Defense Department, Defense Acquisition Regulations System
DoD is issuing a final rule to revise the definitions of "Caribbean Basin country" and "designated country" due to the change in the political status of the islands that comprised the Netherlands Antilles.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48 CFR Part 252 RIN 0750-AH32 AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: DoD is issuing a final rule to revise the definitions of “Caribbean Basin country” and “designated country” due to the change in the political status of the islands that comprised the Netherlands Antilles. DATES: Effective date: June 29, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Williams, Telephone 703-602-0328. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background This final rule amends definitions of “Caribbean Basin country” and “designated country” at the clauses 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements, and 252.225-45, Balance of Payments Program—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements. On October 10, 2010, Curacao and Sint Maarten became autonomous territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius now fall under the direct administration of the Netherlands. The Netherlands Antilles was designated as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (see 19 U.S.C. 2702 ). According to the initiative, successor political entities remain eligible as beneficiary countries. Therefore, the definitions have been revised to replace “Netherlands Antilles” with the five separate successor entities. II. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to …
Citation: 76 FR 38053
