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(f) Where appropriate, after receipt of

an advisory opinion request, the OIG

may consult with the requesting parties

to the extent the OIG deems necessary.

12. Section 1008.41 is amended by

revising paragraph (a); and by

republishing introductory paragraph (b)

and revising paragraph (b)(3) to read as

follows:

§ 1008.41 OIG acceptance of the request.

(a) Upon receipt of a request for an

advisory opinion, the OIG will promptly

make an initial determination whether

the submission includes all of the

information the OIG will require to

process the request.

(b) Within 10 working days of receipt

of the request, the OIG will—

* * * * *

(3) Formally decline to accept the

request.

* * * * *

13. Section 1008.43 is amended by

revising paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)(2);

and by republishing introductory

paragraph (c)(3) and revising paragraph

(c)(3)(i) to read as follows:

§ 1008.43 Issuance of a formal advisory

opinion.

(a) An advisory opinion will be

considered issued once payment is

received and it is dated, numbered, and

signed by an authorized official of the

OIG.

(b) An advisory opinion will contain

a description of the material facts

provided to the OIG with regard to the

arrangement for which an advisory

opinion has been requested. The

advisory opinion will state the OIG’s

opinion regarding the subject matter of

the request based on the facts provided

to the OIG. If necessary, to fully describe

the arrangement, the OIG is authorized

to include in the advisory opinion the

material facts of the arrangement,

notwithstanding that some of these facts

could be considered confidential

information or trade secrets within the

meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1905.

(c) * * * * *

(2) If the 60th day falls on a Saturday,

Sunday, or Federal holiday, the time

period will end at the close of the next

business day following the weekend or

holiday;

(3) The 60 day period will be tolled

from the time the OIG—

(i) Notifies the requestor that the costs

have reached, or are likely to exceed,

the triggering amount until the time

when the OIG receives written notice

from the requestor to continue

processing the request;

* * * * *

14. Section 1008.45 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 1008.45 Rescission, termination or

modification.

(a) Any advisory opinion given by the

OIG is without prejudice to the right of

the OIG to reconsider the questions

involved and, where the public interest

requires, to rescind, terminate or modify

the advisory opinion. Requestors will be

given a preliminary notice of the OIG’s

intent to rescind, terminate or modify

the opinion, and will be provided a

reasonable opportunity to respond. A

final notice of rescission, termination or

modification will be given to the

requestor so that the individual or entity

may discontinue or modify, as the case

may be, the course of action taken in

accordance with the OIG advisory

opinion.

(b) For purposes of this part—

(1) To rescind an advisory opinion

means that the advisory opinion is

revoked retroactively to the original date

of issuance with the result that the

advisory opinion will be deemed to

have been without force and effect from

the original date of issuance. Recission

may occur only where relevant and

material facts were not fully, completely

and accurately disclosed to the OIG.

(2) To terminate an advisory opinion

means that the advisory opinion is

revoked as of the termination date and

is no longer in force and effect after the

termination date. The OIG will not

proceed against the requestor under this

part if such action was promptly,

diligently, and in good faith

discontinued in accordance with

reasonable time frames established by

the OIG after consultation with the

requestor.

(3) To modify an advisory opinion

means that the advisory opinion is

amended, altered, or limited, and that

the advisory opinion continues in full

force and effect in modified form

thereafter. The OIG will not proceed

against the requestor under this part if

such action was promptly, diligently,

and in good faith modified in

accordance with reasonable time frames

established by the OIG after

consultation with the requestor.

15. Section 1008.47 is amended by

revising paragraphs (c) and (d) to read

as follows:

§ 1008.47 Disclosure.

* * * * *

(c) Any pre-decisional document, or

part of such pre-decisional document,

that is prepared by the OIG, DoJ, or any

other Department or agency of the

United States in connection with an

advisory opinion request under the

procedures set forth in this part

generally will be exempt from

disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552, and will

not be made publicly available.

(d) Documents submitted by the

requestor to the OIG in connection with

a request for an advisory opinion may

be available to the public in accordance

with 5 U.S.C. 552 through procedures

set forth in 45 CFR part 5.

* * * * *

16. Section 1008.55 is amended by

revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

§ 1008.55 Admissibility of evidence.

* * * * *

(b) An advisory opinion may not be

introduced into evidence by a person or

entity that was not the requestor of the

advisory opinion to prove that the

person or entity did not violate the

provisions of sections 1128, 1128A or

1128B of the Act or any other law.

