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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 

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 it only clarifies when 

determination of exceptional 

circumstances is needed. However, an 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

(IRFA) has been performed and is 

summarized as follows: 

The purpose of this rule is to clarify that 

a determination of exceptional circumstances 

is needed when the period of performance, 

inclusive of options and modifications, of a 

noncompetitive contract awarded on the 

basis of unusual and compelling urgency is 

greater than one year. This rule only impacts 

the internal procedures of the Federal 

government. 

There are no recordkeeping, reporting, or 

other compliance requirements associated 

with the proposed rule. The rule does not 

duplicate, overlap, or conflict with any other 

Federal rules. 

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 2014–020), in 

correspondence. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The rule does not contain any 

information collection requirements that 

require the approval of the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

List of Subject in 48 CFR Part 6 

Government procurement. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

William Clark, 

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 part 6 as set 

forth below: 

PART 6—COMPETITION 

REQUIREMENTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 6 continues to read as follows: 

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

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

■ 2. Amend section 6.302–2 by— 

■ a. Revising paragraph (d)(1)(ii); 

■ b. Redesignating paragraphs (d)(2) 

through (d)(4) as paragraphs (d)(3) 

through (d)(5), respectively; 

■ c. Adding a new paragraph (d)(2); and 

■ d. Revising newly redesignated 

paragraph (d)(3). 

The revised and added text reads as 

follows: 

6.302–2 Unusual and compelling urgency. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(ii) May not exceed one year, 

including all options, unless the head of 

the agency entering into the contract 

determines that exceptional 

circumstances apply. This 

determination must be documented in 

the contract file. 

(2)(i) A separate determination shall 

be made when executing any 

modification or option that extends the 

period of performance beyond one year. 

This requirement does not apply to the 

exercise of options previously addressed 

in the determination required at 

(d)(1)(ii) of this section. Any subsequent 

extension requires a new determination. 

(ii) The determination shall be 

approved at the same level as the level 

to which the agency head authority in 

(d)(1)(ii) of this section is delegated. 

(3) The requirements in paragraphs 

(d)(1) and (d)(2) of this section shall 

apply to any contract in an amount 

greater than the simplified acquisition 

threshold. 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 20 

[Docket No. FWS–R9–HQ–2014–0064; 

FF09M21200–145–FXMB1231099BPP0] 

RIN 1018–BA67 

Migratory Bird Hunting; Service 

Regulations Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

(hereinafter Service) will conduct an 

open meeting on January 28, 2015, to 

identify and discuss preliminary issues 

concerning the 2015–16 migratory bird 

hunting regulations. 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

28, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The Service Regulations 

Committee meeting will be available to 

the public in the Rachel Carson 

conference room at 5275 Leesburg Pike, 

Falls Church, Virginia 22041. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief, Division of Migratory Bird 

Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Department of the Interior, MS: 

MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 

VA 22041–3803; (703) 358–1714. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712), the Service 

regulates the hunting of migratory game 

birds. We update the migratory game 

bird hunting regulations, located at 50 

CFR part 20, annually. Through these 

regulations, we establish the 

frameworks, or outside limits, for season 

lengths, bag limits, and areas for 

migratory game bird hunting. To help us 

in this process, we have 

administratively divided the nation into 

four Flyways (Atlantic, Mississippi, 

Central, and Pacific), each of which has 

a Flyway Council. Representatives from 

the Service, the Service’s Migratory Bird 

Regulations Committee, and Flyway 

Council Consultants will meet on 

January 28, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. to 

identify preliminary issues concerning 

the 2015–16 migratory bird hunting 

regulations for discussion and review by 

the Flyway Councils at their March 

meetings. 

In accordance with Department of the 

Interior (hereinafter Department) policy 

regarding meetings of the Service 

Regulations Committee attended by any 

person outside the Department, these 

meetings are open to public observation. 

The Service is committed to providing 

access to this meeting for all 


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participants. Please direct all requests 

for sign language interpreting services, 

closed captioning, or other 

accommodation needs to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, TTY 800–877–8339, with your 

request by close of business on January 

20, 2015. 

Dated: December 18, 2014. 

Michael J. Johnson, 

Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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