VI.  Determination To Issue an Interim Rule

A determination has been made under the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DoD), the Administrator of General Services (GSA), and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that urgent and compelling reasons exist to promulgate this interim rule without prior opportunity for public comment. FAR Case 2010-012 implemented section 102 and partially implemented section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-195). This interim rule is necessary because the rule further implements section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, which was signed on July 1, 2010. Section 106 was effective upon enactment, which imposed a procurement prohibition relating to contracts with persons that export certain sensitive technology to Iran entered into or renewed on or after September 29, 2010. However, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 1707 and FAR 1.501-3(b), DoD, GSA, and NASA will consider public comments received in response to this interim rule in the formation of the final rule.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 4, 25, and 52

Government procurement.

Dated: October 21, 2011.

Laura Auletta,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.

Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 4, 25, and 52 as set forth below:

1.  The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 4, 25, and 52 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 U.S.C. 2473(c).