17. Section 1008.59 is amended by

revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:

§ 1008.59 Range of the advisory opinion.

(a) An advisory opinion will state

only the OIG’s opinion regarding the

subject matter of the request. If the

arrangement for which an advisory

opinion is requested is subject to

approval or regulation by any other

Federal, State or local government

agency, such advisory opinion may not

be taken to indicate the OIG’s views on

the legal or factual issues that may be

raised before that agency. The OIG will

not provide any legal opinion on

questions or issues regarding an

authority which is vested in other

Federal, State or local government

agencies.

* * * * *

Dated: February 6, 1998.

June Gibbs Brown,

Inspector General, Department of Health and

Human Services.

Approved: March 24, 1998.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18874 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 65

[Docket No. FEMA–7248]

Changes in Flood Elevation

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Interim rule.

SUMMARY: This interim rule lists

communities where modification of the
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base (1% annual chance) flood

elevations is appropriate because of new

scientific or technical data. New flood

insurance premium rates will be

calculated from the modified base flood

elevations for new buildings and their

contents.

DATES: These modified base flood

elevations are currently in effect on the

dates listed in the table and revise the

Flood Insurance Rate Map(s) in effect

prior to this determination for each

listed community.

From the date of the second

publication of these changes in a

newspaper of local circulation, any

person has ninety (90) days in which to

request through the community that the

Associate Director for Mitigation

reconsider the changes. The modified

elevations may be changed during the

90-day period.

ADDRESSES: The modified base flood

elevations for each community are

available for inspection at the office of

the Chief Executive Officer of each

community. The respective addresses

are listed in the following table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, Hazards

Study Branch, Mitigation Directorate,

500 C Street SW., Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

modified base flood elevations are not

listed for each community in this

interim rule. However, the address of

the Chief Executive Officer of the

community where the modified base

flood elevation determinations are

available for inspection is provided.

Any request for reconsideration must

be based upon knowledge of changed

conditions, or upon new scientific or

technical data.

The modifications are made pursuant

to Section 201 of the Flood Disaster

Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105,

and are in accordance with the National

Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.

4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR Part 65.

For rating purposes, the currently

effective community number is shown

and must be used for all new policies

and renewals.

The modified base flood elevations

are the basis for the floodplain

management measures that the

community is required to either adopt

or to show evidence of being already in

effect in order to qualify or to remain

qualified for participation in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP).

These modified elevations, together

with the floodplain management criteria

required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the

minimum that are required. They

should not be construed to mean that

the community must change any

existing ordinances that are more

stringent in their floodplain

management requirements. The

community may at any time enact

stricter requirements of its own, or

pursuant to policies established by other

Federal, State, or regional entities.

The changes in base flood elevations

are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.

National Environmental Policy Act

This rule is categorically excluded

from the requirements of 44 CFR Part

10, Environmental Consideration. No

environmental impact assessment has

been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Associate Director for Mitigation

certifies that this rule is exempt from

the requirements of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act because modified base

flood elevations are required by the

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,

42 U.S.C. 4105, and are required to

maintain community eligibility in the

NFIP. No regulatory flexibility analysis

has been prepared.

Regulatory Classification

This interim rule is not a significant

regulatory action under the criteria of

Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of

September 30, 1993, Regulatory

Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

This rule involves no policies that

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 12612, Federalism,

dated October 26, 1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform

This rule meets the applicable

standards of Section 2(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 65

Flood insurance, Floodplains,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 65 is

amended to read as follows:

PART 65—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 65

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,

1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,

3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

§ 65.4 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the

authority of § 65.4 are amended as

follows:

State and county Location

Dates and name of newspaper where notice was

published

Chief executive officer of community Effective date of

modification

Community

number

Arizona:

Maricopa ......... Unincorporated

Areas.

May 14, 1998, May 21,

1998, Arizona Republic.

The Honorable Janice K. Brewer,

Chairman, Maricopa County Board

of Supervisors, 301 Jefferson

Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85003.

April 16, 1998 ...... 040037

Maricopa ......... City of Phoenix .... May 14, 1998, May 21,

1998, Arizona Republic.

The Honorable Skip Rimsza, Mayor,

City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix,

Arizona 85003–1611.

April 16, 1998 ...... 040051

Maricopa ......... City of Phoenix .... May 12, 1998, May 19,

1998, Arizona Republic.

The Honorable Skip Rimsza, Mayor,

City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 11th Floor, Phoenix,

Arizona 85003–1611.

