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3. If directed in writing by the EPA CO, the

contractor shall transfer the property to EPA.

The contractor shall ship/deliver the

property in accordance with the instructions

provided by the CO. The contractor will

request, from the PLCO, withdrawal from the

inventory schedule of those items to be

transferred to EPA. Further, the contractor

shall notify the CO when the transfer is

complete.

4. The contractor will ship the property

elsewhere if directed, in writing, by the

PLCO.

5. The PLCO will either conduct the sale

or instruct the contractor to conduct a sale of

surplus property. The contractor will allow

prospective bidders access to property

offered for sale.

6. Property abandoned by the PLCO on the

contractor’s site must be disposed of in a

manner that does not endanger the health

and safety of the public.

7. To effect transfer of accountability, the

contractor shall provide the recipient of the

property with the applicable data elements

set forth in Attachment 1 of this clause. The

contractor shall also obtain either a signed

receipt from the recipient, or proof of

shipment. The contractor shall update the

official Government property record to

indicate the disposition of the item and to

close the record.

9. Contract Closeout. The contractor shall

complete a physical inventory of all

Government property at contract completion

and the results, including any discrepancies,

shall be reported to the DCMC PA. In the case

of a terminated contract, the contractor shall

comply with the inventory requirements set

forth in the applicable termination clause.

The results of the inventory, as well as a

detailed inventory listing, must be forwarded

to the CO. For terminated contracts, the

contractor will conduct and report the

inventory results as directed by the CO.

However, in order to expedite the disposal

process, contractors may be required to, or

may elect to submit to the CO, an inventory

schedule for disposal purposes up to six (6)

months prior to contract completion. If such

an inventory schedule is prepared, the

contractor must indicate the earliest date that

each item may be disposed. The contractor

shall update all property records to show

disposal action. The contractor shall notify

the DCMC PA, in writing, when all work has

been completed under the contract and all

Government property accountable to the

contract has been disposed.

Attachment 1

Required Data Elements. Where applicable

(all elements are not applicable to material)

the contractor is required to maintain, at a

minimum, the information related to the

following data elements for EPA Government

property: Contractor Identification/Tag

Number; Description; Manufacturer; Model;

Serial Number; Acquisition Date; Date

received; Acquisition Cost*; Acquisition

Document Number; Location; Contract

Number; Account Number (if supplied);

Superfund (Yes/No); Inventory Performance

Date; Disposition Date.

* Acquisition cost shall include the price of

the item plus all taxes, transportation and

installation charges allocable to that item.

Note: For items comprising a system which

is defined as, ‘‘a group of interacting items

functioning as a complex whole,’’ the

contractor may maintain the record as a

system noting all components of the system

under the main component or maintain

individual records for each item. However,

for the Annual Report of Government

Property, the components must be reported

as a system with one total dollar amount for

the system, if that system total is $25,000 or

more.

(End of clause)

Dated: September 21, 2000.

John C. Gherardini,

Acting Director, Office of Acquisition

Management.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1807, 1811, 1815, 1816,

1817, 1819, 1834, 1843, 1845, and 1852

North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS)

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This is a final rule amending

the NASA Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement (NFS) to

conform to changes made in the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97–

19 and make editorial corrections and

miscellaneous changes dealing with

NASA internal and administrative

matters.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Celeste Dalton, Code HK, (202) 358–

1645, e-mail:

celeste.dalton@hq.nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)

97–19 replaced the Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) system with the

North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS). Additionally, FAC 97–

19 amended the title to section 7.107,

revised subpart 11.5, and amended

section 43.205. This final rule amends

the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to

conform to these changes. Changes

unrelated to FAC 97–19 are made to:

update references to internal

documents; revise the dollar threshold

for use of Government bills of lading at

1852.247–73; revise the instructions for

amending the clause at 1852.242–70

when its Alternate II is used; and make

a technical correction at 1819.202.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

NASA certifies that this final rule

does not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

business entities within the meaning of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601, et seq.), because it does not impose

new requirements on offerors or

contractors.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because the changes to the

NFS do not impose any recordkeeping

or information collection requirements,

or collection of information from

offerors, contractors, or members of the

public that require the approval of the

Office of Management and Budget under

44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1807,

1811, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1819, 1834,

1843, 1845, and 1852

Government procurement.

Thomas S. Luedtke,

Associate Administrator for Procurement.

Accordingly, 48 CFR Parts 1807, 1811,

1815, 1816, 1817, 1819, 1834, 1843,

1845, and 1852 are amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Parts 1807, 1811, 1815, 1816, 1817,

1819, 1834, 1843, 1845, and 1852

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

PART 1807—ACQUISITION PLANNING

2. Revise the section heading at

1807.107 to read as follows:

1807.107 Additional requirements for

acquisitions involving bundling.

PART 1811—DESCRIBING AGENCY

NEEDS

3. Revise subpart 1811.5 to read as

follows:

Subpart 1811.5—Liquidated Damages

1811.501 Policy.

(d) The procurement officer must

forward recommendations concerning

remission of liquidated damages to the

Headquarters Office of Procurement

(Code HS).

