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2Based on U.S. Census Bureau data, as presented 

by Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA: http// 

www.fas.usda.gov/ustrade/ 

USTImHS10.asp?QI=onhline_trade_dataTRAD. 

3The ‘‘all other animal production’’ classification 

also includes the production of other animals, such 

as adornment birds (swans, peacocks, flamingos), 

alpacas, birds for sale, buffalos, cats, crickets, deer, 

elk, laboratory animals, llamas, rattlesnakes, worms, 

and breeding of pets. 

date, from a private citizen. The 

comment did not address the removal of 

Panama from the list of regions where 

screwworm is considered to exist. 

Therefore, for the reasons given in the 

proposed rule, we are adopting the 

proposed rule as a final rule, without 

change. 

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory 

Flexibility Act 

This rule has been reviewed under 

Executive Order 12866. For this action, 

the Office of Management and Budget 

has waived its review under Executive 

Order 12866. 

This final rule amends the regulations 

regarding the importation of live horses, 

ruminants, swine, and dogs by removing 

Panama from the lists of regions where 

screwworm is considered to exist. We 

are taking this action because the 

eradication of screwworm from Panama 

has been confirmed. This action will 

relieve certain screwworm-related 

certification and inspection 

requirements for live animals imported 

into the United States from Panama. 

No significant change in program 

operations is anticipated as a result of 

this rule, nor will this action affect other 

Federal agencies, State governments, or 

local governments. The cost of all 

technical support activities, including 

establishment of animal quarantine 

control measures, treatment stations, 

maintenance of livestock census, 

screwworm surveillance, establishment 

and maintenance of laboratory support, 

and aerial dispersion of sterile 

screwworm flies in Panama is provided 

by the Commission for the Eradication 

and Prevention of Screwworm and the 

cooperative agreement funded by the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture and 

Panama’s Ministry of Agriculture and 

Livestock Development. When 

importing live animals from a region 

where screwworm is considered to 

exist, the cost of any required testing 

(and treatment, if needed) is paid by the 

owner of the animals being shipped. 

Our removal of Panama from the list of 

regions where screwworm is considered 

to exist will reduce the cost for 

producers and others in Panama to 

export ruminants, swine, horses, and 

dogs to the United States. 

The economic effects associated with 

this rule are likely to be limited. This is 

because the number of live animals 

exported into the United States from 

Panama is likely to remain small. Trade 

statistics indicate that since 2001, the 

United States has not imported any 

ruminants, swine, or dogs from Panama. 

Equine imports from Panama over this 

period have numbered only 163, which 

is approximately 0.06 percent of all 

horse imports.2

According to Small Business 

Administration size standards for beef 

cattle ranching and farming (North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) 112111), dairy cattle 

and milk production (NAICS 112120), 

hog and pig farming (NAICS 112210), 

sheep farming (NAICS 112410), goat 

farming (NAICS 112420),3 and horse 

and other equine production (NAICS 

112920), as well as the commercial 

production of dogs, which is classified 

under ‘‘all other animal production’’

(NAICS 112990), operations with not 

more than $750,000 in annual sales are 

considered small entities. We do not 

expect that these producers, small or 

otherwise, will be affected significantly 

by the change in Panama’s screwworm 

status. This is because, for the reasons 

discussed above, live ruminants, swine, 

horses, and dogs from Panama do not 

play much, if any, of a role in their 

operations, and few susceptible live 

animals are expected to be exported. 

Under these circumstances, the 

Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service has 

determined that this action will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Executive Order 12988 

This final rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts 

all State and local laws and regulations 

that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) 

has no retroactive effect; and (3) does 

not require administrative proceedings 

before parties may file suit in court 

challenging this rule. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final rule contains no new 

information collection or recordkeeping 

requirements under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 93 

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, 

Poultry and poultry products, 

Quarantine, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

■ Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR 

part 93 as follows: 

PART 93—IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN 

ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND 

POULTRY, AND CERTAIN ANIMAL, 

BIRD, AND POULTRY PRODUCTS; 

REQUIREMENTS FOR MEANS OF 

CONVEYANCE AND SHIPPING 

CONTAINERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 93 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301–8317; 

21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 

CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 

§ 93.301 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 93.301, paragraph (j) is 

amended by removing the word 

‘‘Panama,’’. 

