[Federal Register: December 31, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 251)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
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Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-121). It consists of a summary of the rules
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-11 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 2001-11 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 2001-11
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Item Subject FAR Case Analyst
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I........................... Special 2002-028 Moss.
Simplified
Procedures For
Purchases Of
Commercial
Items in
Excess of the
Simplified
Acquisition
Threshold.
II.......................... Section 508 2002-012 Nelson.
Micro-purchase
Exception
Sunset
Provision.
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Item I--Special Simplified Procedures for Purchases of Commercial Items
in Excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (FAR Case 2002-028)
This final rule amends FAR Subpart 13.5 to extend the expiration
date of the test of special simplified procedures for purchases of
commercial items greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but
not exceeding $5,000,000 to January 1, 2004. This change implements
Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2003 (Pub. L. 107-314). Section 812 amended Section 4202(e) of the
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 110
Stat. 654; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note).
Item II--Section 508 Micro-purchase Exception Sunset Provision (FAR
Case 2002-012)
This interim rule extends the Electronic and Information Technology
(Section 508) micro-purchase exception to October 1, 2004. This rule is
of special interest to contracting officers and other individuals
designated in accordance with FAR 1.603-3.
Dated: December 20, 2002.
Jeremy F. Olson,
Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 02-32740 Filed 12-30-02; 8:45 am]