Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements; Extension of Time for Comments, 52871 [2021-20567]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• General Services Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20567]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1, 25, and 52

[FAR Case 2021-008; Docket No. FAR-2021-0008, Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AO22


Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy 
American Act Requirements; Extension of Time for Comments

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule on July 30, 2021, 
amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement an 
Executive order (E.O.) addressing domestic preferences in Government 
procurement. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended 
from September 28, 2021 to October 28, 2021 to provide additional time 
for interested parties to provide comments on the FAR case.

DATES: For the proposed rule published on July 30, 2021 (86 FR 40980), 
submit comments by October 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAR Case 2021-008 to https://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal 
by searching for ``FAR Case 2021-008''. Select the link ``Comment Now'' 
that corresponds with ``FAR Case 2021-008.'' Follow the instructions 
provided on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if 
any), and ``FAR Case 2021-008'' on your attached document. If your 
comment cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or 
email the points of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this document for alternate instructions.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``FAR Case 2021-
008'' in all correspondence related to this case.
    Comments submitted in response to this proposed rule will be made 
publicly available and are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act. For this reason, please do not include in your 
comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive 
personal information or proprietary information, or any information 
that you would not want publicly disclosed unless you follow the 
instructions below for confidential comments. Summary information of 
the public comments received, including any specific comments, will be 
posted on regulations.gov.
    All filers using the portal should use the name of the person or 
entity submitting comments as the name of their files, in accordance 
with the instructions below. Anyone submitting business confidential/
proprietary information should clearly identify any business 
confidential/proprietary portion at the time of submission, file a 
statement justifying nondisclosure and referencing the specific legal 
authority claimed, and provide a non-confidential/non-proprietary 
version of the submission.
    Any business confidential information should be in an uploaded file 
that has a file name beginning with the characters ``BC.'' Any page 
containing business confidential information must be clearly marked 
``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY'' on the top of that page. The 
corresponding non-confidential/non-proprietary version of those 
comments must be clearly marked ``PUBLIC.'' The file name of the non-
confidential version should begin with the character ``P.'' The ``BC'' 
and ``P'' should be followed by the name of the person or entity 
submitting the comments or rebuttal comments. All filers should name 
their files using the name of the person or entity submitting the 
comments. Any submissions with file names that do not begin with a 
``BC'' will be assumed to be public and will be made publicly available 
through https://www.regulations.gov.
    To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check https://www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission 
to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement 
Analyst, at 703-605-2868 or by email at [email protected], for 
clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or 
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 
202-501-4755 or [email protected]. Please cite FAR Case 2021-008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    DoD, GSA, and NASA published a proposed rule in the Federal 
Register at 86 FR 40980, on July 30, 2021. The comment period is 
extended to October 28, 2021 to allow additional time for interested 
parties to develop comments on the proposed rule as well as provide 
feedback on the questions posed in the preamble that will be used to 
further inform the rulemaking and future regulatory actions.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 25, and 52

    Government procurement.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-20567 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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