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III. Procedural Requirements 

A. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) generally requires 

agencies to prepare a regulatory 

flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 

notice and comment rulemaking 

requirements under the Administrative 

Procedure Act or any other statute, 

unless the agency certifies that this final 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The Council 

hereby certifies that this final rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities, for the following reasons. 

This final rule only affects those Gulf 

Coast States that are eligible recipients 

of these funds, and States are not 

considered ‘‘small entities’’ under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. For two Gulf 

Coast States, Alabama and Florida, the 

Act mandates that entities not officially 

part of the Executive Office of the 

State’s government develop the SEPs. 

The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery 

Council, in the context of the Act, serves 

as an administrative agent of the State 

of Alabama, so the effects of this rule are 

still directed solely at the State. For the 

State of Florida, while the Gulf 

Consortium of counties is tasked with 

developing the SEP, it is a consortium 

of 23 counties with a total population of 

greater than 50,000. As such, neither 

entity is considered ‘‘small entities’’ 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Additionally, while this final rule 

describes procedures concerning the 

allocation and expenditure of amounts 

from the Trust Fund under the Spill 

Impact Component, most of these 

requirements come from the RESTORE 

Act itself or other Federal law. The 

RESTORE Act determines the statutory 

minimum percentage of funds available 

to the Gulf Coast States under the Spill 

Impact Component. 

Because no small entities will be 

impacted by this final rule, no initial 

regulatory flexibility analysis is 

required, and none has been prepared. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The collections of information 

contained in this final rule would at 

most require submissions of grant 

paperwork from five entities (four of the 

Gulf Coast States, or their administrative 

agents, and the Gulf Consortium) below 

the threshold requirement for 

application of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)). As 

such, any request for information under 

this final rule is not considered a 

‘‘collection of information’’ subject to 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

C. Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) 

As an independent federal entity that 

is composed of, in part, six federal 

agencies, including the Departments of 

Agriculture, the Army, Commerce, and 

the Interior, the Department in which 

the Coast Guard is operating, and the 

Environmental Protection Agency, the 

requirements of Executive Orders 12866 

and 13563 are inapplicable to this final 

rule. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 1800 

Coastal zone, Fisheries, Grant 

programs, Grants administration, Gulf 

Coast Restoration Trust Fund, Gulf 

RESTORE Program, Intergovernmental 

relations, Marine resources, Natural 

resources, Oil pollution, Research, 

Science and technology, Trusts, 

Wildlife. 

Dated: December 8, 2014. 

Justin R. Ehrenwerth, 

Executive Director, Gulf Coast Ecosystem 

Restoration Council. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem 

Restoration Council amends 40 CFR 

chapter VIII, by revising part 1800 to 

read as follows: 

PART 1800—SPILL IMPACT 

COMPONENT 

Subpart A—Definitions 

Sec. 

1800.1 Definitions. 

Subpart B—Minimum Allocation Available 

for Planning Purposes 

Sec. 

1800.10 Purpose. 

1800.20 Minimum allocation available for 

planning purposes. 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(t). 

Subpart A—Definitions 

§ 1800.1 Definitions. 

As used in this part: 

Gulf Coast State means any of the 

States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, and Texas. 

Gulf Consortium means the 

consortium of Florida counties formed 

to develop the Florida State Expenditure 

Plan pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 

1321(t)(3)(B)(iii)(II). 

Minimum allocation means the 

amount made available to each Gulf 

Coast State which totals at least five 

percent of the total allocation made 

available under the Spill Impact 

Component. 

RESTORE Act means the Resources 

and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist 

Opportunities, and Revived Economies 

of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012. 

Spill Impact Component means the 

component of the Gulf RESTORE 

program authorized by section 311(t)(3) 

of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(t)(3)), as added by 

section 1603 of the Act, in which Gulf 

Coast States are provided funds by the 

Council according to a formula that the 

Council establishes by regulation, using 

criteria listed in the Act. 

State Expenditure Plan means the 

plan for expenditure of amounts 

disbursed under the Spill Impact 

Component that each Gulf Coast State 

must submit to the Council for approval. 

