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community, its clients, advocates, the 

organized bar, the disability rights 

community and other interested parties. 

DATES: Expressions of interest must be 

received by November 18, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President & 

General Counsel, Legal Services 

Corporation, 3333 K St., NW., 

Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295–1620 

(phone); (202) 337–6831 (fax) or 

vfortuno@lsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Legal 

Services Corporation (‘‘LSC’’) has 

initiated a rulemaking to consider 

revisions to 45 CFR part 1624 

(Prohibition Against Discrimination on 

the Basis of Handicap). As part of this 

rulemaking proceeding, LSC is 

convening a Rulemaking Workshop 

prior to the development of a Draft 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The 

Rulemaking Workshop will be held on 

December 13, 2005, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

EST, (and may be extended to December 

14, 2005, if necessary). The Rulemaking 

Workshop will be held in LSC’s 

Conference Center, on the 3rd floor of 

3333 K St., NW., Washington, DC 20007. 

Under the LSC Rulemaking Protocol: 

Rulemaking Workshops [* * *] enable 

LSC Board members and staff to meet with 

stakeholders prior to the development of a 

draft NPRM to discuss, but not negotiate, LSC 

rules and regulations. LSC believes the 

Notice and Comment process, including 

Rulemaking Workshops, [* * *] allow for an 

effective dialog between LSC and its 

recipients and other interested parties, in 

those instances in which Negotiated 

Rulemaking is not used. 

When the Board has decided to initiate a 

rulemaking and to conduct a Rulemaking 

Workshop, [LSC’s Office of Legal Affairs] will 

work with the Board and staff to select a date 

for the Rulemaking Workshop and will invite 

participants from the interested stakeholder 

community. The Workshop will be a meeting 

at which the participants hold open 

discussions designed to elicit information 

about problems or concerns with the 

regulation (or certain aspects thereof) and 

provide an opportunity for sharing ideas 

regarding how to address those issues. The 

Workshop is not intended [to] develop 

detailed alternatives or to obtain consensus 

on regulatory proposals. Upon the conclusion 

of the Workshop, the Board shall provide 

LSC staff with policy guidance on the issues 

discussed to aid staff in the development of 

the Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(‘‘NPRM’’) 67 FR 69762, 69763 (November 

19, 2002). 

With this notice, LSC is inviting 

expressions of interest from the 

interested stakeholder community to 

participate in the Rulemaking 

Workshop. Expressions of interest 

should be forwarded in writing to Victor 

M. Fortuno, Vice President & General 

Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 

3333 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20007. Such expressions of interest may 

be alternatively sent via e-mail to 

vfortuno@lsc.gov or via fax to (202) 337–

6831, but must be received by close of 

business on November 18, 2005. LSC 

will select participants shortly thereafter 

and will inform all those who expressed 

interest of whether or not they have 

been selected. 

The Workshops will be open to public 

observation but only persons selected 

will be allowed to participate. 

Participants are expected to cover their 

own expenses (travel, lodging, etc.). LSC 

may consider providing financial 

assistance to participants for whom 

travel costs would represent a 

significant hardship and barrier to 

participation. Any such person should 

so note in his/her expression of interest 

for LSC’s consideration. 

Victor M. Fortuno, 

Vice President & General Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 7050–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

48 CFR Part 242 

[DFARS Case 2003–D051] 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Contract 

Administration Functions 

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 addressing functions 

performed by DoD contract 

administration offices. 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 

January 9, 2006, to be considered in the 

formation of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DFARS Case 2003-D051, 

using any of the following methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ Defense Acquisition Regulations 

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

dar/dfars.nsf/pubcomm. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2003–D051 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Æ Fax: (703) 602–0350. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Deborah 

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

3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3062. 

Æ Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense 

Acquisition Regulations System, 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: Ms. 

Deborah Tronic, (703) 602–0289. 

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/dars/ 

dfars/transformation/index.htm. 

This proposed rule is a result of the 

DFARS Transformation initiative. The 

proposed DFARS changes—

Æ Update the list of DoD contract 

administration functions to clarify 

responsibilities for payment 

administration and for verification of 

contractor compliance with earned 

value management system requirements; 

Æ Delete obsolete text on mobilization 

production planning surveys; and 

Æ Delete procedures for designation 

of contract payment offices. Text on this 

subject will be relocated to the new 

DFARS companion resource, 

Procedures, Guidance, and Information 

(PGI). Additional information on PGI is 

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 

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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 DoD 

responsibilities for performance of 

contract administration functions. 

