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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving TCEQ’s 

request for delegation of authority to 

implement and enforce certain NESHAP 

for all sources (both part 70 and nonpart 70 sources). TCEQ has adopted 

certain NESHAP by reference into 

Texas’s state regulations. In addition, 

EPA is waiving its notification 

requirements so sources will only need 

to send notifications and reports to 

TCEQ. 

The EPA is taking direct final action 

without prior proposal because EPA 

views this as a noncontroversial action 

and anticipates no adverse comments. A 

detailed rationale for this proposed 

approval is set forth in the preamble to 

the direct final rule. If no adverse 

comments are received in response to 

this action, no further activity is 

contemplated. If EPA receives adverse 

comments, the direct final rule will be 

withdrawn, and all public comments 

received will be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 

second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting must do so at 

this time. If EPA receives adverse 

comment on an amendment, paragraph, 

or section of this rule and if that 

provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final rule which is located in the 

Rules section of this Federal Register. 

Dated: November 12, 2014. 

Bill Luthans, 

Acting Director, Multimedia Planning and 

Permitting Division, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27910 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 

12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28, 32, 

42, 50, 52, and 53 

[FAR Case 2014–022; Docket No. 2014– 

0022; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 9000–AM80 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Inflation Adjustment of AcquisitionRelated Thresholds 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

proposing to amend the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to further 

implement the inflation adjustment of 

acquisition-related dollar thresholds. A 

statute requires an adjustment every five 

years of acquisition-related thresholds 

for inflation using the Consumer Price 

Index for all urban consumers, except 

for the Construction Wage Rate 

Requirements statute (Davis-Bacon Act), 

Service Contract Labor Standards 

statute, and trade agreements 

thresholds. DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

also proposing to use the same 

methodology to adjust nonstatutory FAR 

acquisition-related thresholds in 2015. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the Regulatory 

Secretariat at one of the addresses 

shown below on or before January 26, 

2015 to be considered in the formation 

of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in 

response to FAR Case 2014–022 by any 

of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

searching for ‘‘FAR Case 2014–022’’. 

Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘FAR Case 2014– 

022.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Comment Now’’ screen. Please 

include your name, company name (if 

any), and ‘‘FAR Case 2014–022’’ on your 

attached document. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Flowers, 1800 F 

Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 

20405. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite FAR Case 2014–022, in all 

correspondence related to this case. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 

Analyst, at 202–208–4949, for 

clarification of content. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat at 202–501–4755. Please cite 

FAR Case 2014–022. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This rule proposes to amend multiple 

FAR parts to further implement 41 

U.S.C. 1908. Section 1908 requires an 

adjustment every five years (on October 

1 of each year evenly divisible by five) 

of statutory acquisition-related 

thresholds for inflation, using the 

Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban 

consumers, except for the Construction 

Wage Rate Requirements statute (DavisBacon Act), Service Contract Labor 

Standards statute, and trade agreements 

thresholds (see FAR 1.109). As a matter 

of policy, DoD, GSA, and NASA are also 

proposing to use the same methodology 

to adjust nonstatutory FAR acquisitionrelated thresholds on October 1, 2015. 

This is the third review of FAR 

acquisition-related thresholds since the 

statute was passed on October 28, 2004 

(section 807 of the Ronald W. Reagan 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2005). The last review 

was conducted under FAR Case 2008– 

024 during FY 2010. The final rule was 

published in the Federal Register at 75 

FR 53129 on August 30, 2010, and was 

effective October 1, 2010. 

II. Analysis. 

A. What is an acquisition-related 

threshold? 

This case builds on the review of FAR 

thresholds in FY 2005 and FY 2010, 

using the same interpretation of an 

acquisition-related threshold. 41 U.S.C. 

1908 is applicable to ‘‘a dollar threshold 

that is specified in law as a factor in 

defining the scope of the applicability of 

a policy, procedure, requirement, or 

restriction provided in that law to the 

procurement of property or services by 

an executive agency, as the FAR Council 

determines.’’ 

There are other thresholds in the FAR 

that, while not specified in law, 

nevertheless meet all the other criteria. 

These thresholds may have their origin 

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Therefore, the FAR Council has 

determined, that in this case, 

‘‘acquisition-related threshold’’ has a 

broader meaning, i.e., a threshold that is 

specified in law, Executive order, or 

regulation as a factor in defining the 

scope of the applicability of a policy, 

procedure, requirement, or restriction 

provided in that law, Executive order, or 

regulation to the procurement of 

property or services by an Executive 

agency. DoD, GSA, and NASA conclude 

that acquisition-related thresholds are 

generally tied to the value of a contract, 

subcontract, or modification. 

Examples of thresholds that are not 

‘‘acquisition-related,’’ as defined in this 

case, are thresholds relating to claims, 

penalties, withholding, payments, 

required levels of insurance, small 

business size standards, liquidated 

damages, etc. This rule does not address 

thresholds that are not acquisitionrelated. 

B. What acquisition-related thresholds 

are not subject to escalation adjustment 

under this case? 

41 U.S.C. 1908 does not permit 

escalation of acquisition-related 

thresholds established by the 

Construction Wage Rate Requirements 

statute (Davis Bacon Act), the Service 

Contract Labor Standards statute, or the 

United States Trade Representative 

pursuant to the authority of the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979. 

Also, the statute does not authorize 

the FAR to escalate thresholds 

originating in Executive order or the 

implementing agency (such as the 

Department of Labor or the Small 

Business Administration), unless the 

Executive order or agency regulations 

are first amended. 

C. How do the Defense Acquisition 

Regulations Council and the Civilian 

Agency Acquisition Council (the 

Councils) analyze a statutory 

acquisition-related threshold? 

If an acquisition-related threshold is 

based on statute, the matrix at http://

acquisition.gov/far/facsframe.html 

identifies the statute and the statutory 

threshold, including the original 

threshold and any FAR revisions. 

With the exception of thresholds set 

by the Construction Wage Rate 

Requirements statute (Davis-Bacon Act), 

Service Contract Labor Standards 

statute, and the United States Trade 

Representative pursuant to the authority 

of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, 41 

U.S.C. 1908 requires that the FAR 

Council adjust the acquisition-related 

thresholds for inflation using the CPI for 

all urban consumers. Acquisitionrelated thresholds in statutes that were 

in effect on October 1, 2000, are only 

subject to escalation from that date 

forward. For purposes of this proposed 

rule, the matrix includes calculation of 

escalation based on the estimated CPI 

value for March 2015 (currently 

estimated at 243.0) divided by the CPI 

for the date of enactment of the statute 

or regulation (October 2000, for statutes 

enacted prior to October 1, 2000). The 

Councils will subsequently adjust as 

necessary before issuance of the final 

rule. 