Subpart B—Minimum Allocation 

Available for Planning Purposes 

§ 1800.10 Purpose. 

This subpart establishes that up to the 

statutory minimum allocation (five 

percent) is available under the Spill 

Impact Component of the Resources and 

Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist 

Opportunities, and Revived Economies 

of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 

(RESTORE Act) (Pub. L. 112–141, 126 

Stat. 405, 588–607) for planning 

purposes associated with development 

of a State Expenditure Plan. 

§ 1800.20 Minimum allocation available for 

planning purposes. 

A Gulf Coast State or its 

administrative agent, or the Gulf 

Consortium, may apply to the Council 

for a grant to use the minimum 

allocation available under the Spill 

Impact Component of the RESTORE Act 

for planning purposes. These planning 

purposes are limited to development of 

a State Expenditure Plan, and includes 

conceptual design and feasibility 

studies related to specific projects. It 

does not include engineering and 

environmental studies related to 

specific projects. It also does not 

include any pre-award costs incurred 

prior to August 22, 2014. 

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COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 1, 51 and 63 

[GC Docket No. 10–44; FCC 14–183] 

Amendment of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure; 

Electronic Filing of Domestic Section 

214 Applications and Notices of 

Network Changes 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

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SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission amends procedural rules to 

require electronic filing through the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS) for three common 

types of wireline proceedings: 

applications for authorization of 

domestic transfers of control; 

applications for authorization to 

discontinue, reduce, or impair a service; 

and notices of network changes. The 

rules establish three electronic inboxes 

within ECFS to handle the initial filing 

of the above-identified applications and 

notices, which have previously been 

filed only on paper. Accepted 

applications and notices will receive a 

distinct ECFS docket number. The 

Commission expects to continue to 

expand capabilities for online filing and 

intends to work toward the goal of 

providing such capabilities for every 

type of filing that the public might 

submit. 

DATES: Effective February 12, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jodie May, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, Federal Communications 

Commission, Jodie.May@fcc.gov, (202) 

418–0913; Rodney McDonald, Wireline 

Competition Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, 

Rodney.McDonald@fcc.gov, (202) 418– 

7513. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order, 

FCC 14–183, GC Docket No. 10–44, 

adopted on November 19, 2014 and 

released on November 26, 2014. The 

complete text of this document is 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours in the FCC 

Reference Information Center, Portals II, 

445 12th Street SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. The document 

may also be purchased from the 

Commission’s duplicating contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th 

Street SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 

378–3160 or (202) 863–2893, facsimile 

(202) 863–2898, or via the Internet at 

http://www.bcpiweb.com. It is available 

on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.fcc.gov. 

Summary 

The Order revises several sections of 

47 CFR parts 1, 51, and 63. The rule 

changes will facilitate and enhance 

public participation in Commission 

domestic 214 and network change 

notification proceedings, thereby 

making the Commission’s decisionmaking process more efficient, modern, 

and transparent. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The actions taken in the Order do not 

require notice and comment, and 

therefore fall outside the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601(2); 

603(a), as amended. We nonetheless 

anticipate that the rules we adopt today 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. As described above, the rules 

relate to our internal procedures and do 

not impose new substantive 

responsibilities on regulated entities. 

There is no reason to believe that 

operation of the revised rules will 

impose significant costs on parties to 

Commission proceedings. To the 

contrary, we take today’s actions with 

the expectation that, overall, they will 

make dealings with the Commission 

quicker, easier, and less costly for 

entities of all sizes. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Although the rule sections affected by 

this proceeding have information 

collections associated with them, the 

Office of Management and Budget has 

determined that, under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified at 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), these changes are 

not substantive in nature and will not 

result in any new or modified 

information collections. 

Congressional Review Act 

The Commission will send a copy of 

the Order in a report to be sent to 

Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

Ordering Clause 

Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to 

sections 4(i), 4(j), 214, and 251 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 214, 

251, that the rules set forth are adopted, 

effective February 12, 2015. 

