44546 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 150 / Friday, August 4, 2006 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket FAR—2006–0023] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–12; 

Introduction 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of 

interim rule. 

SUMMARY: This document summarizes 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian 

Agency Acquisition Council and the 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

Council in this Federal Acquisition 

Circular (FAC) 2005–12. A companion 

document, the Small Entity Compliance 

Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The 

FAC, including the SECG, is available 

via the Internet at http://acquisition.gov/ 

far. 

DATES: For effective date and comment 

date, see separate document which 

follow. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact the 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below in relation to the FAR case. 

Please cite FAC 2005–12, FAR case 

2006–014. Interested parties may also 

visit our Web site at http:// 

acquisition.gov/far. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the FAR Secretariat 

at (202) 501–4755. 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

I ............ Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 (Interim) .............................................................................. 2006–014 Cundiff. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

summary for the FAR rule follows. For 

the actual revisions and/or amendments 

to this FAR case, refer to the specific 

item number and subject set forth in the 

document following this item summary. 

FAC 2005–12 amends the FAR as 

specified below: 

Item I—Local Community Recovery Act 

of 2006 (Interim) (FAR Case 2006–014) 

This interim rule adds a local area setaside to the FAR for debris clearance, 

distribution of supplies, reconstruction, 

and other major disaster or emergency 

assistance activities. The contracting 

officer defines the set-aside area. The 

rule implements the Local Community 

Recovery Act of 2006, which 

strengthens the government’s ability to 

promote local economic recovery. The 

local area set-aside does not replace 

small business set-asides. Both can be 

used at the same time. The rule imposes 

subcontracting restrictions when a local 

area set-aside is used. No competition 

justification is required for the local area 

set-aside. 

Dated: July 28, 2006. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

Federal Acquisition Circular 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2005-12 is issued under the authority of 

the Secretary of Defense, the 

Administrator of General Services, and 

the Administrator for the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

Unless otherwise specified, all 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

and other directive material contained 

in FAC 2005-12 is effective August 4, 

2006. 

Dated: July 28, 2006. 

Col. Casey D. Blake, 

Director of Operations for Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy. 

Dated: July 28, 2006. 

Roger D. Waldron, 

Acting Senior Procurement Executive, 

General Services Administration. 

Dated: July 28, 2006. 

Lou Becker, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for 

Procurement, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–6671 Filed 8–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 6, 12, 26, and 52 

[FAC 2005–12; FAR Case 2006–014; Docket 

2006–0020, Sequence 8] 

RIN 9000–AK54 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR 

Case 2006–014, Local Community 

Recovery Act of 2006 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Interim rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency 

Acquisition Council and the Defense 

Acquisition Regulations Council 

(Councils) have agreed on an interim 

rule amending the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) to implement the 

Local Community Recovery Act of 2006. 

The Local Community Recovery Act of 

2006 amended the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act to authorize set-asides 

for major disaster or emergency 

assistance acquisitions to businesses 

that reside or primarily do business in 

the geographic area affected by the 

disaster or emergency. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 4, 2006. 

Comment Date: Interested parties 

should submit written comments to the 

FAR Secretariat on or before October 3, 

2006 to be considered in the 

formulation of a final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by FAC 2005–12, FAR case 

2006–014, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/far. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Agency Web Site: http:// 

www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/ 

ProposedRules/comments.htm. Click on 

the FAR case number to submit 

comments. 

• E-mail: farcase.2006–014@gsa.gov. 

Include FAC 2005–12, FAR case 2006– 

014 in the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 

ATTN: Laurieann Duarte, Washington, 

DC 20405. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite FAC 2005–12, FAR case 

2006–014, in all correspondence related 

to this case. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/ 


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