Once the escalation factor is applied 

to the acquisition-related threshold, 

then the threshold must be rounded as 

follows: 

<$10,000 ........................ Nearest $500. 

$10,000–<$100,000 ....... Nearest $5,000. 

$100,000–<$1,000,000 .. Nearest $50,000. 

$1,000,000 or more ....... Nearest $500,000. 

The calculations in this proposed rule 

are all based on the base year amount, 

because escalated amounts in the 2010 

rule were subject to rounding and using 

those amounts as the base would distort 

future calculations. 

In 2010, some thresholds (e.g., 

$3,000), although subject to inflation 

calculation, did not actually change, 

because the inflation in 2010 was 

insufficient to overcome the rounding 

requirements i.e., the escalation factor, 

when applied, did not cause the 

escalated values to be high enough to 

round to the next higher value. 

However, in FY 2015, thresholds that 

did not escalate in 2010 will now 

escalate because of five additional years 

of inflation. Likewise, some thresholds 

that were escalated in 2010 (e.g., 

$150,000) will not escalate in 2015. 

The thresholds for defining a major 

system were previously stated in FY 

1990 constant dollars for DoD and in FY 

1980 constant dollars for civilian 

agencies. The 2005 rule converted the 

base year for these major system 

thresholds to 2004 dollars, that were 

then adjusted in October 2005 and also 

adjusted in October 2010. Although the 

FAR will continue to escalate the major 

systems threshold for the civilian 

agencies, DoD has determined that for 

DoD, the major systems thresholds in 

the FAR must be consistent with the 

major systems thresholds in DoD 

Instruction 5000.02, established in 

accordance with the authority in 10 

U.S.C. 2302d(c)(1). This allows the 

Secretary of Defense to adjust the 

amounts (and the base fiscal year) 

provided in subsection (a) on the basis 

of DoD escalation rates (rather than the 

CPI for all urban consumers). The 

revised figures were calculated by the 

DoD Comptroller, and coordinated with 

the Cost Assessment and Program 

Evaluation (CAPE) Office and the DoD 

General Counsel. In accordance with 10 

U.S.C. 2302d(c)(3), DoD reported these 

thresholds to Congress in December 

2013. 

This proposed rule has been 

coordinated with the Department of 

Labor and the Small Business 

Administration in areas of the 

regulation for which they are the lead 

agency. As appropriate, any changes to 

cost accounting standards (CAS) 

thresholds will be coordinated with the 

CAS Board and addressed under a 

separate case. 

D. How do the Councils analyze a 

nonstatutory acquisition-related 

threshold? 

No statutory authorization is required 

to escalate thresholds that are policybased within the FAR. For consistency, 

escalation of the FAR policy 

acquisition-related thresholds is 

recommended using the same formula 

applied to the statutory thresholds, 

unless there is a valid reason for not 

doing so. 

E. What is the effect of this proposed 

rule on the most heavily-used 

thresholds? 

This rule includes the following 

proposed changes to heavily-used 

thresholds: 

• The micro-purchase threshold of 

$3,000 (FAR 2.101) will increase to 

$3,500. The Title 41 recodification (Pub. 

L. 111–350, enacted January 4, 2011) 

relocated the micro-purchase 

authorization to 41 U.S.C. 1902, and 

raised the micro-purchase threshold to 

$3,000 (equivalent to the escalated value 

in the FAR). However, as Congress 

stated in House Report 111–42, the 

recodification statute did not intend to 

make any substantive changes, therefore 

the inflation calculation will continue to 

be calculated based on the October 2000 

amount of $2,500, not the January 2011 

value of $3,000. 

• The simplified acquisition 

threshold (FAR 2.101) of $150,000 will 

not change. 

• The FedBizOpps preaward and 

post-award notices (FAR Part 5) remain 

at $25,000 because of trade agreements. 

• Commercial items test program 

ceiling (FAR 13.500) will increase from 

$6.5 million to $7 million. 

• The cost or pricing data threshold 

(FAR 15.403–4) will increase from 

$700,000 to $750,000. 

• The prime contractor 

subcontracting plan (FAR 19.702) floor 

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but the construction threshold of $1.5 

million will not change. 

• The threshold for reporting first-tier 

subcontract information including 

executive compensation will increase 

from $25,000 to $30,000 (FAR subpart 

4.14 and section 52.204–10). 

This proposed rule is based on a 

projected CPI of 243 for March 2015. If 

the actual CPI for March 2015 is higher 

than 243, then additional statutory 

thresholds may be subject to escalation 

in the final rule, even though not 

included in the proposed rule. 

F. Other Changes in the Rule 

• FAR 12.102(g) is being deleted as 

obsolete. 

• The $30,000 threshold at FAR 

13.106–2(c)(2) and (d) returns to 

$25,000 to harmonize with the 

5.101(a)(1) threshold for synopsizing 

preaward notices in FedBizOpps. 

III. 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. 

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

DoD, GSA, and NASA do 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 maintains the 

status quo by adjusting thresholds for 

actual inflationary increases in the CPI. 

However, an Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis has been performed 

and is summarized as follows: 

This rule will amend the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation to implement 41 

U.S.C. 1908 and to amend other acquisitionrelated dollar thresholds that are based on 

policy rather than statute in order to adjust 

for the changing value of the dollar. 41 U.S.C. 

1908 requires adjustment every five years of 

statutory acquisition-related dollar 

thresholds, except for Construction Wage 

Rate Requirements statute (Davis-Bacon Act), 

Service Contract Labor Standards statute, and 

trade agreements thresholds. While 

reviewing all statutory acquisition-related 

thresholds, this case presented an 

opportunity to also review all nonstatutory 

acquisition-related thresholds in the FAR 

that are based on policy. 

The objective of the case is to maintain the 

status quo, by adjusting acquisition-related 

thresholds for inflation. The legal basis is 41 

U.S.C. 1908. The statute does not authorize 

the FAR to escalate thresholds originating in 

Executive orders or the implementing agency 

(such as the Department of Labor or the 

Small Business Administration), unless the 

Executive order or agency regulations are 

first amended. 

This rule will have a minimal impact on 

small business concerns that submit offers or 

are awarded contracts by the Federal 

Government. However, most of the threshold 

changes proposed in this rule are not 

expected to have any significant economic 

impact on small business concerns because 

the threshold changes are intended to 

maintain the status quo by adjusting for 

changes in the value of the dollar. Often any 

impact will be beneficial, by preventing 

burdensome requirements from applying to 

more and more acquisitions, as the dollar 

loses value. 