It is further ordered, pursuant to 

sections 4(i), 4(j), 214, and 251 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 214, 

251, and § 1.3 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR 1.3, that, effective upon 

release of the Order, §§ 1.49, 51.329, 

63.52, 63.53, 63.63, 63.71, 47 CFR 1.49, 

51.329, 63.52, 63.53, 63.63, 63.71, are 

WAIVED to the extent necessary to 

permit online electronic filing in 

accordance with the processes 

discussed in this Order. This waiver is 

effective upon release of the Order and 

until the effective date of the rule 

changes ordered in the previous 

paragraph. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR parts 1, 51 

and 63 

Administrative practice and 

procedure; Communications common 

carriers; Interconnection; 

Telecommunications. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR parts 1, 51 

and 63 as follows: 

PART 1—PRACTICE AND 

PROCEDURE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79 et seq.; 47 U.S.C. 

151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 227, 303(r), 

309, 1403, 1404, 1451, and 1452. 

■ 2. Section 1.49 is amended by revising 

paragraphs (f)(1)(iv) and (v), adding 

paragraphs (f)(1)(vi) through (viii), 

revising paragraph (f)(2) introductory 

text, and paragraphs (f)(2)(iii) and (iv), 

adding paragraph (f)(2)(v); redesignating 

paragraph (f)(3) as paragraph (f)(4), 

adding a new paragraph (f)(3), and 

revising the newly redesignated 

paragraph (f)(4) to read as follows: 

§ 1.49 Specifications as to pleadings and 

documents. 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(iv) Proceedings involving Over-theAir Reception Devices; 

(v) Common carrier certifications 

under § 54.314 of this chapter; 

(vi) Domestic Section 214 transfer-ofcontrol applications pursuant to 

§§ 63.52 and 63.53 of this chapter; 

(vii) Domestic Section 214 

discontinuance applications pursuant to 

§§ 63.63 and/or 63.71 of this chapter; 

and 

(viii) Notices of network change and 

associated certifications pursuant to 

§ 51.325 et seq. of this chapter. 

(2) Unless required under paragraph 

(f)(1) of this section, in the following 

types of proceedings, all pleadings, 

including permissible ex parte 

submissions, notices of ex parte 

presentations, comments, reply 

comments, and petitions for 

reconsideration and replies thereto, may 

be filed in electronic format: 

* * * * * 

(iii) Petition for rulemaking 

proceedings (except broadcast allotment 

proceedings); 

(iv) Petition for forbearance 

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(v) Filings responsive to domestic 

section 214 transfers under § 63.03 of 

this chapter, section 214 

discontinuances under § 63.71 of this 

chapter, and notices of network change 

under § 51.325 et seq. of this chapter. 

(3) To further greater reliance on 

electronic filing wherever possible, the 

Bureaus and Offices, in coordination 

with the Managing Director, may 

provide to the public capabilities for 

electronic filing of additional types of 

pleadings notwithstanding any 

provisions of this chapter that may 

otherwise be construed as requiring 

such filings to be submitted on paper. 

(4) For purposes of compliance with 

any prescribed pleading lengths, the 

length of any document filed in 

electronic form shall be equal to the 

length of the document if printed out 

and formatted according to the 

specifications of paragraph (a) of this 

section, or shall be no more than 250 

words per page. 

PART 51—INTERCONNECTION 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 51 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sections 1–5, 7, 201–05, 207– 

09, 218, 220, 225–27, 251–54, 256, 271, 

303(r), 332, 706 of the Telecommunication 

Act of 1996, 48 Stat. 1070, as amended, 1077; 

47 U.S.C. 151–55, 157, 201–05, 207–09, 218, 

220, 225–27, 251–54, 256, 271, 303(r), 332, 

1302, 47 U.S.C. 157 note, unless otherwise 

noted. 