§ 93.405 [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 93.405, paragraph (a)(3) is 

amended by removing the word 

‘‘Panama,’’. 

§ 93.505 [Amended] 

■ 4. In § 93.505, paragraph (b) is 

amended by removing the word 

‘‘Panama,’’. 

§ 93.600 [Amended] 

■ 5. In § 93.600, paragraph (a) is 

amended by removing the word 

‘‘Panama,’’. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

August 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

41 CFR Part 102–39 

[FMR Amendment 2008–07; FMR Case 

2007–102–1; Docket 2007–0001; Sequence 

3] 

RIN 3090–AI38 

Federal Management Regulation; FMR 

Case 2007–102–1, Replacement of 

Personal Property Pursuant to the 

Exchange/Sale Authority 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration is amending the Federal 

Management Regulation (FMR) by 

updating coverage on the replacement of 

personal property pursuant to the 

exchange/sale authority. The changes 

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the Federal Asset Management 

Evaluation (FAME) interagency working 

group led by GSA. 

DATES: This final rule is effective August 

29, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Mr. 

Robert Holcombe, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy, Office of 

Travel, Transportation, and Asset 

Management (MT), (202) 501–3828 or email at Robert.Holcombe@gsa.gov. For 

information pertaining to status or 

publication schedules contact the 

Regulatory Secretariat, 1800 F Street, 

NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC, 

20405, (202) 501–4755. Please cite FMR 

Amendment 2008–07, FMR case 2007–

102–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The General Services 

Administration’s (GSA’s) Office of 

Governmentwide Policy (OGP) 

facilitated the interagency Federal Asset 

Management Evaluation (FAME) 

initiative during 2004 and 2005. 

Discussions with GSA’s Federal 

customers during this initiative revealed 

a perception that there were too many 

unnecessary restrictions and ‘‘hurdles’’

hindering the effective use of this 

authority. One of the recommendations 

of the FAME report (March 31, 2005) 

was to ‘‘increase the flexibility of the 

exchange/sale program to promote the 

use of this authority throughout the 

Government.’’

A proposed rule was published in the 

Federal Register on December 11, 2007 

(72 FR 70266). Two Federal agencies 

provided comments. Those comments 

and GSA’s response to the comments 

are as follows: 

Comment: One comment questioned 

the need to expand the discussion of 

deviations to the exchange/sale 

regulations; particularly, which 

regulatory provisions are or are not 

subject to deviation. It was also noted 

that other GSA asset management 

regulations do not describe deviations to 

this extent. 

GSA Response: FMR 102–39.25 is 

being added to clarify which regulatory 

provisions are subject to deviation. This 

is due to numerous questions received 

by GSA/OGP on this topic. Also, in 

contrast to the other GSA asset 

management regulations, most of the 

restrictions found in FMR 102–39 are 

not required by statute and therefore are 

subject to deviation where beneficial to 

the Federal Government. GSA has made 

no changes as a result of this comment. 

Comment: One comment suggested 

that the answer to FMR 102–39.40 could 

be interpreted as requiring agencies to 

use the exchange/sale authority. 

GSA Response: Agencies are not 

required to use the exchange/sale 

authority. In order to eliminate any 

confusion, GSA has clarified that 

agencies should consider using this 

authority. The text of FMR 102–39.40 

has been modified in this final rule. 

Comment: One comment questioned 

the discussion in FMR 102–39.40 

comparing the retention of sales 

proceeds under the exchange/sale 

authority to the retention of sales 

proceeds when selling surplus property. 