PART 1815—CONTRACTING BY

NEGOTIATION

1815.7001 [Amended]

4. Amend section 1815.7001 by

removing the words ‘‘Procurement

Guidance’’ and adding the words

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‘‘Procurement Advocacy Programs’’ in

its place.

PART 1816—TYPES OF CONTRACTS

1816.405—274 [Amended]

5. Amend paragraphs (g)(2) and (g)(4)

of section 1816.405–274, by removing

the acronym ‘‘SIC’’ and adding

‘‘NAICS’’ in its place.

PART 1817—SPECIAL CONTRACTING

METHODS

1817.7101 [Amended]

6. In section 1817.7101, amend

paragraph (b) by removing the acronym

‘‘NHB’’ and adding ‘‘NPG’’ in its place.

PART 1819—SMALL BUSINESS

PROGRAMS

1819.202–1 [Removed]

7. Remove section 1819.202–1.

1819.201 [Amended]

8. Amend paragraph (f)(1) of section

1819.201 by removing the acronym

‘‘SIC’’ and adding ‘‘NAICS’’ in its place.

9. Revise section 1819.1005 to read as

follows:

1819.1005 Applicability.

(b) The targeted industry categories

for NASA and their North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS)

codes are:

NAICS code Industry category

334111 ................... Electronic Computer Manufacturing.

334418 ................... Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing.

334613 ................... Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing.

334119 ................... Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing.

33422 ..................... Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communication Equipment Manufacturing.

336415 ................... Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing.

54171 ..................... Research and Development in the Physical Engineering and Life Sciences.

336419 ................... Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing.

334511 ................... Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical Systems and Instrument Manufacturing.

333314 ................... Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing.

541511 ................... Custom Computer Programming Services.

541512 ................... Computer Systems Design Services.

51421 ..................... Data Processing Services.

541519 ................... Other Computer Related Services.

1819.7208 [Amended]

10. Amend paragraph (b)(1) of section

1819.7208 by removing the acronym

‘‘SIC’’ and adding ‘‘NAICS’’ in its place.

1819.7209 [Amended]

11. Amend paragraphs (a)(1) and

(a)(2) of section 1819.7209 by removing

the acronym ‘‘SIC’’ and adding

‘‘NAICS’’ in its place.

PART 1834—MAJOR SYSTEM

ACQUISITIONS

12. Revise section 1834.003 to read as

follows:

1834.003 Responsibilities.

(a) NASA’s implementation of OMB

Circular No. A–109, Major System

Acquisition, and FAR Part 34 is

contained in this part and in NASA

Policy Directive (NPD) 7120.4,

‘‘Program/Project Management,’’ and

NASA Procedures and Guidelines (NPG)

7120.5, ‘‘ NASA Program and Project

Management Processes and

Requirements’’.

PART 1843—CONTRACT

MODIFICATIONS

13. Revise section 1843.205 to read as

follows:

1843.205 Contract clauses.

As authorized in the prefaces of

clauses FAR 52.243–1, Changes—Fixed

Price; FAR 52.243–2, Changes—Cost

Reimbursement; and FAR 52.243–4,

Changes; and in the prescription at

43.205(c) for FAR 52.243–3, Changes—

Time-and-Material or Labor-Hours, the

period within which a contractor must

assert its right to an equitable

adjustment may be varied not to exceed

60 calendar days.

PART 1845—GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY

1845.608–1 [Amended]

14. In section 1845.608–1, amend

paragraph (a) by removing the acronym

‘‘NHB’’ and adding ‘‘NPG’’ in its place.

1845.610–4 [Amended]

15. Amend section 1845.610–4 by

removing the acronym ‘‘NHB’’ and

adding ‘‘NPG’’ in its place.

1845.613 [Amended]

16. Amend section 1845.613 by

removing the acronym ‘‘NHB’’ and

adding ‘‘NPG’’ in its place.

PART 1852—SOLICITATION

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT

CLAUSES

17. In ALTERNATE II to the clause at

section 1852.242–72, revise the

introductory text to read as follows:

1852.242–72 Observance of legal holidays.

* * * * *

Alternate II

October 2000

As prescribed in 1842.7001(c), add

the following as paragraphs (e) and (f)

if Alternate I is used, or as paragraphs

(c) and (d) if Alternate I is not used. If

added as paragraphs (c) and (d), amend

the first sentence of paragraph (d) by

deleting ‘‘(e)’’ and adding ‘‘(c)’’ in its

place.

* * * * *

1852.247–73 [Amended]

18. In section 1852.247–73, amend

paragraphs (a) and (b) by removing

‘‘$100’’ and adding ‘‘$1,000’’ in its

place.

[FR Doc. 00–25248 Filed 10–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 1837

Acquisition of Training Services

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by

removing regulations on Acquisition of

Training to conform the acquisition of

training with FAR regulations.