[Federal Register: December 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 248)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide
AGENCIES: 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 the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the
Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with
section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121). It consists of a summary of rules appearing
in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-03 which amend the FAR. An
asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility
analysis has been prepared in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 604. Interested
parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by
referring to FAC 2001-03 which precedes this document. These documents
are also available via the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.arnet.gov/far.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202)
501-4225. For clarification of content, contact the analyst whose name
appears in the table below.
List of Rules in FAC 2001-03
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I................. Contractor 1999-010 (stay) De Stefano.
Responsiblity, Labor
Relations Costs, and
Costs Relating to Legal
and Other Proceedings.
II................ Contractor 2001-014 De Stefano.
Responsibility, Labor
Relations Costs, and
Costs Relating to Legal
and Other Proceedings--
Revocation.
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Item I--Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs
Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings (FAR Case 1999-010 (Stay))
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published
in the Federal Register at 65 FR 80255, December 20, 2000, a final rule
addressing contractor responsibility and costs incurred in legal and
other proceedings. After further review, the FAR Council published an
interim rule in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17754, April 3, 2001,
staying that rule. This final rule terminates the stay.
Item II--Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and
Costs Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings--Revocation (FAR Case
2001-014)
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published
in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17758, April 3, 2001, a proposed rule
(April proposed rule) with a request for public comments. The April
proposed rule proposed revoking a final rule published in the Federal
Register at 65 FR 80255, December 20, 2000 (December final rule). The
December final rule addressed responsibility and costs incurred in
legal and other proceedings. This rule finalizes the April 3, 2001,
proposed rule.
Dated: December 14, 2001.
Gloria M. Sochon,
Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 01-31303 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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