The comment also indicated that use of 

the exchange/sale authority constitutes 

an illegal augmentation of 

appropriations. 

GSA Response: The discussion of the 

handling of exchange/sale sales 

proceeds vs. surplus sales proceeds has 

been in the exchange/sale regulations 

for over 10 years. That discussion is 

included for the benefit of GSA’s 

customers who are not aware of the 

difference. In summary, if an agency has 

a continuing need for an item, the 

agency may exchange or sell the item 

and use the proceeds to acquire a 

similar replacement item. Under that 

scenario, the agency should not report 

the item as excess. Also, the exchange/ 

sale authority is NOT an illegal 

augmentation of appropriations; rather, 

the law expressly authorizes the use of 

sales proceeds in the acquisition of a 

similar item. GSA has made no changes 

as a result of this comment. 

Comment: One comment objected to 

the language in a sentence being added 

to FMR 102–39.40 to explain to readers 

that exchange allowances and sales 

proceeds may only be used to offset the 

cost of replacement property, not 

services. The language at issue 

specifically addresses the use of 

exchange allowances and sales proceeds 

in the context of a contract for services. 

GSA Response: It is essential to 

include this language so readers are 

clear that under a contract for services 

arrangement (which is fairly common 

with respect to certain types of personal 

property), exchange allowances and 

sales proceeds can only be used for 

property acquired under the contract, 

not services acquired under the 

contract. GSA has made no changes as 

a result of this comment. 

Comment: One comment questioned 

an exception provided in FMR 102–

39.60 for the handling of certain 

Department of Defense (DOD) property 

under the exchange/sale authority. 

GSA Response: The exception at issue 

has been in the exchange/sale 

regulations for over six years. The 

exception exists because the DOD 

property concerned is generally not 

suitable for transfer to other Federal 

agencies or donation to State Agencies 

for Surplus Property. Also, DOD 

regulations sufficiently control the 

disposition of such property (e.g., 

through requirements contained in the 

DOD 4160.21–M policies). GSA has 

made no changes as a result of this 

comment. 

Comment: One comment objected to 

the elimination of a requirement in FMR 

102–39.65 that the number of items 

acquired must equal the number of 

items exchanged or sold unless certain 

exceptions are met. 

GSA Response: GSA is eliminating 

this requirement for several reasons. 

First, it is not required by statute. Also, 

through GSA’s meetings and 

discussions with Federal agencies over 

recent years, GSA found that there is a 

great deal of confusion about the 

exceptions to the one-for-one 

requirement. Finally, GSA is aware of 

many instances where an agency would 

like to adhere to the requirement and 

replace property on a one-for-one basis 

but the agency is unable to receive 

sufficient funds from the sale and 

therefore has to ask GSA for a deviation 

from this requirement. This creates an 

administrative burden for agencies to 

prepare deviation requests and for GSA 

to process those requests. As the statute 

does not require the one-for-one 

requirement, GSA almost always 

approves such requests (as long as all 

other applicable requirements are met). 

GSA has made no changes as a result of 

this comment. 

Comment: One comment objected to 

the addition of a requirement to FMR 

102–39.85 that Federal agencies must 

report annually to GSA on property 

acquired under the exchange/sale 

authority. 

GSA Response: GSA has reconsidered 

this proposed change, and will not go 

forward with it at this time. 

Comment: Finally, two comments 

were based on a misunderstanding of 

how the proposed rule was presented. 

The proposed rule showed only the 

fourteen proposed changes to the FMR 

and the text affected by those changes. 

The proposed rule did not show text 

which is not being revised (except in 

some cases where immediately adjacent 

text was shown). 

GSA Response: GSA has made no 

changes as a result of these comments. 

