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Trade Agreement country end product 

(other than a Bahrainian, Korean, 

Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian end 

product), an Israeli end product or, at 

the Contractor’s option, a domestic end 

product. 

■ 12. Amend section 52.225–4 by 

adding Alternate III to read as follows: 

52.225–4 Buy American Act—Free Trade 

Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. 

* * * * * 

Alternate III (MAR 2012). As 

prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(iv), 

substitute the following paragraph (b) 

for paragraph (b) of the basic provision: 

(b) The offeror certifies that the 

following supplies are Free Trade 

Agreement country end products (other 

than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, 

Omani, or Peruvian end products) or 

Israeli end products as defined in the 

clause of this solicitation entitled ‘‘Buy 

American Act—Free Trade 

Agreements—Israeli Trade Act’’: 

Free Trade Agreement Country End 

Products (Other than Bahrainian, 

Korean, Moroccan, Omani, or Peruvian 

End Products) or Israeli End Products: 

LINE ITEM NO. COUNTRY OF 

ORIGIN 

[List as necessary] 

■ 13. Amend section 52.225–5 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; and 

■ b. In paragraph (a) in the definition 

‘‘Designated country’’ removing from 

paragraph (2) ‘‘Honduras, Mexico’’ and 

adding ‘‘Honduras, Korea (Republic of), 

Mexico’’ in its place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.225–5 Trade Agreements. 

* * * * * 

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAR 2012) 

* * * * * 

■ 14. Amend section 52.225–11 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. In paragraph (a) in the definition 

‘‘Designated country’’ removing from 

paragraph (2) ‘‘Honduras, Mexico’’ and 

adding ‘‘Honduras, Korea (Republic of), 

Mexico’’ in its place; 

■ c. Removing from the first sentence of 

paragraph (b)(1) ‘‘(41 U.S.C. 10a–10d)’’ 

and adding ‘‘(41 U.S.C. chapter 83)’’ in 

its place; 

■ d. Removing from the second sentence 

of paragraph (b)(1) ‘‘41 U.S.C. 431’’ and 

adding ‘‘41 U.S.C. 1907’’ in its place; 

■ e. Removing from the introductory 

text of Alternate I ‘‘(JUN 2009)’’ and 

adding ‘‘(MAR 2012)’’ in its place; 

■ f. Removing from the first sentence in 

paragraph (b)(1) of Alternate I ‘‘(41 

U.S.C. 10a–10d)’’ and adding ‘‘(41 

U.S.C. chapter 83)’’ in its place; and 

■ g. Removing from the second sentence 

in paragraph (b)(1) of Alternate I ‘‘41 

U.S.C. 431’’ and adding ‘‘41 U.S.C. 

1907’’ in its place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.225–11 Buy American Act— 

Construction Materials Under Trade 

Agreements. 

* * * * * 

BUY AMERICAN ACT— 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER 

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAR 2012) 

* * * * * 

■ 15. Amend section 52.225–23 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. In paragraph (a) in the definition 

‘‘Designated country’’ removing from 

paragraph (2) ‘‘Honduras, Mexico’’ and 

adding ‘‘Honduras, Korea (Republic of), 

Mexico’’ in its place; and 

■ c. In paragraph (a) in the definition 

‘‘Recovery Act designated country’’ 

removing from paragraph (2) 

‘‘Honduras, Mexico’’ and adding 

‘‘Honduras, Korea (Republic of), 

Mexico’’ in its place. 

The revised text reads as follows: 

52.225–23 Required Use of American Iron, 

Steel, and Manufactured Goods—Buy 

American Act—Construction Materials 

under Trade Agreements. 

* * * * * 

REQUIRED USE OF AMERICAN IRON, 

STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED 

GOODS—BUY AMERICAN ACT— 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER 

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAR 2012) 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket FAR 2012–0081, Sequence 2] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–57; 

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 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) 

2005–57, which amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 

Interested parties may obtain further 

information regarding this rule by 

referring to FAC 2005–57, which 

precedes this document. These 

documents are also available via the 

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

DATES: March 7, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact the 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below. Please cite FAC 2005–57 and the 

FAR case number. For information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedule, contact the Regulatory 

Secretariat at 202–501–4755. 

LIST OF RULE IN FAC 2005–57 

Subject FAR case Analyst 

United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (Interim) ............................................................................................ 2012–004 Erwin 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

Summary for the FAR rule follows. For 

the actual revisions and/or amendments 

made by this FAR case, refer to FAR 

Case 2012–004. 

FAC 2005–57 amends the FAR as 

specified below: 


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United States-Korea Free Trade 

Agreement (FAR Case 2012–004) 

(Interim) 

This interim rule implements the 

United States-Korea Free Trade 

Agreement (see the United States-Korea 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (Pub. L. 112–41) (19 U.S.C. 3805 

note)). 

The Republic of Korea is already party 

to the World Trade Organization 

Government Procurement Agreement 

(WTO GPA). This Free Trade Agreement 

now covers acquisition of supplies and 

services between $100,000 and the 

current WTO GPA threshold of 

$202,000. This interim rule is not 

expected to have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

Laura Auletta, 

Director, Office of Governmentwide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5530 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

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