Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 24 / Monday, February 7, 2005 / Proposed Rules 6393

If you are sending this type of document or using this delivery method 

. . . It should be addressed for delivery to . . . 

United States Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority 

Mail.

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

22. Parties who choose to file by 

paper should also submit their 

comments on diskette. These diskettes, 

plus one paper copy, should be 

submitted to: Sheryl Todd, 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Federal Communications, at the filing 

window at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, 

NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. 

Such a submission should be on a 3.5-

inch diskette formatted in an IBM 

compatible format using Word or 

compatible software. The diskette 

should be accompanied by a cover letter 

and should be submitted in ‘‘read only’’

mode. The diskette should be clearly 

labeled with the commenter’s name, 

proceeding (including the docket 

number, in this case WC Docket No. 02–

60, type of pleading (comment or reply 

comment), date of submission, and the 

name of the electronic file on the 

diskette. The label should also include 

the following phrase ‘‘Disk Copy—Not 

an Original.’’ Each diskette should 

contain only one party’s pleadings, 

preferably in a single electronic file. In 

addition, commenters must send 

diskette copies to the Commission’s 

copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, 

Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CYB402, Washington, DC 20554 

(see alternative addresses above for 

delivery by hand or messenger). 

23. Regardless of whether parties 

choose to file electronically or by paper, 

parties should also file one copy of any 

documents filed in this docket with the 

Commission’s copy contractor, Best 

Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 

12th Street SW., CY–B402, Washington, 

DC 20554 (see alternative addresses 

above for delivery by hand or 

messenger) (telephone (202) 488–5300; 

facsimile (202) 488–5563) or via e-mail 

at qualexint@aol.com. 

24. The full text of this document is 

available for public inspection and 

copying during regular business hours 

at the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC, 

20554. This document may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor, Best Copy and 

Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, 

SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC, 

20554, telephone (202) 488–5300, 

facsimile (202) 488–5563, or via e-mail 

qualexint@aol.com. 

I. Further Information 

25. Alternative formats (computer 

diskette, large print, audio recording, 

and Braille) are available to persons 

with disabilities by contacting Brian 

Millin at (202) 418–7426 voice, (202) 

418–7365 TTY, or bmillin@fcc.gov. This 

FNPRM can also be downloaded in 

Microsoft Word and ASCII formats at 

http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/

universalservice/highcost. 

26. For further information, contact 

Regina Brown at (202) 418–0792 or 

Dana Bradford at (202) 418–1932 in the 

Telecommunications Access Policy 

Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. 

III. Ordering Clauses 

27. Pursuant to the authority 

contained in §§ 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 

214, 254, and 403 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 

201–205, 214, 254, and 403, this Further 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is 

adopted. 

28. The Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference 

Information Center, shall send a copy of 

this Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, including the Initial 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the 

Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 05–2268 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 250

[DFARS Case 2003–D048] 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Extraordinary 

Contractual Actions

AGENCY: 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 

update text pertaining to processing of 

requests for extraordinary contract 

adjustments. This proposed rule is a 

result of a transformation initiative 

undertaken by DoD to dramatically 

change the purpose and content of the 

DFARS.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

should be submitted in writing to the 

address shown below on or before April 

8, 2005, to be considered in the 

formation of the final rule.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DFARS Case 2003–D048, 

using any of the following methods: 

» Federal eRulemaking Portal:

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

» Defense Acquisition Regulations 

Web site: http://emissary.acq.osd.mil/

dar/dfars.nsf/pubcomm. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

» E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2003–D048 in the subject 

line of the message. 

» Fax: (703) 602–0350. 

» Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations Council, Attn: Mr. Euclides 

Barrera, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DAR), IMD 

3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3062. 

» Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense 

Acquisition Regulations Council, 

Crystal Square 4, Suite 200A, 241 18th 

Street, Arlington, VA 22202–3402. 

All comments received will be posted 

to http://emissary.acq.osd.mil/dar/

dfars.nsf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Euclides Barrera, (703) 602–0296.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

DFARS Transformation is a major 

DoD initiative to dramatically change 

the purpose and content of the DFARS. 

The objective is to improve the 

efficiency and effectiveness of the 

acquisition process, while allowing the 

acquisition workforce the flexibility to 

innovate. The transformed DFARS will 

contain only requirements of law, DoDwide policies, delegations of FAR 

authorities, deviations from FAR 

requirements, and policies/procedures 

that have a significant effect beyond the 

internal operating procedures of DoD or 

a significant cost or administrative 

impact on contractors or offerors. 

Additional information on the DFARS 

Transformation initiative is available at 

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/

transf.htm.

