[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22589]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket FAR 2012-0081, Sequence 6]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-61; Small Entity Compliance Guide
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.
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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA,
and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in
accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rule
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-61, which amends
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a
rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been
prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding
this rule by referring to FAC 2005-61, which precedes this document.
These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
DATES: September 13, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC
2005-61 and the FAR case number. For information pertaining to status
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202-
501-4755.
List of Rules in FAC 2005-61
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I........................................ United States-Korea Free Trade 2012-004 Davis.
Agreement.
II....................................... Delete Outdated FAR Reference to 2012-026 Lague.
the DoD Industrial Preparedness
Program.
III...................................... NAICS and Size Standards........ 2012-021 Morgan.
IV....................................... Bid Protest and Appeal 2012-008 Loeb.
Authorities.
V........................................ Technical Amendments.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR cases, refer to
the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC 2005-61 amends the FAR as specified
below:
Item I--United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FAR Case 2012-004)
This final rule adopts without change the interim rule published in
the Federal Register on March 7, 2012 (77 FR 13952), to implement the
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The Republic of Korea is
already party to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement
Agreement (WTO GPA). The Korea Free Trade Agreement now covers
acquisition of supplies and services between $100,000 and the current
WTO GPA threshold of $202,000. This final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Item II--Delete Outdated FAR Reference to the DoD Industrial
Preparedness Program (FAR Case 2012-026)
This final rule amends the FAR to delete outdated references to the
``DoD Industrial Preparedness Program'', which is no longer in
existence. There is no impact to the Government or small business
because this program was discontinued in 1992.
Item III--NAICS and Size Standards (FAR Case 2012-021)
This final rule amends the FAR to clarify that new North American
Industry Classification System codes are not available for use in
Federal contracting until the Small Business Administration publishes
corresponding industry size standards. Published size standards are
available on the SBA's Web site and at 13 CFR 121.201. The clarifying
language is provided for informational purposes and only addresses
internal Government policies and procedures. This rule will not have a
significant impact on the Government, and does not impose additional
requirements on small businesses.
Item IV--Bid Protest and Appeal Authorities (FAR Case 2012-008)
This final rule amends FAR part 33 to note that there are other
Federal-court related protest authorities and dispute-appeal
authorities that are not covered by FAR part 33. This rule also
provides contracting officers with appropriate references to their
office of legal counsel and the Web site for the rules of the U.S.
Court of Federal Claims. This is a final rule because it only impacts
the Federal Government's internal operating procedures.
Item V--Technical Amendments
Editorial changes are made at FAR 7.403 and 15.404-1.
Dated: September 7, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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