Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 15, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 27397 

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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; 

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 the 

rule appearing in Federal Acquisition 

Circular (FAC) 2005–17, which amends 

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

indicates that a regulatory flexibility 

analysis has been prepared. Interested 

parties may obtain further information 

regarding this rule by referring to FAC 

2005–17, 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 RULE IN FAC 2005–17 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

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

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. 

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