Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government (DFARS Case 2010-D010)

Summary:

DCN 20110419 adopts as final, without change, the interim rule that implemented revisions to DoD Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-019, "Policy Guidance for Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). "This DTM revises the description of communications security material that is "proscribed information."

Supplementary Information:

I. Background

DoD published an interim rule in the Federal Register at 75 FR 35684 on June 23, 2010, to implement changes required by Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-019, "Policy Guidance for Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI)," which required conforming changes to the DFARS.

The public comment period closed August 23, 2010, and no public comments were received. DoD has therefore adopted the interim rule as a final rule without change.

Dates:

The Effective Date for this final rule is 19 April 2011.

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