One threshold change in this rule which 

may temporarily impact small business 

concerns is the increase in the micropurchase threshold (FAR 2.101) from $3,000 

to $3,500. This will temporarily narrow the 

dollar range within which acquisitions are 

automatically set aside for small business 

concerns, because the simplified acquisition 

threshold of $150,000 will not increase at 

this time. To assess the impact of the increase 

in the micro-purchase threshold from $3,000 

to $3,500, data was requested from FPDS– 

NG. For FY 2013, there were 83,951 contracts 

and calls/orders between $3,000 and $3,500, 

with a value of $272,567,926. Of these 

actions, 34,828 (value of $113,280,333) were 

awarded to small business concerns. DoD, 

GSA, and NASA expect that many of these 

awards will still go to small business 

concerns, even if there is no longer a 

requirement to automatically set the 

procurement aside for small business 

concerns. 

The rule does not impose any new 

reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance 

requirements. Changes in thresholds for 

approved information collection 

requirements are intended to maintain the 

status quo and prevent those requirements 

from increasing over time. 

The rule does not duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with any other Federal rules. 

There are no practical alternatives that will 

accomplish the objectives of the statute. 

The Regulatory Secretariat has 

submitted a copy of the IRFA to the 

Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration. A copy of the 

IRFA may be obtained from the 

Regulatory Secretariat. DoD, GSA, and 

NASA invite comments from small 

business concerns and other interested 

parties on the expected impact of this 

rule on small entities. 

DoD, GSA, and NASA will also 

consider comments from small entities 

concerning the existing regulations in 

subparts affected by the rule in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested 

parties must submit such comments 

separately and should cite 5 U.S.C. 610 

(FAR Case 2014–022), in 

correspondence. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

apply. The proposed changes to the FAR 

do not impose new information 

collection requirements that require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 

3501, et seq. By adjusting the thresholds 

for inflation, the status quo for the 

current information collection 

requirements are maintained under the 

following OMB clearance numbers: 

9000–0006, titled: Subcontracting Plans/ 

Individual Subcontract Report (SF 294); 

9000–0007, titled: Summary 

Subcontract Report; 9000–0094, titled: 

Debarment and Suspension; 9000–0164, 

titled: Contractor Business Ethics 

Compliance Program and Disclosure 

Requirements; 9000–0177, titled: 

Reporting Executive Compensation and 

First-tier Subcontract Awards; 1250– 

0004, titled: OFCCP Recordkeeping and 

Reporting Requirements—38 U.S.C. 

4212, Vietnam Era Veterans’ 

Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as 

amended; and 1293–0005, titled: 

Federal Contractor Veterans 

Employment Report, VETS–100/VETS– 

100A. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 3, 

4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 

22, 25, 26, 28, 32, 42, 50, 52, and 53 

Government procurement. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

William Clark, 

Acting Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA 

propose amending 48 CFR parts 1, 2, 3, 

4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 

22, 25, 26, 28, 32, 42, 50, 52, and 53 as 

set forth below: 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 

16, 17, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28, 32, 42, 50, 52, 

and 53 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. 

chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113. 

PART 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION 

REGULATIONS SYSTEM 

1.109 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend section 1.109 by removing 

from paragraph (d) ‘‘FAR Case 2008– 

024’’ and adding ‘‘FAR Case 2014–022’’ 

in its place. 


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PART 2—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS 

AND TERMS 

■ 3. Amend section 2.101, in paragraph 

(b)(2) by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (1) of the 

definition ‘‘Major System’’; 

■ b. In the definition ‘‘Micro-purchase 

threshold’’ by removing from the 

introductory text ‘‘$3,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$3,500’’ in its place, and removing 

from paragraph (3)(i) ‘‘$15,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$20,000’’ in its place; 

■ c. In the definition ‘‘Simplified 

acquisition threshold’’ by removing 

from the introductory text ‘‘$150,000,’’ 

and adding ‘‘$150,000 (41 U.S.C. 134),’’ 

in its place; removing from paragraph 

(1) ‘‘$300,000’’ and adding ‘‘$350,000’’ 

in its place; and removing from 

paragraph (2) ‘‘$1 million’’ and adding 

‘‘$1.5 million’’ in its place; and 

■ d. In the definition ‘‘Small business 

subcontractor’’ by removing from 

paragraphs (1) and (2) ‘‘$10,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$15,000’’ in their places. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

2.101 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) * * * 

Major system * * * 

(1) The Department of Defense is 

responsible for the system and the total 

expenditures for research, development, 

test, and evaluation for the system are 

estimated to be more than $185 million 

based on Fiscal Year 2014 constant 

dollars or the eventual total expenditure 

for the acquisition exceeds $835 million 

based on Fiscal Year 2014 constant 

dollars (or any update of these 

thresholds based on a more recent fiscal 

year, as specified in the DoD Instruction 

5000.02, ‘‘Operation of the Defense 

Acquisition System’’); 

* * * * * 

PART 3—IMPROPER BUSINESS 

PRACTICES AND PERSONAL 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 

3.1004 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend section 3.1004 by removing 

from paragraphs (a), (b)(1)(i), and (b)(3) 

‘‘$5,000,000’’ and adding ‘‘$5.5 million’’ 

in their places. 

PART 4—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 

4.605 [Amended] 

■ 5. Amend section 4.605 by removing 

from paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (ii) 

‘‘$25,000’’ and adding $30,000’’ in their 

places. 

4.1102 [Amended] 

■ 6. Amend section 4.1102 by removing 

from paragraph (a)(6) ‘‘$25,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$30,000’’ in its place. 

4.1401 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend section 4.1401 by removing 

from paragraph (a) ‘‘$25,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$30,000’’ in its place. 

■ 8. Amend section 4.1403 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

4.1403 Contract clause. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, the contracting officer 

shall insert the clause at 52.204–10, 

Reporting Executive Compensation and 

First-Tier Subcontract Awards, in all 

solicitations and contracts of $30,000 or 

more. 

* * * * * 

PART 6—COMPETITION 

REQUIREMENTS 

6.204 [Amended] 

■ 9. Amend section 6.204 by removing 

from paragraph (b) ‘‘$20 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$22.5 million’’ in its place. 

6.302–5 [Amended] 

■ 10. Amend section 6.302–5 by 

removing from paragraphs (b)(4) and 

(c)(2)(iii) ‘‘$20 million’’ and adding 

‘‘$22.5 million’’ in their places. 

6.303–1 [Amended] 

■ 11. Amend section 6.303–1 by 

removing from paragraph (b), 

introductory text, ‘‘$20 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$22.5 million’’ in its place. 

