[Federal Register: February 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 27)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 22 and 52
[FAC 2001-04; FAR Case 2001-017;
Item IV]
RIN 9000-AJ13
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order 13204, Revocation
of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under
Certain Contracts
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule
amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement
Executive Order (E.O.) 13204, Revocation of Executive Order on
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts, signed by
the President on February 17, 2001. The E.O. requires that any rules
implementing E.O. 12933, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under
Certain Contracts, be promptly rescinded.
DATES: Effective Date: February 20, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS
Building, Washington, DC, 20405, (202) 501-4755, for information
pertaining to status or publication schedules. For clarification of
content, contact Ms. Linda Nelson, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 501-
1900. Please cite FAC 2001-04, FAR case 2001-017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
This final rule amends the FAR to implement Executive Order (E.O.)
13204, Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified
Workers Under Certain Contracts. The E.O. required the prompt recession
of any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing
or enforcing E.O. 12933, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under
Certain Contracts, to the extent consistent with law.
DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the Federal
Register at 66 FR 27416, May 16, 2001. No comments were received in
response to the notice. The interim rule is converted to a final rule
without change.
This is not a significant regulatory action, and therefore, was not
subject to review under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is
not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration certify that this
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the rule merely removes
requirements from the FAR that implemented regulations issued by the
Department of Labor (DoL) for which DoL certified would not have a
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities
(see Federal Register at 62 FR 28175, May 22, 1997).
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes to
the FAR do not impose information collection requirements that require
the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C.
3501, et seq.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22 and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: February 1, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
Accordingly, DoD, GSA, and NASA adopt the interim rule amending 48
CFR parts 22 and 52, which was published in the Federal Register at 66
FR 27416, May 16, 2001, as a final rule without change.
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42
U.S.C. 2473(c).
[FR Doc. 02-2916 Filed 2-7-02; 8:45 am]
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