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(2) HCO-to-TTY and HCO-to-HCO.
Captioned telephone service providers
and IP CTS providers are not required
to provide:
(i) Text-to-voice functionality; and
(ii) One-line HCO, two-line HCO,
HCO-to-TTY, and HCO-to-HCO. IP CTS
providers are not required to provide
one-line VCO.
(vi) TRS providers are required to
provide the following features:
(A) Call release functionality (only
with respect to the provision of TTYbased relay service);
(B) Speed dialing functionality; and
(C) Three-way calling functionality.
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(b) Technical standards—(1) ASCII
and Baudot. TTY-based relay service
shall be capable of communicating with
ASCII and Baudot format, at any speed
generally in use. Other forms of TRS are
not subject to this requirement.
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(3) Equal access to interexchange
carriers. TRS users shall have access to
their chosen interexchange carrier
through the TRS, and to all other
operator services to the same extent that
such access is provided to voice users.
This requirement is inapplicable to
providers of Internet-based TRS if they
do not assess specific charges for long
distance calling.
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(14) TRS calls requiring the use of
multiple CAs. The following types of
calls that require multiple CAs for their
handling are compensable from the TRS
Fund:
(i) VCO-to-VCO calls between
multiple captioned telephone relay
service users, multiple IP CTS users, or
captioned telephone relay service users
and IP CTS users;
(ii) Calls between captioned telephone
relay service or IP CTS users and TTY
service users; and
(iii) Calls between captioned
telephone relay service or IP CTS users
and VRS users.
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Final rule.
The Audio Division, at the
request of Bryan Broadcasting License
Corporation, substitutes Channel 274A
for vacant Channel 267A at Centerville,
Texas, and grant the Application for
Station KKEE, Centerville, Texas, File
No. BMPH–20140324ADD. A staff
engineering analysis indicates that
Channel 274A can be allotted to
Centerville, Texas consistent with the
minimum distance separation
requirements of the Commission’s Rules
with a site restriction located 4.3
kilometers (2.7 miles) east of
Centerville. The reference coordinates
are 31–15–00 NL and 95–56–00 WL.
DATES: Effective November 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Report and Order, DA
14–1360, adopted September 18, 2014,
and released September 19, 2014. The
full text of this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC’s Reference
Information Center at Portals II, CY–
A257, 445 Twelfth Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. This document
may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractors,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th
Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1–
800–378–3160 or via Web site at
www.BCPIWEB.com. This document
does not contain information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13. The Commission will send a copy of
the Report and Order in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
SUMMARY:
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
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ACTION:
[MB Docket No. 14–56, RM–11718; DA 14–
1360]
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
Radio Broadcasting Services;
Centerville, Texas
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
Federal Communications
Commission.
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47 CFR Part 73
AGENCY:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and
339.
§ 73.202
[Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
Allotments under Texas, is amended by
removing Channel 267A at Centerville.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 501, 537, and 552
[(Change 59); GSAR Case 2013–G501;
Docket No. 2014–0010; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 3090–AJ46
General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation; (GSAR);
Qualifications of Offerors
Office of Acquisition Policy,
General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The General Services
Administration (GSA) is amending the
General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to
remove the GSAR provision
Qualifications of Offerors.
DATES: Effective: October 21, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Christina Mullins, Procurement Analyst,
by phone at 202–969–4066, or by email
at christina.mullins@gsa.gov, for
clarification of content. For information
pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the Regulatory
Secretariat at 202–501–4755. Please cite
GSAR Case 2013–G501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
GSA published a proposed rule in the
Federal Register at 79 FR 24361 on
April 30, 2014, amending the General
Services Administration Acquisition
Regulation (GSAR), to remove GSAR
provision 552.237–70, Qualifications of
Offerors, and provide other conforming
changes. No comments were received on
the proposed rule by the June 30, 2014
closing date.