6.303–2 [Amended] 

■ 12. Amend section 6.303–2 by 

removing from the introductory text of 

paragraphs (b) and (d) ‘‘$20 million’’ 

and adding ‘‘$22.5 million’’ in their 

places. 

6.304 [Amended] 

■ 13. Amend section 6.304 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a)(1) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

its place; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (a)(2) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and ‘‘$12.5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$700,000’’ and ‘‘$14 million’’ in 

their places, respectively; 

■ c. Removing from the introductory 

text of paragraph (a)(3) ‘‘$12.5 million’’, 

‘‘$62.5 million’’, and ‘‘85.5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$14 million’’, ‘‘$70 million’’, 

and ‘‘$95.5 million’’ in their places, 

respectively; and 

■ d. Removing from paragraph (a)(4) 

‘‘$62.5 million’’ and ‘‘$85.5 million’’ 

and adding ‘‘$70 million’’ and ‘‘$95.5 

million’’ in their places, respectively. 

PART 7—ACQUISITION PLANNING 

7.104 [Amended] 

■ 14. Amend section 7.104 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph 

(d)(2)(i)(A) ‘‘$8 million’’ and adding ‘‘$9 

million’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph 

(d)(2)(i)(B) ‘‘$6 million’’ and adding 

‘‘$6.5 million’’ in its place. 

7.107 [Amended] 

■ 15. Amend section 7.107 by removing 

from paragraph (b)(1) ‘‘$94 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$104.5 million’’ in its place; 

and removing from paragraph (b)(2) 

‘‘$9.4 million’’ and ‘‘$94 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$10.45 million’’ and ‘‘$104.5 

million’’ in their places, respectively. 

PART 8—REQUIRED SOURCES OF 

SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 

8.404 [Amended] 

■ 16. Amend section 8.404 by removing 

from paragraph (b)(2) ‘‘$500,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$550,000’’ in its place. 

8.405–3 [Amended] 

■ 17. Amend section 8.405–3 by 

■ a. Removing from paragraphs (a)(3)(ii) 

and (iii) ‘‘$103 million’’ and adding 

‘‘$115 million’’ in their places; and 

■ b. Revising paragraph (a)(7)(v). 

The revision reads as follows: 

(a) * * * 

(7) * * * 

(v) Determination for a single-award 

BPA exceeding $115 million, if 

applicable (see paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of 

this section); 

8.405–6 [Amended] 

■ 18. Amend section 8.405–6 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (d)(1) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

its place; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (d)(2) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and ‘‘$12.5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$700,000’’ and ‘‘$14 million’’ in 

their places, respectively; 

■ c. Removing from the introductory 

text of paragraph (d)(3) ‘‘$12.5 million’’, 

‘‘$62.5 million’’, and ‘‘$85.5 million’’, 

and adding ‘‘$14 million’’, ‘‘$70 

million’’ and ‘‘$95.5 million’’ in their 

places, respectively; and 

■ d. Removing from paragraph (d)(4) 

‘‘$62.5 million’’ and ‘‘$85.5 million’’ 

and adding ‘‘$70 million’’ and ‘‘$95.5 

million’’ in their places, respectively. 

PART 9—CONTRACTOR 

QUALIFICATIONS 

9.104–5 [Amended] 

■ 19. Amend section 9.104–5 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(2) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place. 

9.104–7 [Amended] 

■ 20. Amend section 9.104–7 by 

removing from paragraphs (b) and (c)(1) 

‘‘$500,000’’ and adding ‘‘$550,000’’ in 

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9.405–2 [Amended] 

■ 21. Amend section 9.405–2 by 

removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘$30,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in their places 

(twice). 

9.406–2 [Amended] 

■ 22. Amend section 9.406–2 by 

removing from paragraph (b)(1)(v) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place. 

9.407–2 [Amended] 

■ 23. Amend section 9.407–2 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(7) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place. 

9.409 [Amended] 

■ 24. Amend section 9.409 by removing 

‘‘$30,000’’ and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in its 

place. 

PART 10—MARKET RESEARCH 

10.001 [Amended] 

■ 25. Amend section 10.001 by 

removing from paragraph (d) ‘‘$5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$6 million’’ in its 

place. 

10.003 [Amended] 

■ 26. Amend section 10.003 by 

removing ‘‘$5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$6 

million’’ in its place. 

PART 12—ACQUISITION OF 

COMMERCIAL ITEMS 

12.102 [Amended] 

■ 27. Amend section 12.102 by 

removing from the introductory text of 

paragraph (f)(2) ‘‘$17.5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$20 million’’ in its place; and 

removing paragraph (g). 

12.203 [Amended] 

■ 28. Amend section 12.203 by 

removing ‘‘$6.5 million’’ and ‘‘$12 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$7 million’’ and 

‘‘$13 million’’ in their places, 

respectively. 

PART 13—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 

PROCEDURES 

13.000 [Amended] 

■ 29. Amend section 13.000 by 

removing ‘‘$6.5 million’’ and ‘‘$12 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$7 million’’ and 

‘‘$13 million’’ in their places, 

respectively. 

13.003 [Amended] 

■ 30. Amend section 13.003 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (b)(1) 

‘‘$3,000’’, ‘‘$15,000’’, and ‘‘$300,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$3,500’’, ‘‘$20,000’’ and 

‘‘$350,000’’ in their places, respectively; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (c)(1)(ii) 

‘‘$6.5 million’’ and ‘‘$12 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$7 million’’ and ‘‘$13 million’’ 

in their places, respectively; and 

■ c. Removing from paragraph (g)(2) 

‘‘$6.5 million’’ and ‘‘$12 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$7 million’’ and ‘‘$13 million’’ 

in their places, respectively. 

13.005 [Amended] 

■ 31. Amend section 13.005 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(2) 

‘‘$30,000’’ and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in its 

place. 

13.106–1 [Amended] 

■ 32. Amend section 13.106–1 by 

removing from paragraphs (c)(2) and (d) 

‘‘$30,000’’ and adding ‘‘$25,000’’ in 

their places. 

13.201 [Amended] 

■ 33. Amend section 13.201 by 

removing from paragraph (g)(1)(i) 

‘‘$15,000’’ and adding ‘‘$20,000’’ in its 

place. 

13.303–5 [Amended] 

■ 34. Amend section 13.303–5 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (b)(1) 

‘‘$6.5 million’’ and ‘‘$12 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$7 million’’ and ‘‘$13 million’’ 

in their places, respectively; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(2) 

‘‘$6.5 million’’ and ‘‘$12 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$7 million’’ and ‘‘$13 million’’ 

in their places, respectively. 

