NOTE: Letters identical to this one were sent to approximately 75 Federal agencies.
August 12, 1996


Mr. Larry Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
Corporation for National and
Community Service
Washington, DC 20525

Dear Mr. Wilson:

As a result of enactment of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (ITMRA), the General Services Administration (GSA) disestablished the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR). At 12:00 a.m., August 8, 1996, the FIRMR ceases to exist as a regulation. FIRMR provisions related to GSA's continuing authorities were moved to other regulations. All FIRMR Bulletins were canceled. Relevant information in selected bulletins may be moved to other documents at a later date.

Enclosure 1 to this letter identifies the FIRMR provisions that were retained and where they are relocated in the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Most FIRMR provisions moved to the FPMR were transferred verbatim, but not all sections of a part or subpart were transferred. Some provisions moved to the FPMR were revised to reflect GSA program changes, such as in the Consolidated Local Telecommunications Program. FIRMR provisions moved to the FAR were changed to conform to FAR formatting and writing conventions. These actions are consistent with the recommendations of the FIRMR Transition Committee. This Committee was sponsored by the Chief Information Officers Working Group to make recommendations about the disposition of the FIRMR.

Also enclosed for your review are copies of the four interim rules relocating FIRMR provisions to the FPMR and the FAR. The telecommunications and records management FPMR rules were published in the Federal Register on August 7, 1996. The FPMR rule on the disposal of excess information technology resources and the FAR rule were published in the Federal Register on August 8, 1996. Copies of these rules are also available on the GSA IT Policy Home Page at http://www.gsa.gov/itpolicy.

Your staff may direct any questions about these changes to Doris Farmer on (202) 501-0960 or at doris.farmer@gsa.gov.

Sincerely,

/s/ Fred L. Sims

Fred L. Sims Deputy Associate Administrator
Office of Information Technology

Enclosures

FIRMR ROAD MAP

FPMR: RELOCATION OF FIRMR PROVISIONS RELATING TO GSA's ROLE IN THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (FPMR Interim Rule B-1) click here

FPMR: RELOCATION OF FIRMR PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE SYSTEMS AND GSA SERVICES (FPMR Interim Rule F-1) click here

FPMR: RELOCATION OF FIRMR PROVISIONS RELATING TO GSA's ROLE IN THE DISPOSAL OF EXCESS AND EXCHANGE/SALE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) EQUIPMENT (FPMR Temp. Reg. H-28) click here

FAR: RELOCATION OF CERTAIN FIRMR PROVISIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ITMRA OF 1996 click here

ENCLOSURE 1

FIRMR ROAD MAP

CONSOLIDATED LIST OF NEW LOCATION FOR FIRMR PROVISIONS

From: FIRMR Part 201-9 - Creation, Maintenance, and Use of Records
To: FPMR Part 101-11 - Creation, Maintenance, and Use of Records
From: FIRMR Section 201-17.001 (i),(j),(k),(n) - Predominant Considerations
To: FAR Section 39.101- Policy
From: FIRMR Section 201-20.306 - Delegation of GSA's Multiyear Contracting Authority for Telecommunications Resources
To: FPMR Subpart 101-35.6 - Delegation of GSA's Multiyear Contracting Authority for Telecommunications Resources
FIRMR Subpart201-21.6 - Use of Government Telephone Systems
To: FPMR Subpart 101-35.1 - Use of Government Telephone Systems
From: FIRMR Part 201-23 - Disposition
To: FPMR Subpart 101-43.6 - Disposition of IT Excess Personal Property
From: FIRMR Section 201-24.101 - The Mandatory FTS2000 Network
To: FPMR Subpart 101-35.3 - The Mandatory FTS Long Distance Network
From: FIRMR Section 201-24.102 - Consolidated Local Telecommunications Service
To: FPMR Subpart 101-35.4 - Consolidated Local Telecommunications Service
From: Section 201-24.106 - National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NSEP)
To: FPMR Subpart 101-35.5 - National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NSEP)
From: FIRMR Section 201-39.804 - Financial Management Systems Software (FMSS) Mandatory Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contracts Program
To: FAR Subpart 8.9 - Financial Management Systems Software (FMSS) Mandatory Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contracts Program
From: FIRMR Section 201-39.1001-2 - Privacy Specification
To: FAR Section 39.105 - Privacy
From: Section 201-39.1001-3 - Contract Clause
To: FAR Section 39.106 Contract Clause
From: FIRMR Section 201-39.1701-4 Contracts
To: FAR Section 17.204(e) - Contracts
From: FIRMR Section 201-39.5202-5 - Privacy or Security Safeguards
To: FAR Section 52.239-1 - Privacy or Security Safeguards
Posted August 21, 1996