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applicability of the Buy American Act 

for some foreign supplies and 

construction materials from Morocco, 

and specifies procurement procedures 

designed to ensure fairness, applicable 

to the acquisition of supplies and 

services. 

No comments were received by the 

close of the public comment period on 

June 19, 2006. Therefore, the Councils 

agreed to convert the interim rule to a 

final rule without change. 

This is not a significant regulatory 

action and, therefore, was not 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. 

B. 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. Although the 

rule opens up Government procurement 

to the products of Morocco, the 

Councils do not anticipate any 

significant economic impact on U.S. 

small businesses. The Department of 

Defense only applies the trade 

agreements to the non-defense items 

listed at DFARS 225.401–70, and 

acquisitions that are set aside for small 

businesses are exempt. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act 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 

9000–0025 and 9000–0141. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 25 and 

52. 

Government procurement. 

Dated: November 15, 2006. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without 

Change 

■ Accordingly, the interim rule 

amending 48 CFR parts 25 and 52, 

which was published at 71 FR 20306 on 

April 19, 2006, 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 15, 22, 28, and 52 

[FAC 2005-14; Item V; Docket FAR-2006- 

0021; Sequence 5] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Technical Amendments 

AGENCIES: 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 

editorial changes. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 22, 

2006 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS 

Building, Washington, DC, 20405, (202) 

501–4755, for information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules. Please 

cite FAC 2005–14, Technical 

Amendments. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 15, 22, 

28, and 52 

Government procurement. 

Dated: November 15, 2006. 

Ralph De Stefano, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

■ Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA 

amend 48 CFR parts 15, 22, 28, and 52 

as set forth below: 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 15, 22, 28, and 52 continues to 

read as follows: 

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

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

PART 15—CONTRACTING BY 

NEGOTIATION 

■ 2. Amend section 15.404–1(a)(7) by 

revising the last sentence to read as 

follows: 

15.404–1 Proposal analysis techniques. 

(a) * * * 

(7) * * * They are available via the 

internet at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ 

dpap/contractpricing/index.htm. 

* * * * * 

PART 22—APPLICATION OF LABOR 

LAWS TO GOVERNMENT 

ACQUISITIONS 

22.1006 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend section 22.1006 in the 

fourth sentence of paragraph (c)(1) by 

removing ‘‘(c)(1)’’ and adding ‘‘(d)(1)’’ in 

its place. 

■ 4. Amend section 22.1304 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

22.1304 Procedures. 

* * * * * 

(a) Query the Department of Labor’s 

VETS-100 Database via the Internet at 

http://www.vets100.com/ 

Vets100Search.htm using the validation 

code ‘‘vets’’ to proceed with the search 

in the database; or 

* * * * * 

PART 28—BONDS AND INSURANCE 

■ 5. Amend section 28.202 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

28.202 Acceptability of corporate sureties. 

* * * * * 

(d) The Department of the Treasury 

Circular 570 may be obtained from the 

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 

Financial Management Service, Surety 

Bond Branch, 3700 East West Highway, 

Room 6F01, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Or 

via the internet at http:// 

www.fms.treas.gov/c570/. 

PART 52—SOLICITATION PROVISIONS 

AND CONTRACT CLAUSES 

52.212–5 [Amended] 

■ 6. Amend section 52.212–5 by 

revising the date of the clause to read 

‘‘(NOV 2006)’’; removing from 

paragraph (b)(1) ‘‘(JUL 1995)’’ and 

adding ‘‘(SEP 2006)’’ in its place, and 

removing ‘‘(SEP 2006)’’ and adding 

‘‘(OCT 1995)’’ in its place; and removing 

from paragraph (c)(3) ‘‘(MAY 1989)’’

and adding ‘‘(NOV 2006)’’ in its place. 

52.222–43 [Amended] 

■ 7. Amend section 52.222–43 by 

revising the date of the clause to read 

‘‘(NOV 2006)’’; and removing from 

paragraph (e) ‘‘(c)’’ and adding ‘‘(d)’’ in 

its place. 

■ 8. Amend section 52.228–15 by 

revising the date of the clause and 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

52.228–15 Performance and Payment 

Bonds—Construction. 

* * * * * 

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS—

CONSTRUCTION (NOV 2006) 

* * * * * 

(d) Surety or other security for bonds. 

