General Services Administration November 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice informs the public of the opportunity to provide input on the annual update to the real property management business standards in support of Federal shared services.

DoD, GSA, and NASA issued an interim rule on October 5, 2023, amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement supply chain risk information sharing and exclusion or removal orders consistent with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and a final rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Security Council. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from December 4, 2023, to February 2, 2024, to provide additional time for interested parties to provide comments on the proposed rule. The effective date of this rule is not being changed and remains December 4, 2023.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding certain Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 28 requirements.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division invites members of the public to comment on an extension to an existing information collection requirement regarding OMB Control No. 3090-0118, Statement of Witness, Standard Form 94.

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) 2024-01, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2024-01, which precedes this document.

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.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding architect-engineer qualifications (Standard Form (SF) 330).

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement supply chain risk information sharing and exclusion or removal orders consistent with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and a final rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Security Council.

GSA is providing notice of a meeting of the GSA Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (hereinafter ``the Committee'' or ``the GAP FAC'') in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). This meeting will be open to the public, accessible via webcast. Information on attending and providing written public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

GSA proposes to amend the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) to update the regulations concerning Federal Advisory Committee Management. This rule proposes revisions that will implement legislative updates; help ensure that regulations concerning Federal Advisory Committee Management are user-friendly; clarify and update key roles; increase transparency, diversity, equity, access, accessibility, and inclusion throughout advisory committee processes and procedures; update the language regarding merger; and implement process improvements with respect to advisory committee charters and agency administrative guidelines.

DoD, GSA, and NASA issued a proposed rule on October 3, 2023, proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement an Executive order on cyber threats and incident reporting and information sharing for Federal contractors and to implement related cybersecurity policies. The deadline for submitting comments is being extended from December 4, 2023, to February 2, 2024, to provide additional time for interested parties to provide comments on the proposed rule.