[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69726-69727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27907]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket FAR 2012-0081, Sequence 7]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-62; Small Entity Compliance Guide
AGENCY: 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 DOD, GSA,
and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in
accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rule
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-62, which amends
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a
rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been
prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding
this rule by referring to FAC 2005-62, which precedes this document.
These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
DATES: November 20, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC
2005-62 and the FAR case number. For information pertaining to status
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202-
501-4755.
List of Rules in FAC 2005-62
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I...................... Updates to 2010-014 Loeb.
Contract
Reporting and
Central
Contractor
Registration.
II*.................... Interagency 2012-010 Corrigan.
Acquisitions:
Compliance by
Nondefense
Agencies with
Defense
Procurement
Requirements.
III.................... Free Trade 2012-027 Davis.
Agreement--Panam
a.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these FAR cases, refer to
the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC 2005-62 amends the FAR as specified
below:
Item I--Updates to Contract Reporting and Central Contractor
Registration (FAR Case 2010-014)
GSA, DOD, and NASA published a proposed rule in the Federal
Register at 76 FR 73564 on November 29, 2011 to revise the practice for
and limit the use of generic Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
Numbers, update policies on reporting into the Federal Procurement Data
System (FPDS), and revise clauses for Central Contractor Registration
(CCR) and DUNS Number reporting. The rule increases transparency by
reducing the use of generic DUNs, but may require more small businesses
to register in CCR. The rule clarifies that non-appropriated fund
awards will generally not be included in FPDS. The rule also clarifies
requirements for agencies to submit and review contract action reports
in FPDS. This rule uses the existing term ``Central Contractor
Registration'' rather than ``System for Award Management,'' because FAR
Case 2012-033 will address the terminology update to ``System for Award
Management'' throughout the FAR.
Item II--Interagency Acquisitions: Compliance by Nondefense Agencies
With Defense Procurement Requirements (FAR Case 2012-010)
This interim rule amends the FAR to implement section 801 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110-
181), as
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amended (10 U.S.C. 2304 note). Section 801 requires compliance
certifications by non-defense agencies that purchase on behalf of DoD,
and clarifies which DoD laws and regulations apply. The agencies must
comply with new FAR subpart 17.7, in addition to complying with FAR
subpart 17.5. To provide clarification for small business and
contracting officers, existing policy for small business goal credit
for assisted acquisitions is added to section FAR 4.603(c).
Item III--Free Trade Agreement--Panama (FAR Case 2012-027)
This interim rule implements a new Free Trade Agreement with Panama
(see the United States--Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation
Act (Pub. L. 112-43) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).
This Trade Promotion Agreement is a free trade agreement that
provides for mutually non-discriminatory treatment of eligible products
and services from Panama. This interim rule is not expected to have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Dated: November 9, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-27907 Filed 11-19-12; 8:45 am]
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