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and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
ACTION:
The FAC, including the
SECG, is available at https://
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Summary presentation of final
rules.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
This document summarizes
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024–01. A
companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this
FAC.
SUMMARY:
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR–2023–0051, Sequence No.
6]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2024–01;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
AGENCY:
The
analyst whose name appears in the table
below in relation to the FAR case. For
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–
501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For effective dates see the
separate documents, which follow.
DATES:
RULES LISTED IN FAC 2024–01
Item
Subject
I .....................
II ....................
New Designated Country—North Macedonia ............................................
Technical Amendments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summaries for each FAR rule follow.
For the actual revisions and/or
amendments made by these FAR rules,
refer to the specific item numbers and
subjects set forth in the documents
following these item summaries. FAC
2024–01 amends the FAR as follows:
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO,
Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General
Services Administration.
Karla Smith Jackson,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Item I—New Designated Country—
North Macedonia (FAR Case 2023–019)
[FR Doc. 2023–24931 Filed 11–13–23; 8:45 am]
This final rule amends the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add
North Macedonia as a new designated
country under the World Trade
Organization Government Procurement
Agreement (WTO GPA).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
Item II—Technical Amendments
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
An administrative change is made at
FAR 52.212–3, 52.212–5, 52.225–3,
52.225–4, 52.225–11, 52.225–12,
52.225–23, and 52.225–24.
48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
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FAR case
RIN 9000–AO67
Federal Acquisition Regulation: New
Designated Country—North Macedonia
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
2024–01 is issued under the authority of
the Secretary of Defense, the
Administrator of General Services, and
the Administrator of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
and other directive material contained
in FAC 2024–01 is effective November
14, 2023.
John M. Tenaglia,
Principal Director, Defense Pricing and
Contracting, Department of Defense.
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[FAC 2024–01, FAR Case 2023–019, Item
I; Docket No. 2023–0019; Sequence No. 1]
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
add North Macedonia as a new
designated country under the World
Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement.
DATES: Effective November 14, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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Analyst
2023–019
Uddowla.
For
clarification of content, contact Ms.
Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement
Analyst, at 703–605–2868 or by email at
mahruba.uddowla@gsa.gov. For
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–
501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
Please cite FAC 2024–01, FAR Case
2023–019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA are amending
the FAR to add North Macedonia as a
new designated country under the
World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA).
North Macedonia became a party to the
WTO GPA on October 30, 2023. The
Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2501
et seq.) provides the authority for the
President to waive the Buy American
statute and other discriminatory
provisions for eligible products from
countries that have signed an
international trade agreement (such as
the WTO GPA) with the United States.
The President has delegated this
authority to the U.S. Trade
Representative.
The U.S. Trade Representative has
determined that North Macedonia will
provide appropriate reciprocal
competitive Government procurement
opportunities to United States products
and services. The U.S. Trade
Representative published a notice in the
Federal Register waiving the Buy
American statute and other
discriminatory provisions for eligible
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products from North Macedonia at 88
FR 68905 on October 4, 2023.
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, dated September 30, 1993.
II. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
The statute that applies to the
publication of the FAR is 41 U.S.C.
1707. Subsection (a)(1) of 41 U.S.C.
1707 requires that a procurement policy,
regulation, procedure, or form
(including an amendment or
modification thereof) be published for
public comment if it relates to the
expenditure of appropriated funds, and
has either a significant effect beyond the
internal operating procedures of the
agency issuing the policy, regulation,
procedure, or form, or has a significant
cost or administrative impact on
contractors or offerors. This final rule is
not required to be published for public
comment, because it has no significant
cost or administrative impact on
contractors or offerors. This final rule
only updates the lists of designated
countries, in order to conform to the
determination by the U.S. Trade
Representative.
V. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act (5
U.S.C. 801–808) requires interim and
final rules to be submitted to Congress
before the rule takes effect. DoD, GSA,
and NASA will send this rule to each
House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United
States. The Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
determined that this is not a major rule
under 5 U.S.C. 804.
III. Applicability to Contracts at or
Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold (SAT) and for Commercial
Products (Including Commercially
Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items),
or for Commercial Services
This final rule does not create any
new provisions or clauses, nor does it
change the applicability of any existing
provisions or clauses included in
solicitations and contracts valued at or
below the SAT, or for commercial
products (including COTS items) and
commercial services.
