80_FR_18851 80 FR 18784 - Geographic-Based Hiring Preferences in Administering Federal Awards

80 FR 18784 - Geographic-Based Hiring Preferences in Administering Federal Awards

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 67 (April 8, 2015)

Page Range18784-18784
FR Document2015-08084

This action extends the comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend the DOT's implementation of the Government-wide Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards to permit recipients and subrecipients to impose geographic-based hiring preferences whenever not otherwise prohibited by Federal statute. This NPRM was published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2015, at 80 FR 12092. We are extending the end of the comment period from April 6, 2015, to May 6, 2015. The extension of the comment period is intended to provide all interested parties sufficient time prior to submit comments to the docket for this proposed rulemaking.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18784]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08084]


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 67 / Wednesday, April 8, 2015 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

2 CFR Part 1201

[Docket DOT-OST-2015-0013]
RIN 2105-AE38


Geographic-Based Hiring Preferences in Administering Federal 
Awards

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Extension of comment period on proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend the DOT's implementation 
of the Government-wide Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards to permit 
recipients and subrecipients to impose geographic-based hiring 
preferences whenever not otherwise prohibited by Federal statute. This 
NPRM was published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2015, at 80 FR 
12092. We are extending the end of the comment period from April 6, 
2015, to May 6, 2015. The extension of the comment period is intended 
to provide all interested parties sufficient time prior to submit 
comments to the docket for this proposed rulemaking.

DATES: Comments must be received by May 6, 2015. Comments received 
after this date will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may file comments identified by the docket number DOT-
OST-2015-0013 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
DOT-OST-2015-0013 or the Regulatory Identification Number, RIN No. 
2105-AE11, for the rulemaking at the beginning of your comment. All 
comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received in any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment if submitted on behalf 
of an association, a business, a labor union, etc.). You may review 
DOT's complete Privacy Act statement in the Federal Register published 
on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit http://Docketslnfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Harkins, Deputy Assistant 
General Counsel for General Law (OST-C10), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202-
366-0590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 6, 2015, the Department published a 
NPRM proposing to amend the DOT's implementation of the Government-wide 
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
Requirements for Federal Awards to permit recipients and subrecipients 
to impose geographic-based hiring preferences whenever not otherwise 
prohibited by Federal statute. On March 13, the American Public 
Transportation Association (APTA) posted a comment requesting DOT 
extent the comment period for this NPRM by 30 days to May 6. With this 
notice, the DOT is granting this request by further extending the 
comment period to May 6.
    The DOT has also received a comment to the docket asking whether 
this proposed rule applies to rolling stock. The DOT specifically 
requests comments on this issue and whether the DOT should clarify the 
proposed rule's application to the procurement of rolling stock.

    Issued this 1st day of April, 2015, in Washington, DC.
Kathryn B. Thomson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-08084 Filed 4-7-15; 8:45 am]
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18784 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 67 Wednesday, April 8, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER • Hand Delivery or Courier: West The DOT specifically requests contains notices to the public of the proposed Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, comments on this issue and whether the issuance of rules and regulations. The 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9:00 DOT should clarify the proposed rule’s purpose of these notices is to give interested a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through application to the procurement of persons an opportunity to participate in the Friday, except Federal Holidays. rolling stock. rule making prior to the adoption of the final • Fax: (202) 493–2251. rules. Issued this 1st day of April, 2015, in Instructions: You must include the Washington, DC. agency name and docket number DOT– Kathryn B. Thomson, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OST–2015–0013 or the Regulatory Identification Number, RIN No. 2105– General Counsel. AE11, for the rulemaking at the [FR Doc. 2015–08084 Filed 4–7–15; 8:45 am] Office of the Secretary beginning of your comment. All BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 2 CFR Part 1201 comments received will be posted without change to http:// [Docket DOT–OST–2015–0013] www.regulations.gov, including any DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY personal information provided. RIN 2105–AE38 10 CFR Part 430 Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search Geographic-Based Hiring Preferences the electronic form of all comments [Docket Number EERE–2014–BT–STD– in Administering Federal Awards received in any of our dockets by the 0045] name of the individual submitting the AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), comment (or signing the comment if RIN 1904–AD48 Department of Transportation (DOT). submitted on behalf of an association, a ACTION: Extension of comment period on business, a labor union, etc.). You may Energy Conservation Program for proposed rule. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Consumer Products: Definitions for statement in the Federal Register Residential Water Heaters SUMMARY: This action extends the published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and comment period for the Notice of 19477–78), or you may visit http:// Renewable Energy, Department of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Docketslnfo.dot.gov. Energy. proposing to amend the DOT’s Docket: For access to the docket to implementation of the Government- read background documents or ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking wide Uniform Administrative comments received, go to http:// (NOPR). Requirements, Cost Principles, and www.regulations.gov or to the street SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards address listed above. Follow the online Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as to permit recipients and subrecipients to instructions for accessing the docket. amended, prescribes energy impose geographic-based hiring FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: conservation standards for various preferences whenever not otherwise Michael Harkins, Deputy Assistant consumer products and certain prohibited by Federal statute. This General Counsel for General Law (OST– commercial and industrial equipment, NPRM was published in the Federal C10), U.S. Department of including residential water heaters. Register on March 6, 2015, at 80 FR Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department 12092. We are extending the end of the SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202–366– of Energy (DOE) to determine whether comment period from April 6, 2015, to 0590. more stringent amended standards May 6, 2015. The extension of the would be technologically feasible and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March comment period is intended to provide economically justified, and would save 6, 2015, the Department published a all interested parties sufficient time a significant amount of energy. NPRM proposing to amend the DOT’s prior to submit comments to the docket Accordingly, DOE established amended implementation of the Government- for this proposed rulemaking. energy conservation standards for wide Uniform Administrative DATES: Comments must be received by Requirements, Cost Principles, and several classes of residential water May 6, 2015. Comments received after Audit Requirements for Federal Awards heaters in an April 2010 final rule. In this date will be considered to the to permit recipients and subrecipients to this notice, DOE proposes to amend its extent practicable. impose geographic-based hiring definitions pertaining to residential ADDRESSES: You may file comments preferences whenever not otherwise water heaters and to clarify the identified by the docket number DOT– prohibited by Federal statute. On March applicability of energy conservation OST–2015–0013 by any of the following 13, the American Public Transportation standards for residential water heaters asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS methods: Association (APTA) posted a comment that are utilized as a secondary back-up • Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to requesting DOT extent the comment heat source in solar-thermal water http://www.regulations.gov and follow period for this NPRM by 30 days to May heating systems. Specifically, DOE is the online instructions for submitting 6. With this notice, the DOT is granting proposing to create a definition for comments. this request by further extending the ‘‘solar-assisted fossil fuel storage water • Mail: Docket Management Facility, comment period to May 6. heater’’ and ‘‘solar-assisted electric U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 The DOT has also received a comment storage water heater’’ and clarify that New Jersey Ave. SE., Room W12–140, to the docket asking whether this water heaters meeting these definitions Washington, DC 20590–0001. proposed rule applies to rolling stock. are not subject to the amended energy VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 Apr 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\08APP1.SGM 08APP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionExtension of comment period on proposed rule.
DatesComments must be received by May 6, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered to the extent practicable.
ContactMichael Harkins, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for General Law (OST-C10), U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202- 366-0590.
FR Citation80 FR 18784 
RIN Number2105-AE38
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