B. Executive Order 12866 

This regulation is excepted from the 

definition of ‘‘regulation’’ or ‘‘rule’’

under Section 3(d)(3) of Executive Order 

12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, 

dated September 30, 1993 and, 


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therefore, was not subject to review 

under Section 6(b) of that Executive 

Order. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This final rule is not required to be 

published in the Federal Register for 

notice and comment as per the 

exemption specified in 5 U.S.C. 553 

(a)(2); therefore, the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., 

does not apply. 

D. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because these final changes to 

the FMR do not impose information 

collection requirements that require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq. 

E. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

This final rule is exempt from 

Congressional review under 5 U.S.C. 

801 since it relates solely to agency 

management and personnel. 

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 102–39 

Government property management, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, and Government 

property. 

Dated: June 23, 2008. 

David L. Bibb, 

Acting Administrator of General Services. 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, GSA amends 41 CFR part 

102–39 as set forth below: 

PART 102–39—REPLACEMENT OF 

PERSONAL PROPERTY PURSUANT 

TO THE EXCHANGE/SALE AUTHORITY 

■ 1. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 102–39 is revised to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 40 U.S.C. 503. 

§ 102–39.50 [Removed] 

■ 2. Remove § 102–39.50. 

§ 102–39.55 [Removed] 

■ 3. Remove § 102–39.55. 

§§ 102–39.5, 102–39.15, 102–39.25, 102–

39.30, 102–39.35, 102–39.40, 102–39.45, 

102–39.60, 102–39.65, 102–39.70, 102–39.75 

[Redesignated] 

■ 4. Redesignate §§ 102–39.5, 102–

39.15, 102–39.25, 102–39.30, 102–39.35, 

102–39.40, 102–39.45, 102–39.60, 102–

39.65, 102–39.70, 102–39.75 as follows: 

Old section New section 

102–39.5 102–39.15 

102–39.15 102–39.40 

102–39.25 102–39.30 

102–39.30 102–39.45 

102–39.35 102–39.50 

102–39.40 102–39.55 

102–39.45 102–39.60 

102–39.60 102–39.70 

102–39.65 102–39.75 

102–39.70 102–39.80 

102–39.75 102–39.85 

■ 5. Add new § 102–39.5 to read as 

follows: 

§ 102–39.5 What is the exchange/sale 

authority? 

The exchange/sale authority is a 

statutory provision, (40 U.S.C. 503), 

which states in part: ‘‘In acquiring 

personal property, an executive agency 

may exchange or sell similar items and 

may apply the exchange allowance or 

proceeds of sale in whole or in part 

payment for the property acquired.’’

■ 6. Amend § 102–39.20 by revising the 

definitions of the terms ‘‘Acquire’’, 

‘‘Replacement’’, and ‘‘Similar’’; and, by 

alphabetically adding the terms and 

definitions ‘‘Excess property’’, ‘‘Service 

Life Extension Program (SLEP)’’, and 

‘‘Surplus property’’ to read as follows: 

§ 102–39.20 What definitions apply to this 

part? 

* * * * * 

Acquire means to procure or 

otherwise obtain personal property, 

including by lease (sometimes known as 

rent). 

* * * * * 

Excess property means any personal 

property under the control of any 

Federal agency that is no longer 

required for that agency’s needs or 

responsibilities, as determined by the 

agency head or designee. 

* * * * * 

Replacement means the process of 

acquiring personal property to be used 

in place of personal property that is still 

needed but: 

(1) No longer adequately performs the 

tasks for which it is used; or 

(2) Does not meet the agency’s need 

as well as the personal property to be 

acquired. 

Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) 

means the modification of a personal 

property item undertaken to extend the 

life of the item beyond that which was 

previously planned. SLEPs extend 

capital asset life by retrofit, major 

modification, remanufacturing, 

betterment, or enhancement. 

Similar means the acquired item(s) 

and replaced item(s): 

(1) Are identical; or 

(2) Fall within a single Federal 

Supply Classification (FSC) Group of 

property (includes any and all forms of 

property within a single FSC Group); or 

(3) Are parts or containers for similar 

end items; or 

(4) Are designed or constructed for 

the same purpose (includes any and all 

forms of property regardless of the FSC 

Group to which they are assigned). 