VII. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule affects the information
collection requirements in the
provisions at FAR 52.212–3, Offeror
Representations and Certifications—
Commercial Products and Commercial
Services, and 52.225–6, Trade
Agreements Certificate (which goes
along with the revised clause at FAR
52.225–5, Trade Agreements), and in the
clauses at FAR 52.225–11, Buy
American—Construction Materials
Under Trade Agreements, and 52.225–
23, Required Use of American Iron,
Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy
American Statute—Construction
Materials Under Trade Agreements, all
currently approved under OMB Control
Number 9000–0024, Buy American,
Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry,
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501–3521).
The impact, however, is negligible
because the rule affects the response of
an offeror that is offering a product of
North Macedonia to the information
collection requirements in the
provisions at FAR 52.212–3(g)(5),
52.225–6, 52.225–11, and 52.225–23.
The offeror no longer needs to list a
product from North Macedonia under
‘‘other end products’’ or ‘‘foreign
IV. 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
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VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because a notice of proposed
rulemaking and an opportunity for
public comment are not required to be
given for this rule under 41 U.S.C.
1707(a)(1) (see section II. of this
preamble), the analytical requirements
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601–612) are not applicable.
Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility
analysis is required, and none has been
prepared.
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(nondesignated country)’’ construction
material because North Macedonia is
now a designated country.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22, 25,
and 52
Government procurement.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA
amend 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 as
set forth below:
■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
parts 22, 25, and 52 continues to read
as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy
provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51
U.S.C. 20113.
PART 22—APPLICATION OF LABOR
LAWS TO GOVERNMENT
ACQUISITIONS
22.1503
[Amended]
2. Amend section 22.1503 by
removing from paragraph (b)(3) ‘‘New
Zealand, Norway,’’ and adding ‘‘New
Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway,’’ in
its place.
■
PART 25—FOREIGN ACQUISITION
25.003
[Amended]
3. Amend section 25.003 by—
a. Removing from the definition
‘‘Designated country’’ in paragraph (1)
‘‘New Zealand, Norway,’’ and adding
‘‘New Zealand, North Macedonia,
Norway,’’ in its place; and
■ b. Removing from the definition
‘‘World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA)
country’’ ‘‘New Zealand, Norway,’’ and
adding ‘‘New Zealand, North
Macedonia, Norway,’’ in its place.
■
■
PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
4. Amend section 52.212–5 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(30)
‘‘(DEC 2022)’’ and adding ‘‘([NOV
2023])’’ in its place; and
■ c. Removing from paragraph (b)(52)
‘‘(DEC 2022)’’ and adding ‘‘([NOV
2023])’’ in its place.
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52.225–11 Buy American—Construction
Materials Under Trade Agreements.
The revision reads as follows:
52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Products
and Commercial Services.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
■ 5. Amend section 52.213–4 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and
■ b. Removing from paragraph (b)(1)(iii)
‘‘(DEC 2022)’’ and adding ‘‘([NOV
2023])’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.213–4 Terms and Conditions—
Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than
Commercial Products and Commercial
Services).
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
■ 6. Amend section 52.222–19 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and
■ b. Removing from paragraph (a)(3)
‘‘New Zealand, Norway,’’ and adding
‘‘New Zealand, North Macedonia,
Norway,’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.222–19 Child Labor—Cooperation with
Authorities and Remedies.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
52.225–23 Required Use of American Iron,
Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy
American Statute—Construction Materials
Under Trade Agreements.
*
*
*
*
Required Use of American Iron, Steel,
and Manufactured Goods—Buy
American Statute—Construction
Materials Under Trade Agreements
([NOV 2023])
*
*
*
*
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SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Part 52
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*
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7. Amend section 52.225–5 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause; and
b. In paragraph (a), in the definition
‘‘Designated country’’, removing from
paragraph (1) ‘‘New Zealand, Norway,’’
and adding ‘‘New Zealand, North
Macedonia, Norway,’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Technical Amendments
52.225–5
SUMMARY:
*
*
*
*
Trade Agreements ([NOV 2023])
*
*
*
*
*
■ 8. Amend section 52.225–11 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), in the definition
‘‘Designated country’’, removing from
paragraph (1) ‘‘New Zealand, Norway,’’
and adding ‘‘New Zealand, North
Macedonia, Norway,’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
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Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
AGENCY:
Final rule.
This document amends the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
make needed editorial changes.
Trade Agreements.
DATES:
Effective November 14, 2023.
Ms.
