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(c) Technical direction must be within the 

scope of the contract specification(s)/work 

statement. The COR does not have authority 

to issue technical direction that: 

* * * * * 

(6) Directs, supervises or otherwise 

controls the actions of the Contractor’s 

employees. 

(d) Technical direction may be oral or in 

writing. The COR must confirm oral direction 

in writing within five workdays, with a copy 

to the Contracting Officer. 

(e) The Contractor shall proceed promptly 

with performance resulting from the 

technical direction issued by the COR. If, in 

the opinion of the Contractor, any direction 

of the COR or the designated representative 

falls within the limitations of (c) above, the 

Contractor shall immediately notify the 

Contracting Officer no later than the 

beginning of the next Government work day. 

* * * * * 

■ 27. Revise section 1052.210–70 to 

read as follows: 

1052.210–70 Contractor publicity. 

As prescribed in 1009.204–70, insert 

the following clause: 

CONTRACTOR PUBLICITY (JAN 2015) 

The Contractor, or any entity or 

representative acting on behalf of the 

Contractor, shall not refer to the supplies or 

services furnished pursuant to the provisions 

of this contract in any news release or 

commercial advertising, or in connection 

with any news release or commercial 

advertising, without first obtaining explicit 

written consent to do so from the Contracting 

Officer. Should any reference to such 

supplies or services appear in any news 

release or commercial advertising issued by 

or on behalf of the Contractor without the 

required consent, the Government shall 

consider institution of all remedies available 

under applicable law, including 31 U.S.C. 

333, and this contract. Further, any violation 

of this clause may be considered as part of 

the evaluation of past performance. 

(End of clause) 

■ 28. Revise the text of section 

1052.228–70 to read as follows: 

1052.228–70 Insurance requirements. 

As prescribed in 1028.310–70 and 

1028.311–2, insert a clause substantially 

as follows: The contracting officer may 

require additional kinds of insurance 

(e.g., aircraft public and passenger 

liability, vessel liability) or higher limits 

of coverage. 

INSURANCE (JAN 2015) 

In accordance with FAR clause 52.228–5, 

entitled ‘‘Insurance—Work on a Government 

Installation’’ [or FAR clause 52.228–7 

entitled, ‘‘Insurance—Liability to Third 

Persons’’], insurance of the following kinds 

and minimum amounts shall be provided 

and maintained during the period of 

performance of this contract: 

(a) Worker’s compensation and employer’s 

liability. The Contractor shall, as a minimum, 

meet the requirements specified at FAR 

28.307–2(a). 

(b) General liability. The Contractor shall, 

at a minimum, meet the requirements 

specified at FAR 28.307–2(b). 

(c) Automobile liability. The Contractor 

shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements 

specified at FAR 28.307–2(c). 

(End of clause) 

■ 29. Revise section 1052.232–7003 to 

read as follows: 

1052.232–7003 Electronic submission of 

payment requests. 

As prescribed in 1032.7003, use the 

following clause: 

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF 

PAYMENT REQUESTS (JAN 2015) 

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— 

(1) ‘‘Payment request’’ means a bill, 

voucher, invoice, or request for contract 

financing payment with associated 

supporting documentation. The payment 

request must comply with the requirements 

identified in FAR 32.905(b), ‘‘Content of 

Invoices’’ and the applicable Payment clause 

included in this contract. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of 

this clause, the Contractor shall submit 

payment requests electronically using the 

Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). 

Information regarding IPP, including IPP 

Customer Support contact information, is 

available at www.ipp.gov or any successor 

site. 

(c) The Contractor may submit payment 

requests using other than IPP only when the 

Contracting Officer authorizes alternate 

procedures in writing in accordance with 

Treasury procedures. 

(d) If alternate payment procedures are 

authorized, the Contractor shall include a 

copy of the Contracting Officer’s written 

authorization with each payment request. 

(End of clause) 

1052.234–2 [Removed] 

■ 30. Remove section 1052.234–2. 

1052.234–3 [Removed] 

■ 31. Remove section 1052.234–3. 

1052.234–4 [Removed] 

■ 32. Remove section 1052.234–4. 

1052.234–70 [Removed] 

■ 33. Remove section 1052.234–70. 

1052.234–71 [Removed] 

■ 34. Remove section 1052.234–71. 

