[Federal Register: December 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 248)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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Part II
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter 1, et al.
Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-03; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 2001-03. A companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG,
is available via the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far.
DATES: For effective dates and comment dates, see separate documents
which follow.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755, for information
pertaining to status or publication schedules. For clarification of
content, contact the analyst whose name appears in the table below in
relation to each FAR case or subject area. Please cite FAC 2001-03 and
specific FAR case number(s). Interested parties may also visit our Web
site at http://www.arnet.gov/far.
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I............... Contractor Responsibility, 1999-010 (Stay) De Stefano.
Labor Relations Costs, and
Costs Relating to Legal and
Other Proceedings.
II.............. Contractor Responsibility, 2001-014 De Stefano.
Labor Relations Costs, and
Costs Relating to Legal and
Other Proceedings--
Revocation.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments to these FAR cases, refer to the
specific item number and subject set forth in the documents following
these item summaries.
FAC 2001-03 amends the FAR as specified below:
Item I--Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs
Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings (FAR Case 1999-010 (Stay))
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published
in the Federal Register at 65 FR 80255, December 20, 2000, a final rule
addressing contractor responsibility and costs incurred in legal and
other proceedings. After further review, the FAR Council published an
interim rule in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17754, April 3, 2001,
staying that rule. This final rule terminates the stay.
Item II--Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and
Costs Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings-- Revocation (FAR
Case 2001-014)
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published
in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17758, April 3, 2001, a proposed rule
(April proposed rule) with a request for public comments. The April
proposed rule proposed revoking a final rule published in the Federal
Register at 65 FR 80255, December 20, 2000 (December final rule). The
December final rule addressed responsibility and costs incurred in
legal and other proceedings. This rule finalizes the April 3, 2001,
proposed rule.
Dated: December 14, 2001.
Gloria M. Sochon,
Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-03 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2001-03 is
effective December 27, 2001.
Dated: December 13, 2001.
Deidre A. Lee,
Director, Defense Procurement.
Dated: December 13, 2001.
David A. Drabkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy,
General Services Administration.
Dated: December 12, 2001.
Tom Luedtke,
Associate Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-31300 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
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