6394 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 24 / Monday, February 7, 2005 / Proposed Rules 

This proposed rule is a result of the 

DFARS Transformation initiative. The 

proposed DFARS changes—

» Update requirements for DoD 

processing of requests for extraordinary 

contract adjustments; and 

» Delete procedures for preparation 

of records and submittal of requests to 

a contract adjustment board. Text on 

this subject will be relocated to the new 

DFARS companion resource, 

Procedures, Guidance, and Information 

(PGI), available at http://

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi.

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 the rule addresses internal 

administrative DoD procedures for 

processing requests for extraordinary 

contract adjustments. Therefore, DoD 

has not performed an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis. DoD invites 

comments from small businesses and 

other interested parties. DoD also will 

consider comments from small entities 

concerning the affected DFARS subparts 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Such 

comments should be submitted 

separately and should cite DFARS Case 

2003–D048.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the rule does not 

impose any 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 250

Government procurement.

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System.

Therefore, DoD proposes to amend 48 

CFR Part 250 as follows: 

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

Part 250 continues to read as follows:

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

Chapter 1.

PART 250—EXTRAORDINARY 

CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS 

2. Section 250.105 is revised to read 

as follows:

250.105 Records. 

Follow the procedures at PGI 250.105 

for preparation of records. 

3. Section 250.201–70 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) and the last 

sentence of paragraph (b) introductory 

text to read as follows:

250.201–70 Delegations. 

(a) Military Departments. The 

Departments of the Army, Navy and Air 

Force will specify delegations and levels 

of authority for actions under the Act 

and the Executive Order in 

departmental supplements or agency 

acquisition guidance. 

(b) * * * The agency supplements or 

agency acquisition guidance shall 

specify the delegations and levels of 

authority.

* * * * *

4. Subpart 250.3 is revised to read as 

follows:

Subpart 250.3—Contract Adjustments

Sec. 

250.303–1 Contractor requests. 

250.305 Processing cases. 

250.306 Disposition.

250.303–1 Contractor requests. 

Requests should be filed with the 

procuring contracting officer (PCO). 

However, if filing with the PCO is 

impractical, requests may be filed with 

an authorized representative, an 

administrative contracting officer, or the 

Office of General Counsel of the 

applicable department or agency, for 

forwarding to the cognizant PCO.

250.305 Processing cases. 

(1) At the time the request is filed, the 

activity shall prepare the record 

described at PGI 250.105(1)(i) and 

forward it to the appropriate official 

within 30 days after the close of the 

month in which the record is prepared. 

(2) The officer or official responsible 

for the case shall forward to the contract 

adjustment board, through departmental 

channels, the documentation described 

at PGI 250.305. 

(3) Contract adjustment boards will 

render decisions as expeditiously as 

practicable. The Chair shall sign a 

memorandum of decision disposing of 

the case. The decision shall be dated 

and shall contain the information 

required by FAR 50.306. The 

memorandum of decision shall not 

contain any information classified 

‘‘Confidential’’ or higher. The board’s 

decision will be sent to the appropriate 

official for implementation.

250.306 Disposition. 

For requests denied or approved 

below the Secretarial level, follow the 

disposition procedures at PGI 250.306.

[FR Doc. 05–2173 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

50 CFR Part 226

[Docket Nos. 030716175–4327–03, 

041123329–4329–01; I.D. Nos. 070303A, 

110904F]

RIN 0648–AQ77, 0648–AO04

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Extension of Public Comment Period 

on Proposed Critical Habitat 

Designations for West Coast 

Salmonids

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

public comment period.

SUMMARY: We, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), are extending 

the comment period on proposed 

critical habitat designations for 20 

Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) 

of Pacific salmon and O. mykiss

(inclusive of anadromous steelhead and 

resident rainbow trout) listed under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA). The proposed 

designations include habitat areas in 

California, Oregon, Washington, and 

Idaho. A recent court-approved 

Amendment to the Consent Decree, that 

established the schedule for completing 

these designations, extends the 

comment period until March 14, 2005, 

and the date to submit final rules until 

August 15, 2005. These extensions will 

allow the public additional time to 

provide information related to the 

proposed designations and will provide 

NMFS with the time needed to review, 

consider, and respond to comments. We 

are soliciting information and comments 

from the public on all aspects of the 

proposals, including information on the 

economic, national security, and other 

relevant impacts of the proposed 

designations.

DATES: Written comments are due by 5 

p.m. Pacific Standard Time on March 

14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to 

California ESUs must include reference 

to docket number [041123329–4329–01] 

and RIN number [0648–AO04]. 

Comments pertaining to ESUs in 

Washington, Oregon, or Idaho must 

include reference to docket number 

[030716175–4327–03] and RIN number 

[0648–AQ77]. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: