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Summary presentation of
interim rule.
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–08;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: This document summarizes
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2005–08. A companion
document, the Small Entity Compliance
Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The
FAC, including the SECG, is available
via the Internet at https://
www.acqnet.gov/far.
For effective date and comment
date, see separate document which
follows.
DATES:
For
clarification of content, contact the
analyst whose name appears in the table
below in relation to the FAR case.
Please cite FAC 2005–08, FAR case
2005–030. Interested parties may also
visit our Web site at https://
www.acqnet.gov/far. For information
pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the FAR Secretariat
at (202) 501–4755.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Item
Subject
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Trade Agreements—Thresholds (Interim) ...........................................................................................
A
summary for the FAR rule follows. For
the actual revisions and/or amendments
to this FAR case, refer to the specific
item number and subject set forth in the
document following this item summary.
FAC 2005–08 amends the FAR as
specified below:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Item I—Trade Agreements—Thresholds
(Interim)(FAR Case 2005–030)
This interim rule changes the
thresholds for application of the World
Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement and the other
Free Trade Agreements with Canada,
Mexico, Chile, Singapore, and Australia.
These threshold increases occur every
two years in order to keep pace with
inflation. The United States Trade
Representative published the thresholds
in the December 12, 2005, Federal
Register (70 FR 73510 to 73511).
Dated: December 28, 2005.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
FAR case
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Domenic C. Cipicchio,
Acting Director, Defense Procurement and
Acquisition Policy.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Roger Waldron,
Acting Senior Procurement Executive, Office
of the Chief Acquisition Officer, General
Services Administration.
Dated: December 28, 2005.
Anne Guenther,
Acting Assistant Administrator for
Procurement, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
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Administrator of General Services, and
the Administrator for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
and other directive material contained
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AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Interim rule with request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency
Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council
(Councils) have agreed on an interim
rule amending the Federal Acquisition
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Regulation (FAR) to implement the
increased thresholds for the World
Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement and Free Trade
Agreements.
DATES: Effective Date: January 5, 2006.
Comment Date: Interested parties
should submit written comments to the
FAR Secretariat on or before March 6,
2006 to be considered in the
formulation of a final rule.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by FAC 2005–08, FAR case
2005–030, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Agency Web Site: https://
www.acqnet.gov/far/ProposedRules/
proposed.htm. Click on the FAR case
number to submit comments.
• E-mail: farcase.2005–030@gsa.gov.
Include FAC 2005–08, FAR case 2005–
030 in the subject line of the message.
• Fax: 202–501–4067.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035,
ATTN: Laurieann Duarte, Washington,
DC 20405.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite FAC 2005–08, FAR case
2005–030, in all correspondence related
to this case. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
www.acqnet.gov/far/ProposedRules/
proposed.htm, including any personal
and/or business confidential
information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
clarification of content, contact Ms.
Kimberly Marshall, Procurement
Analyst, at (202) 219–0986. Please cite
FAC 2005–08, FAR case 2005–030. For
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-08; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of interim rule.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2005-08. A companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG,
is available via the Internet at https://www.acqnet.gov/far.
DATES: For effective date and comment date, see separate document which
follows.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
the analyst whose name appears in the table below in relation to the
FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-08, FAR case 2005-030. Interested
parties may also visit our Web site at https://www.acqnet.gov/far. For
information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the
FAR Secretariat at (202) 501-4755.
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I.......... Trade Agreements--Thresholds (Interim)... 2005-030 Marshall.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments to this FAR case, refer to the
specific item number and subject set forth in the document following
this item summary.
FAC 2005-08 amends the FAR as specified below:
Item I--Trade Agreements--Thresholds (Interim)(FAR Case 2005-030)
This interim rule changes the thresholds for application of the
World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the other
Free Trade Agreements with Canada, Mexico, Chile, Singapore, and
Australia. These threshold increases occur every two years in order to
keep pace with inflation. The United States Trade Representative
published the thresholds in the December 12, 2005, Federal Register (70
FR 73510 to 73511).
Dated: December 28, 2005.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-08 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-08 is
effective January 5, 2006.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Domenic C. Cipicchio,
Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Roger Waldron,
Acting Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Chief Acquisition
Officer, General Services Administration.
Dated: December 28, 2005.
Anne Guenther,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
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