63056 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: October 14, 2014. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. In § 180.960, alphabetically add the 

following polymers to the table to read 

as follows: 

§ 180.960 Polymers; exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance. 

* * * * * 

Polymer CAS No. 

*******

Polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty acid esters with C6 through C22 aliphatic alkanoic and/or alkenoic fatty acids, branched or linear, the resulting polyoxyalkylene sorbitan esters minimum number average 

molecular weight (in amu), 1,300.

81776–11–6, 87090–31–1, 88895–72–1, 103171–31–9, 161026–53–5, 

1472644–80–6, 1472644–81–7, 1472644–84–0, 1472644–85–1, 

1472644–87–3, 1472644–88–4, 1472654–83–3, 1472655–32–5, 

1472661–05–4, 1472661–17–8, 1472663–59–4, 1472663–64–1, 

1472663–66–3, 1472663–92–5, 1472668–03–3 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 501, 514, and 552 

[GSAR Change 59; GSAR Case 2014–G501; 

Docket No. 2014–0007; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 3090–AJ47 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 

Progressive Awards and Monthly 

Quantity Allocations 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, 

General Services Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is converting the 

proposed rule as a final rule amending 

the General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 

remove GSAR clause Progressive 

Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 22, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Deborah Eble, Procurement Analyst, at 

215–446–5823, or email at 

deborah.eble@gsa.gov, for clarification 

of content. For information pertaining to 

the status or publication schedules, 

contact the Regulatory Secretariat 

Division at 202–501–4755. Please cite 

GSAR Case 2014–G501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

GSA published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register at 79 FR 24359, on 

April 30, 2014, amending the General 

Services Administration Acquisition 

Regulation (GSAR), to remove GSAR 

provision 552.214–71, Progressive 

Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations, and provide other 

conforming changes. This rule is a result 

of the retrospective analysis conducted 

under Executive Order 13563, 

Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review, requiring agencies to review 

existing regulations and identify rules 

that are obsolete, unnecessary, 

unjustified, excessively burdensome or 

counterproductive and identify those 

rules that warrant repeal, amendment, 

or revision. GSA identified GSAR 

provision 552.214–71, Progressive 

Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations as one of four information 

collections in GSA’s Final Plan for 

Retrospective Analysis approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget on 

August 18, 2011. No comments were 

received on the proposed rule by the 

June 30, 2014 closing date. Therefore, 

the proposed rule is being converted to 

a final rule without change: 

• Information Collection 3090–0200, 

Sealed Bidding, which references GSAR 

552.214–71, Progressive Awards and 

Monthly Quantity Allocations, is 

deleted in its entirety. 

• Under Subpart 501.106—GSAR 

references 514.201–7(a) and 552.214–71 

and corresponding OMB Control 

Number 3090–0200, Sealed Bidding, are 

deleted. 

• GSAR 514.201–7—Deleted in its 

entirety. 

• GSAR 552.214–71—Deleted in its 

entirety. 

II. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives; and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under Section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

GSA has prepared a Final Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) consistent 

with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 

U.S.C. 601, et seq. The FRFA is 

summarized as follows: 

This final rule reduces the burden on small 

entities within the meaning of the Regulatory 

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

Information Collection 3090–0200, Sealed 

Bidding, citing provision 552.214–71, 

Progressive Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations, is no longer used and is removed 

from the GSAR. Both large and small 

business entities will no longer be bound to 

submit data that the Government can freely 

obtain from variety of other sources. 

No comments were filed by the Chief 

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration. 

Interested parties may obtain a copy 

of the FRFA from the Regulatory 

Secretariat. The Regulatory Secretariat 

has submitted a copy of the FRFA to the 

Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35) does not apply. OMB 

approved the withdrawal and 

discontinuation of the Information 

Collection 3090–0200, Sealed Bidding, 

identifying GSAR Provision 552.214–71, 

Progressive Awards and Monthly 

Quantity Allocations, on August 14, 

2014. 


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1Although the Act states that residential heating 

fuel ‘‘includes’’ heating oil, natural gas, and 

propane, FMCSA believes that list was intended to 

be exclusive, despite the use of the vague term 

‘‘includes.’’ The rules of statutory interpretation 

Continued 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 501, 

514, and 552 

Government procurement. 