1052.234–72 [Removed] 

■ 35. Remove section 1052.234–72. 

Iris B. Cooper, 

Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the 

Procurement Executive. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2014–0041; 

4500030113] 

RIN 1018–BA05 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Threatened Species Status 

for West Coast Distinct Population 

Segment of Fisher 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, are extending the 

comment period for our October 7, 

2014, proposed rule to list the West 

Coast distinct population segment (DPS) 

of fisher (Pekania pennanti) as a 

threatened species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. This action ensures the public 

has an additional opportunity to 

comment on the proposal. 

DATES: Submit your comments on the 

proposal on or before February 4, 2015. 

Comments submitted electronically 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

(see ADDRESSES, below) must be 

received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 

the closing date. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability: You 

may obtain a copy of the proposed rule 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov at Docket No. 

FWS–R8–ES–2014–0041, or by 

contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Comment submission: You may 

submit comments by one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter FWS–R8–ES–2014–0041, which is 

the docket number for the rulemaking. 

Then, in the Search panel on the left 

side of the screen, under the Document 

Type heading, click on the Proposed 

Rules link to locate the document. You 

may submit a comment by clicking on 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

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

or hand-delivery to: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–ES–2014– 

0041, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls 

Church, VA 22041–3803. 

We request that you send comments 

only by the methods described above. 

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www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see the 

Information Requested section, below, 

for more information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Williams, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Yreka Fish and 

Wildlife Office, 1829 South Oregon 

Street, Yreka, CA 96097; telephone 530– 

842–5763; or facsimile 530–842–4517. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 7, 2014, we published a 

proposed rule (79 FR 60419) to list the 

West Coast DPS of fisher as a threatened 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). 

At the November 17, 2014, public 

hearing in Redding, California, we 

received multiple requests to extend the 

90-day public comment period on the 

proposed rule beyond the January 5, 

2015, closing date. In order to provide 

all interested parties an additional 

opportunity to review and comment on 

our proposed rule, we are extending the 

comment period on the proposed rule 

for an additional 30 days, until February 

4, 2015. 

Information Requested 

We intend that any final action 

resulting from the proposed rule will be 

based on the best scientific and 

commercial data available and be as 

accurate and as effective as possible. 

Therefore, we request comments or 

information from other concerned 

Federal and State agencies, the scientific 

community, or any other interested 

party concerning the proposed listing 

rule. Please see the Information 

Requested section of the proposed 

listing rule (79 FR 60419, October 7, 

2014) for a list of the comments and 

information that we particularly seek. 

For more background on our proposed 

listing rule, see the October 7, 2014, 

Federal Register (79 FR 60419). The 

ADDRESSES section, above, provides 

information about how to obtain a copy 

of the proposed rule. 

If you previously submitted 

comments or information on the 

proposed rule, please do not resubmit 

them. We have incorporated them into 

the public record, and we will fully 

consider them in our final rulemaking. 

Our final determination concerning the 

proposed rulemaking will take into 

consideration all written comments and 

any additional information we receive. 

Please note that submissions merely 

stating support for or opposition to the 

action under consideration without 

providing supporting information, 

although noted, may not meet the 

standard of information required by 

section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act, which 

directs that determinations as to 

whether any species is an endangered or 

threatened species be made ‘‘solely on 

the basis of the best scientific and 

commercial data available.’’ 

You may submit your comments and 

materials concerning the proposed 

listing rule by one of the methods listed 

in ADDRESSES. We request that you send 

comments only by the methods 

described in ADDRESSES. 

If you submit information via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

submission—including any personal 

identifying information—will be posted 

on the Web site. If your submission is 

made via a hardcopy that includes 

personal identifying information, you 

may request at the top of your document 

that we withhold this information from 

public review. However, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

We will post all hardcopy submissions 

on http://www.regulations.gov. Please 

include sufficient information with your 

submission (such as scientific journal 

articles or other publications) to allow 

us to verify any scientific or commercial 

information you include. 

Comments and materials we receive, 

as well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing the proposed listing 

rule, will be available for public 

inspection on http://

www.regulations.gov, or by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Authors 

The primary authors of this notice are 

the staff members of the Pacific 

Southwest Regional Office and the 

Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: December 15, 2014. 

Stephen Guertin, 

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

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