April 7, 1998 ........ 040051

Pima ................ City of Tucson ..... May 21, 1998, May 28,

1998, Arizona Daily

Star.

The Honorable George Miller, Mayor,

City of Tucson, P.O. Box 27210,

Tucson, Arizona 85726.

April 17, 1998 ...... 040076

California:
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State and county Location

Dates and name of newspaper where notice was

published

Chief executive officer of community Effective date of

modification

Community

number

Los Angeles .... City of Montebello May 21, 1998, May 28,

1998, Montebello Messenger.

The Honorable Art Payan, Mayor,

City of Montebello, 1600 West

Beverly Boulevard, Montebello,

California 90640.

April 21, 1998 ...... 060141

Shasta ............. City of Redding ... May 22, 1998, May 29,

1998, Record Searchlight.

The Honorable Ken Murray, Mayor,

City of Redding, 760 Parkview Avenue, Redding, California 96001.

August 27, 1998 .. 060360

San Diego ....... Unincorporated

Areas.

May 8, 1998, May 15,

1998, Vista Press.

The Honorable Greg Cox, Chairperson, San Diego County Board

of Supervisors, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335, San Diego, California 92101.

August 13, 1998 .. 060284

Santa Barbara Unincorporated

Areas.

May 19, 1998, May 26,

1998, Santa Barbara

News Press.

The Honorable Gail Marshall, Chairperson, Santa Barbara County

Board of Supervisors, 105 East

Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara,

California 93101.

August 24, 1998 .. 060331

Sonoma ........... Unincorporated

Areas.

April 30, 1998, May 7,

1998, Sonoma County

Independent.

The Honorable Paul Kelley, Chairman, Sonoma County Board of

Supervisors, 575 Administration

Drive, Room 100A, Santa Rosa,

California 95403.

March 31, 1998 ... 060375

Solano ............. City of Vallejo ...... May 6, 1998, May 13,

1998, Vallejo Times

Herald.

The Honorable Gloria Exline, Mayor,

City of Vallejo, P.O. Box 3068,

Vallejo, California 94590.

April 1, 1998 ........ 060374

San Diego ....... City of Vista ......... May 8, 1998, May 15,

1998, Vista Press.

The Honorable Gloria McClellan,

Mayor, City of Vista, P.O. Box

1988, Vista, California 92085.

August 13, 1998 .. 060297

Sonoma ........... Town of Windsor April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, The Times.

The Honorable Sam Salmon, Mayor,

Town of Windsor, P.O. Box 100,

Windsor, California 95492.

March 31, 1998 ... 060761

Colorado:

Jefferson and

Adams.

City of Arvada ..... May 7, 1998, May 14,

1998, Arvada Jefferson

Sentinel.

The Honorable Robert Frie, Mayor,

City of Arvada, City Hall, 8101

Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado

80002.

August 12, 1998 .. 085072

Douglas ........... Unincorporated

Areas.

May 21, 1998, May 28,

1998, The Denver Post.

The Honorable M. Michael Cooke,

Chairman, Douglas County Board

of Commissioners, 101 Third

Street, Castle Rock, Colorado

80104.

May 4, 1998 ........ 080049

Douglas ........... Town of Parker .... May 21, 1998, May 28,

1998, The Denver Post.

The Honorable Gary Lanter, Mayor,

Town of Parker, 20120 East Main

Street, Parker, Colorado 80138.

May 4, 1998 ........ 080310

Louisiana:

St. Landry Parish.Town of Krotz

Springs.

May 5, 1998, May 12,

1998, The Daily World.

The Honorable Gary Soileau, Mayor,

Town of Krotz Springs, P.O. Box

218, Krotz Springs, Louisiana

70750.

April 22, 1998 ...... 220170

Nevada:

Clark ................ City of Las Vegas May 1, 1998, May 8,

1998, Las Vegas Review Journal.

The Honorable Jan Laverty Jones,

Mayor, City of Las Vegas, 400

East Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas,

Nevada 89101.

March 31, 1998 ... 325276

New Mexico:

Bernalillo ......... City of Albuquerque.May 21, 1998, May 28,

1998, Albuquerque

Journal.

The Honorable Jim Baca, Mayor,

City of Albuquerque, P.O. Box

1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico

87103–1293.

April 24, 1998 ...... 350002

Bernalillo ......... City of Albuquerque.May 22, 1998, May 29,

1998, Albuquerque

Journal.

The Honorable Jim Baca, Mayor,

City of Albuquerque, P.O. Box

1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico

87103–1293.

