General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Updates to the Issuance of GSA's Acquisition Policy, 33858-33860 [2019-15056]

Download as PDF 33858 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 16, 2019 / Rules and Regulations redesignating to attainment the District’s portion of the Washington Area for the 2008 ozone NAAQS may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).) Dated: July 5, 2019. Diana Esher, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 40 CFR part 81 is amended as follows: Subpart C—Section 107 Attainment Status Designations 2. In § 81.309, the table ‘‘District of Columbia—2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS [Primary and secondary]’’ is revised to read as follows: ■ List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81 PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas. ■ § 81.309 1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows: * District of Columbia. * * * * DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—2008 8-HOUR OZONE NAAQS [Primary and secondary] Designation Classification Designated area Date * * * * Washington, DC-MD-VA: District of Columbia 1 .............................................. * * 1 Excludes * * * Date * July 16, 2019 * Type * * * * Attainment. * Indian country located in each area, unless otherwise noted. * * * FR 30947 on June 28, 2019, make the following corrections: [FR Doc. 2019–15090 Filed 7–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Preamble Correction 1. On page 30949, in the second column, correct the last sentence of the last paragraph under Section VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act to read as follows: Impact on small businesses is lessened, because the requirement for certified cost or pricing data only applies to acquisitions that exceed $2 million and there is an exception for the acquisition of commercial items, including COTS items. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48 CFR Parts 215 and 252 [Docket DARS–2018–0008] RIN 0750–AJ19 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Only One Offer (DFARS Case 2017–D009); Correction 252.215–7008 Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Final rule; correction. DoD is issuing a correction to the final rule ‘‘Only One Offer (DFARS Case 2017–D009),’’ which was published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2019. This document corrects a threshold referenced in the summary of the final regulatory flexibility analysis, the dates of the solicitation provision and contract clause, and a minor typographical error. DATES: Effective: July 31, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy G. Williams, telephone 571–372– 6106. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Corrections In the rule FR Doc. 2019–13739, published in the Federal Register at 84 18:48 Jul 15, 2019 Jkt 247001 48 CFR Part 501 [GSAR Change 102; GSAR Case 2016– G509; Docket No. GSA–GSAR–2019–0009; Sequence No. 1] RIN 3090–AJ83 General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Updates to the Issuance of GSA’s Acquisition Policy Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration (GSA). [Corrected] 2. On page 30950, in the first column, in amendatory instruction 4.a. for section 252.215–7008, remove the provision date ‘‘(JUN 2019)’’ and add ‘‘(JUL 2019)’’ in its place. ACTION: ■ SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AGENCY: Regulatory Text Corrections AGENCY: jspears on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES Type 252.215–7010 [Corrected] 3. On page 30950, in the second column, for section 252.215–7010— ■ a. In amendatory instruction 5.a.i., remove the clause date ‘‘(JUN 2019)’’ and add ‘‘(JUL 2019)’’ in its place; and ■ b. In paragraph (c)(3), removed ‘‘satisfy to Government’s’’ and add ‘‘satisfy the Government’s’’ in its place. ■ Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1. Jennifer Lee Hawes, Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. Direct final rule. The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing this direct final rule to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to remove internal agency guidance regarding deviations from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM) and move it to GSA’s nonregulatory acquisition policy. SUMMARY: This final rule is effective on September 16, 2019, without further notice unless adverse comments are received by August 15, 2019. DATES: Submit comments in response to GSAR Case 2016–G509 by any of the following methods: ADDRESSES: [FR Doc. 2019–14991 Filed 7–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16JYR1.SGM 16JYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 16, 2019 / Rules and Regulations • Regulations.gov: https:// www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ‘‘GSAR Case 2016–G509’’. Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that corresponds with ‘‘GSAR Case 2016– G509.’’ Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘GSAR Case 2016–G509’’ on your attached document. • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), ATTN: Lois Mandell, 1800 F Street NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20405. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ‘‘GSAR Case 2016–G509’’ in all correspondence related to this case. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check https://www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas O’Linn, Procurement Analyst, at 202–445–0390, for clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755. Please cite GSAR Case 2016–G509—Updates to the Issuance of GSA’s Acquisition Policy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jspears on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES I. Background As part of GSA’s regulatory reform efforts, GSA has been performing a comprehensive review of the regulatory requirements in the GSAR. As a part of these efforts, GSA identified internal agency guidance on roles and responsibilities on issuing GSA acquisition policies and approval requirements that need to be moved to GSA’s non-regulatory acquisition policy located with the GSAM. Additionally, GSA identified other administrative aspects of GSAR part 501 that needed updating as well. As a result, GSA included as part of the Fall edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions in the Federal Register at 83 FR 57803 on November 16, 2018 its intention to publish a final rule notice in the Federal Register. II. Discussion and Analysis Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 1.301(a)(2) provides an agency head the ability to issue or authorize the issuance VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 Jul 15, 2019 Jkt 247001 of internal agency guidance at any organizational level (e.g., designations and delegations of authority, assignments of responsibilities, workflow procedures, and internal reporting requirements). Furthermore, FAR 1.301(b) states that publication for public comment is not required for issuances under FAR 1.301(a)(2). GSA’s implementation and supplementation of the FAR is issued in the GSAM, which includes the GSAR. The GSAR contains policies and procedures that have a significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of GSA or a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors (see FAR 1.301(b)). Relevant procedures, guidance, instruction, and information that do not meet this criteria are issued through the nonregulatory portion of the GSAM and other GSA publications. As a part of GSA’s comprehensive review of its regulatory requirements in the GSAR, internal agency guidance was identified within GSAR subpart 501 that could be moved to GSA’s non-regulatory acquisition policy of the GSAM. This internal guidance does not have a significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of GSA or a significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors (see FAR 1.301(b)). As a result, this action represents an administrative clean-up to remove internal agency guidance from the GSAR and move it to GSA’s nonregulatory acquisition policy. The benefit of moving this from the GSAR to the GSAM is that it is easier and more efficient to update internal operating procedures as necessary. With the increasing pace of change in technology and business process, this change makes it easier to keep the most-up-to-date procedures in place. The amendments to GSAR part 501 are minor and reflect needed changes to bring the language up-to-date. III. Executive Order 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 Executive Order 12866, Regulatory PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 33859 Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. IV. Executive Order 13771 This final rule is not subject to E.O. 13771, because this rule is not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866. V. Regulatory Flexibility Act GSA does not expect this final rule to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because this is a noncontroversial action that only impacts the agency’s internal operating procedures, and GSA anticipates no significant adverse comments. Therefore, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has not been performed. GSA invites comments from small business concerns and other interested parties on the expected impact of this rule on small entities. GSA will also consider comments from small entities concerning the existing regulations in subparts affected by the rule in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such comments separately and should cite 5 U.S.C 610 (GSAR Case 2016–G509), in correspondence. VI. Paperwork Reduction Act This rule does not contain any information collection requirements that require the 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 Part 501. Government procurement. Jeffrey A. Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration. Therefore, GSA amends 48 CFR part 501 as set forth below: PART 501—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 501 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c). 501.104 [Amended] 2. Amend section 501.104 by removing paragraph (d). ■ E:\FR\FM\16JYR1.SGM 16JYR1 33860 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 16, 2019 / Rules and Regulations 3. Amend section 501.105–1 by revising paragraph (a) and removing paragraphs (c) and (d). The revision reads as follows: ■ 501.105–1 Publication and code arrangement. * * * * (a) The Federal Register at https:// www.federalregister.gov/. * * * * * jspears on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES * VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:46 Jul 15, 2019 Jkt 247001 4. Revise section 501.105–3 to read as follows: ■ 501.105–3 Frm 00034 Fmt 4700 5. Remove subpart 501.4, consisting of 501.402 through 501.404–71. ■ Copies. Copies of the GSAR may be purchased from the Government Printing Office at https://www.gpo.gov/. The GSAR is also available electronically at https:// www.ecfr.gov/ or at https:// www.acquisition.gov under the agency supplements tab. PO 00000 Subpart 501.4 [Removed] Sfmt 9990 [FR Doc. 2019–15056 Filed 7–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–61–P E:\FR\FM\16JYR1.SGM 16JYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-15056]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 501