This rule is a result of the
Retrospective Analysis conducted under
Executive Order 13563. Executive Order
13563 required agencies to review
existing regulations and identify rules
that are obsolete, unnecessary,
unjustified, excessively burdensome or
counterproductive and identify those
rules that warrant repeal, amendment,
or revision. The General Services
Administration (GSA) identified GSAR
provision 552.237–70 in GSA’s Final
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Plan for Retrospective Analysis
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget on August 18, 2011. GSA’s
Final Plan for Retrospective Analysis
was published in the Federal Register
on June 3, 2011, welcoming public
comments. No comments were received.
The GSA’s Final Plan was also posted
on www.gsa.gov/open.
II. Discussion and Analysis
GSAM Provision 552.237–70,
Qualifications of Offerors, was utilized
to support GSA’s Public Buildings
Service as outlined in GSAM 537.110.
The provision requires all offerors
considered for award for building
services expected to exceed the
simplified acquisition threshold and not
initiated with Ability One under the
Javis-Wagner-O-Day Act to furnish:
• Narrative statement listing
comparable contracts performed.
• A general history of operating
organization and complete experience.
• A statement of financial resources.
• Information on ability to maintain a
staff of regular employees adequate to
ensure continuous performance of the
work.
• Demonstration that equipment and/
or plant capacity for the work
contemplated is sufficient, adequate and
suitable.
• Information on competency in
performing comparable building service
contracts, acceptable financial
resources, personnel staffing, plant,
equipment and supply sources.
As a result of the Retrospective
Analysis, GSA determined that the
GSAR provision, 552.237–70,
Qualifications of Offerors, is obsolete
and is no longer necessary. The
collection of information associated
with this provision is captured in a
variety of methods such as: Compliance
with FAR Part 9 including pre-award
information, System for Award
Management (SAM) reports and receipt
of contractor’s proposal information
submitted in response to the
Government technical evaluation
criteria.
The specific changes contained in this
rule are as follows:
• Information Collection 3090–0197,
Qualifications of Offerors is deleted in
its entirety.
• Under Subpart 501.106—Delete
GSAR reference to Information
Collection 3090–0197 and GSAR
Provision 552.237–70.
• Under GSAR 537.110, Solicitation
provisions and contract clauses—Delete
GSAR 537.110(a)(1).
• Under GSAR 552.2, Provisions and
Clauses—GSAR 552.212–71, Contract
Terms and Conditions Applicable to
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GSA Acquisition of Commercial Items,
delete paragraph (a), and designate the
clause introductory text as paragraph (a)
and revise.
• Under GSAR 552.2, Provisions and
Clauses—Delete Provision 552.237–70
in its entirety.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This is not a significant
regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under Section 6(b) of
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, dated September 30, 1993. This
rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
804.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act
GSA has prepared a Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) consistent
with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
U.S.C. 601, et seq. The FRFA is
summarized as follows:
This final rule reduces the burden on small
entities within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., as the
Information Collection 3090–0197, citing
provision 552.237–70, Qualifications of
Offerors, is no longer needed and is removed
from the GSAR. Both large and small
business entities will no longer be bound to
submit data that the Government can freely
obtain from a variety of other sources.
There were no comments by the public in
response to the Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis provided in the proposed rule. No
comments were filed by the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.
This rule does not impose any new
information collection requirements on small
businesses. It will have no direct negative
impact on any small business concern.
Interested parties may obtain a copy
of the FRFA from the Regulatory
Secretariat. The Regulatory Secretariat
has submitted a copy of the FRFA to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
OMB approved the withdrawal and
discontinuation of the Information
Collection 3090–0197 (Qualifications of
Offerors) identifying GSAR Provision
552.237–70 on October 24, 2011.
Therefore, this final rule does not
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contain any information collection
requirements that require additional
approval of the Office of Management
and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 501,
537, and 552
Government procurement.
Dated: October 10, 2014.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Therefore, GSA amends 48 CFR parts
501, 537, and 552 as set forth below:
■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 501, 537, and 552 continues to
read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c).
PART 501—GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION
REGULATION SYSTEM
501.106
[Amended]
2. Amend section 501.106, in the
table, by removing GSAR Reference
‘‘552.237–70’’ and its corresponding
OMB Control Number ‘‘3090–0197’’.
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PART 537—SERVICE CONTRACTING
3. Amend section 537.110 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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537.110 Solicitation provisions and
contract clauses.
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(a) If the contract is expected to
exceed the simplified acquisition
threshold and it is not initiated with
Ability One under the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act insert 552.237–71,
Qualifications of Employees, in the
solicitation and contract. If needed, use
supplemental provisions or clauses to
describe specific requirements for
employees performing work on the
contract.
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PART 552—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
552.212–71
[Amended]
4. Amend section 552.212–71 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
b. Removing paragraph (a); and
c. Redesignating the clause
introductory text as paragraph (a) and
revising it to read as follows:
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Conditions Applicable to GSA Acquisition
of Commercial Items.
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Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable
to GSA Acquisition of Commercial Items
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(a) The Contractor agrees to comply with
any clause that is incorporated herein by
reference to implement agency policy
applicable to acquisition of commercial items
or components. The clause in effect based on
the applicable regulation cited on the date
the solicitation is issued applies unless
otherwise stated herein. The clauses in
paragraph (b) of this section are incorporated
by reference:
[The Contracting Officer should check the
clauses that apply or delete the clauses that
do not apply from the list. The Contracting
Officer may add the date of the clause if
desired for clarity.]
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552.237–70
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[Removed and Reserved]
5. Remove and reserve section
552.237–70.
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Regulatory Authority
BILLING CODE 6820–61–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 090313314–4831–02]
RIN 0648–AX78
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Modifications to
Federal Fisheries Permits and Federal
Processor Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA),Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS revises regulations for
the application process, use, surrender,
and amendment of a Federal Fisheries
Permit (FFP) or a Federal Processor
Permit (FPP). This action will reduce
industry compliance costs associated
with fishing and processing permit
regulations and NMFS’ administrative
costs associated with maintaining and
updating permit application regulations
and forms. This action promotes the
goals and objectives of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, the
Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area, and
other applicable laws.
DATES: Effective November 20, 2014.
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Electronic copies of the
proposed rule, the Categorical
Exclusion, and the Regulatory Impact
Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (RIR/IRFA) are available from
https://www.regulations.gov or from the
NMFS Alaska Region Web site at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Written comments regarding the
burden-hour estimates or other aspects
of the collection-of-information
requirements contained in this rule may
be submitted to NMFS, Alaska Region,
P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–
1668, Attn: Ellen Sebastian, Records
Officer; or by email to OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to 202–
395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patsy A. Bearden, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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NMFS Alaska Region manages the
U.S. groundfish fisheries in the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off
Alaska under the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
and the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The
fishery management plans were
prepared by the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council, under authority
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq. and other applicable laws,
and approved by the Secretary of
Commerce. Regulations implementing
the fishery management plans appear at
50 CFR part 679. General regulations
that pertain to U.S. fisheries appear at
subpart H of 50 CFR part 600.
Background
NMFS published a proposed rule for
these regulatory amendments in the
Federal Register on April 18, 2014 (79
FR 21882). The 30-day comment period
on the proposed rule ended on May 19,
2014. NMFS received one comment
during the comment period on the
proposed rule. The public comment and
NMFS’ response are found in the
Comment and Response section below.
A detailed review, including
rationale, for these regulations are
provided in the preamble to the
proposed rule (79 FR 21882, April 18,
2014) and are not repeated here (see
ADDRESSES). A brief summary of the
regulatory amendments follows.
This final rule incorporates six
actions that will: (1) Eliminate the
requirement to submit an original
permit when surrendering the permit to
NMFS or when applying for a permit
revision. This action will also add a
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proof of permit application submission
standard; (2) allow the use of a valid
legible copy in place of an original FFP
or FPP; (3) remove redundant FFP and
FPP application form requirements; (4)
clarify the circumstances under which
an FFP or FPP must be held by fishery
participants; (5) make minor
clarifications to FPP regulations; and (6)
make other regulatory corrections and
revisions to regulatory text.
