part 

1028 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

1028.307–1 [Amended] 

■ 13. In section 1028.307–1, remove 

reserved paragraph (b). 

■ 14. Revise section 1028.310–70 to 

read as follows: 

1028.310–70 Agency contract clause for 

work on a Government installation. 

(a) Insert a clause substantially similar 

to 1052.228–70, Insurance requirements, 

in all solicitations and contracts that 

contain the clause at FAR 52.228–5. 

■ 15. Revise section 1028.311–2 to read 

as follows: 

1028.311–2 Agency solicitation provisions 

and contract clauses. 

Insert a clause substantially similar to 

1052.228–70, Insurance requirements, 

in all solicitations and contracts that 

contain the clause at FAR 52.228–7. 

PART 1032—CONTRACT FINANCING 

■ 16. The authority citation for part 

1032 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

1032.7002 [Amended] 

■ 17. Amend section 1032.7002 by— 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a) 

introductory text the words ‘‘awarded 

after October 1, 2012,’’ and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (c) the 

words ‘‘Treasury Internet Payment 

Platform’’ and adding the words 

‘‘Treasury Invoice Processing Platform’’ 

in their place. 

■ 18. Section 1032.7003 is revised to 

read as follows: 

1032.7003 Contract clause. 

Except as provided in 1032.7002(a), 

use the clause at 1052.232–7003, 

Electronic Submission of Payment 

Requests, in all solicitations and 

contracts. 

PART 1034—MAJOR SYSTEM 

ACQUISITION 

■ 19. The authority citation for part 

1034 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

■ 20. In section 1034.001, add 

introductory text and remove the 

definition of ‘‘Core Earned Value 

Management’’. 

The addition reads as follows: 

1034.001 Definitions. 

As used in this part— 

* * * * * 

Subpart 34.2—[Removed] 

■ 21. Remove subpart 34.2. 

PART 1042—CONTRACT 

ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT 

SERVICES 

■ 22. The authority citation for part 

1042 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

1042.1500 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 23. Remove and reserve section 

1042.1500. 

PART 1052—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 24. The authority citation for part 

1052 is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1707. 

■ 25. In section 1052.201–70, revise the 

introductory text and paragraphs (a), (b), 

(c) introductory text, (c)(6), (d), and (e) 

to read as follows: 

1052.201–70 Contracting Officer’s 

Representative (COR) appointment and 

authority. 

As prescribed in 1001.670–6, insert 

the following clause: 

CONTRACTING OFFICER’S 

REPRESENTATIVE (COR) APPOINTMENT 

AND AUTHORITY (APR 2015) 

(a) The COR is ____ [insert name, address 

and telephone number]. 

(b) Performance of work under this 

contract is subject to the technical direction 

of the COR identified above, or a 

representative designated in writing. The 

term ‘‘technical direction’’ includes, without 

limitation, direction to the contractor that 

directs or redirects the labor effort, shifts the 

work between work areas or locations, and/ 

or fills in details and otherwise serves to 

ensure that tasks outlined in the work 

statement are accomplished satisfactorily. 

(c) Technical direction must be within the 

scope of the contract specification(s)/work 

statement. The COR does not have authority 

to issue technical direction that: 

* * * * * 

(6) Directs, supervises or otherwise 

controls the actions of the Contractor’s 

employees. 

(d) Technical direction may be oral or in 

writing. The COR must confirm oral direction 

in writing within five workdays, with a copy 

to the Contracting Officer. 

(e) The Contractor shall proceed promptly 

with performance resulting from the 

technical direction issued by the COR. If, in 

the opinion of the Contractor, any direction 

of the COR or the designated representative 

falls within the limitations of (c) above, the 

Contractor shall immediately notify the 

Contracting Officer no later than the 

beginning of the next Government work day. 

* * * * * 

■ 26. Revise section 1052.210–70 to 

read as follows: 

1052.210–70 Contractor publicity. 

As prescribed in 1009.204–70, insert 

the following clause: 

CONTRACTOR PUBLICITY (APR 2015) 

The Contractor, or any entity or 

representative acting on behalf of the 

Contractor, shall not refer to the supplies or 

services furnished pursuant to the provisions 


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of this contract in any news release or 

commercial advertising, or in connection 

with any news release or commercial 

advertising, without first obtaining explicit 

written consent to do so from the Contracting 

Officer. Should any reference to such 

supplies or services appear in any news 

release or commercial advertising issued by 

or on behalf of the Contractor without the 

required consent, the Government shall 

consider institution of all remedies available 

under applicable law, including 31 U.S.C. 

333, and this contract. Further, any violation 

of this clause may be considered as part of 

the evaluation of past performance. 

(End of clause) 

■ 27. Revise section 1052.228–70 to 

read as follows: 

1052.228–70 Insurance requirements. 

As prescribed in 1028.310–70 and 

1028.311–2, insert a clause substantially 

as follows: The contracting officer may 

require additional kinds of insurance 

(e.g., aircraft public and passenger 

liability, vessel liability) or higher limits 

of coverage. 

INSURANCE (APR 2015) 

In accordance with FAR clause 52.228–5, 

entitled ‘‘Insurance—Work on a Government 

Installation’’ [or FAR clause 52.228–7 

entitled, ‘‘Insurance—Liability to Third 

Persons’’], insurance of the following kinds 

and minimum amounts shall be provided 

and maintained during the period of 

performance of this contract: 

(a) Worker’s compensation and employer’s 

liability. The Contractor shall, as a minimum, 

meet the requirements specified at FAR 

28.307–2(a). 

(b) General liability. The Contractor shall, 

at a minimum, meet the requirements 

specified at FAR 28.307–2(b). 

(c) Automobile liability. The Contractor 

shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements 

specified at FAR 28.307–2(c). 

(End of clause) 

■ 28. Revise section 1052.232–7003 to 

read as follows: 

1052.232–7003 Electronic submission of 

payment requests. 

As prescribed in 1032.7003, use the 

following clause: 

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT 

REQUESTS (APR 2015) 

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— 

(1) ‘‘Payment request’’ means a bill, 

voucher, invoice, or request for contract 

financing payment with associated 

supporting documentation. The payment 

request must comply with the requirements 

identified in FAR 32.905(b), ‘‘Content of 

Invoices’’ and the applicable Payment clause 

included in this contract. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of 

this clause, the Contractor shall submit 

payment requests electronically using the 

Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). 

Information regarding IPP, including IPP 

Customer Support contact information, is 

available at www.ipp.gov or any successor 

site. 

(c) The Contractor may submit payment 

requests using other than IPP only when the 

Contracting Officer authorizes alternate 

procedures in writing in accordance with 

Treasury procedures. 

(d) If alternate payment procedures are 

authorized, the Contractor shall include a 

copy of the Contracting Officer’s written 

authorization with each payment request. 

(End of clause) 

1052.234–2 [Removed] 

■ 29. Remove section 1052.234–2. 

1052.234–3 [Removed] 

■ 30. Remove section 1052.234–3. 

1052.234–4 [Removed] 

■ 31. Remove section 1052.234–4. 

1052.234–70 [Removed] 

■ 32. Remove section 1052.234–70. 

1052.234–71 [Removed] 

■ 33. Remove section 1052.234–71. 

1052.234–72 [Removed] 

■ 34. Remove section 1052.234–72. 

Iris B. Cooper, 

Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the 

Procurement Executive. 

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