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• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

The SIP is not approved to apply on 

any Indian reservation land or in any 

other area where EPA or an Indian tribe 

has demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 

country, the proposed rule does not 

have tribal implications and will not 

impose substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Interstate transport of pollution, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Visibility. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: January 26, 2016. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02310 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 215 and 252 

RIN 0750–AI84 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: DFARS Case 

2016–D017, Independent Research and 

Development Expenses 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: DoD is seeking information 

that will assist in the development of a 

revision to the DFARS to ensure that 

substantial future independent research 

and development (IR&D) expenses as a 

means to reduce evaluated bid prices in 

competitive source selections are 

evaluated in a uniform way during 

competitive source selections. In 

addition to the request for written 

comments on this proposed rulemaking, 

DoD will hold a public meeting to hear 

the views of interested parties. 

DATES: Submission of comments: 

Interested parties should submit written 

comments to the address shown below 

on or before April 8, 2016, to be 

considered in the development of any 

proposed DFARS rule. 

Public meeting: A public meeting will 

be held in the General Services 

Administration (GSA), Central Office 

Auditorium, 1800 F Street NW., 

Washington DC, 20405, on March 3, 

2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., local 

time. The GSA Auditorium is located on 

the main floor of the building. 

Individuals wishing to attend the 

public meeting should register by 

February 25, 2016, to ensure adequate 

accommodations, to facilitate entry into 

the building, and to create an attendee 

list for secure entry to the GSA building 

for anyone who is not a Federal 

Government employee with a 

Government badge. Interested parties 

may register at the Web site, http://

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/IR&D.html, 

by providing the following information: 

• Company or organization name; 

• Names, telephone numbers and 

email addresses of persons planning to 

attend; 

• Last four digits of social security 

number for each attendee (non-Federal 

employees only); and 

• Identify if company or organization 

desires to make a presentation; limit to 

one presentation per company or 

organization. Presentations will be 

limited to approximately 10 minutes as 

time permits. 

One valid, government-issued photo 

identification card will be required to 

enter the building. Non-U.S. citizens 

may use their valid passport as photo 

identification. Attendees are encouraged 

to arrive at least 30 minutes early to 

accommodate security procedures. 

Special Accommodations: The public 

meeting location is physically accessible 

to persons with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. 

Mark Gomersall, telephone 703–602– 

0302, at least 10 working days prior to 

the meeting date. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by DFARS Case 2016–D017, 

using any of the following methods: 

Æ Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘DFARS Case 2016–D017’’ 

under the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or 

ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the 

link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘DFARS Case 2016– 

D017.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘DFARS Case 2016– 

D017’’ on your attached document. 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2016–D017 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Æ Fax: 571–372–6099. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Mark 

Gomersall, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP/DARS, 

Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (allow 30 

days for posting of comments submitted 

by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Gomersall, telephone 571–372– 

6099; facsimile 571–372–6101. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

As expressed in the ‘‘Implementation 

Directive for Better Buying Power 3.0— 

Achieving Dominant Capabilities 

Through Technical Excellence and 

Innovation,’’ dated April 9, 2015, the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology and Logistics 

noted a concern when ‘‘promised future 

IRAD [Independent Research and 

Development] expenditures are used to 

substantially reduce the bid price on 

competitive procurements. In these 

cases, development price proposals are 

reduced by using a separate source of 

government funding (allowable IRAD 

overhead expenses spread across the 

total business) to gain a price advantage 

in a specific competitive bid. This is not 

the intended purpose of making IRAD 

an allowable cost.’’ 

DoD is considering a proposed 

approach whereby solicitations would 

require offerors to describe in detail the 

nature and value of prospective IR&D 

projects on which the offeror would rely 

to perform the resultant contract. Then, 

as a standard approach, DoD would 

evaluate proposals in a manner that 

would take into account that reliance by 

adjusting the total evaluated price to the 

Government, for evaluation purposes 

only, to include the value of related 

future IR&D projects. 

