81 FR 94729 - Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)

Page Range		94729-94731
FR Document		2016-29858

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this semiannual agenda of regulatory documents, including those that are procurement- related, for public information and comments under Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' This agenda incorporates the objective and criteria, when applicable, of the regulatory reform program under the Executive order and other regulatory guidance. It contains DoD regulations initiated by DoD components that may have economic and environmental impact on State, local, or tribal interests under the criteria of Executive Order 12866. Although most DoD regulations listed in the agenda are of limited public impact, their nature may be of public interest and, therefore, are published to provide notice of rulemaking and an opportunity for public participation in the internal DoD rulemaking process. Members of the public may submit comments on individual proposed and interim final rulemakings at www.regulations.gov during the comment period that follows publication in the Federal Register. This agenda updates the report published on May 18, 2016, and includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over the next 12 months. The next agenda is scheduled to be published in the spring of 2017. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov. Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Defense's printed agenda entries include only: (1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; and (2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda requirements. Additional information on these entries is in the Unified Agenda available online.

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII

33 CFR Ch. II

36 CFR Ch. III

48 CFR Ch. II


Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this semiannual 
agenda of regulatory documents, including those that are procurement-
related, for public information and comments under Executive Order 
12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' This agenda incorporates the 
objective and criteria, when applicable, of the regulatory reform 
program under the Executive order and other regulatory guidance. It 
contains DoD regulations initiated by DoD components that may have 
economic and environmental impact on State, local, or tribal interests 
under the criteria of Executive Order 12866. Although most DoD 
regulations listed in the agenda are of limited public impact, their 
nature may be of public interest and, therefore, are published to 
provide notice of rulemaking and an opportunity for public 
participation in the internal DoD rulemaking process. Members of the 
public may submit comments on individual proposed and interim final 
rulemakings at www.regulations.gov during the comment period that 
follows publication in the Federal Register.
    This agenda updates the report published on May 18, 2016, and 
includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over the 
next 12 months. The next agenda is scheduled to be published in the 
spring of 2017.
    The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at 
www.reginfo.gov.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Defense's printed agenda entries 
include only:
    (1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, 
in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are 
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities; and
    (2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review 
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is in the Unified 
Agenda available online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the overall 
DoD regulatory improvement program and for general semiannual agenda 
information, contact Ms. Patricia Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or 
write to Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate for 
Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 
9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-9010, or email: 
[email protected].
    For questions of a legal nature concerning the agenda and its 
statutory requirements or obligations, write to Office of the General 
Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600, or call 703-
697-2714.
    For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations, 
other than those which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Morgan 
Park, telephone 571-372-0489, or write to Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Advisory Committee Division, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-9010, or email: [email protected].
    For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations 
which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Jennifer Hawes, telephone 
571-372-6115, or write to Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Defense Procurement and 
Acquisition Policy, Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Room 3B941, 
3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060, or email: 
[email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Army regulations, 
contact Ms. Brenda Bowen, telephone 703-428-6173, or write to the U.S. 
Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN: AAHS-RDR-C, 
Casey Building, Room 102, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia 
22315-3860, or email: [email protected].
    For general information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
regulations, contact Mr. Chip Smith, telephone 703-693-3644, or write 
to Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Policy and 
Legislation), 108 Army Pentagon, Room 2E569, Washington, DC 20310-0108, 
or email: [email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Navy regulations, 
contact CDR Noreen Hagerty-Ford, telephone 703-614-7408, or write to 
Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 
Administrative Law Division (Code 13), Washington Navy Yard, 1322 
Patterson Avenue SE., Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066, or email: 
[email protected].
    For general information on Department of the Air Force regulations, 
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703-614-8500, or write the Office of 
the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief, Information Dominance/Chief 
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, 
DC 20330-1800, or email: [email protected].
    For specific agenda items, contact the appropriate individual 
indicated in each DoD component report.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of 
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is composed of the 
regulatory status reports, including procurement-related regulatory 
status reports, from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and 
the Departments of the Army and Navy. Included also is the regulatory 
status report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, whose civil works 
functions fall under the reporting requirements of Executive Order 
12866 and involve water resource projects and regulation of activities 
in waters of the United States.
    In addition, this agenda, although published under the reporting 
requirements of Executive Order 12866, continues to be the DoD single-
source reporting vehicle, which identifies regulations that are 
currently applicable under the various regulatory reform programs in 
progress. Therefore, DoD components will identify those rules which 
come under the criteria of the:
    a. Regulatory Flexibility Act;
    b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
    c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
    Those DoD regulations, which are directly applicable under these 
statutes, will be identified in the agenda and their action status 
indicated. Generally, the regulatory status reports in this agenda will 
contain five sections: (1) Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule stage; (3) 
final rule stage; (4) completed actions; and (5) long-term actions. 
Where certain regulatory actions indicate that small entities are 
affected, the effect on these entities may not necessarily have 
significant economic impact on a

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substantial number of these entities as defined in the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
    Although not a regulatory agency, DoD will continue to participate 
in regulatory initiatives designed to reduce economic costs and 
unnecessary burdens upon the public. Comments and recommendations are 
invited on the rules reported and should be addressed to the DoD 
component representatives identified in the regulatory status reports. 
Although sensitive to the needs of the public, as well as regulatory 
reform, DoD reserves the right to exercise the exemptions and 
flexibility permitted in its rulemaking process in order to proceed 
with its overall defense-oriented mission. The publishing of this 
agenda does not waive the applicability of the military affairs 
exemption in section 553 of title 5 U.S.C. and section 3 of Executive 
Order 12866. Executive Order 13563 recognizes the importance of 
maintaining a consistent culture of retrospective review and analysis 
throughout the executive branch. DoD's retrospective review plan is 
intended to identify certain significant rules that are obsolete, 
unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome, or counterproductive 
and can be accessed at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOD-2011-OS-0036.

