[Federal Register: November 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 225)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 25 and 52
[FAC 2005-14; FAR Case 2005-045; Item II; Docket 2006-0020, Sequence
20]
RIN 9000-AK43
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-045, Removal of
Sanctions Against Certain EU Countries
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 to adopt as
final, without change, an interim rule that amended the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove the sanctions against certain
European Union (EU) countries.
DATES: Effective Date: November 22, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
Mr. Jeremy Olson, at (202) 501-3221. Please cite FAC 2005-14, FAR case
2005-045. For information pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the FAR Secretariat at (202) 501-4755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the Federal
Register at 71 FR 20305 on April 19, 2006. The interim rule deleted FAR
Subpart 25.6, Trade Sanctions, and the clauses at FAR 52.225-15,
Sanctioned European Union Country End Products, and FAR 52.225-16,
Sanctioned European Union Country Services, and other associated
references in FAR Part 25.
No comments were received by the close of the public comment period
on June 19, 2006. Therefore, the Councils have agreed to convert the
interim rule 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 this rule only removes
sanctions from--
End products from sanctioned EU countries with an
estimated acquisition value less than $193,000;
Sanctioned EU country construction with an estimated
acquisition value less than $7,407,000; or
Sanctioned EU country services with an estimated
acquisition value less than $193,000 or that are excluded from coverage
by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement.
These sanctions did not apply to small business set-asides, to
acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold using
simplified acquisition procedures, or to acquisitions by the Department
of Defense.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes to
the
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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 25 and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: November 15, 2006.
Ralph De Stefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
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Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 25 and 52, which
was published at 71 FR 20305, April 19, 2006, is adopted as a final
rule without change.
[FR Doc. 06-9307 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]
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