II. Solicitation of Public Comment 

DoD is seeking comments on this 

planned approach in order to assist in 

the development of a proposed DFARS 

rule. Specifically, the Department is 

interested in understanding whether the 

planned approach would achieve the 

objective of treating the proposed use of 

substantial future IR&D expenses as a 


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means to reduce evaluated bid prices in 

competitive source selections in a 

uniform manner that is consistent with 

the objective of making IR&D an 

allowable cost. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 215 and 

252 

Government procurement. 

Jennifer L. Hawes, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02396 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Parts 216 and 300 

RIN 0648–AX63 

Trade Monitoring Procedures for 

Fishery Products; International Trade 

in Seafood; Permit Requirements for 

Importers and Exporters; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service will hold a public 

webinar to present details of a 

previously issued proposed rule (which 

published December 29, 2015) for 

electronic filing of seafood trade 

documents and will allow time for 

questions from the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, September, 17, 2016, from 

3 p.m. until 4 p.m. eastern standard 

time. Written comments on the 

proposed rule (December 29, 2015; 80 

FR 81251) must be received by February 

29, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For information about 

connecting and system requirements to 

attend the webinar, visit: http://

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/slider_stories/

2015/12/itds_proposed_rule.html. 

Participants are encouraged to use their 

telephone for the audio portion of the 

meeting. Instructions for audio access 

will be on the Web page referenced 

above and will be shown on the screen 

before joining the webinar. 

Public comment on the proposed rule 

should be submitted by February 29, 

2016 through www.regulations.gov by 

accessing docket NOAA–NMFS–2009– 

0124. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Wildman, Office of International 

Affairs and Seafood Inspection; 

telephone: (301) 427–8350. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 29, 2015, NMFS published a 

proposed rule (80 FR 81251) to integrate 

three currently paper-based seafood 

trade monitoring programs within the 

scope of electronic data collection 

through the U.S. government-wide 

International Trade Data System. 

Background information on the 

proposed rule is provided at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2009- 

0124. The purpose of the meeting is to 

inform the public of the proposed 

requirements for filing entries and 

exports within the International Trade 

Data System. Following the presentation 

of the proposed rule, a question and 

answer session will be accommodated 

as time allows. Public comment on the 

proposed rule should be submitted by 

February 29, 2016 through 

www.regulations.gov by accessing 

docket NOAA–NMFS–2009–0124. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Mark Wildman at (301) 427–8350 at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Steven Wilson, 

Acting Director, Office for International 

Affairs and Seafood Inspection, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02418 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 679 

[Docket No. 150430410–6046–01] 

RIN 0648–BF05 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; Western Alaska 

Community Development Quota 

Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues a proposed rule 

that would implement Amendment 109 

to the Fishery Management Plan for 

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Management Area 

(FMP). If approved, this proposed rule 

would amend regulations governing the 

Western Alaska Community 

Development Quota (CDQ) Program to 

support increased participation in the 

groundfish CDQ fisheries (primarily 

Pacific cod) by catcher vessels less than 

or equal to 46 feet (ft) (14.0 meters (m)) 

length overall (LOA) using hook-andline gear. Specifically, this proposed 

rule would exempt operators of 

registered catcher vessels greater than 

32 ft (9.8 m) LOA and less than or equal 

to 46 ft LOA using hook-and-line gear 

from the requirement to obtain and 

carry a License Limitation Program 

license when groundfish CDQ fishing. 

The proposed rule also would reduce 

observer coverage requirements for 

catcher vessels less than or equal to 46 

ft LOA when groundfish CDQ fishing, 

and implement new in-season 

management and catch accounting 

requirements to properly account for the 

harvest of groundfish and halibut and 

the accrual of halibut prohibited species 

catch in these fisheries. In addition to 

the proposed regulations necessary to 

implement Amendment 109, NMFS 

proposes to remove a table in the 

regulations because it is no longer 

necessary. This action is intended to 

facilitate increased participation by 

residents of CDQ communities in the 

groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands Management Area, 

and to support economic development 

in western Alaska. This action is 

necessary to promote the goals of the 

CDQ Program, and to promote the goals 

and objectives of the FMP, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, and 

other applicable laws. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 9, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2015–0060, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2015- 

0060, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries 

Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: 

Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. 

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. 


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