13.402 [Amended] 

■ 35. Amend section 13.402 by 

removing from paragraph (a) ‘‘$30,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in its place. 

13.500 [Amended] 

■ 36. Amend section 13.500 by— 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a) ‘‘$6.5 

million’’ and ‘‘$12 million’’ and adding 

‘‘$7 million’’ and ‘‘$13 million’’ in their 

places, respectively; and 

■ b. Removing from the introductory 

text of paragraph (e) ‘‘$12 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$13 million’’ in its place. 

13.501 [Amended] 

■ 37. Amend section 13.501 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a)(2)(i) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

its place; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (a)(2)(ii) 

’’$650,000’’ and ‘‘$12.5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$700,000’’ and ‘‘$14 million’’ in 

their places, respectively; 

■ c. Removing from paragraph (a)(2)(iii) 

‘‘$12.5 million’’, ‘‘$62.5 million’’, and 

‘‘$85.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$14 

million’’, ‘‘$70 million’’, and ‘‘$95.5 

million’’ in their places, respectively; 

and 

■ d. Removing from paragraph (a)(2)(iv) 

‘‘$62.5 million’’ and ‘‘$85.5 million’’ 

and adding ‘‘$70 million’’ and ‘‘$95.5 

million’’ in their places, respectively. 

PART 15—CONTRACTING BY 

NEGOTIATION 

15.403–1 [Amended] 

■ 38. Amend section 15.403–1 by 

removing from paragraph (c)(3)(iv) 

‘‘$17.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$20 

million’’ in its place. 

15.403–4 [Amended] 

■ 39. Amend section 15.403–4 by 

removing from the introductory text of 

paragraph (a)(1) and paragraph (a)(1)(iii) 

‘‘$700,000’’ and adding ‘‘$750,000’’ in 

its place. 

15.404–3 [Amended] 

■ 40. Amend section 15.404–3 by 

removing from paragraph (c)(1)(i) ‘‘$12.5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$14 million’’ in 

its place. 

15.407–2 [Amended] 

■ 41. Amend section 15.407–2 by 

removing from paragraph (c)(1) and the 

introductory text of paragraph (c)(2) 

‘‘$12.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$14 

million’’ in their places. 

15.408 [Amended] 

■ 42. Amend section 15.408 in Table 

15–2, ‘‘II. Cost Elements’’ which follows 

paragraph (n)(2)(iii), by removing from 

paragraph ‘‘A(2)’’ ‘‘$12.5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$14 million’’ in its place. 

PART 16—TYPES OF CONTRACTS 

16.503 [Amended] 

■ 43. Amend section 16.503 by 

removing from paragraph (b)(2) ‘‘$103 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$115 million’’ in 

its place; and removing from paragraph 

(d)(1) ‘‘$12.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$14 

million’’ in its place. 

16.504 [Amended] 

■ 44. Amend section 16.504 by: 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text of paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(D)(1) ‘‘$103 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$115 million’’ in 

its place; 

■ b. Removing from the introductory 

text of paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(D)(3) ‘‘$103 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$115 million’’ in 

its place; and removing from the end of 

the paragraph the colon and adding an 

em dash in its place; 

■ c. Removing from the end of 

paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(D)(3)(i) the period 

and adding ‘‘; and’’ in its place; and 

■ d. Removing from the introductory 

text of paragraph (c)(2)(i) ‘‘$12.5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$14 million’’ in 

its place. 

16.505 [Amended] 

■ 45. Amend section 16.505 by: 

■ a. Removing from the introductory 

text of paragraph (a)(4)(iii)(A) ‘‘$25,000’’ 

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■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(1)(i) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place; 

■ c. Removing from the paragraph 

(b)(1)(iv) ‘‘$5 million’’ and ‘‘$5 million’’ 

and adding ‘‘$5.5 million’’ and ‘‘$5.5 

million’’ in their places, respectively; 

■ d. Removing from paragraph (b)(2)(i) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place; 

■ e. Removing from the heading of 

paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(A) ‘‘$3,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its place; 

■ f. Removing from the paragraph 

(b)(2)(ii)(C)(1) ‘‘$650,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$700,000’’ in its place; 

■ g. Removing from paragraph 

(b)(2)(ii)(C)(2) ‘‘$650,000’’ and ‘‘$12.5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ and 

‘‘14 million’’ in their places, 

respectively; 

■ h. Removing from paragraph 

(b)(2)(ii)(C)(3) ‘‘$12.5 million’’, ‘‘$62.5 

million’’, and ‘‘$85.5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘14 million’’, ‘‘70 million’’, and 

‘‘95.5 million’’ in their places, 

respectively; 

■ i. Removing from paragraph 

(b)(2)(ii)(C)(4) ‘‘$62.5 million’’ and 

‘‘$85.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘70 

million’’ and ‘‘95.5 million’’ in their 

places, respectively; and 

■ j. Removing from the heading of 

paragraph (b)(6) ‘‘$5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$5.5 million’’ in its place; and 

removing from the introductory text ‘‘$5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$5.5 million’’ in 

its place. 

16.506 [Amended] 

■ 46. Amend section 16.506 by 

removing from paragraphs (f) and (g) 

‘‘$12.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$14 

million’’ in their places; and removing 

from paragraph (h) ‘‘$5 million’’ and 

adding ‘‘$6 million’’ in its place. 

PART 17—SPECIAL CONTRACTING 

METHODS 

17.108 [Amended] 

■ 47. Amend section 17.108 by 

removing from paragraph (a) ‘‘$12.5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$14 million’’ in 

its place; and removing from paragraph 

(b) ‘‘$125 million’’ and adding ‘‘$139.5 

million’’ in its place. 

17.500 [Amended] 

■ 48. Amend section 17.500 by 

removing from paragraph (c)(2) 

‘‘$500,000’’ and adding ‘‘$550,000’’ in 

its place. 

PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS 

PROGRAMS 

19.203 [Amended] 

■ 49. Amend section 19.203 by 

removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘$3,000’’, 

‘‘$15,000’’, and ‘‘$300,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$3,500’’, ‘‘$20,000’’, and ‘‘$350,000’’ in 

their places, respectively. 

19.502–1 [Amended] 

■ 50. Amend section 19.502–1 by 

removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘$3,000’’ 

and ‘‘$15,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ and 

‘‘$20,000’’ in their places, respectively. 

19.502–2 [Amended] 

■ 51. Amend section 19.502–2 by: 

■ a. Removing from paragraph (a) 

‘‘$3,000’’, ‘‘$15,000’’, and ‘‘$300,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$3,500’’, ‘‘$20,000’’, and 

‘‘$350,000’’ in their places, respectively; 

and 

■ b. Removing from the end of 

paragraph (b) ‘‘that:’’ and adding 

‘‘that—’’ in its place. 

