27364 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 15, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket FAR–2007–0002, Sequence 2] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–17; 

Introduction 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of final 

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) 2005–17. A companion 

document, the Small Entity Compliance 

Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The 

FAC, including the SECG, is available 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

DATES: For effective dates and comment 

dates, see separate documents, which 

follow. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below in relation to the FAR case. 

Please cite FAC 2005–17, FAR case 

2004–025. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the FAR Secretariat at (202) 501–4755. 

LIST OF RULE IN FAC 2005–17 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

I ............ Government Property ....................................................................................................................... 2004–025 Parnell. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary 

for the FAR rule follows. For the actual 

revisions and/or amendments refer to 

FAR case 2004-025. 

FAC 2005–17 amends the FAR as 

specified below: 

Item I—Government Property (FAR 

Case 2004–025) 

This final rule amends Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 45, 

Government Property, and associated 

FAR language and clauses to implement 

a policy that fosters efficiency, 

flexibility, innovation and creativity 

while continuing to protect the 

Government’s interest. This rule 

simplifies procedures, clarifies 

language, and eliminates obsolete 

requirements related to the management 

and disposition of Government property 

in the possession of contractors by 

moving, clarifying, and deleting 

definitions; establishing a life-cycle 

approach to property management; and, 

sanctioning the use of consensus 

standards and/or industry-leading 

standards and practices for property 

management. This rule deletes outdated 

clauses, combines selected FAR 

property clauses into a single clause, 

and implements a new clause designed 

for military base and installation-level 

contracts awarded under the OMB 

Circular A–76 process. FAR language 

and associated clauses for special 

tooling, special test equipment and 

facilities contracts is deleted. It is not 

the Government’s intention to change 

the intent or meaning of the language 

pertaining to ‘‘title to Government 

property.’’ 

Dated: May 2, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Acting Director, Contract Policy Division. 

Federal Acquisition Circular 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2005-17 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 2005-17 is effective June 14, 

2007. 

Dated: April 30, 2007. 

Shay D. Assad, 

Director, Defense Procurement and 

Acquisition Policy. 

Dated: April 27, 2007. 

George Barclay, 

Acting Senior Procurement Executive, 

General Services Administration. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

Sheryl Goddard, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for 

Procurement, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–2257 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 

18, 19, 22, 28, 31, 32, 35, 37, 41, 42, 43, 

44, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52, and 53 

[FAC 2005–17; FAR Case 2004–025; Docket 

2007–0001, Sequence 2] 

RIN 9000–AK30 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR 

Case 2004–025, Government Property 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency 

Acquisition Council and the Defense 

Acquisition Regulations Council 

(Councils) have agreed on a final rule 

amending the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) to simplify 

procedures, clarify language, and 

eliminate obsolete requirements related 

to the management and disposition of 

Government property in the possession 

of contractors. FAR parts are amended 

to implement a policy that improves the 

management of Government property 

while fostering efficiency, flexibility, 

innovation and creativity by adopting 

property practices typically used in the 

commercial arena while continuing to 

protect the Government’s interest. In 


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