Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 163 / Wednesday, August 22, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 42579 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR 2018–0001, Sequence No. 

4] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation: 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–100; 

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. 

SUMMARY: This document is issued 

under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, 

and NASA. This Small Entity 

Compliance Guide has been prepared 

consistent 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) 

2005–100, which amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An 

asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that 

a regulatory flexibility analysis has been 

prepared. Interested parties may obtain 

further information regarding these 

rules by referring to FAC 2005–100, 

which precedes this document. These 

documents are also available via the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

DATES: August 22, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact the 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below. Please cite FAC 2005–100 and 

the FAR case number. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat Division at 202–501–4755. 

RULES LISTED IN FAC 2005–100 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

*I ................................ Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors .......................................................................... 2017–001 ....... Delgado. 

*II ............................... Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information ........................................... 2016–007 ....... Delgado. 

III ............................... Technical Amendments ..................................................................................................... ........................

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summaries for each FAR rule follow. 

For the actual revisions and/or 

amendments made by these rules, refer 

to the specific item numbers and 

subjects set forth in the documents 

following these item summaries. FAC 

2005–100 amends the FAR as follows: 

Item I—Paid Sick Leave for Federal 

Contractors (FAR Case 2017–001) 

DoD, GSA, and NASA are converting 

to a final rule, without change, an 

interim rule that amended the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13706 

and a Department of Labor final rule 

issued on September 30, 2016, both 

entitled Establishing Paid Sick Leave for 

Federal Contractors. The rule requires 

contractors to allow all employees 

performing work on or in connection 

with a contract covered by the E.O. to 

accrue and use paid sick leave in 

accordance with E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR 

part 13. Contracting officers will include 

a clause in covered contracts. This FAR 

rule neither increases nor decreases the 

cost of the interim rule (81 FR 91627), 

which has been in effect since January 

1, 2017. 

Item II—Non-Retaliation for Disclosure 

of Compensation Information (FAR 

Case 2016–007) 

DoD, GSA, and NASA are converting 

to a final rule, without change, an 

interim rule that amended the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

implement Executive Order (E.O.) 

13665, Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of 

Compensation Information. E.O. 13665, 

signed April 8, 2014, amended E.O. 

11246, Equal Opportunity in Federal 

Employment. The interim FAR rule also 

implemented a final rule issued by the 

Office of Federal Contract Compliance 

Programs (OFCCP) of the Department of 

Labor, entitled Government Contractors, 

Prohibitions Against Pay Secrecy 

Policies and Actions, which was 

published on September 11, 2015. 

E.O. 11246, originally issued 

September 24, 1965, establishes 

nondiscrimination and affirmative 

action obligations in employment for 

Federal contractors and subcontractors. 

It prohibits employment discrimination 

because of race, color, religion, sex, 

sexual orientation, gender identity, and 

national origin. E.O. 13665 amends E.O. 

11246 and its Equal Opportunity Clause 

by incorporating, as a covered 

prohibition, discriminating against 

employees and job applicants who 

inquire about, discuss, or disclose the 

compensation of the employee or 

applicant or another employee or 

applicant. Federal contractors and 

subcontractors must disseminate this 

nondiscrimination provision, using 

language prescribed by the Director of 

OFCCP, including incorporating the 

provision into existing employee 

manuals or handbooks and posting it. 

There is no significant impact on small 

entities imposed by the FAR rule. 

Item III—Technical Amendments 

Editorial changes and updates to web 

links are made at FAR 2.101, 4.1603, 

4.1702, 5.102, 5.201, 5.207, 5.704, 5.705, 

6.305, 7.103, 7.105, 7.107–4, 8.405–6, 

8.501, 8.602, 9.406–3, 9.407–3, 14.201– 

2, 16.505, 17.502–1, 18.205, 19.704, 

19.1503, 22.001, 22.404–3, 22.1001, 

22.1021, 22.1022, 22.1304, 23.202, 

23.203, 23.205, 23.401, 23.405, 23.802, 

25.003, 25.703–2, 28.106–1, 28.106–3, 

28.203–3, 28.204–3, 31.205–6, 36.104, 

36.700, 41.301, 49.602, 52.208–8, 

52.212–1, 52.212–3, 52.212–5, 52.213–4, 

52.219–9, 52.222–6, 52.222–8, 52.222– 

30, 52.222–31, 52.222–32, 52.222–41, 

52.222–43, 52.223–17, 52.225–5, 

52.225–18, 52.225–25, 52.228–11, 

52.243–1, 52.244–6, 53.000, 53.102, 

53.209–1, 53.228, 53.249 and subpart 

53.3. 

Dated: July 31, 2018. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17838 Filed 8–21–18; 8:45 am] 

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