[Federal Register: September 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 175)] [Notices] [Page 53797-53798] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12se05-48] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Federal Management Regulation; Motor Vehicle Management; Notice ofGSA Bulletin FMR B-9 AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General ServicesAdministration (GSA). ACTION: Notice of a bulletin. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces GSA Federal ManagementRegulation (FMR) Bulletin B-9. This bulletin provides guidance toExecutive Branch agencies (other Federal entities are encouraged to followthis guidance) on the development and maintenance of documented structuredvehicle allocation methodologies for agency fleets, i.e.,vehicles that are agency-owned, leased from the General ServicesAdministration (GSA), or commercially-leased. Agency adherence to such amethodology will help to ensure that agency vehicle fleets are notover-costly, are correctly sized in terms of numbers, and are theappropriate type for accomplishing agency missions. GSA Bulletin FMRB-9 may be found at http://www.gsa.gov/bulletin. DATES: The bulletin announced in this notice iseffective August 26, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For clarification of content, contact General Services Administration,Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Travel, Transportation and AssetManagement, at (202) 501-1777. Please cite Bulletin FMRB-9. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background In April 2002, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested thatall Executive Branch agencies take a closer look at their fleet managementoperations, particularly the size of their fleets. In coordination withOMB, information was collected from the agencies using a survey developedby the Federal Fleet Policy Council (FEDFLEET) and GSA's Vehicle ManagementPolicy Division. The results of the survey indicated a number ofdeficiencies in the fleet management operations of the agencies. Aninteragency working group of FEDFLEET members recommended correctiveactions, including the establishment, within each agency, of a documentedstructured vehicle allocation methodology to identify the optimalallocation of the agency vehicles in terms of number and configuration ofthose vehicles. The need for such a methodology was further validated in aMay 2004 Government Accountability Office report on the acquisition andmanagement of Federal motor vehicles. The guidance provided in FMR Bulletin B-9 includes a descriptionof the methodology and resultant optimal vehicle allocation, an example ofthe methodology both in narrative and in standardized format, how themethodology and resultant optimal vehicle allocation should be recorded,the sources for development of the methodology and resultant optimalvehicle allocation, what actions Federal executive agencies should take asa result of the bulletin, and a contact for further information and/or comments. [[Page 53798]] B. Procedures Bulletins regarding motor vehicle management are located on the Internetat http://www.gsa.gov/bulletins as Federal Management Regulation(FMR) bulletins. Dated: September 2, 2005. Thomas J. Horan, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 05-17952 Filed 9-9-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-14-S