    Dated: August 30, 2016.
 David Tillotson III,
Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer.

   Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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243.......................  TRICARE; Reimbursement of          0720-AB47
                             Long Term Care Hospitals
                             and Inpatient
                             Rehabilitation Facilities
                             (Reg Plan Seq No. 22).
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    References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of 
this issue of the Federal Register.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)

Final Rule Stage

243. Tricare; Reimbursement of Long Term Care Hospitals and Inpatient 
Rehabilitation Facilities

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 22 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 0720-AB47

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility For general information on
Act. Department of the Navy regulations,
32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII Printing of these entries is limited to contact CDR Noreen Hagerty-Ford,
fields that contain information required telephone 703–614–7408, or write to
33 CFR Ch. II by the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s Department of the Navy, Office of the
agenda requirements. Additional Judge Advocate General, Administrative
36 CFR Ch. III information on these entries is in the Law Division (Code 13), Washington
Unified Agenda available online. Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE.,
48 CFR Ch. II FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374–
information concerning the overall DoD 5066, or email: noreen.hagerty-ford@
Improving Government Regulations; regulatory improvement program and navy.mil.
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory for general semiannual agenda For general information on
and Deregulatory Actions information, contact Ms. Patricia Department of the Air Force regulations,
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). Toppings, telephone 571–372–0485, or contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703–
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. write to Office of the Deputy Chief 614–8500, or write the Office of the
Management Officer, Directorate for Secretary of the Air Force, Chief,
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory Information Dominance/Chief
(DoD) is publishing this semiannual and Advisory Committee Division, 9010 Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800
agenda of regulatory documents, Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC
including those that are procurement- 20301–9010, or email: 20330–1800, or email:
related, for public information and patricia.l.toppings.civ@mail.mil. usaf.pentagon.saf-cio-a6.mbx.af-foia@
comments under Executive Order 12866 For questions of a legal nature mail.mil.
‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review.’’ concerning the agenda and its statutory For specific agenda items, contact the
This agenda incorporates the objective requirements or obligations, write to appropriate individual indicated in each
and criteria, when applicable, of the Office of the General Counsel, 1600 DoD component report.
regulatory reform program under the Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Executive order and other regulatory 20301–1600, or call 703–697–2714.
For general information on Office of edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal
guidance. It contains DoD regulations
the Secretary regulations, other than Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is
initiated by DoD components that may
those which are procurement-related, composed of the regulatory status
have economic and environmental
contact Ms. Morgan Park, telephone reports, including procurement-related
impact on State, local, or tribal interests
571–372–0489, or write to Office of the regulatory status reports, from the Office
under the criteria of Executive Order
Deputy Chief Management Officer, of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and
12866. Although most DoD regulations
Directorate of Oversight and the Departments of the Army and Navy.
listed in the agenda are of limited public
Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory Included also is the regulatory status
impact, their nature may be of public
Committee Division, 9010 Defense report from the U.S. Army Corps of
interest and, therefore, are published to
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–9010, Engineers, whose civil works functions
provide notice of rulemaking and an
opportunity for public participation in or email: morgan.e.park.civ@mail.mil. fall under the reporting requirements of
the internal DoD rulemaking process. For general information on Office of Executive Order 12866 and involve
Members of the public may submit the Secretary regulations which are water resource projects and regulation
comments on individual proposed and procurement-related, contact Ms. of activities in waters of the United
interim final rulemakings at Jennifer Hawes, telephone 571–372– States.
www.regulations.gov during the 6115, or write to Office of the Under In addition, this agenda, although
comment period that follows Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, published under the reporting
publication in the Federal Register. Technology, and Logistics, Defense requirements of Executive Order 12866,
This agenda updates the report Procurement and Acquisition Policy, continues to be the DoD single-source
published on May 18, 2016, and Defense Acquisition Regulations reporting vehicle, which identifies
includes regulations expected to be System, Room 3B941, 3060 Defense regulations that are currently applicable
issued and under review over the next Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060, under the various regulatory reform
12 months. The next agenda is or email: jennifer.l.hawes2.civ@mail.mil. programs in progress. Therefore, DoD
scheduled to be published in the spring For general information on components will identify those rules
of 2017. Department of the Army regulations, which come under the criteria of the:
The complete Unified Agenda will be contact Ms. Brenda Bowen, telephone a. Regulatory Flexibility Act;
available online at www.reginfo.gov. 703–428–6173, or write to the U.S. b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
Because publication in the Federal Army Records Management and c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
Register is mandated for the regulatory Declassification Agency, ATTN: AAHS– 1995.
flexibility agendas required by the RDR–C, Casey Building, Room 102, Those DoD regulations, which are
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, directly applicable under these statutes,
602), the Department of Defense’s Virginia 22315–3860, or email: will be identified in the agenda and
printed agenda entries include only: brenda.s.bowen.civ@mail.mil. their action status indicated. Generally,
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Semiannual regulatory agenda.
Contact		For information concerning the overall DoD regulatory improvement program and for general semiannual agenda information, contact Ms. Patricia Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or write to Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-9010, or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 94729
CFR Citation		33 Title 33 CFR Chapter II 36 Title 36 CFR Chapter III 48 Title 48 CFR Chapter II