Commodities and services financed by USAID: source, origin, and nationality rules,

[Federal Register: December 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 251)]

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

U.S. Agency for International Development

22 CFR Part 228

RIN 0412-AA40

Rules on Source, Origin and Nationality for Commodities and Services Financed by USAID: Special Source Rules Requiring Procurement from the United States

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), IDCA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: USAID is amending its regulation on source, origin and nationality for commodities and services financed by USAID by dropping the requirement that vehicles must be manufactured by, and bear the nameplates of, Chrysler, Ford or General Motors in order to be considered U.S.-manufactured vehicles eligible for USAID financing. The rule served little practical purpose since these are the only vehicles manufactured in the U.S. that are generally available for export from the United States. Foreign corporations manufacturing vehicles in the U.S. are doing so for U.S. consumption. Removing the requirement simplifies the rules and has no significant impact.

DATES: Effective March 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen O'Hara, Office of Procurement, Policy Division (M/OP/P) USAID, Washington, DC 20523-7801. Telephone: (202) 712-4759, facsimile: (202) 216-3395, e-mail address: koharausaid.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This change is being published as a final rule since the regulation is being amended to reflect a change the Agency has made in its internal policy documents. However, we welcome any comments from the public. This rule will not have an impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. and is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. This regulatory action was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 228

Administrative practice and procedure, Commodity procurement, Grant programs--foreign relations.

Accordingly 22 CFR part 228 is amended as follows:

PART 228--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation continues to read as follows:

   Authority: Sec. 621, Pub. L. 87-195, 75 Stat. 445 (22 U.S.C. 2381), as amended; E.O. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673; 3 CFR 1979 Comp., p. 435.

   Sec. 228.13 [Amended]

2. Sec. 228.13 is amended by removing the last two sentences in the paragraph (b).

   Dated: November 17, 1998 Marcus L. Stevenson, Procurement Executive.

   [FR Doc. 98-34718Filed12-30-98; 8:45 am]

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