April 24, 1998 ...... 350002

Oklahoma:

Tulsa ............... City of Tulsa ........ April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Tulsa World.

The Honorable M. Susan Savage,

Mayor, City of Tulsa, City Hall 200

Civic Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

74103.

April 7, 1998 ........ 405381

Texas:

Collin ............... City of Allen ......... April 22, 1998, April 29,

1998, The Allen American.

The Honorable Steve Terrell, Mayor,

City of Allen, One Butler Circle,

Allen, Texas 75013.

March 30, 1998 ... 480131
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State and county Location

Dates and name of newspaper where notice was

published

Chief executive officer of community Effective date of

modification

Community

number

Archer .............. Unincorporated

Areas.

April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Wichita Falls

Times Record News.

The Honorable Paul Wylie, Archer

County Judge, P.O. Box 458, Archer City, Texas 76351.

April 16, 1998 ...... 481078

Brazos ............. City of Bryan ....... May 20, 1998, May 27,

1998, Bryan-College

Station Eagle.

The Honorable Lonnie Stabler,

Mayor, City of Bryan, P.O. Box

1000, Bryan, Texas 77805.

May 4, 1998 ........ 480082

Collin ............... Unincorporated

Areas.

May 15, 1998, May 22,

1998, Frisco Enterprise.

The Honorable Ron Harris, Collin

County Judge, 210 South McDonald Street, McKinney, Texas

75069.

April 7, 1998 ........ 480130

Collin ............... Unincorporated

Areas.

April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Plano Star Courier.

The Honorable Ron Harris, Collin

County Judge, Commissioners

Court, Collin County Courthouse,

McKinney, Texas 75069.

March 31, 1998 ... 480130

Denton ............. City of Corinth ..... May 20, 1998, May 27,

1998, Lake Cities Sun.

The Honorable Shirley Spellerberg,

Mayor, City of Corinth, 2003 South

Corinth, Corinth, Texas 76205.

April 30, 1998 ...... 481143

Tarrant ............. City of Forest Hill May 21, 1998, May 28,

1998, Forest Hill News.

The Honorable Bill Wilson, Mayor,

City of Forest Hill, 6800 Forest Hill

Drive, Forest Hill, Texas 76104.

April 20, 1998 ...... 480595

Fort Bend ........ Unincorporated

Areas.

April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Fort Bend Star.

The Honorable Michael D. Rozell,

Fort Bend County Judge, 301

Jackson Street, Suite 719, Richmond, Texas 77469.

April 1, 1998 ........ 480228

Collin ............... City of Frisco ....... May 22, 1998, May 29,

1998, Frisco Enterprise.

The Honorable Kathy Seei, Mayor,

City of Frisco, P.O. Drawer 1100,

Frisco, Texas 75034.

April 30, 1998 ...... 480134

Collin ............... City of Frisco ....... May 15, 1998, May 22,

1998, Frisco Enterprise.

The Honorable Kathy Seei, Mayor,

City of Frisco, P.O. Drawer 1100,

Frisco, Texas 75034.

April 7, 1998 ........ 480134

Harris ............... City of Houston ... May 22, 1998, May 29,

1998, Houston Chronicle.

The Honorable Lee P. Brown,

Mayor, City of Houston, 901

Bagby, Houston, Texas 77002.

August 27, 1998 .. 480296

Dallas .............. City of Mesquite .. April 28, 1998, May 5,

1998, Dallas Morning

News.

The Honorable Mike Anderson,

Mayor, City of Mesquite, P.O. Box

850137, Mesquite, Texas 75185–

0137.

March 30, 1998 ... 485490

Collin ............... City of Plano ........ April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Plano Star Courier.

The Honorable John Longstreet,

Mayor, City of Plano, P.O. Box

860358, Plano, Texas 75086–0358.

March 31, 1998 ... 480140

Harris ............... City of South

Houston.

May 22, 1998, May 29,

1998, Houston Chronicle.

The Honorable Cipirano Romero,

Mayor, City of South Houston,

1018 Dallas Street, South Houston, Texas 77587.

August 27, 1998 .. 480311

Fort Bend ........ City of Sugar

Land.

April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Fort Bend Star.

The Honorable Dean Hrbacek,

Mayor, City of Sugar Land, P.O.

Box 110, Sugar Land, Texas

77487–0110.

April 1, 1998 ........ 480234

Wichita ............ Unincorporated

Areas.

April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Wichita Falls

Times Record News.

