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| EPP Symposium: Greening Federal PurchasingEPP FAR Revisions Finalized**EPP Symposium: Greening Federal Purchasing**
The EPP symposium on July 16 and 17, 1997 in Baltimore, MD brought together both the manufacturing sector and federal agency personnel in an effort to help make environmental performance a factor in federal government purchasing decisions, along with product performance and cost.  Interactive workshops were intended to assist participants in "greening" federal purchasing, as well as increase dialogue between Federal purchasers and suppliers of environmentally preferable products and services.  Conference Notes were developed to share conference information among interested parties who were unable to attend.**EPP FAR Revisions Finalized**
On August 22, 1997, final revisions to the FAR were published in the Federal Register.  These revisions incorporate policies for the acquisition of environmentally preferable and energy-efficient products and services.  The FAR revisions consolidate a number of environmentally preferable purchasing requirements previously issued in laws, executive orders and policy directives.  Changes were effective as of October 21, 1997 for new federal contracts.footer>**Contacting EPP | EPP HomeOPPT Home | EPA Home | Search | Comments
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