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RIN: 0750-AH29

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: ●Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Humanitarian or Peacekeeping Operations (DFARS Case 2011-D032)
Abstract: This interim rule amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the authority provided by 10 U.S.C. 2303(7) to invoke a simplified acquisition threshold that is two times the amount specified at 41 U.S.C. 134 (formerly 41 U.S.C. 403(11)) to support humanitarian or peacekeeping operations. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) was revised to implement the authority to increase thresholds when supporting a contingency operation or facilitating the defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against the United States. While the definition of humanitarian or peacekeeping operations is included in the FAR at 2.101, 41 U.S.C. 1903 does not provide Governmentwide authority for raising the simplified acquisition threshold in support of such operations. Therefore, it was not included in the FAR but should be included in the DFARS. DoD does not expect this interim rule to have a significant negative economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the rule does not impose any requirements on small businesses. The statute applies only to purchases made outside the United States and only to those purchases that directly support a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation. However, DoD invites comments from small business concerns and other interested parties on the expected impact of this rule on small entities.
Agency: Department of Defense(DOD)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 48 CFR (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 10 USC 2303 41 USC 134

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	07/25/2011	76 FR 44280
Interim Final Rule Effective	07/25/2011
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	09/23/2011
Final Action	12/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Ynette R. Shelkin Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System Department of Defense Defense Acquisition Regulations Council OUSD/AT&L DPAP/DARS, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, Washington, DC 20301-3060 Phone:571 372-6089 Email: ynette.shelkin@osd.mil