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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 87 / Monday, May 6, 2019 / Rules and Regulations PART 30—COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION and adding ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ in their places, respectively; ■ c. Removing from paragraph (a)(2)(iii) ‘‘(a)(2) (i) and (ii) of this paragraph’’ and ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ and adding ‘‘paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section’’ and ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ in their places, respectively; ■ d. Removing from paragraph (a)(3) introductory text ‘‘(a)(2) (i), (ii), or (iii) or this section’’ and adding ‘‘paragraph (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section’’ in its place; ■ e. Removing from paragraph (a)(3)(i) ‘‘(a)(2) (i)’’ and adding ‘‘paragraph (a)(2)(i)’’ in its place; ■ f. Removing from paragraph (a)(3)(iv) ‘‘subsection’’ and ‘‘(a)(3)(ii)’’ and adding ‘‘section’’ and ‘‘(a)(3)(ii) of this section’’ in their place, wherever they appear; ■ g. Removing from paragraph (a)(4) ‘‘Subparagraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this subsection’’ and ‘‘subdivisions (a)(2)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this subsection’’ and adding ‘‘Paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) of this section’’ and ‘‘paragraphs (a)(2)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section’’ in their place, respectively; ■ h. Removing from paragraph (a)(5) ‘‘(a)(3)’’ and adding ‘‘(3)’’ in its place; ■ i. Removing from paragraph (c)(1) ‘‘subparagraph’’ and adding ‘‘paragraph (c)’’ in its place; and ■ j. Removing from paragraph (c)(2) introductory text ‘‘subsection’’ and adding ‘‘section’’ in its place, wherever it appears. 30.102 PART 45—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY PART 19—SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS 19.702 [Amended] 105. Amend section 19.702 by— a. Removing from paragraph (b) introductory text ‘‘subparagraphs (a)(1) and (2) above’’ and adding ‘‘paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section’’ in its place; and ■ b. Removing from paragraph (c) ‘‘15 U.S.C. 637(d)(8)’’ and adding ‘‘15 U.S.C. 637(d)(9)’’ in its place; and ■ c. Removing from paragraph (d) ‘‘15. U.S.C. 637(d)(11)’’ and adding ‘‘15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)’’ in its place. ■ ■ PART 22—APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS 22.1008–1 [Amended] 106. Amend section 22.1008–1 by removing from paragraph (e)(1) ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ and adding ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ in its place. ■ PART 26—OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS 26.205 [Amended] 107. Amend section 26.205 by removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘required to in SAM’’ and adding ‘‘required to register in SAM’’ in its place. ■ [Amended] 108. Amend section 30.102 by removing ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ and adding ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ in its place. ■ PART 31—CONTRACT COST PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES 109. Amend section 31.101 by revising the last sentence to read as follows: ■ 31.101 Objectives. * * * Class deviations for the Department of Defense require advance approval of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with RULES2 31.205–46 [Amended] 110. Amend section 31.205–46 by— a. Removing from paragraph (a)(2) introductory text ‘‘(a)(2) (i) through (iii) of this paragraph’’ and adding ‘‘paragraphs (a)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section’’ in its place; ■ b. Removing from paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and (ii) ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ ■ ■ VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 May 03, 2019 Jkt 247001 45.602–3 [Amended] 111. Amend section 45.602–3 by— a. Removing ‘‘subsection’’ and adding ‘‘section’’ in its place, wherever it appears; and ■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(3) ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ and adding ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ in its place. ■ ■ PART 50—EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS AND THE SAFETY ACT 50.101–1 [Amended] 112. Amend section 50.101–1 by removing from paragraph (b) ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ and adding ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ in its place. ■ PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 113. Amend section 52.212–5 by revising the date of the clause and removing from paragraph (b)(59) ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12))’’ and adding ‘‘(15 ■ PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 19847 U.S.C. 637(d)(13))’’ in its place to read as follows: 52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items. * * * * * Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Items (May 2019) * * * * * PART 53—FORMS 114. Revise section 53.107 to read as follows: ■ 53.107 Obtaining forms. Executive agencies shall obtain standard and optional forms from the General Services Administration (GSA) Forms Library at https://www.gsa.gov/ forms. Agency forms are available from the prescribing agency. [FR Doc. 2019–06626 Filed 5–3–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 48 CFR Chapter 1 [Docket No. FAR 2019–0001, Sequence No. 1] Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2019–02; Small Entity Compliance Guide Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide. AGENCY: 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 rules appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019–02, 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 these rules by referring to FAC 2019–02, which precedes this document. These documents are also available via the internet at https://www.regulations.gov. DATES: May 6, 2019. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06MYR2.SGM 06MYR2 19848 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 87 / Monday, May 6, 2019 / Rules and Regulations For clarification of content, contact the analyst whose name appears in the table FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: below. Please cite FAC 2019–02 and the FAR Case number. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755. RULES LISTED IN FAC 2019–02 Item Subject I * ............................... II ................................ III ............................... Special Emergency Procurement Authority ..................................................................... Governmentwide and Other Interagency Contracts ........................................................ Technical Amendments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the actual revisions and/or amendments made by these rules, refer to the specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents following these item summaries. FAC 2019–02 amends the FAR as follows: Item I—Special Emergency Procurement Authority (FAR Case 2017–009) jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with RULES2 This final rule amends the FAR to implement sections 816 and 1641 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 (Pub. L. 114–328). These sections of the NDAA allow for higher micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds for acquisitions of supplies or services which support international disaster assistance, response to an emergency or major disaster, or defense against or recovery from a cyber attack. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 May 03, 2019 Jkt 247001 FAR Case Item II—Governmentwide and Other Interagency Contracts (FAR Case 2018– 015) DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the FAR to implement section 875 of the John S. McCain NDAA for FY 2019. This section removes the requirement for agencies to make a determination that the use of an interagency acquisition represents the best procurement approach. This final rule only removes a requirement for agencies to make a specific determination prior to utilizing a certain contracting method. The removal of this requirement only affects the internal operating procedures of the Government and has no impact on contractors. Item III—Technical Amendments Editorial changes are made at FAR 1.105–3, 1.201–1, 2.101, 3.103–2, 3.104– 3, 3.301, 3.303, 3.405, 3.501–2, 3.502–1, 3.502–2, 3.8, 3.901, 3.907–7, subpart 4.1, 4.102, 4.201, 4.202, 4.402, 4.403, 4.404, 4.604, 4.607, 4.703, 4.801, 4.803, 4.804–1, 4.804–4, 4.804–5, 4.805, PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 9990 2017–009 2018–015 Analyst Francis. Delgado. 4.1005–2, 4.1200, subpart 4.15, 4.1801, 5.207, 5.404–1, 5.501, 5.504, 5.601, 5.705, 6.001, 6.102, 6.202, 6.301, 6.302– 1, 6.302–2, 6.302–3, 6.302–5, 6.303–1, 6.303–2, 6.304, 6.401, 6.501, 7.102, 7.103, 7.105, 7.106, 7.107–5, 7.202, 7.203, 7.503, 8.005, 8.402, 8.405–6, 8.701, 8.703, 8.705–2, 8.714, 8.802, 8.1101, 8.1104, 9.102, 9.104–1, 9.104–7, 9.105–1, 9.107, 9.202, 9.204, 9.305, 9.306, 9.308–1, 9.401, 9.403, 9.406–1, 9.406–2, 9.406–3, 9.406–4, 9.407–1, 9.407–2, 9.407–3, 9.502, 9.505, 9.505–1, 9.505–2, 9.505–4, 9.507–1, 9.507–2, 9.508, 9.602, 11.102, 11.201, 11.604, 16.505, 17.703, 19.702, 22.1008–1, 26.205, 30.102, 31.101, 31.205–46, 45.602–3, 50.101–1, 52.212–5 and 53.107. Dated: March 19, 2019. William F. Clark, Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. [FR Doc. 2019–06627 Filed 5–3–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P E:\FR\FM\06MYR2.SGM 06MYR2

