88708 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 245 / Friday, December 22, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2023–0051, Sequence 

No. 7] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024–02; 

Introduction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of a final 

rule. 

SUMMARY: This document summarizes 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian 

Agency Acquisition Council and the 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

Council (Councils) in this Federal 

Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024–02. A 

companion document, the Small Entity 

Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this 

FAC. 

DATES: For effective dates see the 

separate documents, which follow. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

analyst whose name appears in the table 

below in relation to the FAR case. For 

information pertaining to status or 

publication schedules, contact the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202– 

501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

RULES LISTED IN FAC 2024–02 

Subject FAR case Analyst 

Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects .................................................................... 2022–003 Bowman. 

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the 

SECG, is available at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

summary for the FAR rule follows. For 

the actual revisions and/or amendments 

made by this FAR rule, refer to the 

specific subject set forth in the 

document following this summary. FAC 

2024–02 amends the FAR as follows: 

Use of Project Labor Agreements for 

Federal Construction Projects (FAR 

Case 2022–003) 

This final rule amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

implement Executive Order (E.O.) 

14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements 

for Federal Construction Projects. E.O. 

14063 expands the definition of 

‘‘construction,’’ raises the threshold for 

a large-scale construction project from 

$25 million to $35 million and 

establishes a series of exceptions to the 

PLA requirements. Additionally, the 

E.O. mandates that Federal Government 

agencies require the use of project labor 

agreements (PLAs) for large-scale 

Federal construction projects, where the 

total estimated cost of the construction 

contract to the Government is $35 

million or more, unless an exception 

applies. The final rule is not expected 

to have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small entities 

participating on a project that requires 

a PLA because the E.O. limits the 

requirement for mandatory PLAs to 

projects exceeding $35 million, unless 

an exception applies. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024– 

02 is issued under the authority of the 

Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of 

General Services, and the Administrator of 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

Unless otherwise specified, all Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other 

directive material contained in FAC 2024–02 

is effective December 22, 2023 except for 

FAR Case 2022–003, which is effective 

January 22, 2024. 

John M. Tenaglia, 

Principal Director, Defense Pricing and 

Contracting, Department of Defense. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

Karla Smith Jackson, 

Assistant Administrator for Procurement, 

Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27735 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 1, 7, 22, 36, and 52 

[FAC 2024–02; FAR Case 2022–003; Docket 

No. 2022–0003, Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 9000–AO40 

Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of 

Project Labor Agreements for Federal 

Construction Projects 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

issuing a final rule amending the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

implement an Executive Order 

pertaining to project labor agreements in 

Federal construction projects. 

DATES: Effective January 22, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Dana Bowman, Procurement Analyst, at 

202–803–3188 or by email at 

dana.bowman@gsa.gov, for clarification 

of content. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 

202–501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

Please cite FAC 2024–02, FAR Case 

2022–003. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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