Action 1: Eliminate the Requirements
To Submit an Original Permit When
Surrendering the Permit to NMFS or
When Amending an FFP or FPP, and
Add a Proof of Application Submission
Standard for Surrendering or Amending
a Permit
Section 679.4(a)(9) governs surrender
of permits issued by NMFS Alaska
Region, and § 679.4(b) and (f) govern
FFPs and FPPs, respectively. This rule
revises paragraphs (a)(9), (b), and (f) to
describe the process to surrender or
amend a permit. Paragraph (a)(9) is
amended to eliminate the requirement
that the FFP holder or FPP holder mail
the original permit to NMFS. Instead of
mailing back the original permit, a
permit holder will notify NMFS of
intent to surrender or amend an FFP or
FPP by submitting an FFP or FPP
application form (see https://www.alaska
fisheries.noaa.gov).
This rule adds a standard at
§ 679.4(a)(9)(iii) and (iv) that requires
permit applicants to have ‘‘objective
written evidence’’ to prove that their
application to surrender or amend a
permit was received by NMFS. In some
circumstances, persons have
unsuccessfully filed applications to
surrender or amend a permit because
they missed a filing deadline. This rule
establishes a ‘‘proof of receipt’’
standard, in a case of disputed receipt
within a filing deadline, that allows an
applicant to prove that the deadline was
met when surrendering or amending a
permit to Restricted Access
Management (RAM), the NMFS Alaska
Region permit division. Objective
written evidence will include, for
example, the applicant’s use of United
States Post Office Priority mail delivery
confirmation, or the United States Post
Office ‘‘green card’’ with its confirmed
receipt.
Regulations at § 679.4(a)(9)(iii) and
(iv) state that the sender is responsible
for keeping proof that the application
form to amend or surrender a permit
was received by NMFS. This does not
directly impose an additional
recordkeeping or reporting requirement
on a permit holder. The objective
written evidence standard will be used
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 501, 537, and 552
[(Change 59); GSAR Case 2013-G501; Docket No. 2014-0010; Sequence No.
1]
RIN 3090-AJ46
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; (GSAR);
Qualifications of Offerors
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to remove
the GSAR provision Qualifications of Offerors.
DATES: Effective: October 21, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christina Mullins, Procurement
Analyst, by phone at 202-969-4066, or by email at
christina.mullins@gsa.gov, for clarification of content. For
information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite GSAR Case 2013-
G501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
GSA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register at 79 FR
24361 on April 30, 2014, amending the General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), to remove GSAR provision 552.237-70,
Qualifications of Offerors, and provide other conforming changes. No
comments were received on the proposed rule by the June 30, 2014
closing date.
This rule is a result of the Retrospective Analysis conducted under
Executive Order 13563. Executive Order 13563 required agencies to
review existing regulations and identify rules that are obsolete,
unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome or counterproductive
and identify those rules that warrant repeal, amendment, or revision.
The General Services Administration (GSA) identified GSAR provision
552.237-70 in GSA's Final
[[Page 62884]]
Plan for Retrospective Analysis approved by the Office of Management
and Budget on August 18, 2011. GSA's Final Plan for Retrospective
Analysis was published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2011,
welcoming public comments. No comments were received. The GSA's Final
Plan was also posted on www.gsa.gov/open.
II. Discussion and Analysis
GSAM Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors, was utilized
to support GSA's Public Buildings Service as outlined in GSAM 537.110.
The provision requires all offerors considered for award for building
services expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and
not initiated with Ability One under the Javis-Wagner-O-Day Act to
furnish:
Narrative statement listing comparable contracts
performed.
A general history of operating organization and complete
experience.
A statement of financial resources.
Information on ability to maintain a staff of regular
employees adequate to ensure continuous performance of the work.
Demonstration that equipment and/or plant capacity for the
work contemplated is sufficient, adequate and suitable.
Information on competency in performing comparable
building service contracts, acceptable financial resources, personnel
staffing, plant, equipment and supply sources.