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19847-19848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06627]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR 2019-0001, Sequence No. 1]

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2019-02; 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 rules
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-02, 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
these rules by referring to FAC 2019-02, which precedes this document.
These documents are also available via the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: May 6, 2019.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC
2019-02 and the FAR Case number. For information pertaining to status
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division
at 202-501-4755.

Rules Listed in FAC 2019-02
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Item Subject FAR Case Analyst
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I *.................................. Special Emergency Procurement 2017-009 Francis.
Authority.
II................................... Governmentwide and Other 2018-015 Delgado.
Interagency Contracts.
III.................................. Technical Amendments.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these rules, refer to the
specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents following
these item summaries. FAC 2019-02 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--Special Emergency Procurement Authority (FAR Case 2017-009)

This final rule amends the FAR to implement sections 816 and 1641
of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY)
2017 (Pub. L. 114-328). These sections of the NDAA allow for higher
micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds for acquisitions
of supplies or services which support international disaster
assistance, response to an emergency or major disaster, or defense
against or recovery from a cyber attack.

Item II--Governmentwide and Other Interagency Contracts (FAR Case 2018-
015)

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the FAR to
implement section 875 of the John S. McCain NDAA for FY 2019. This
section removes the requirement for agencies to make a determination
that the use of an interagency acquisition represents the best
procurement approach. This final rule only removes a requirement for
agencies to make a specific determination prior to utilizing a certain
contracting method. The removal of this requirement only affects the
internal operating procedures of the Government and has no impact on
contractors.

Item III--Technical Amendments

Editorial changes are made at FAR 1.105-3, 1.201-1, 2.101, 3.103-2,
3.104-3, 3.301, 3.303, 3.405, 3.501-2, 3.502-1, 3.502-2, 3.8, 3.901,
3.907-7, subpart 4.1, 4.102, 4.201, 4.202, 4.402, 4.403, 4.404, 4.604,
4.607, 4.703, 4.801, 4.803, 4.804-1, 4.804-4, 4.804-5, 4.805, 4.1005-2,
4.1200, subpart 4.15, 4.1801, 5.207, 5.404-1, 5.501, 5.504, 5.601,
5.705, 6.001, 6.102, 6.202, 6.301, 6.302-1, 6.302-2, 6.302-3, 6.302-5,
6.303-1, 6.303-2, 6.304, 6.401, 6.501, 7.102, 7.103, 7.105, 7.106,
7.107-5, 7.202, 7.203, 7.503, 8.005, 8.402, 8.405-6, 8.701, 8.703,
8.705-2, 8.714, 8.802, 8.1101, 8.1104, 9.102, 9.104-1, 9.104-7, 9.105-
1, 9.107, 9.202, 9.204, 9.305, 9.306, 9.308-1, 9.401, 9.403, 9.406-1,
9.406-2, 9.406-3, 9.406-4, 9.407-1, 9.407-2, 9.407-3, 9.502, 9.505,
9.505-1, 9.505-2, 9.505-4, 9.507-1, 9.507-2, 9.508, 9.602, 11.102,
11.201, 11.604, 16.505, 17.703, 19.702, 22.1008-1, 26.205, 30.102,
31.101, 31.205-46, 45.602-3, 50.101-1, 52.212-5 and 53.107.

Dated: March 19, 2019.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-06627 Filed 5-3-19; 8:45 am]
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