19.702 [Amended] 

■ 52. Amend section 19.702 by 

removing from paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

their places. 

19.704 [Amended] 

■ 53. Amend section 19.704 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(9) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

its place. 

19.708 [Amended] 

■ 54. Amend section 19.708 by 

removing from paragraph (b)(1) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

its place. 

19.805–1 [Amended] 

■ 55. Amend section 19.805–1 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(2) ‘‘$6.5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$7 million’’ in its 

place. 

19.808–1 [Amended] 

■ 56. Amend section 19.808–1 by 

removing from paragraph (a) ‘‘$20 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$22.5 million’’ in 

its place. 

19.1306 [Amended] 

■ 57. Amend section 19.1306 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(2)(i) ‘‘$6.5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$7 million’’ in its 

place. 

19.1406 [Amended] 

■ 58. Amend section 19.1406 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(2)(i) ‘‘$6 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$6.5 million’’ in 

its place; and removing from paragraph 

(a)(2)(ii) ‘‘$3.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$4 

million’’ in its place. 

PART 22—APPLICATION OF LABOR 

LAWS TO GOVERNMENT 

22.1103 [Amended] 

■ 59. Amend section 22.1103 by 

removing ‘‘$650,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$700,000’’ in its place. 

22.1303 [Amended] 

■ 60. Amend section 22.1303 by 

removing from paragraphs (a) and (c) 

‘‘$100,000’’ and adding ‘‘$150,000’’ in 

their places. 

22.1310 [Amended] 

■ 61. Amend section 22.1310 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(1) 

‘‘$100,000’’ and adding ‘‘$150,000’’ in 

its place. 

PART 25—FOREIGN ACQUISITION 

25.703–2 [Amended] 

■ 62. Amend section 25.703–2 by 

removing from paragraph (a)(2) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place. 

25.703–4 [Amended] 

■ 63. Amend section 25.703–4 by 

removing from paragraphs (c)(5)(ii), 

(c)(7)(iii), and (c)(8)(iii) ‘‘$3,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in their places. 

PART 26—OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC 

PROGRAMS 

26.404 [Amended] 

■ 64. Amend section 26.404 by 

removing ‘‘$25,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$30,000’’ in its place. 

PART 28—BONDS AND INSURANCE 

28.102–1 [Amended] 

■ 65. Amend section 28.102–1 by 

removing from paragraph (b)(1) 

‘‘$30,000’’ and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in its 

place. 

28.102–2 [Amended] 

■ 66. Amend section 28.102–2 by 

removing from paragraph (c) ‘‘$30,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in its place. 

28.102–3 [Amended] 

■ 67. Amend section 28.102–3 by 

removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘$30,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in its place. 

PART 32—CONTRACT FINANCING 

32.104 [Amended] 

■ 68. Amend section 32.104 by 

removing from paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and 

(ii) ‘‘$2.5 million’’ and adding ‘‘$3 

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PART 42—CONTRACT 

ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT 

SERVICES 

42.709 [Amended] 

■ 69. Amend section 42.709 by 

removing from paragraph (b) 

‘‘$700,000’’ and adding ‘‘$750,000’’ in 

its place. 

42.709–6 [Amended] 

■ 70. Amend section 42.709–6 by 

removing ‘‘$700,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$750,000’’ in its place. 

42.1502 [Amended] 

■ 71. Amend section 42.1502 by 

removing from paragraph (e) ‘‘$650,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in its place 

(twice); and removing from paragraph (f) 

‘‘$30,000’’ and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ in its 

place (twice). 

PART 50—EXTRAORDINARY 

CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS AND THE 

SAFETY ACT 

50.102–1 [Amended] 

■ 72. Amend section 50.102–1 by 

removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘$65,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$70,000’’ in its place. 

50.102–3 [Amended] 

■ 73. Amend section 50.102–3 by 

removing from paragraph (b)(4) ‘‘$31.5 

million’’ and adding ‘‘$35 million’’ in 

its place; and removing from paragraphs 

(e)(1)(i) and (ii) ‘‘$65,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$70,000’’ in their places. 

PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 

AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 

■ 74. Amend section 52.203–13 by 

revising the date of clause; and 

removing from paragraph (d)(1) 

‘‘$5,000,000’’ and adding ‘‘$5.5 million’’ 

in its place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.203–13 Contractor Code of Business 

Ethics and Conduct 

* * * * * 

Contractor Code of Business Ethics and 

Conduct (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 75. Amend section 52.203–14 by 

revising the date of the clause; and 

removing from the introductory text of 

paragraph (d) ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and adding 

‘‘$5.5 million’’ in its place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.203–14 Display of Hotline Poster(s). 

* * * * * 

Display of Hotline Poster(s) (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 76. Amend section 52.204–10 by 

revising the date of the clause; removing 

from paragraphs (d)(2) and (3) 

‘‘$25,000’’ and adding ‘‘$30,000’’ in 

their places; and revising paragraph (e). 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.204–10 Reporting Executive 

Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract 

Awards. 

* * * * * 

Reporting Executive Compensation and 

First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Date) 

* * * * * 

(e) The Contractor shall not split or 

break down first-tier subcontract awards 

to a value less than $30,000 to avoid the 

reporting requirements in paragraph (d) 

of this clause. 

* * * * * 

■ 77. Amend section 52.209–5 by 

revising the date of the provision; and 

removing from paragraph (a)(1)(i)(D) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.209–5 Certification Regarding 

Responsibility Matters. 

* * * * * 

Certification Regarding Responsibility 

Matters (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 78. Amend section 52.209–6 by 

revising the date of the clause; and 

removing from paragraphs (b), (c), and 

(e)(1) ‘‘$30,000’’ and adding ‘‘$35,000’’ 

in their places. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.209–6 Protecting the Government’s 

Interest When Subcontracting with 

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or 

Proposed for Debarment. 

* * * * * 

Protecting the Government’s Interest 

When Subcontracting With Contractors 

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for 

Debarment (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 79. Amend section 52.212–1 by 

revising the date of the provision; and 

removing from paragraph (j) ‘‘$3,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its place (twice). 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.212–1 Instructions to Offerors— 

Commercial Items. 

* * * * * 

Instructions to Offerors—Commercial 

Items (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 80. Amend section 52.212–3 by 

revising the date of the provision; and 

removing from paragraphs (h)(4) and 

(o)(2)(iii) ‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ 

in their places. The revised text reads as 

follows: 

52.212–3 Offeror Representations and 

Certifications—Commercial Items. 

