[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 172 (Thursday, September 6, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4338]



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48 CFR Chapter 1; Parts 4, 12, and 52



Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules and Small Entity 
Compliance Guide

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket FAR--2007-002, Sequence 5]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-20; Introduction

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Summary presentation of final rule.

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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) 2005-20 as a pilot program. 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 the document 
following this notice.

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 2005-20, FAR Case 2006-029. Interested 
parties may also visit our website at http://www.regulations.gov. For 
information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the 
FAR Secretariat at (202) 501-4755.

                                                                                   Rule listed in FAC 2005-20
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Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) - Reporting Requirement of Subcontractor Award Data                              2006-029                   Woodson.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary of the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments to this FAR case, refer to FAR Case 
2006-029.
    FAC 2005-20 amends the FAR as specified below:

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) - Reporting 
Requirement of Subcontractor Award Data (FAR Case 2006-029)

    This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 
require that contractors report specific subcontract awards to a public 
database. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 
2006 (FFATA) (Pub. L. 109-282) requires the existence and operation of 
a searchable website that provides public access to information about 
Federal expenditures. This final rule establishes a pilot program to 
test the collection and accession of subcontract award data. As a 
result, subcontracts awarded and funded with Federal appropriated funds 
will eventually be disclosed to the public in a single searchable 
website. However, information reported under the pilot program will not 
be disclosed to the public.

    Dated: August 29, 2007.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.

Federal Acquisition Circular

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-20 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 2005-20 is 
effective September 6, 2007.

    Dated: August 27, 2007.
Shay D. Assad,
Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.

    Dated: August 29, 2007.
Al Matera,
Acting Senior Procurement Executive, General Services Administration.

    Dated: August 28, 2007.
Sheryl Goddard,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.
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