Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 25, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 24325

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 6, 31, 32, and 42

[FAC 97–17; Item VI]

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Technical Amendments

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Technical amendments.

SUMMARY: This document makes

amendments to the Federal Acquisition

Regulation in order to update references

and make editorial changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS

Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202)

501–4755.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 6, 31,

32, and 42

Government procurement.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Edward C. Loeb,

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA

amend 48 CFR Parts 6, 31, 32, and 42

as set forth below:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Parts 6, 31, 32, and 42 continues to read

as follows:

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C.

chapter 137; and 42 U.S.C. 2473(c).

PART 6—COMPETITION

REQUIREMENTS

2. In section 6.304, revise the second

sentence of paragraph (a)(4) to read as

follows:

6.304 Approval of the justification.

(a) * * *

(4) * * * This authority is not

delegable except in the case of the

Under Secretary of Defense for

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,

acting as the senior procurement

executive for the Department of Defense.

* * * * *

PART 31—CONTRACT COST

PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES

31.101 [Amended]

3. In section 31.101, in the last

sentence, remove ‘‘Acquisition and

Technology’’ and add in its place

‘‘Acquisition, Technology, and

Logistics’’.

PART 32—CONTRACT FINANCING

4. Remove ‘‘19l’’ and add ‘‘20l’’ in

the following places:

a. Section 32.411 in the Agreement for

Special Bank Account; in paragraph (a)

of Recitals; and after paragraph (e) of

Covenants; and

b. Section 32.805(c) in the

Acknowledgement.

32.502–4 [Amended]

5. In section 32.502–4 amend

paragraph (a)(3) and (a)(4) by removing

‘‘(a)(5)’’ and adding in their places

‘‘(a)(6)’’.

PART 42—CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT

SERVICES

6. Remove ‘‘19_’’ and add ‘‘20_’’ in

the following places:

a. Section 42.1204, in the Novation

Agreement following paragraph (i) at

paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(8) (twice), and in

the Certificates following paragraph

(b)(9); and

b. Section 42.1205, in the Change-ofName Agreement following paragraph

(b) at paragraph (a)(2); and in the

Certificate following paragraph (b)(2).

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small

Entity Compliance Guide

AGENCIES: 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 the

Secretary of Defense, the Administrator

of General Services and the

Administrator for the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration.

This Small Entity Compliance Guide has

been prepared in accordance with

Section 212 of the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

1996 (Public Law 104–121). It consists

of a summary of rules appearing in

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97–

17 which amend the FAR. The rule

marked with an asterisk (*) indicates

that a regulatory flexibility analysis has

been prepared in accordance with 5

U.S.C. 604. Interested parties may

obtain further information regarding

these rules by referring to FAC 97–17

which precedes this document. These

documents are also available via the

Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laurie Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202)

501–4225. For clarification of content,

contact the analyst whose name appears

in the table below.

LIST OF RULES IN FAC 97–17

Item Subject FAR case Analyst

I ................ Competition under Multiple Award Contracts ........................................................................... 1999–014 De Stefano.

II ............... Determination of Price Reasonableness and Commerciality * ................................................. 1998–300

(98–300)

Olson.

III .............. Caribbean Basin Trade Initiative .............................................................................................. 2000–003 Linfield.

IV ............. Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises ......................... 1999–301

(99–301)

Moss.

V .............. Ocean Transportation by U.S.-Flag Vessels ............................................................................ 1998–604

(98–604)

Klein.