* * * * * 

Offeror Representations and 

Certifications—Commercial Items 

(Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 81. Amend section 52.212–5 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. Revising paragraphs (b)(2), (b)(4), 

(b)(8), (b)(17)(i), adding paragraph 

(b)(17)(iv), and revising paragraphs 

(b)(29), (b)(31), and (b)(33); 

■ c. Revising paragraph (c)(8); 

■ d. Revising paragraph (e)(1)(i); 

■ e. Removing from paragraph (e)(1)(ii) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

its place; 

■ f. Revising paragraphs (e)(1)(v), (vii), 

(xiii), and (xv); and 

■ g. Amending Alternate II by revising 

the date of Alternate II and paragraphs 

(e)(1)(ii)(A), (C), (E), (L) and (M). 

The revisions read as follows: 

52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions 

Required to Implement Statutes or 

Executive Orders—Commercial Items. 

* * * * * 

Contract Terms and Conditions 

Required to Implement Statutes or 

Executive Orders—Commercial Items 

(Date) 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

l(2) 52.203–13, Contractor Code of 

Business Ethics and Conduct (Date) (41 

U.S.C. 3509). 

* * * * * 

l(4) 52.204–10, Reporting Executive 

Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract 

Awards (Date) (Pub. L. 109–282) (31 U.S.C. 

6101 note). 

* * * * * 

l(8) 52.209–6, Protecting the 

Government’s Interest When Subcontracting 

with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or 

Proposed for Debarment. (Date) (31 U.S.C. 

6101 note). 

* * * * * 

l(17)(i) 52.219–9, Small Business 

Subcontracting Plan (Date) (15 U.S.C. 

637(d)(4)). 

* * * * * 

(iv) Alternate III (Date) of 52.219–9. 

* * * * * 

l(29) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 

* * * * * 

l(31) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 

* * * * * 

l(33) 52.222–54, Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Date). (Executive Order 12989). 

(Not applicable to the acquisition of 

commercially available off-the-shelf items or 

certain other types of commercial items as 

prescribed in 22.1803.) 

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(c) * * * 

(8) 52.226–6, Promoting Excess Food 

Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Date) 

(42 U.S.C. 1792). 

* * * * * 

(e)(1) 

(i) 52.203–13, Contractor Code of Business 

Ethics and Conduct (Date) (41 U.S.C. 3509). 

* * * * * 

(v) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 

* * * * * 

(vii) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 

* * * * * 

(xiii) 52.222–54, Employment Eligibility 

Verification (Date) (Executive Order 12989). 

* * * * * 

(xv) 52.226–6, Promoting Excess Food 

Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Date) 

(42 U.S.C. 1792). 

Flow down required in accordance 

with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 

52.226–6. 

* * * * * 

Alternate II (Date). 

* * * * * 

(e)(1) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(A) 52.203–13, Contractor Code of Business 

Ethics and Conduct (Date) (41 U.S.C. 3509). 

* * * * * 

(C) 52.219–8, Utilization of Small Business 

Concerns (Date) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), 

in all subcontracts that offer further 

subcontracting opportunities. If the 

subcontract (except subcontracts to small 

business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 

million for construction of any public 

facility), the subcontractor must include 

52.219–8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer 

subcontracting opportunities. 

* * * * * 

(E) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 

* * * * * 

(L) Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Date) (Executive Order 12989). 

(M) 52.226–6, Promoting Excess Food 

Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (Date) 

(42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in 

accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 

52.226–6. 

* * * * * 

■ 82. Amend section 52.213–4 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

■ b. Revising paragraphs (a)(2)(viii), 

(b)(1)(i), (iv), (vi), (xi), and (b)(2)(i). 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.213–4 Terms and Conditions— 

Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than 

Commercial Items). 

* * * * * 

Terms and Conditions—Simplified 

Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial 

Items) (Date) 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(viii) 52.244–6, Subcontracts for 

Commercial Items (Date). 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(i) 52.204–10, Reporting Executive 

Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract 

Awards (Date) (Pub. L. 109–282) (31 U.S.C. 

6101 note) (Applies to contracts valued at 

$30,000 or more). 

* * * * * 

(iv) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212) (applies to 

contracts of $150,000 or more). 

* * * * * 

(vi) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212) (applies to 

contracts of $150,000 or more). 

* * * * * 

(xi) 52.226–6, Promoting Excess Food 

Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Date) 

(42 U.S.C. 1792) (Applies to contracts greater 

than $30,000 that provide for the provision, 

the service, or the sale of food in the United 

States). 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) 52.209–6, Protecting the Government’s 

Interest When Subcontracting with 

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or 

Proposed for Debarment (Date) (Applies to 

contracts over $35,000). 

* * * * * 

■ 83. Amend section 52.219–9 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (d)(9) 

and paragraph (l)(2)(i)(C) ‘‘$650,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in their places; 

■ c. Amend Alternate III by— 

■ 1. Revising the date of Alternate III; 

■ 2. Removing from paragraph (l)(2)(C) 

‘‘$550,000’’ and ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and 

adding ‘‘$700,000’’ and ‘‘$1.5 million’’ 

in their places, respectively. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.219–9 Small Business Subcontracting 

Plan. 

* * * * * 

Small Business Subcontracting Plan 

(Date) 

* * * * * 

Alternate III (Date). 

* * * * * 

■ 84. Amend section 52.222–35 by 

revising the date of the clause; and 

removing from paragraph (c) ‘‘$100,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$150,000’’ in its place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.222–35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. 

* * * * * 

Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 85. Amend section 52.222–37 by 

revising the date of the clause; and 

removing from paragraph (g) ‘‘$100,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$150,000’’ in its place. The 

revised text reads as follows: 

52.222–37 Employment Reports on 

Veterans. 

* * * * * 

Employment Reports on Veterans (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 86. Amend section 52.222–54 by 

revising the date of the clause; and 

removing from paragraph (e)(2) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place. The revised text reads as follows: 

52.222–54 Employment Eligibility 

Verification. 

* * * * * 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 87. Amend section 52.225–25 by 

revising the date of the provision; and 

removing from paragraph (c)(3) 

‘‘$3,000’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ in its 

place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.225–25 Prohibition on Contracting With 

Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or 

Transactions Relating to Iran— 

Representation and Certifications. 

* * * * * 

Prohibition on Contracting With 

Entities Engaging in Certain Activities 

or Transactions Relating to Iran— 

Representation and Certifications 

(Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 88. Amend section 52.226–6 by 

revising the date of the clause; and 

removing from paragraph (e) ‘‘$25,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$30,000’’ in its place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.226–6 Promoting Excess Food 

Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. 

