14570 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 16, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 22, 25, and 52 

[FAC 2005–50; FAR Case 2009–040; Item 

VII; Docket 2010–0092, Sequence 1] 

RIN 9000–AL57 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade 

Agreements Thresholds 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA have 

adopted as final, without change, an 

interim rule amending the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

incorporate increased thresholds for 

application of the World Trade 

Organization Government Procurement 

Agreement and the Free Trade 

Agreements, as determined by the 

United States Trade Representative. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 

Analyst, at (202) 219–0202, for 

clarification of content. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat at (202) 501–4755. Please 

cite FAC 2005–50, FAR Case 2009–040. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD, GSA, and NASA published an 

interim rule in the Federal Register at 

75 FR 38689 on July 2, 2010, to 

incorporate increased thresholds for 

application of the World Trade 

Organization Government Procurement 

Agreement and the Free Trade 

Agreements, as determined by the 

United States Trade Representative. 

Every two years, the trade agreements 

thresholds are adjusted according to a 

pre-determined formula under the 

agreements. These thresholds were 

effective on January 1, 2010. No public 

comments were received. DoD, GSA, 

and NASA have agreed to convert this 

FAR case from an interim to a final rule 

without change. 

II. Executive Order 12866 

This is a significant regulatory action 

and, therefore, was subject to review 

under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 

12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, 

dated September 30, 1993. This rule is 

not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. 

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Department of Defense, the 

General Services Administration, and 

the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration certify that this final 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities within the 

meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the 

dollar threshold changes are designed to 

keep pace with inflation and thus 

maintain the status quo. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35) does apply; however, 

these changes to the FAR do not impose 

additional information collection 

requirements to the paperwork burden 

previously approved under OMB 

Control Numbers 9000–0130, titled: Buy 

American Act-Free Trade AgreementsIsraeli Trade Act Certificate; 9000–0025, 

titled: Buy American Act, Trade 

Agreements Act Certificate; and 9000– 

0141, titled: Buy American ActConstruction. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22, 25, 

and 52 

Government procurement. 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Millisa Gary, 

Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide 

Acquisition Policy. 

Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without 

Change 

■ Accordingly, the interim rule 

amending 48 CFR parts 22, 25, and 52, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register at 75 FR 38689 on July 2, 2010, 

is adopted as a final rule without 

change. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 30 and 52 

[FAC 2005–50; FAR Case 2009–025; Item 

VIII; Docket 2010–0087, Sequence 1] 

RIN 9000–AL58 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Disclosure and Consistency of Cost 

Accounting Practices for Contracts 

Awarded to Foreign Concerns 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA have 

adopted as final, without change, an 

interim rule amending the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to align it 

with a Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) 

Board clause, Disclosure and 

Consistency of Cost Accounting 

Practices-Foreign Concerns. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 16, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Edward N. Chambers, Procurement 

Analyst, at (202) 501–3221 for 

clarification of content. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat at (202) 501–4755. Please 

cite FAC 2005–50, FAR Case 2009–025. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD, GSA, and NASA published an 

interim rule in the Federal Register at 

75 FR 34283 on June 16, 2010, to 

maintain consistency between CAS and 

FAR in matters relating to disclosure 

requirements of CAS for contracts 

awarded to foreign concerns. 

Specifically, the interim rule was issued 

in response to the Cost Accounting 

Standard Board’s March 26, 2008, 

publication of a final rule, which 

implemented the use of the clause, 

Disclosure and Consistency of Cost 

Accounting Practices—Foreign 

Concerns, in CAS-covered contracts and 

subcontracts awarded to foreign 

concerns (73 FR 15939). The interim 

rule amended the FAR to align FAR 

clause 52.230–4 with the Cost 

Accounting Standards Board clause, 

Disclosure and Consistency of Cost 

Accounting Practices—Foreign 

Concerns. FAR clause 52.230–6, 

Administration of Cost Accounting 


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