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            <NAME>Agency for International Development</NAME>
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<p>The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is issuing this direct final rule revising USAID's assistance regulations (2 CFR 700) to make plain language editorial amendments to better clarify the regulation.&nbsp; This update is being done in accordance with Section 7(m) of E.O. 14058, Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government&rdquo; which requires that USAID review and revise regulations to ensure that they are clear and intelligible.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <LEGAL_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</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Direct Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Kelly</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Miskowski</LAST_NAME>
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                    <CODE>0412</CODE>
                    <NAME>Agency for International Development</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>AID</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 256-7378</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>kmiskowski@usaid.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20004</ZIP>
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