[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44065-44066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17739]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 1, 16, 22, and 52
[FAC 2005-60; Item VI; Docket 2012-0079; Sequence 3]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) in order to make editorial changes.
DATES: Effective Date: July 26, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Secretariat, 1275 First
Street NE., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20417, 202-501-4755, for
information pertaining to status or publication schedules. Please cite
FAC 2005-60, Technical Amendments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to update certain elements in 48
CFR parts 1, 16, 22, and 52, this document makes editorial changes to
the FAR.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 16, 22, and 52
Government procurement.
Dated: July 16, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 1, 16, 22, and 52
as set forth below:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 1, 16, 22, and 52 is revised
to read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 51
U.S.C. 20113.
PART 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
1.105-2 [Amended]
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2. Amend section 1.105-2 by revising paragraphs (c)(3)(i) and (ii) to
read as follows:
1.105-2 Arrangement of regulations.
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(c) * * *
(3) * * *
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(i) Part would be ``FAR part 9'' outside the FAR and ``part 9''
within the FAR.
(ii) Subpart would be ``FAR subpart 9.1'' outside the FAR and
``subpart 9.1'' within the FAR.
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PART 16--TYPES OF CONTRACTS
16.301-3 [Amended]
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3. Amend section 16.301-3 by removing from paragraph (a)(4) ``other
that firm-fixed-priced'' and adding ``other than firm-fixed-priced'' in
its place.
PART 22--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS
22.1801 [Amended]
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4. Amend section 22.1801 by--
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a. Removing from the definition ``Employee assigned to the contract'',
``November 6, 1986'' and adding ``November 6, 1986 (after November 27,
2009, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)'' in its
place; and
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b. Removing from the definition ``United States'', ``Guam,'' and adding
``Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands'' in its
place.
22.1802 [Amended]
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5. Amend section 22.1802 by removing from paragraph (c) ``November 6,
1986'' and adding ``November 6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)'' in its place.
PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
52.212-5 [Amended]
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6. Amend section 52.212-5 by--
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a. Removing from the clause heading ``(May 2012)'' and adding ``(JUL
2012)'' in its place; and
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b. Removing from paragraphs (b)(34) and (e)(1)(xii) ``(Jan 2009)'' and
adding ``(JUL 2012)'' in their places; and
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c. Removing from the introductory paragraph of Alternate II ``(Dec
2010)'' and adding ``(JUL 2012)'' in its place; and
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d. Removing from Alternate II, in paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(L) ``(Jan
2009)'' and adding ``(JUL 2012)'' in its place.
52.215-20 [Amended]
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7. Amend section 52.215-20 by removing from the introductory paragraph
of Alternate I ``15.408(1)'' and adding ``15.408(l)'' in its place.
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8. Amend section 52.222-54 by--
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a. Revising the date of the clause;
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b. Amending paragraph (a) by--
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i. In the definition ``Employee assigned to the contract'', in the
introductory text, removing ``November 6, 1986'' and adding ``November
6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands)'' in its place; and
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ii. Removing from the definition ``United States'', ``Guam,'' and
adding ``Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands'' in
its place; and
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c. Revising paragraph of (b)(4) introductory text.
The revisions read as follows:
52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.
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Employment Eligibility Verification (JUL 2012)
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(b) * * *
(4) Option to verify employment eligibility of all employees.
The Contractor may elect to verify all existing employees hired
after November 6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands), rather than just those employees
assigned to the contract. The Contractor shall initiate verification
for each existing employee working in the United States who was
hired after November 6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), within 180 calendar
days of--
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9. Amend section 52.223-2 by revising the date of the clause and
paragraph (b); and removing from paragraph (c)(3) ``contract to'' and
adding ``contact to'' in its place. The revised text reads as follows:
52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service
and Construction Contracts.
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Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and
Construction Contracts (JUL 2012)
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(b) Information about this requirement and these products is
available at http://www.biopreferred.gov.
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