4116 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 26, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2022–0051, Sequence 

No. 1] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2022–04; 

Introduction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of an 

interim 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) 2022–04. A 

companion document, the Small Entity 

Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this 

FAC. 

DATES: For effective date see the 

separate documents, which follow. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Malissa Jones, Procurement Analyst, at 

571–882–4687 or by email at 

malissa.jones@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 2022–04, FAR Case 

2021–014. 

Rule Listed in FAC 2022–04 

Subject: Increasing the Minimum 

Wage for Contractors. 

FAR Case: 2021–014. 

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 

2022–04 amends the FAR as follows: 

Increasing the Minimum Wage for 

Contractors (FAR Case 2021–014) 

This interim rule amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

implement Executive Order (E.O.) 

14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage 

for Federal Contractors, and a final rule 

issued by the Department of Labor 

(DOL). E.O. 14026 seeks to raise the 

hourly minimum wage paid by 

contractors to workers performing work 

on or in connection with covered 

Federal contracts to $15.00 per hour 

beginning January 30, 2022, and 

beginning January 1, 2023, and annually 

thereafter, an amount determined by the 

Secretary of Labor. This rule makes 

revisions to the existing FAR coverage 

regarding minimum wage requirements 

for Federal contractors by increasing the 

hourly minimum wage paid by certain 

Federal contractors to workers 

performing work on or in connection 

with covered Federal contracts; 

referencing DOL’s new requirements for 

tipped workers; expanding the 

geographical scope of the minimum 

wage requirements by defining United 

States as including U.S. territories and 

possessions; and removing the 

exemption for seasonal recreational 

services or seasonal recreational 

equipment rental from the minimum 

wage requirements. DoD, GSA, and 

NASA do not expect this rule to have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, 

because DOL has determined that their 

rule would not have a significant impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. DoD, GSA, and NASA agree 

with this assessment. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2022–04 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 2022–04 is effective January 26, 

2022 except for FAR Case 2021–014, 

which is effective January 30, 2022. 

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, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01506 Filed 1–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR–2022–0051, Sequence 

No. 1] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2022–04; 

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 rule appearing in 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 

2022–04, which amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 

Interested parties may obtain further 

information regarding this rule by 

referring to FAC 2022–04, which 

precedes this document. 

DATES: January 26, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the 

SECG, is available at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Malissa Jones, Procurement Analyst, at 

571–882–4687 or by email at 

malissa.jones@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 2022–04, FAR Case 

2021–014. 

Rule Listed in FAC 2022–04 

Subject: Increasing the Minimum 

Wage for Contractors. 

FAR Case: 2021–014. 

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 

2022–04 amends the FAR as follows: 

Increasing the Minimum Wage for 

Contractors (FAR Case 2021–014) 

This interim rule amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 


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