Lois Mandell, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), at 202–501–4755 or
GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite FAC
2024–01, Technical Amendments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This
document makes editorial changes to 48
CFR part 52.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA
amend 48 CFR part 52 as set forth
below:
PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS
AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR
part 52 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C.
chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C chapter 137 legacy
provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51
U.S.C. 20113.
2. Amend section 52.212–3 by—
a. Revising the date of the provision;
and
■ b. Removing from paragraphs
(g)(1)(i)(B), (g)(1)(ii), and (g)(3) the word
‘‘Bahrainian’’ wherever it appears and
adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
■
■
52.212–3 Offeror Representations and
Certifications—Commercial Products and
Commercial Services.
*
*
*
*
Offeror Representations and
Certifications—Commercial Products
and Commercial Services (NOV 2023)
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[FAC 2024–01; Item II; Docket No. FAR–
2023–0052; Sequence No. 5]
*
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ACTION:
Government procurement.
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Child Labor—Cooperation With
Authorities and Remedies ([NOV 2023])
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9. Amend section 52.225–23 by—
■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and
■ b. In paragraph (a), in the definition
‘‘Designated country’’, removing from
paragraph (1) ‘‘New Zealand, Norway,’’
and adding ‘‘New Zealand, North
Macedonia, Norway,’’ in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
*
Terms and Conditions—Simplified
Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial
Products and Commercial Services)
([NOV 2023])
*
*
■
*
*
*
Buy American—Construction Materials
Under Trade Agreements ([NOV 2023])
*
Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial
Products and Commercial Services
([NOV 2023])
*
*
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 52
*
*
*
*
*
3. Amend section 52.212–5 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
b. Removing from paragraph (b)(51)(i)
‘‘(DEC 2022)’’ and adding ‘‘(NOV 2023)
in its place; and
■ c. Removing from paragraph
(b)(51)(iv) ‘‘(JAN 2021)’’ and adding
‘‘(NOV 2023) in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
■
■
■
52.212–5 Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial Products
and Commercial Services.
*
*
*
*
*
Contract Terms and Conditions
Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders—Commercial
Products and Commercial Services
(NOV 2023)
*
*
*
*
*
4. Amend section 52.225–3 by—
a. Revising the date of the clause;
b. Removing from paragraph (a), in the
definition of ‘‘Bahrainian, Moroccan,
Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end
product’’, the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and
adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place;
■ c. Removing from the last sentence of
paragraph (c) the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’
■
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
[FAC 2024-01, FAR Case 2023-019, Item I; Docket No. 2023-0019; Sequence
No. 1]
RIN 9000-AO67
Federal Acquisition Regulation: New Designated Country--North
Macedonia
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add North Macedonia as a new
designated country under the World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement.
DATES: Effective November 14, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
Ms. Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement Analyst, at 703-605-2868 or by email
at [email protected]. For information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
202-501-4755 or [email protected]. Please cite FAC 2024-01, FAR Case
2023-019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA are amending the FAR to add North Macedonia as a
new designated country under the World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA). North Macedonia became a party to the
WTO GPA on October 30, 2023. The Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2501
et seq.) provides the authority for the President to waive the Buy
American statute and other discriminatory provisions for eligible
products from countries that have signed an international trade
agreement (such as the WTO GPA) with the United States. The President
has delegated this authority to the U.S. Trade Representative.
The U.S. Trade Representative has determined that North Macedonia
will provide appropriate reciprocal competitive Government procurement
opportunities to United States products and services. The U.S. Trade
Representative published a notice in the Federal Register waiving the
Buy American statute and other discriminatory provisions for eligible
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products from North Macedonia at 88 FR 68905 on October 4, 2023.
II. Publication of This Final Rule for Public Comment Is Not Required
by Statute
The statute that applies to the publication of the FAR is 41 U.S.C.
1707. Subsection (a)(1) of 41 U.S.C. 1707 requires that a procurement
policy, regulation, procedure, or form (including an amendment or
modification thereof) be published for public comment if it relates to
the expenditure of appropriated funds, and has either a significant
effect beyond the internal operating procedures of the agency issuing
the policy, regulation, procedure, or form, or has a significant cost
or administrative impact on contractors or offerors. This final rule is
not required to be published for public comment, because it has no
significant cost or administrative impact on contractors or offerors.
This final rule only updates the lists of designated countries, in
order to conform to the determination by the U.S. Trade Representative.