■ 4. Section 51.329 is amended by 

revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as 

follows: 

§ 51.329 Notice of network changes: 

Methods for providing notice. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) The incumbent LEC’s public 

notice and any associated certifications 

shall be filed through the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS), using the ‘‘Submit a NonDocketed Filing’’ module. All 

subsequent filings responsive to a notice 

may be filed using the Commission’s 

ECFS under the docket number set forth 

in the Commission’s public notice for 

the proceeding. Subsequent filings 

responsive to a notice also may be filed 

by sending one paper copy of the filing 

to ‘‘Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission, Washington, DC 20554’’ 

and one paper copy of the filing to 

‘‘Federal Communications Commission, 

Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Competition Policy Division, 

Washington, DC 20554.’’ For notices 

filed using the Commission’s ECFS, the 

date on which the filing is received by 

that system will be considered the 

official filing date. For notices filed via 

paper copy, the date on which the filing 

is received by the Secretary or the FCC 

Mailroom is considered the official 

filing date. All subsequent filings 

responsive to a notice shall refer to the 

ECFS docket number assigned to the 

notice. 

PART 63—EXTENSION OF LINES, NEW 

LINES, AND DISCONTINUANCE, 

REDUCTION, OUTAGE AND 

IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE BY 

COMMON CARRIERS; AND GRANTS 

OF RECOGNIZED PRIVATE 

OPERATING AGENCY STATUS 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 63 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 10, 11, 

201–205, 214, 218, 403 and 651 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 

47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 160, 201–205, 

214, 218, 403, and 571, unless otherwise 

noted. 

■ 6. Section 63.52 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as 

follows: 

§ 63.52 Copies required; fees and filing 

periods for domestic authorizations. 

(a) Applications filed under section 

214 of the Communications Act for 

domestic authority must be filed 

electronically with the Commission 

through the Electronic Comment Filing 

System (ECFS). Each domestic transfer 

of control application shall be 

accompanied by the fee prescribed in 

subpart G of part 1 of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

(c) Any interested party may file a 

petition to deny an application within 

the 30-day or other time period 

specified in paragraph (b) of this 

section. The petitioner shall serve a 

copy of such petition on the applicant 

via electronic mail or paper copy no 

later than the date of filing thereof with 

the Commission. The petition shall 

contain specific allegations of fact 

sufficient to show that the petitioner is 

a party in interest and that a grant of the 

application would be prima facie 

inconsistent with the public interest, 

convenience and necessity. Such 

allegations of fact shall, except for those 

of which official notice may be taken, be 

supported by affidavit of a person or 

persons with personal knowledge 

thereof. The applicant may file an 

opposition to any petition to deny, and 

the petitioners may file a reply to such 

opposition (see § 1.45 of this chapter), 

and allegations of facts or denials 

thereof shall similarly be supported by 

affidavit. These responsive pleadings 

shall be served on the applicant or 

petitioners, as appropriate, and other 

parties to the proceeding. 

■ 7. Section 63.53 is amended by 

revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 63.53 Form. 

* * * * * 

(b) Applications for domestic service 

under section 214 of the 

Communications Act must be filed 

electronically with the Commission. For 

applications filed electronically and 

subject to a processing fee it is not 

necessary to send the original or any 

copies with the fee payment. Unless 

specified otherwise all applications and 

other filings described in this section 

must be filed electronically through the 

‘‘Submit a Non-Docketed Filing’’ 

module of the Commission’s Electronic 

Comment Filing System. For 

information on electronic filing 

requirements, see the ECFS homepage at 

http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. See also 

§ 63.52. 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Section 63.63 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) introductory text 

to read as follows: 

§ 63.63 Emergency discontinuance, 

reduction or impairment of service. 

(a) Application for authority for 

emergency discontinuance, reduction, 

or impairment of service shall be made 

by electronically filing an informal 

request through the ‘‘Submit a NonDocketed Filing’’ module of the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System. Such requests shall be 

made as soon as practicable but not later 

than 15 days in the case of public coast 

stations, or 65 days in all other cases, 

after the occurrence of the conditions 

which have occasioned the 

discontinuance, reduction, or 

impairment. The request shall make 

reference to this section and show the 

following: 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Section 63.71 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a)(5)(i) and (ii), 

redesignating paragraphs (c) and (d) as 

paragraphs (d) and (e), and adding new 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 63.71 Procedures for discontinuance, 

reduction or impairment of service by 

domestic carriers. 

