13794 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 10, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2021–0051, Sequence No. 

2] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation: 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2021–05; 

Introduction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of a final 

rule. 

SUMMARY: This document summarizes 

technical amendments to the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in this 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2021–05. A companion document, the 

Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), 

follows this FAC. 

DATES: For the effective date, see the 

separate document, which follows. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lois Mandell, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov, for information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules. Please cite FAC 2021–05, 

Technical Amendments. 

RULE LISTED IN FAC 2021–05 

Subject 

Technical Amendments 

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the 

SECG, is available via the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

summary for the FAR rule follows. For 

the actual technical amendments made 

by this rule, refer to the specific subject 

set forth in the document following the 

summary. FAC 2021–05 amends the 

FAR as follows: 

Technical Amendments 

Editorial changes are made at FAR 

4.402 and 52.204–2. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2021–05 is issued under the authority of 

the Secretary of Defense, the 

Administrator of General Services, and 

the Administrator of National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

Unless otherwise specified, all 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

and other directive material contained 

in FAC 2021–05 is effective March 10, 

2021. 

John M. Tenaglia, 

Principal Director, Defense Pricing and 

Contracting, Department of Defense. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

Karla Smith Jackson, 

Assistant Administrator for Procurement, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 4 and 52 

[FAC 2021–05; Docket No. FAR–2021–0052, 

Sequence No. 1] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation: 

Technical Amendment 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document makes 

amendments to the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) in order to make 

needed editorial changes. 

DATES: Effective: March 10, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lois Mandell, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite FAC 

2021–05, Technical Amendment. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document makes editorial changes to 

parts 4 and 52 of the FAR. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 4 and 

52 

Government procurement. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA 

amend 48 CFR parts 4 and 52 as set 

forth below: 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 4 and 52 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. 

chapter 137; and 51 U.S.C. 20113. 

PART 4—ADMINISTRATIVE AND 

INFORMATION MATTERS 

4.402 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend section 4.402 by— 

■ a. In paragraph (b) introductory text, 

removing ‘‘DoD publications’’ and 

adding ‘‘publications’’ in its place; 

■ b. In paragraph (b)(1), removing ‘‘(DoD 

5220.22–M)’’ and adding ‘‘(32 CFR part 

117)’’ in its place; 

■ c. In paragraph (b)(2), removing the 

quotation mark in front of ‘‘National’’; 

and 

■ d. In paragraph (c), removing 

‘‘Chapter 10 of the NISPOM’’ and 

adding ‘‘32 CFR 117.19’’ in its place. 

PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 

AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 

■ 3. Amend section 52.204–2 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

■ b. In paragraph (b), removing ‘‘(DOD 

5220.22–M)’’ and adding ‘‘(32 CFR part 

117)’’ in its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.204–2 Security Requirements. 

* * * * * 

Security Requirements (Mar 2021) 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2021–0051, Sequence No. 

2] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation: 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2021–05; 

Small Entity Compliance Guide 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide. 

SUMMARY: This document is issued 

under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, 

and NASA. This Small Entity 

Compliance Guide (SECG) has been 

prepared in accordance with section 212 

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 10, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 13795 

of the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It 

consists of a summary of the rule 

appearing in Federal Acquisition 

Circular (FAC) 2021–05, which amends 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR). Interested parties may obtain 

further information regarding this rule 

by referring to FAC 2021–05, which 

precedes this document. 

DATES: March 10, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lois Mandell, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov, for information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules. Please cite FAC 2021–05, 

Technical Amendments. 

RULE LISTED IN FAC 2021–05 

Subject 

Technical Amendments 

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the 

SECG, is available via the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

summary for the FAR rule follows. For 

the actual technical amendments made 

by this rule, refer to the specific 

amendments set forth in the document 

preceding this SECG. FAC 2021–05 

amends the FAR as follows: 

Technical Amendments 

Editorial changes are made at FAR 

4.402 and 52.204–2. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

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