[GSAR Change 102; GSAR Case 2016-G509; Docket No. GSA-GSAR-2019-0009; 
Sequence No. 1]
RIN 3090-AJ83


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
Updates to the Issuance of GSA's Acquisition Policy

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing this 
direct final rule to amend the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to remove internal agency guidance 
regarding deviations from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 
General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM) and move it 
to GSA's non-regulatory acquisition policy.

DATES: This final rule is effective on September 16, 2019, without 
further notice unless adverse comments are received by August 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to GSAR Case 2016-G509 by any of 
the following methods:

[[Page 33859]]

     Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``GSAR 
Case 2016-G509''. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with 
``GSAR Case 2016-G509.'' Follow the instructions provided on the 
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``GSAR 
Case 2016-G509'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), ATTN: Lois Mandell, 1800 F Street NW, 2nd 
floor, Washington, DC 20405.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``GSAR Case 
2016-G509'' in all correspondence related to this case. All comments 
received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal and/or business confidential information 
provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check https://www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission 
to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments 
submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas O'Linn, Procurement 
Analyst, at 202-445-0390, for clarification of content. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755. Please cite GSAR Case 2016-G509--
Updates to the Issuance of GSA's Acquisition Policy.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    As part of GSA's regulatory reform efforts, GSA has been performing 
a comprehensive review of the regulatory requirements in the GSAR. As a 
part of these efforts, GSA identified internal agency guidance on roles 
and responsibilities on issuing GSA acquisition policies and approval 
requirements that need to be moved to GSA's non-regulatory acquisition 
policy located with the GSAM. Additionally, GSA identified other 
administrative aspects of GSAR part 501 that needed updating as well. 
As a result, GSA included as part of the Fall edition of the Unified 
Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions in the Federal 
Register at 83 FR 57803 on November 16, 2018 its intention to publish a 
final rule notice in the Federal Register.

II. Discussion and Analysis

    Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 1.301(a)(2) provides an agency 
head the ability to issue or authorize the issuance of internal agency 
guidance at any organizational level (e.g., designations and 
delegations of authority, assignments of responsibilities, work-flow 
procedures, and internal reporting requirements). Furthermore, FAR 
1.301(b) states that publication for public comment is not required for 
issuances under FAR 1.301(a)(2).
    GSA's implementation and supplementation of the FAR is issued in 
the GSAM, which includes the GSAR. The GSAR contains policies and 
procedures that have a significant effect beyond the internal operating 
procedures of GSA or a significant cost or administrative impact on 
contractors or offerors (see FAR 1.301(b)). Relevant procedures, 
guidance, instruction, and information that do not meet this criteria 
are issued through the non-regulatory portion of the GSAM and other GSA 
publications.
    As a part of GSA's comprehensive review of its regulatory 
requirements in the GSAR, internal agency guidance was identified 
within GSAR subpart 501 that could be moved to GSA's non-regulatory 
acquisition policy of the GSAM. This internal guidance does not have a 
significant effect beyond the internal operating procedures of GSA or a 
significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors 
(see FAR 1.301(b)). As a result, this action represents an 
administrative clean-up to remove internal agency guidance from the 
GSAR and move it to GSA's non-regulatory acquisition policy. The 
benefit of moving this from the GSAR to the GSAM is that it is easier 
and more efficient to update internal operating procedures as 
necessary. With the increasing pace of change in technology and 
business process, this change makes it easier to keep the most-up-to-
date procedures in place.
    The amendments to GSAR part 501 are minor and reflect needed 
changes to bring the language up-to-date.

III. Executive Order 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 Executive Order 12866, 
Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is 
not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

IV. Executive Order 13771

    This final rule is not subject to E.O. 13771, because this rule is 
not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866.

V. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    GSA does not expect this final rule to have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because this is 
a noncontroversial action that only impacts the agency's internal 
operating procedures, and GSA anticipates no significant adverse 
comments.
    Therefore, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has not been 
performed. GSA invites comments from small business concerns and other 
interested parties on the expected impact of this rule on small 
entities.
    GSA will also consider comments from small entities concerning the 
existing regulations in subparts affected by the rule in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such comments 
separately and should cite 5 U.S.C 610 (GSAR Case 2016-G509), in 
correspondence.

VI. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not contain any information collection requirements 
that require the 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 Part 501.

    Government procurement.

Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration.

    Therefore, GSA amends 48 CFR part 501 as set forth below:

PART 501--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION 
SYSTEM

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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 501 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c).


501.104  [Amended]

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2. Amend section 501.104 by removing paragraph (d).

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3. Amend section 501.105-1 by revising paragraph (a) and removing 
paragraphs (c) and (d).
    The revision reads as follows:


501.105-1  Publication and code arrangement.

* * * * *
    (a) The Federal Register at https://www.federalregister.gov/.
* * * * *

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4. Revise section 501.105-3 to read as follows:


501.105-3  Copies.

    Copies of the GSAR may be purchased from the Government Printing 
Office at https://www.gpo.gov/. The GSAR is also available 
electronically at https://www.ecfr.gov/ or at https://www.acquisition.gov under the agency supplements tab.

Subpart 501.4 [Removed]

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5. Remove subpart 501.4, consisting of 501.402 through 501.404-71.

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