* * * * * 

Promoting Excess Food Donation to 

Nonprofit Organizations (Date) 

* * * * * 

■ 89. Amend section 52.244–6 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. Revising paragraph (c)(1)(i); 

■ c. Removing from paragraph (c)(1)(iii) 

‘‘$650,000’’ and adding ‘‘$700,000’’ in 

its place; and 

■ d. Revising paragraphs (c)(1)(v) and 

(vii). 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.244–6 Subcontracts for Commercial 

Items. 

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(Date) 

* * * * * 

(c)(1) * * * 

(i) 52.203–13, Contractor Code of Business 

Ethics and Conduct (Date) (41 U.S.C. 3509), 

if the subcontract exceeds $5.5 million and 

has a performance period of more than 120 

days. In altering this clause to identify the 

appropriate parties, all disclosures of 

violation of the civil False Claims Act or of 

Federal criminal law shall be directed to the 

agency Office of the Inspector General, with 

a copy to the Contracting Officer. 

* * * * * 

(v) 52.222–35, Equal Opportunity for 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212(a)); 

* * * * * 

(vii) 52.222–37, Employment Reports on 

Veterans (Date) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 

* * * * * 

■ 90. Amend section 52.248–3 by 

revising the date of the clause; and 

removing from paragraph (h) ‘‘$65,000’’ 

and adding ‘‘$70,000’’ in its place. The 

revised text reads as follows: 

52.248–3 Value Engineering— 

Construction. 

* * * * * 

Value Engineering—Construction (Date) 

* * * * * 

PART 53—FORMS 

53.301–294 Subcontracting Report for 

Individual Contracts. 

■ 91. Revise section 53.301–294 to read 

as follows: 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2013–0056; 

FXES11130900000C2–134–FF09E32000] 

RIN 1018–AY46 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Proposed Revision to the 

Regulations for the Nonessential 

Experimental Population of the 

Mexican Wolf 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; availability of a 

final environmental impact statement 

and a draft record of decision. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), make 

available the final environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on the proposed 

revisions to the regulations for the 

nonessential experimental population 

designation of the Mexican wolf and our 

draft record of decision (ROD), under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969, as amended. Our intended 

action is to revise the regulations 

established in our 1998 Final Rule for 

the nonessential experimental 

population of the Mexican wolf. We also 

propose to extend the authority of the 

Mexican Wolf Recovery Program’s 

section 10(a)(1)(A) research and 

recovery permit to areas that are outside 

of the Mexican Wolf Experimental 

Population Area. In the EIS we analyzed 

the environmental consequences of a 

range of alternatives, including the 

Proposed Action and No Action 

alternative, for our proposed rule. The 

action would be implemented through a 

final rule, a revised section 10(a)(1)(A) 

research and recovery permit, and the 

provision of Federal funding. 

DATES: We will consider comments 

received on or before December 27, 

2014. Comments submitted 

electronically using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) 

must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern 

Time on the closing date. We will issue 

a final ROD no sooner than December 

27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability: The 

final EIS and draft ROD are available 

electronically on http://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FWS–R2–ES–2013–0056, on the 

Mexican Wolf Recovery Program’s Web 

site at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ 

mexicanwolf/, or from the office listed 

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Document submission: You may 

submit written comments on the final 

EIS and draft ROD by one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Search for FWS– 

R2–ES–2013–0056, which is the docket 

number for this rulemaking. You may 

submit a comment by clicking on 

‘‘Comment Now!’’. Please ensure that 

you have found the correct rulemaking 

before submitting your comment. 

(2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail 

or hand delivery to: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: FWS–R2–ES–2013– 

0056; Division of Policy and Directives 

Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: BPHC, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

We request that you send comments 

on the final EIS and draft ROD only by 

the methods described above. We will 

post all comments on http://

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see the 

Public Comments section below for 

more information). To increase our 

efficiency in downloading comments, 

groups providing mass submissions 

should submit their comments in an 

Excel file. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry Barrett, Mexican Wolf Recovery 

Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, New Mexico Ecological 

Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna Road, 

NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113; by 

telephone 505–761–4704; or by 

facsimile 505–346–2542. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. 

Further contact information can be 

found on the Mexican Wolf Recovery 

Program’s Web site at http://

www.fws.gov/southwest/es/

mexicanwolf/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this 

Federal Register document, we 

announce the availability of the final 

EIS and our draft ROD for the Proposed 

Revision to the Regulations for the 

Nonessential Experimental Population 

of the Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus 

baileyi). We developed the final EIS and 

our draft ROD in compliance with the 

agency decision making requirements of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969, as amended. 

We have described all alternatives in 

detail, and we have evaluated them in 

our final EIS. Our draft decision is based 

on our review of the alternatives and 

their environmental consequences as 

described in our final EIS. 

Reviewing Documents 

You may obtain a copy of the final EIS 

and draft ROD by going to the Mexican 

Wolf Recovery Program Web site at 

http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/

mexicanwolf/. Alternatively, you may 

obtain a compact disk with an electronic 

copy of the final EIS by writing to Ms. 

Sherry Barrett, Mexican Wolf Recovery 

Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). The final EIS 

and draft ROD will also be available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m.) at the New Mexico Ecological 

Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna Road 

NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113. In 

cooperation with the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Southwest 

Region, we have also established 

information repositories at the 

Supervisor Offices for the National 

Forests throughout Arizona and New 

Mexico. Links to the National Forests 

with the addresses of the supervisor 

offices are available at http://

www.fs.usda.gov/r3. 

Background 

On June 13, 2013 (78 FR 35719), we 

published a proposed rule to revise the 

existing nonessential experimental 

population designation of the Mexican 

wolf. That proposal had a 90-day 

comment period ending September 11, 

2013. On August 5, 2013 (78 FR 47268), 

we published a notice of intent to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement in conjunction with the 

proposed rule to revise the existing 

nonessential experimental population 

designation of the Mexican wolf. That 

notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement had a 

45-day comment period ending 

September 19, 2013. On September 5, 

2013 (78 FR 54613), we extended the 

public comment period on the proposed 

rule to revise the existing nonessential 

experimental population designation of 

the Mexican wolf to end on October 28, 

2013, and announced a public hearing. 

On October 28, 2013 (78 FR 64192), we 

once again extended the public 

comment period on the proposed rule to 

revise the existing nonessential 

experimental population designation of 

the Mexican wolf to end on December 

17, 2013, and announced public 

hearings on the proposed rule to revise 

the existing nonessential experimental 

population designation of the Mexican 

wolf. 

On July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43358), we 

published a revised proposed rule to the 


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