Rule2024-30937
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities
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Published
December 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentGeneral Services AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract
DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an interim rule on November 12, 2024, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a prohibition on the procurement and operation of unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by an American Security Drone Act- covered foreign entity. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from January 13, 2025, to January 27, 2025, to provide additional time for interested parties to provide comments on the proposed rule. The effective date of this rule is not being changed and remains November 12, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 106364-106365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30937]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 4, 13, 39, 40, and 52
[FAR Case 2024-002; Docket No. 2024-0002, Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AO70
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft
Systems From Covered Foreign Entities
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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ACTION: Interim rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an interim rule on November 12,
2024, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a
prohibition on the procurement and operation of unmanned aircraft
systems manufactured or assembled by an American Security Drone Act-
covered foreign entity. The deadline for submitting comments is being
extended from January 13, 2025, to January 27, 2025, to provide
additional time for interested parties to provide comments on the
proposed rule. The effective date of this rule is not being changed and
remains November 12, 2024.
DATES: For the interim rule published on November 12, 2024, (89 FR
89464), the deadline to submit comments is extended. Submit comments by
January 27, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAC 2025-01, FAR Case 2024-
002 to the Federal eRulemaking portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by
searching for ``FAR Case 2024-002''. Select the link ``Comment Now''
that corresponds with ``FAR Case 2024-002''. Follow the instructions
provided on the ``Comment Now'' screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and ``FAR Case 2024-002'' on your attached
document. If your comment cannot be submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, call or email the points of contact in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``FAR Case 2024-
002'' in all correspondence related to this case. Comments received
generally will be posted without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>,
including any personal and/or business confidential information
provided. Public comments may be submitted as an individual, as an
organization, or anonymously (see frequently asked questions at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/faq">https://www.regulations.gov/faq</a>). To confirm receipt of your comment(s),
please check <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, approximately two-to-three
days after submission to verify posting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
Mr. Benjamin Collins, Procurement Analyst, at 850-826-0058 or by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#177572797d767a7e793974787b7b7e79645770647639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2240474c48434f4b4c0c414d4e4e4b4c51624551430c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>. For information pertaining to status,
publication schedules, or alternate instructions for submitting
comments if <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> cannot be used, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#20677361724547734543604753410e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efa8bcaebd8a88bc8a8caf889c8ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please cite FAC 2025-01, FAR Case 2024-002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the Federal
Register at 89 FR 89464 on November 12, 2024. The comment period is
extended to January 27, 2025, to allow additional time for interested
parties to develop comments on this rule. The effective date of this
rule is not being changed and remains November 12, 2024.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 4, 13, 39, 40, and 52
Government procurement.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-30937 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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