[Federal Register: March 16, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 51)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
[FAC 2005-50; FAR Case 2009-040; Item VII; Docket 2010-0092, Sequence
1]
RIN 9000-AL57
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade Agreements Thresholds
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without change, an
interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
incorporate increased thresholds for application of the World Trade
Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade
Agreements, as determined by the United States Trade Representative.
DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 219-0202, for
clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at (202) 501-
4755. Please cite FAC 2005-50, FAR Case 2009-040.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the Federal
Register at 75 FR 38689 on July 2, 2010, to incorporate increased
thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as determined by
the United States Trade Representative. Every two years, the trade
agreements thresholds are adjusted according to a pre-determined
formula under the agreements. These thresholds were effective on
January 1, 2010. No public comments were received. DoD, GSA, and NASA
have agreed to convert this FAR case from an interim to a final rule
without change.
II. Executive Order 12866
This is a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was 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.
III. 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 dollar threshold
changes are designed to keep pace with inflation and thus maintain the
status quo.
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) does apply;
however, these changes to the FAR do not impose additional information
collection requirements to the paperwork burden previously approved
under OMB Control Numbers 9000-0130, titled: Buy American Act-Free
Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate; 9000-0025, titled: Buy
American Act, Trade Agreements Act Certificate; and 9000-0141, titled:
Buy American Act-Construction.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Millisa Gary,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
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Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52,
which was published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 38689 on July 2,
2010, is adopted as a final rule without change.
[FR Doc. 2011-5558 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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