(a) * * * 

(5) * * * 

(i) If the carrier is non-dominant with 

respect to the service being 

discontinued, reduced or impaired, the 

notice shall state: The FCC will 

normally authorize this proposed 

discontinuance of service (or reduction 

or impairment) unless it is shown that 

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service or a reasonable substitute from 

another carrier or that the public 

convenience and necessity is otherwise 

adversely affected. If you wish to object, 

you should file your comments as soon 

as possible, but no later than 15 days 

after the Commission releases public 

notice of the proposed discontinuance. 

You may file your comments 

electronically through the FCC’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

using the docket number established in 

the Commission’s public notice for this 

proceeding, or you may address them to 

the Federal Communications 

Commission, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, Competition Policy Division, 

Washington, DC 20554, and include in 

your comments a reference to the 

§ 63.71 Application of (carrier’s name). 

Comments should include specific 

information about the impact of this 

proposed discontinuance (or reduction 

or impairment) upon you or your 

company, including any inability to 

acquire reasonable substitute service. 

(ii) If the carrier is dominant with 

respect to the service being 

discontinued, reduced or impaired, the 

notice shall state: The FCC will 

normally authorize this proposed 

discontinuance of service (or reduction 

or impairment) unless it is shown that 

customers would be unable to receive 

service or a reasonable substitute from 

another carrier or that the public 

convenience and necessity is otherwise 

adversely affected. If you wish to object, 

you should file your comments as soon 

as possible, but no later than 30 days 

after the Commission releases public 

notice of the proposed discontinuance. 

You may file your comments 

electronically through the FCC’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

using the docket number established in 

the Commission’s public notice for this 

proceeding, or you may address them to 

the Federal Communications 

Commission, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, Competition Policy Division, 

Washington, DC 20554, and include in 

your comments a reference to the 

§ 63.71 Application of (carrier’s name). 

Comments should include specific 

information about the impact of this 

proposed discontinuance (or reduction 

or impairment) upon you or your 

company, including any inability to 

acquire reasonable substitute service. 

* * * * * 

(c) Discontinuance applications and 

all related attachments to the 

application filed under this section shall 

be filed through the ‘‘Submit a NonDocketed Filing’’ module of the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System. 

* * * * * 

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ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Part 502 

[GSAM Change 62; GSAR Case 2013–G503; 

Docket No. 2014–0018; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 3090–AJ52 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), 

Definitions in GSAR Part 502 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is issuing a final 

rule amending the General Services 

Administration Acquisition Regulation 

(GSAR) to move the definitions of words 

and terms from the regulatory text to the 

non-regulatory General Services 

Acquisition Manual (GSAM). 

DATES: Effective: January 13, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James Tsujimoto, Procurement Analyst, 

at 202–208–3585, or email at 

james.tsujimoto@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 2013–G503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion of Changes 

The General Services Administration 

(GSA) is amending the General Services 

Administration Acquisition Regulation 

(GSAR) to move the definitions from the 

regulatory GSAR to the non-regulatory 

General Services Acquisition Manual 

(GSAM). The definitions listed in GSAR 

section 502.101 pertain to internal 

operations only and not the general 

public. Thus, the definitions belong in 

the non-regulatory GSAM. 

II. Public Comments Not Required 

41 U.S.C. 1707, Publication of 

proposed regulations, applies to the 

publication of the General Services 

Administration Acquisition Regulation. 

Paragraph (a)(1) of the statute requires 

that a procurement policy, regulation, 

procedure, or form (including 

amendment or modification thereof) 

must be published for public comment 

if it 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 definitions affect internal 

operations only. The change is solely 

within the discretion of the agency and 

has no impact on the public. 

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 

GSAR revision and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does 

not require publication for public 

comment. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final rule does not contain any 

information collection that requires 

additional approval of the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 502 

Government procurement. 

Dated: January 7, 2015. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive, Director, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Government-wide Policy. 

Therefore, GSA amends 48 CFR part 

502 as set forth below: 

PART 502 [REMOVED AND 

RESERVED] 

■ 1. Accordingly, under the authority of 

40 U.S.C. 486(c), amend 48 CFR Chapter 

5 by removing and reserving part 502. 

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