Surplus property means excess 

personal property not required for the 

needs of any Federal agency, as 

determined by GSA under part 102–37 

of this chapter. 

■ 7. Add new § 102–39.25 to Subpart A 

to read as follows: 

§ 102–39.25 Which exchange/sale 

provisions are subject to deviation? 

All of the provisions in this part are 

subject to deviation (upon presentation 

of adequate justification) except those 

mandated by statute. See the link on 

‘‘Exchange/Sale’’ at www.gsa.gov/ 

personalpropertypolicy for additional 

information on requesting deviations 

from this part. 

■ 8. Revise newly redesignated § 102–

39.30 to read as follows: 

§ 102–39.30 How do I request a deviation 

from this part? 

See part 102–2 of this chapter (41 CFR 

part 102–2) to request a deviation from 

the requirements of this part. 

■ 9. Add new § 102–39.35 to Subpart B 

to read as follows: 

§ 102–39.35 When should I consider using 

the exchange/sale authority? 

You should consider using the 

exchange/sale authority when replacing 

personal property. 

■ 10. Transfer newly redesignated 

§ 102–39.40 to Subpart B and revise the 

section to read as follows: 

§ 102–39.40 Why should I consider using 

the exchange/sale authority? 

You should consider using the 

exchange/sale authority to reduce the 

cost of replacement personal property. 

When you have personal property that 

is wearing out or obsolete and must be 

replaced, you should consider either 

exchanging or selling that property and 

using the exchange allowance or sales 

proceeds to offset the cost of the 

replacement personal property. 

Conversely, if you choose not to replace 

the property using the exchange/sale 

authority, you may declare it as excess 

and dispose of it through the normal 

disposal process as addressed in part 

102–36 of this chapter. Keep in mind, 

however, that any net proceeds from the 

eventual sale of that property as surplus 

generally must be forwarded to the 

miscellaneous receipts account at the 

United States Treasury and thus would 

not be available to you. You may use the 

exchange/sale authority in the 

acquisition of personal property even if 

the acquisition is under a services 

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acquired under the services contract is 

similar to the property exchanged or 

sold (e.g., for a SLEP, exchange 

allowances or sales proceeds would be 

available for replacement of similar 

items, but not for services). 

■ 11. Amend newly redesignated § 102–

39.55 by revising the section heading to 

read as follows: 

§ 102–39.55 When should I offer property I 

am exchanging or selling under the 

exchange/sale authority to other Federal 

agencies or State Agencies for Surplus 

Property (SASP)? 

* * * * * 

■ 12. Amend newly redesignated § 102–

39.60 by revising the section heading, 

the introductory text, paragraph (a), the 

note to paragraph (a), and paragraph (i) 

to read as follows: 

§ 102–39.60 What restrictions and 

prohibitions apply to the exchange/sale of 

personal property? 

Unless a deviation is requested of and 

approved by GSA as addressed in part 

102–2 of this chapter and the provisions 

of §§ 102–39.25 and 102–39.30, you 

must not use the exchange/sale 

authority for: 

(a) The following FSC groups of 

personal property: 

10 Weapons. 

11 Nuclear ordnance. 

12 Fire control equipment. 

14 Guided missiles. 

15 Aircraft and airframe structural 

components (except FSC Class 1560 

Airframe Structural Components). 

42 Firefighting, rescue, and safety 

equipment. 

44 Nuclear reactors (FSC Class 4470 

only). 

51 Hand tools. 

54 Prefabricated structure and 

scaffolding (FSC Class 5410 

Prefabricated and Portable Buildings, 

FSC Class 5411 Rigid Wall Shelters, and 

FSC Class 5419 Collective Modular 

Support System only). 