The bonds shall be in the form of firm 


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commitment, supported by corporate 

sureties whose names appear on the list 

contained in Treasury Department 

Circular 570, individual sureties, or by 

other acceptable security such as postal 

money order, certified check, cashier’s 

check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, in 

accordance with Treasury Department 

regulations, certain bonds or notes of 

the United States. Treasury Circular 570 

is published in the Federal Register or 

may be obtained from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, Financial 

Management Service, Surety Bond 

Branch, 3700 East West Highway, Room 

6F01, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Or via the 

internet at http://www.fms.treas.gov/ 

c570/. 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Amend section 52.228–16 by 

revising the date of the clause and 

paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

52.228–16 Performance and Payment 

Bonds—Other Than Construction. 

* * * * * 

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS—

OTHER THAN CONSTRUCTION (NOV 2006) 

* * * * * 

(e) The bonds shall be in the form of 

firm commitment, supported by 

corporate sureties whose names appear 

on the list contained in Treasury 

Department Circular 570, individual 

sureties, or by other acceptable security 

such as postal money order, certified 

check, cashier’s check, irrevocable letter 

of credit, or, in accordance with 

Treasury Department regulations, 

certain bonds or notes of the United 

States. Treasury Circular 570 is 

published in the Federal Register, or 

may be obtained from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, Financial 

Management Service, Surety Bond 

Branch, 3700 East West Highway, Room 

6F01, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Or via the 

internet at http://www.fms.treas.gov/ 

c570/. 

(End of clause) 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket FAR—2006—0023, Sequence 7] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–14; 

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 of 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. It consists of a summary of rules 

appearing in Federal Acquisition 

Circular (FAC) 2005–14 which amend 

the FAR. An asterisk (*) next to a rule 

indicates that a regulatory flexibility 

analysis has been prepared. Interested 

parties may obtain further information 

regarding these rules by referring to FAC 

2005–14 which precedes this document. 

These documents are also available via 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurieann 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 2005–14 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

*I ........... Common Identification Standard for Contractors ................................................................................ 2005–015 Jackson. 

II ........... Removal of Sanctions Against Certain EU Countries ......................................................................... 2005–045 Olson. 

III .......... Free Trade Agreements—Bahrain and Guatemala (Interim) .............................................................. 2006–017 Parnell. 

IV .......... Free Trade Agreements—Morocco ..................................................................................................... 2006–001 Parnell. 

V ........... Technical Amendments .......................................................................................................................

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summaries for each FAR rule follow. 

For the actual revisions and/or 

amendments to these FAR cases, refer to 

the specific item number and subject set 

forth in the documents following these 

item summaries. 

FAC 2005–14 amends the FAR as 

specified below: 

Item I—Common Identification 

Standard for Contractors (FAR Case 

2005–015) 

This rule converts the interim rule 

published at 71 FR 208, January 3, 2006, 

to a final rule with changes. The rule 

amends the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) by addressing the 

contractor personal identification 

requirements in Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12, 

‘‘Policy for a Common Identification 

Standard for Federal Employees and 

Contractors,’’ and Federal Information 

Processing Standards Publication (FIPS 

PUB) Number 201, ‘‘Personal Identity 

Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees 

and Contractors.’’ The primary 

objectives of HSPD–12 are to establish a 

process to enhance security, increase 

Government efficiency, reduce identity 

fraud, and protect personal privacy by 

establishing a mandatory, 

Governmentwide standard for secure 

and reliable forms of identification 

issued by the Federal Government to its 

employees and contractors who require 

routine physical access to Federallycontrolled facilities, and/or routine 

access to Federally-controlled 

information systems. 

Item II—Removal of Sanctions Against 

Certain EU Countries (FAR Case 2005–

045) 

This rule converts the interim rule 

published at 71 FR 20305, April 19, 

2006, to a final rule without change. The 

interim rule removed the sanctions in 

FAR Part 25 against Austria, Belgium, 

Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, 

Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, 

Sweden, and the United Kingdom on 

acquisitions not covered by the World 

Trade Organization Government 

Procurement Agreement. These 

sanctions did not apply to small 

business set-asides, to acquisition below 

the simplified acquisition threshold 

using simplified acquisition procedures, 

or to acquisitions by the Department of 

Defense. Contracting officers may now 

consider offers of end products, 


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