As a result of the Retrospective Analysis, GSA determined that the
GSAR provision, 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors, is obsolete and
is no longer necessary. The collection of information associated with
this provision is captured in a variety of methods such as: Compliance
with FAR Part 9 including pre-award information, System for Award
Management (SAM) reports and receipt of contractor's proposal
information submitted in response to the Government technical
evaluation criteria.
The specific changes contained in this rule are as follows:
Information Collection 3090-0197, Qualifications of
Offerors is deleted in its entirety.
Under Subpart 501.106--Delete GSAR reference to
Information Collection 3090-0197 and GSAR Provision 552.237-70.
Under GSAR 537.110, Solicitation provisions and contract
clauses--Delete GSAR 537.110(a)(1).
Under GSAR 552.2, Provisions and Clauses--GSAR 552.212-71,
Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable to GSA Acquisition of
Commercial Items, delete paragraph (a), and designate the clause
introductory text as paragraph (a) and revise.
Under GSAR 552.2, Provisions and Clauses--Delete Provision
552.237-70 in its entirety.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O.
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility.
This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under Section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning
and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule
under 5 U.S.C. 804.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act
GSA has prepared a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA)
consistent with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.
The FRFA is summarized as follows:
This final rule reduces the burden on small entities within the
meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., as
the Information Collection 3090-0197, citing provision 552.237-70,
Qualifications of Offerors, is no longer needed and is removed from
the GSAR. Both large and small business entities will no longer be
bound to submit data that the Government can freely obtain from a
variety of other sources.
There were no comments by the public in response to the Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis provided in the proposed rule. No
comments were filed by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
This rule does not impose any new information collection
requirements on small businesses. It will have no direct negative
impact on any small business concern.
Interested parties may obtain a copy of the FRFA from the
Regulatory Secretariat. The Regulatory Secretariat has submitted a copy
of the FRFA to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
OMB approved the withdrawal and discontinuation of the Information
Collection 3090-0197 (Qualifications of Offerors) identifying GSAR
Provision 552.237-70 on October 24, 2011. Therefore, this final rule
does not contain any information collection requirements that require
additional approval of the Office of Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 501, 537, and 552
Government procurement.
Dated: October 10, 2014.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, GSA amends 48 CFR parts 501, 537, and 552 as set forth
below:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 501, 537, and 552 continues
to read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c).
PART 501--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION
SYSTEM
501.106 [Amended]
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2. Amend section 501.106, in the table, by removing GSAR Reference
``552.237-70'' and its corresponding OMB Control Number ``3090-0197''.
PART 537--SERVICE CONTRACTING
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3. Amend section 537.110 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
537.110 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
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(a) If the contract is expected to exceed the simplified
acquisition threshold and it is not initiated with Ability One under
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act insert 552.237-71, Qualifications of
Employees, in the solicitation and contract. If needed, use
supplemental provisions or clauses to describe specific requirements
for employees performing work on the contract.
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PART 552--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
552.212-71 [Amended]
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4. Amend section 552.212-71 by--
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a. Revising the date of the clause;
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b. Removing paragraph (a); and
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c. Redesignating the clause introductory text as paragraph (a) and
revising it to read as follows:
552.212-71 Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable to GSA
Acquisition of Commercial Items.
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Contract Terms and Conditions Applicable to GSA Acquisition of
Commercial Items (OCT 2014)
(a) The Contractor agrees to comply with any clause that is
incorporated herein by reference to implement agency policy
applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components. The
clause in effect based on the applicable regulation cited on the
date the solicitation is issued applies unless otherwise stated
herein. The clauses in paragraph (b) of this section are
incorporated by reference:
[The Contracting Officer should check the clauses that apply or
delete the clauses that do not apply from the list. The Contracting
Officer may add the date of the clause if desired for clarity.]
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552.237-70 [Removed and Reserved]
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5. Remove and reserve section 552.237-70.
[FR Doc. 2014-24992 Filed 10-20-14; 8:45 am]
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