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 subpart in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 610. Such comments should be 

submitted separately and should cite 

DFARS Case 2003–D051. 

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 242 

Government procurement. 

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, DoD proposes to amend 48 

CFR part 242 as follows: 

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 242 continues to read as follows: 

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

Chapter 1. 

PART 242—CONTRACT 

ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT 

SERVICES 

2. Section 242.302 is revised to read 

as follows: 

242.302 Contract administration functions. 

(a)(4) Also, review and evaluate—

(A) Contractor estimating systems (see 

FAR 15.407–5); and 

(B) Contractor material management 

and accounting systems under Subpart 

242.72. 

(7) See 242.7503 for ACO 

responsibilities with regard to receipt of 

an audit report identifying significant 

accounting system or related internal 

control deficiencies. 

(9) For additional contract 

administration functions related to 

IR&D/B&P projects performed by major 

contractors, see 242.771–3(a). 

(12) Also perform all payment 

administration in accordance with any 

applicable payment clauses. 

(13)(A) Do not delegate the 

responsibility to make payments to the 

Defense Contract Management Agency 

(DCMA). 

(B) Follow the procedures at PGI 

242.302(a)(13)(B) for designation of 

payment offices. 

(39) See 223.370 for contract 

administration responsibilities on 

contracts for ammunition and 

explosives. 

(67) Also support program offices and 

buying activities in precontractual 

efforts leading to a solicitation or award. 

(S–70) Serve as the single point of 

contact for all Single Process Initiative 

(SPI) Management Council activities. 

The ACO shall negotiate and execute 

facilitywide class modifications and 

agreements for SPI processes, when 

authorized by the affected components. 

(S–71) DCMA has responsibility for 

reviewing earned value management 

system (EVMS) plans and verifying 

initial and continuing contractor 

compliance with DoD EVMS criteria. 

The contracting officer shall not retain 

this function. 

(b)(S–70) Issue, negotiate, and execute 

orders under basic ordering agreements 

for overhaul, maintenance, and repair. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

RIN 1018–AT92 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Designation of Critical 

Habitat for the Endangered Monardella 

linoides ssp. viminea (Willowy 

Monardella) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), propose to 

designate critical habitat for the 

endangered Monardella linoides ssp. 

viminea (willowy monardella) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). We have determined 

that approximately 2,539 acres (ac) 

(1,028 hectares (ha)) of land within San 

Diego County, California, contain the 

physical and biological features 

essential to the conservation of M. l. ssp. 

viminea. Of that, we are proposing to 

designate as critical habitat 

approximately 115 acres (47 ha) of 

private lands and the Padre Dam 

Municipal Water District lands within 

the City of Santee. We do not include 

Tribal lands in this proposed 

designation. We are exempting or 

considering whether to exclude from 

critical habitat designation the other 

lands that contain the features essential 

to the conservation of M. l. ssp. viminea. 

We fully discuss the exemption and 

exclusions under consideration in the 

preamble of this proposed rule. We are 

soliciting data and comments from the 

public on all aspects of this proposal, 

including the exemption and exclusions 

under consideration. 

DATES: We will accept comments from 

all interested parties until January 9, 

2006. We must receive requests for 

public hearings, in writing, at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES section 

by December 27, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, 

you may submit your comments and 

materials concerning this proposal by 

any one of several methods: 

1. You may submit written comments 

and information to Jim Bartel, Field 

Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office (CFWO), 6010 Hidden Valley 

Road, Carlsbad, CA 92011. 

2. You may hand-deliver written 

comments to the CFWO, at the address 

given above. 

3. You may send comments by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to 

fw8cfwomolivi@fws.gov. Please see the 

Public Comments Solicited section 

below for file format and other 

information about electronic filing. 

4. You may fax your comments to 

760/431–9624. 

Comments and materials received, as 

well as supporting documentation used 

in the preparation of this proposed rule, 

will be available for public inspection, 

by appointment, during normal business 

hours at the CFWO at the above address. 

Maps showing areas proposed as critical 

habitat, areas under consideration for 

exclusion from critical habitat, and 

areas exempted from critical habitat are 

available for public review and 

comment at the CFWO or on the 

Internet at http://carlsbad.fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Bartel, Field Supervisor, CFWO at the 

above address (telephone 760/431–9440; 

facsimile 760/431–9624). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments Solicited 

We intend that any final action 

resulting from this proposal will be as 

accurate and as effective as possible. 

Therefore, comments or suggestions 

from the public, other concerned 

governmental agencies, the scientific 

community, industry, or any other 

interested party concerning this 

proposed rule are hereby solicited.