82_FR_11192 82 FR 11159 - Designation of Product Categories for Federal Procurement

82 FR 11159 - Designation of Product Categories for Federal Procurement

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Procurement and Property Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 33 (February 21, 2017)

Page Range11159-11159
FR Document2017-03288

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending by 30 days the deadline to submit comments on the proposed rule to designate 12 product categories for federal procurement, which was published on January 13, 2017 (82 FR 4206) under the authority of section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill), as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill), and further amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), 7 U.S.C. 8102. The 60-day comment period in the proposed rule is scheduled to end on March 14, 2017. The extended comment period will now close on April 13, 2017. In this proposed rule, USDA is proposing to amend the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement (Guidelines) to add 12 sections that will designate the product categories within which biobased products would be afforded procurement preference by Federal agencies and their contractors.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11159]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03288]


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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 21, 2017 / 
Proposed Rules

[[Page 11159]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Procurement and Property Management

7 CFR Part 3201

RIN 0599-AA24


Designation of Product Categories for Federal Procurement

AGENCY: Office of Procurement and Property Management, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending by 30 
days the deadline to submit comments on the proposed rule to designate 
12 product categories for federal procurement, which was published on 
January 13, 2017 (82 FR 4206) under the authority of section 9002 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Farm 
Bill), as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(the 2008 Farm Bill), and further amended by the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), 7 U.S.C. 8102. The 60-day comment period in 
the proposed rule is scheduled to end on March 14, 2017. The extended 
comment period will now close on April 13, 2017. In this proposed rule, 
USDA is proposing to amend the Guidelines for Designating Biobased 
Products for Federal Procurement (Guidelines) to add 12 sections that 
will designate the product categories within which biobased products 
would be afforded procurement preference by Federal agencies and their 
contractors.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published January 13, 2017 (82 FR 
4206) must be received on or before April 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods. All 
submissions received must include the agency name and Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN). The RIN for this rulemaking is 0599-AA24. 
Also, please identify submittals as pertaining to the ``Proposed 
Designation of Product Categories.''
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include RIN number 
0599-AA24 and ``Proposed Designation of Product Categories'' on the 
subject line. Please include your name and address in your message.
     Mail/commercial/hand delivery: Mail or deliver your 
comments to: Marie Wheat, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property 
Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW., Washington, 
DC 20024.
     Persons with disabilities who require alternative means 
for communication for regulatory information (Braille, large print, 
audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-
2600 (voice) and (202) 690-0942 (TTY).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marie Wheat, USDA, Office of 
Procurement and Property Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 
7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20024; email: 
[email protected]; phone (202) 239-4502. Information 
regarding the Federal preferred procurement program (one initiative of 
the BioPreferred Program) is available on the Internet at http://www.biopreferred.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comment Period

    USDA is extending the public comment period for an additional 30 
days. The public comment period will end on April 13, 2017, instead on 
March 14, 2017.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3201

    Biobased products, Procurement.

    Dated: February 3, 2017.
Malcom Shorter,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2017-03288 Filed 2-17-17; 8:45 am]
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ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; denial. • Mail/commercial/hand delivery: 7 CFR Part 3201 Mail or deliver your comments to: Marie SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory RIN 0599–AA24 Wheat, USDA, Office of Procurement Commission (NRC) is denying a petition and Property Management, Room 361, for rulemaking (PRM), dated September Designation of Product Categories for Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW., 10, 2015, submitted by Dr. Alexander Federal Procurement Washington, DC 20024. DeVolpi (the petitioner). The petition AGENCY: Office of Procurement and • Persons with disabilities who was docketed by the NRC on September Property Management, USDA. require alternative means for 21, 2015, and was assigned Docket No. ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of communication for regulatory PRM–50–113. The petitioner requested comment period. information (Braille, large print, that the NRC amend its regulations to audiotape, etc.) should contact the require ‘‘installation of ex-vessel SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of instrumentation for uninterruptible USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720– Agriculture (USDA) is extending by 30 monitoring of coolant and fuel in 2600 (voice) and (202) 690–0942 (TTY). days the deadline to submit comments reactors and spent-fuel pools.’’ The NRC on the proposed rule to designate 12 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: is denying the petition because the product categories for federal Marie Wheat, USDA, Office of Commission finds that the issues raised procurement, which was published on Procurement and Property Management, by the petitioner have been addressed January 13, 2017 (82 FR 4206) under the Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th by actions taken by the NRC in response authority of section 9002 of the Farm St. SW., Washington, DC 20024; email: to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear Security and Rural Investment Act of biopreferred_support@amecfw.com; accident. 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill), as amended phone (202) 239–4502. Information DATES: The docket for the petition for by the Food, Conservation, and Energy regarding the Federal preferred rulemaking, PRM–50–113, is closed on Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill), and procurement program (one initiative of February 21, 2017. further amended by the Agricultural Act the BioPreferred Program) is available ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill), 7 U.S.C. on the Internet at http:// NRC–2015–0230, when contacting the 8102. The 60-day comment period in www.biopreferred.gov. NRC about the availability of the proposed rule is scheduled to end information regarding this petition. You on March 14, 2017. The extended SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: may obtain publicly-available comment period will now close on information related to this petition by April 13, 2017. In this proposed rule, Comment Period any of the following methods: USDA is proposing to amend the USDA is extending the public • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Guidelines for Designating Biobased comment period for an additional 30 http://www.regulations.gov and search Products for Federal Procurement days. The public comment period will for Docket ID NRC–2015–0230. Address (Guidelines) to add 12 sections that will questions about NRC dockets to Carol end on April 13, 2017, instead on March designate the product categories within Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 14, 2017. which biobased products would be email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For afforded procurement preference by List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3201 technical questions, contact the Federal agencies and their contractors. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER DATES: Comments on the proposed rule Biobased products, Procurement. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; extension of comment period.
DatesComments on the proposed rule published January 13, 2017 (82 FR 4206) must be received on or before April 13, 2017.
ContactMarie Wheat, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20024; email: [email protected]; phone (202) 239-4502. Information regarding the Federal preferred procurement program (one initiative of the BioPreferred Program) is available on the Internet at http:// www.biopreferred.gov.
FR Citation82 FR 11159 
RIN Number0599-AA24
CFR AssociatedBiobased Products and Procurement
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