III. Applicability to Contracts at or Below the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold (SAT) and for Commercial Products (Including Commercially
Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Items), or for Commercial Services
This final rule does not create any new provisions or clauses, nor
does it change the applicability of any existing provisions or clauses
included in solicitations and contracts valued at or below the SAT, or
for commercial products (including COTS items) and commercial services.
IV. 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.
V. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808) requires interim
and final rules to be submitted to Congress before the rule takes
effect. DoD, GSA, and NASA will send this rule to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. The
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that this is not a major
rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for
public comment are not required to be given for this rule under 41
U.S.C. 1707(a)(1) (see section II. of this preamble), the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) are
not applicable. Accordingly, no regulatory flexibility analysis is
required, and none has been prepared.
VII. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule affects the information collection requirements in the
provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and
Certifications--Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and
52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate (which goes along with the
revised clause at FAR 52.225-5, Trade Agreements), and in the clauses
at FAR 52.225-11, Buy American--Construction Materials Under Trade
Agreements, and 52.225-23, Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and
Manufactured Goods--Buy American Statute--Construction Materials Under
Trade Agreements, all currently approved under OMB Control Number 9000-
0024, Buy American, Trade Agreements, and Duty-Free Entry, in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The
impact, however, is negligible because the rule affects the response of
an offeror that is offering a product of North Macedonia to the
information collection requirements in the provisions at FAR 52.212-
3(g)(5), 52.225-6, 52.225-11, and 52.225-23. The offeror no longer
needs to list a product from North Macedonia under ``other end
products'' or ``foreign (nondesignated country)'' construction material
because North Macedonia is now a designated country.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52
Government procurement.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 as
set forth below:
0
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52 continues to
read as follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C.
chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C.
20113.
PART 22--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS
22.1503 [Amended]
0
2. Amend section 22.1503 by removing from paragraph (b)(3) ``New
Zealand, Norway,'' and adding ``New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway,''
in its place.
PART 25--FOREIGN ACQUISITION
25.003 [Amended]
0
3. Amend section 25.003 by--
0
a. Removing from the definition ``Designated country'' in paragraph (1)
``New Zealand, Norway,'' and adding ``New Zealand, North Macedonia,
Norway,'' in its place; and
0
b. Removing from the definition ``World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) country'' ``New Zealand, Norway,'' and
adding ``New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway,'' in its place.
PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
0
4. Amend section 52.212-5 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause;
0
b. Removing from paragraph (b)(30) ``(DEC 2022)'' and adding ``([NOV
2023])'' in its place; and
0
c. Removing from paragraph (b)(52) ``(DEC 2022)'' and adding ``([NOV
2023])'' in its place.
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The revision reads as follows:
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes
or Executive Orders--Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
* * * * *
Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or
Executive Orders--Commercial Products and Commercial Services ([NOV
2023])
* * * * *
0
5. Amend section 52.213-4 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause; and
0
b. Removing from paragraph (b)(1)(iii) ``(DEC 2022)'' and adding
``([NOV 2023])'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.213-4 Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than
Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
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Terms and Conditions--Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial
Products and Commercial Services) ([NOV 2023])
* * * * *
0
6. Amend section 52.222-19 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause; and
0
b. Removing from paragraph (a)(3) ``New Zealand, Norway,'' and adding
``New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway,'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.222-19 Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.
* * * * *
Child Labor--Cooperation With Authorities and Remedies ([NOV 2023])
* * * * *
0
7. Amend section 52.225-5 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), in the definition ``Designated country'', removing
from paragraph (1) ``New Zealand, Norway,'' and adding ``New Zealand,
North Macedonia, Norway,'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.225-5 Trade Agreements.
* * * * *
Trade Agreements ([NOV 2023])
* * * * *
0
8. Amend section 52.225-11 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), in the definition ``Designated country'', removing
from paragraph (1) ``New Zealand, Norway,'' and adding ``New Zealand,
North Macedonia, Norway,'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.225-11 Buy American--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.
* * * * *
Buy American--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements ([NOV
2023])
* * * * *
0
9. Amend section 52.225-23 by--
0
a. Revising the date of the clause; and
0
b. In paragraph (a), in the definition ``Designated country'', removing
from paragraph (1) ``New Zealand, Norway,'' and adding ``New Zealand,
North Macedonia, Norway,'' in its place.
The revision reads as follows:
52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured
Goods--Buy American Statute--Construction Materials Under Trade
Agreements.
* * * * *
Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods--Buy
American Statute--Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements ([NOV
2023])
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[FR Doc. 2023-24932 Filed 11-13-23; 8:45 am]
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