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comply with 10 U.S.C. 2279’’ in its 

place. 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

252.225–7049 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amending section 252.225–7049 

by— 

■ a. Removing the clause date of ‘‘(AUG 

2014)’’ and adding ‘‘(DEC 2014)’’ in its 

place; and 

■ b. In paragraph (b) introductory text, 

removing ‘‘DFARS 225.71–4’’ and 

adding ‘‘DFARS 225.772–4’’ in its place. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 204 and 252 

RIN 0750–AI44 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Update 

Contractor and Government Entity 

(CAGE) Code Information (DFARS 

Case 2014–D013) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule 

amending the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) to remove duplicative 

Commercial and Government Entity 

(CAGE) code instructions and an 

associated clause. 

DATES: Effective December 11, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Dustin Pitsch, telephone 571–372–6090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD is amending the DFARS to 

remove text that is duplicative as a 

result of Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) final rule 2012–024, ‘‘Commercial 

and Government Entity Code’’. The FAR 

rule, which was published in the 

Federal Register at 79 FR 31187 on May 

30, 2014, requires all offerors to obtain 

a CAGE code, which was previously 

only required for the DoD. The new FAR 

CAGE code requirement took effect on 

November 1, 2014, which made the 

DFARS language at subpart 204.72 and 

the clause at 252.204–7001 no longer 

necessary. 

The following changes are made by 

this rule: 

• Add a reference at DFARS 204.18 to 

DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and 

Information text. 

• Delete DFARS subpart 204.72. 

• Delete the clause at DFARS 

252.204–7001, Commercial and 

Government Entity (CAGE) Code 

Reporting. 

II. Publication of This Final Rule for 

Public Comment Is Not Required by 

Statute 

‘‘Publication of proposed 

regulations’’, 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the 

statute which applies to the publication 

of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

Paragraph (a)(1) of the statute requires 

that a procurement policy, regulation, 

procedure or form (including an 

amendment or modification thereof) 

must be published for public comment 

if it relates to the expenditure of 

appropriated funds, and has either a 

significant effect beyond the internal 

operating procedures of the agency 

issuing the policy, regulation, procedure 

or form, or has a significant cost or 

administrative impact on contractors or 

offerors. This final rule is not required 

to be published for public comment, 

because the rule is removing 

unnecessary text that is now covered in 

the FAR. These requirements affect only 

the internal operating procedures of the 

Government. 

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 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act does 

not apply to this rule because this final 

rule does not constitute a significant 

DFARS revision within the meaning of 

FAR 1.501–1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does 

not require publication for public 

comment. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule affects the information 

collection requirements in the provision 

at DFARS 252.204–7001, currently 

approved under OMB Control Number 

0704–0225, titled Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement Part 

204, Administrative Matters, and related 

clauses at 252.204, in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). The impact is that the 

burden related to DFARS clause 

252.204–7001 will be decreased by 

2,297 hours. OMB Form 83–C, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Change 

Worksheet, requesting removal of the 

2,297 hours from the OMB Control 

Number 0704–0225 information 

collection has been approved by OMB. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 204 and 

252 

Government procurement. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR parts 204 and 252 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

PART 204—ADMINISTRATIVE 

MATTERS 

■ 2. Add subpart 204.18 to read as 

follows: 

SUBPART 204.18—COMMERCIAL AND 

GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE 

Sec. 

204.1870 Procedures. 

SUBPART 204.18—COMMERCIAL AND 

GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE 

204.1870 Procedures. 

Follow the procedures and guidance 

at PGI 204–1870 concerning 

Commercial and Government Entity 

(CAGE) codes and CAGE file 

maintenance. 

Subpart 204.72 [Removed] 

■ 3. Remove subpart 204.72, consisting 

of sections 204.7200, 204.7201, 

204.7202, 204.7202–1, 204.7202–2, 

204.7202–3, 204.7203, 204.7204, 

204.7205, 204.7206, and 204.7207. 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

252.204–7001 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 4. Remove and reserve 252.204–7001. 

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