Dated: October 16, 2014. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive, Director, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

Therefore, GSA amends 48 CFR parts 

501, 514, and 552 as set forth below: 

PART 501—GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION 

REGULATION SYSTEM 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 501 continues to read as follows: 

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

501.106 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend section 501.106 in the table, 

by removing, GSAR references 

‘‘514.201–7(a)’’ and ‘‘552.214–71’’ and 

their corresponding OMB Control 

Number ‘‘3090–0200’’. 

PART 514—SEALED BIDDING 

■ 3. Revise the authority citation for 48 

CFR part 514 to read as follows: 

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

514.201–7 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 4. Remove and reserve section 

514.201–7. 

PART 552—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 5. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 552 continues to read as follows: 

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

552.214–71 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 6. Remove and reserve section 

552.214–71. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 390 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014—0355] 

RIN 2126–AB77 

Amendment to Emergency Relief 

Exemptions Pursuant to the Reliable 

Home Heating (RHH) Act 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA adopts, as final, 

certain amendments to the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs) required by the Reliable 

Home Heating (RHH) Act. Currently, the 

FMCSRs include a provision which 

enables motor carriers providing direct 

assistance in responding to an 

emergency declared by a governor to do 

so without having to comply with 

certain Federal safety regulations. 

However, the duration of the relief is 

limited to 30 days unless FMCSA 

extends the exemption. This final rule 

amends the emergency relief provision 

in the FMCSRs so that the safety 

requirements in 49 CFR parts 390–399 

will not apply if a Governor: Declares a 

state of emergency caused by a shortage 

of residential heating fuel; determines at 

the end of the 30-day exemption period 

currently authorized by the regulations 

that the emergency shortage has not 

ended; and extends the declaration of 

emergency for up to 2 additional 30-day 

periods. Because the rule is a nondiscretionary, ministerial action as 

required by the RHH Act, it is issued 

without prior notice and opportunity for 

comment, pursuant to the good cause 

exception in the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA). 

DATES: Effective October 22, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may view material 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA– 

2014–0355 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for viewing material. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time or visit Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of the West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The on-line Federal document 

management system is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. If 

you want acknowledgment that we 

received your comments, please include 

a self-addressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgment 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Thomas Yager, Chief of Driver and 

Carrier Operations, by telephone (202) 

366–4325 or by electronic mail at 

tom.yager@dot.gov; FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20590. If you have questions on viewing 

or submitting material to the docket, 

contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Summary 

Purpose and Summary of the Major 

Provisions 

This rule makes nondiscretionary 

ministerial changes to FMCSA’s 

emergency relief regulations in 49 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) 390.23. 

The changes are required by Section 2(c) 

of the RHH Act, Public Law 113–125, 

128 Stat. 1388, June 30, 2014. When 

shortages of residential heating fuel 

occur, the RHH amendments extend the 

normal 30-day exemption period for up 

to 90 days, provided that the Governor 

of the affected State determines that a 

second or third 30-day period must be 

allowed to enable motor carriers to 

provide residential heating fuel 

expeditiously. 

Benefits and Costs 

The rule provisions considered both 

individually and in the aggregate do not 

rise to the level of economic 

significance. 

Legal Basis for the Rulemaking 

This rule is required by Section 2(c) 

of the Reliable Home Heating (RHH) 

Act, Public Law 113–125, 128 Stat. 

1388, June 30, 2014. 

Section 390.23(a) of title 49, CFR, 

provides that 49 CFR parts 390–399 of 

the FMCSRs shall not apply to any 

motor carrier or driver operating a 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) to 

provide emergency relief during an 

emergency declared by certain Federal 

or State officials, including a Governor, 

subject to certain time limits. Section 

390.23(a)(1)(ii) limits a regional 

emergency (which would include a 

State-wide emergency) to a maximum of 

30 days from the date of the initial 

declaration of the emergency. 

Section 2(b) of the RHH Act provides 

that, if a Governor (1) declares a state of 

emergency caused by a shortage of 

residential heating fuel,1 (2) determines 


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