Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Participation in Acquisitions in Support of Operations in Afghanistan

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title: "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Participation in Acquisitions in Support of Operations in Afghanistan"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2010-380"
section_name: "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Participation in Acquisitions in Support of Operations in Afghanistan"
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currency: "2010-01-12"
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agency: "Defense Department"
document_number: "2010-380"
document_type: "proposed_rule"
publication_date: "2010-01-12"
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  - "Defense Department"
  - "Defense Acquisition Regulations System"
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  - "48 CFR Part 225"
  - "48 CFR Part 252"
fr_citation: "75 FR 1567"
fr_volume: 75
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  - "DFARS Case 2009-D012"
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#  Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Participation in Acquisitions in Support of Operations in Afghanistan

**AGENCY:**

Department of Defense (DoD).

**ACTION:**

Proposed rule; correction of comment date.

**SUMMARY:**

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement: Waiver of the section 302(a) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended, which prohibits acquisitions of products or services from non-designated countries, in order to allow acquisition from the nine South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) states; and Determination of inapplicability of the Balance of Payments Program evaluation factor to offers of products (other than arms, ammunition, or war materials) from the SC/CASA states to support operations in Afghanistan. The end of the comment period was erroneously published as March 9, 2009, rather than March 9, 2010.

**DATES:**

Comment date: Comments on the proposed rule published January 6, 2010 (75 FR 832), should be submitted in writing to the address shown below on or before March 9, 2010.

**ADDRESSES:**

You may submit comments, identified by DFARS Case 2009-D012, using any of the following methods:

• *Federal eRulemaking Portal:**http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• *E-mail: [email protected].* Include DFARS Case 2009-D012 in the subject line of the message.

• *Fax:* (703) 602-0305.

• *Mail:* Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Amy Williams, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062.

• *Hand Delivery/Courier:* Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Crystal Square 4, Suite 200A, 241 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-3402.

Comments received generally will be posted without change to *http://www.regulations.gov* , including any personal information provided.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Ms. Amy Williams, (703) 602-0328.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**A. Background**

On January 6, 2010, DoD published a proposed rule in the *Federal Register* (75 FR 832). The comment date is being corrected from March 9, 2009, to March 9, 2010.

Amy G. Williams,

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.