68 Chemicals and chemical products, 

except medicinal chemicals. 

84 Clothing, individual equipment, 

and insignia. 

Note to § 102–39.60(a): Under no 

circumstances will deviations be 

granted for FSC Class 1005, Guns 

through 30mm. Deviations are not 

required for Department of Defense 

(DoD) property in FSC Groups 10 (for 

classes other than FSC Class 1005), 12 

and 14 for which the applicable DoD 

demilitarization requirements, and any 

other applicable regulations and statutes 

are met. 

* * * * * 

(i) Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Parts 

(FSCAP) and Critical Safety Items (CSI) 

unless you meet the provisions of § 102–

33.370 of this title. 

* * * * * 

■ 13. New § 102–39.65 is added to 

Subpart B to read as follows: 

§ 102–39.65 What conditions apply to the 

exchange/sale of personal property? 

You may use the exchange/sale 

authority only if you meet all of the 

following conditions: 

(a) The property exchanged or sold is 

similar to the property acquired; 

(b) The property exchanged or sold is 

not excess or surplus and you have a 

continuing need for similar property; 

(c) The property exchanged or sold 

was not acquired for the principal 

purpose of exchange or sale; 

(d) When replacing personal property, 

the exchange allowance or sales 

proceeds from the disposition of that 

property may only be used to offset the 

cost of the replacement property, not 

services; and 

(e) Except for transactions involving 

books and periodicals in your libraries, 

you document the basic facts associated 

with each exchange/sale transaction. At 

a minimum, the documentation must 

include: 

(1) The FSC Group of the items 

exchanged or sold, and the items 

acquired; 

(2) The number of items exchanged or 

sold, and the number of items acquired; 

(3) The acquisition cost and exchange 

allowance or net sales proceeds of the 

items exchanged or sold, and the 

acquisition cost of the items acquired; 

(4) The date of the transaction(s); 

(5) The parties involved; and 

(6) A statement that the transactions 

comply with the requirements of this 

part 102–39. 

Note to § 102–39.65: In acquiring 

items for historical preservation or 

display at Federal museums, you may 

exchange historic items in the museum 

property account without regard to the 

FSC group, provided the exchange 

transaction is documented and certified 

by the head of your agency to be in the 

best interests of the Government and all 

other provisions of this part are met. 

The documentation must contain a 

determination that the item exchanged 

and the item acquired are historic items. 

■ 14. Revise newly redesignated § 102–

39.80 to read asfollows: 

§ 102–39.80 What are the accounting 

requirements for exchange allowances or 

proceeds of sale? 

You must account for exchange 

allowances or proceeds of sale in 

accordance with the general finance and 

accounting rules applicable to you. 

Except as otherwise authorized by law, 

all exchange allowances or proceeds of 

sale under this part will be available 

during the fiscal year in which the 

property was sold and for one fiscal year 

thereafter for the purchase of 

replacement property. Any proceeds of 

sale not applied to replacement 

purchases during this time must be 

deposited in the United States Treasury 

as miscellaneous receipts. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–14–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

44 CFR Parts 206 and 207 

[Docket ID FEMA–2006–0035] 

RIN 1660–AA21 

Management Costs 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Management Cost Interim 

Rule implemented the management cost 

provisions in section 324 of the Robert 

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act, as amended. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) is reopening the public 

comment period on its Management 

Cost Interim Rule. FEMA is taking this 

action to solicit data from grantees and 

subgrantees to use in reevaluating the 

fixed management cost rates established 

in the rule. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

September 29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket ID FEMA–2006–

0035, by one of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: FEMA–RULES@dhs.gov. 

Include Docket ID FEMA–2006–0035 in 

the subject line of the message. 

Fax: 866–466–5370. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Rules 

Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel, 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonna M. Long, Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, 202–646–7057, 

(facsimile) (202) 646–4268 (phone), or 

(e-mail) jonna.long@dhs.gov. 


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