[Federal Register: June 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 113)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 101-47

[FPMR Amendment H-203]
RIN 3090-AG39

 
Utilization and Disposal of Real Property Appraisal

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Federal Property Management Regulations 
to clarify and strengthen agency responsibilities for conducting 
appraisals on real property that is available for disposal. It ensures 
the reliability, integrity, and confidentiality of those appraisals.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Q. Martin, Director, 
Redeployment Services Division at (202) 501-0084.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This final rule is not required to be published in the Federal 
Register for notice and comment; therefore, the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act does not apply.

B. Executive Order 12866

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has determined that this 
rule is not a significant regulatory action for the purposes of 
Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the revisions do 
not impose recordkeeping or information collection requirements, or the 
collection of information from offerors, contractors, or members of the 
public which require the approval of the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 501 et seq.

D. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    This final rule is also exempt from congressional review prescribed 
under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely to agency management and 
personnel.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 101-47

    Administrative practice and procedure, Government property 
management, Homeless, Surplus Government property.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, 41 CFR part 101-47 is 
amended as follows:

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PART 101-47--UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY

    1. The authority citation for part 101-47 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

    2. Section 101-47.303-4 is amended by revising paragraph (c) and 
adding paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 101-47.303-4  Appraisal.

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    (c) The disposal agency shall have the property appraised by 
experienced and qualified persons familiar with the types of property 
to be appraised by them. If the property is included in or eligible for 
inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, the appraisal 
should consider the effect of historic covenants on fair market value.
    (d) Appraisal confidentiality. Appraisals, appraisal reports, 
appraisal analyses, and other pre-decisional documents obtained in 
accordance with this subpart are confidential and for the use of 
authorized personnel of Government agencies having a need for such 
information. Further, such information shall not be divulged prior to 
the delivery and acceptance of the deed. Any person engaged to collect 
or evaluate information pursuant to this paragraph shall certify that 
there is no interest, direct or indirect, in the property which would 
conflict in any manner with the preparation and submission of an 
impartial appraisal report.

    Dated: April 20, 1999.
David J. Barram,
Administrator of General Services.
[FR Doc. 99-15024 Filed 6-11-99; 8:45 am]
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