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wherever it appears and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; and 

■ d. In Alternate III: 

■ i. Revising the date of the Alternate; 

■ ii. Removing from the introductory 

text the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ wherever it 

appears and adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in its 

place; 

■ iii. Removing from the definition of 

‘‘Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, 

Panamanian, or Peruvian end product’’ 

the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; and 

■ iv. Removing from the last sentence of 

paragraph (c) the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ 

wherever it appears and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place. 

The revisions read as follows: 

52.225–3 Buy American—Free Trade 

Agreements—Israeli Trade Act. 

* * * * * 

Buy American—Free Trade 

Agreements—Israeli Trade Act (NOV 

2023) 

* * * * * 

Alternate III (NOV 2023). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 5 Amend section 52.225–4 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the provision; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (a)(2) the 

word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; 

■ c. Removing from paragraph (b) the 

word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ wherever it appears 

and adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; and 

■ d. In Alternate III: 

■ i. Revising the date of the Alternate; 

and 

■ ii. Removing from paragraph (b) the 

word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ wherever it appears 

and adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place. 

The revisions read as follows: 

52.225–4 Buy American—Free Trade 

Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. 

* * * * * 

Buy American—Free Trade 

Agreements—Israeli Trade Act 

Certificate (NOV 2023) 

* * * * * 

Alternate III (NOV 2023). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Amend section 52.225–11 in 

Alternate I by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the Alternate 

and removing from the introductory text 

the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; 

■ b. Removing from the definition of 

‘‘Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani 

construction material’’ the word 

‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in 

its place; and 

■ c. Removing from paragraphs (b)(1) 

and (2) the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and 

adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place, 

respectively. 

The revisions read as follows: 

52.225–11 Buy American—Construction 

Materials Under Trade Agreements. 

* * * * * 

Alternate I (NOV 2023). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Amend section 52.225–12 in 

Alternate II by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the Alternate 

and removing from the introductory text 

the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (d)(1) 

and paragraph (d)(3) introductory text 

the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place, respectively. 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.225–12 Notice of Buy American 

Requirement—Construction Materials 

Under Trade Agreements. 

* * * * * 

Alternate II (NOV 2023). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Amend section 52.225–23 in 

Alternate I by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the Alternate 

and removing from the introductory text 

the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; 

■ b. Removing from the definition of 

‘‘Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani 

construction material’’ the word 

‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding ‘‘Bahraini’’ in 

its place; and 

■ c. Removing from paragraph (b)(2) the 

word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place. 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.225–23 Required Use of American Iron, 

Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy 

American Statute—Construction Materials 

Under Trade Agreements. 

* * * * * 

Alternate I (NOV 2023). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Amend section 52.225–24 in 

Alternate II by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the Alternate 

and removing from the introductory text 

the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (d)(1) 

and paragraph (d)(3) introductory text 

the word ‘‘Bahrainian’’ and adding 

‘‘Bahraini’’ in its place, respectively. 

The revision reads as follows: 

52.225–24 Notice of Required Use of 

American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured 

Goods—Buy American Statute— 

Construction Materials Under Trade 

Agreements. 

* * * * * 

Alternate II (NOV 2023). * * * 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2023–0051, Sequence No. 

6] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024–01; 

Small Entity Compliance Guide 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide 

(SECG). 

SUMMARY: This document is issued 

under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, 

and NASA. 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 rules appearing in 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2024–01, which amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 

Interested parties may obtain further 

information regarding these rules by 

referring to FAC 2024–01, which 

precedes this document. 

DATES: November 14, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the 

SECG, is available at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact the 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below. Please cite FAC 2024–01 and the 

FAR Case number. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755 or 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. An asterisk (*) 

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RULES LISTED IN FAC 2024–01 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

I ..................... New Designated Country—North Macedonia ............................................ 2023–019 Uddowla. 

II .................... Technical Amendments. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summaries for each FAR rule follow. 

For the actual revisions and/or 

amendments made by these FAR rules, 

refer to the specific item numbers and 

subjects set forth in the documents 

following these item summaries. FAC 

2024–01 amends the FAR as follows: 

Item I—New Designated Country-North 

Macedonia (FAR Case 2023–019) 

This final rule amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add 

North Macedonia as a new designated 

country under the World Trade 

Organization Government Procurement 

Agreement (WTO GPA). 

Item II—Technical Amendments 

An administrative change is made at 

FAR 52.212–3, 52.212–5, 52.225–3, 

52.225–4, 52.225–11, 52.225–12, 

52.225–23, and 52.225–24. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

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