The Honorable Rick Gipson, Wichita

County Judge, Wichita County

Courthouse, Room 202, Wichita

Falls, Texas 76301.

April 16, 1998 ...... 481189

Archer and

Wichita.

City of Wichita

Falls.

April 29, 1998, May 6,

1998, Wichita Falls

Times Record News.

The Honorable Kay Yeager, Mayor,

City of Wichita Falls, 1300 Seventh Street, Wichita Falls, Texas

76301.

April 16, 1998 ...... 480662
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 98–18969 Filed 7–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–04–P

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 532 and 552

[APD 2800.12A, CHGE 80]

RIN 3090–AG

General Services Administration

Acquisition Regulation; 10 Day

Payment Clause for Certain Federal

Supply Service Contracts and

Authorized Price Lists Under Federal

Supply Service Schedule Contracts

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy,

GSA.

ACTION: Interim rule adopted as final

with changes.

SUMMARY: The General Services

Administration is adopting as final,

with a change, the interim rule

published in the Federal Register at 63

FR 12965, March 16, 1998. This final

rule amends the General Services

Administration Acquisition Regulation

(GSAR) to include Internet-based

invoice processing, in addition to

electronic data interchange (EDI) and

electronic funds transfer (EFT), as an

accepted electronic commerce (EC)

transaction. This rule also amends the

GSAR to allow contractors under the

Federal Supply Service (FSS) multiple

award schedule (MAS) program to print

and distribute contract pricelists

without prior written approval from the

contracting officer.

DATES: Effective Date: July 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria Sochon, GSA Acquisition Policy

Division, (202) 208–6726.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

The interim rule amended GSAR Part

532 and 552 to provide for payment of

invoices in 10 days under Federal

Supply Service (FSS) contracts in the

Stock, Special Order, or Schedules

Programs for contractors who agree to

process orders and invoices

electronically using implementation

conventions provided by GSA. The rule

defined full cycle EC and provided

contract clauses establishing the

conditions for 10 day payment of

invoices.

No public comments were received in

response to the interim GSAR rule. The

interim GSAR rule is being converted to

final with a change to add Internetbased invoice processing to the accepted

EC transactions. This change will

increase the base of contractors eligible

to participate in full cycle EC.

In addition, GSA is removing the

requirement that contractors under the

FSS MAS program obtain written

approval from the contracting officer

prior to printing or distributing contract

pricelists. This change will allow FSS

MAS contractors to begin selling their

products through their schedule

contracts, and make the contracts

available for Government agencies to

use, as quickly as possible. In the past,

FSS MAS contracts all started on a

common date. FSS awarded many

contracts in advance of the common

start date, allowing time between award

and the start date for the process of

approving the pricelists. Many schedule

contracts now have a variable contract

period, effective on the date of award.

The process of approving pricelists only

delays the ability of contractors and

customers to begin using the established

contracts on that date. Other contractual

remedies, including price adjustment or

termination, sufficiently protect the

Government’s interest in the event that

a contractor issues an incorrect pricelist.

GSA expects this rule will have no

significant cost or administrative burden

on contractors or offerors. The rule

simplifies administrative processes by

removing the requirement to seek and

obtain Government approval to print or

distribute a contract pricelist. It also

eliminates the costs involved in seeking

and obtaining the approval.

B. Executive Order 12866

This regulatory action was not subject

to Office of Management and Budget

Review under Executive Order 12866,

dated September 30, 1993, and is not a

major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The GSA certifies that this final rule

will not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities within the meaning of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601,

et seq. The rule provides that the

Government will make payment in 10

days from receipt of a proper invoice

when the contractor agrees to full cycle

EC. Because not all contractors are EDI

capable, full cycle EC is not mandatory.

Contractors who do not agree to the

terms will be paid under standard

Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903)

procedures and suffer no adverse

consequences. Contractors who agree to

full cycle EC will benefit from receiving

payment more quickly and being able to

streamline administrative procedures

and costs associated with processing

contract orders.

The change to allow contractors under

the FSS MAS program to print and

distribute contract pricelists without

prior written approval from the

contracting officer is not a significant

revision requiring public comments and

therefore the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., does not apply.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because the changes to the

GSAR do not impose recordkeeping or

information collection requirements, or

otherwise collect information from

offerors, contractors, or members of the

public that require approval of the

Office of Management and Budget under

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 532 and

552

Government procurement.

Accordingly, the interim rule

amending 48 CFR Parts 532 and 552

which was published at 63 FR 12965,

March 16, 1998, is adopted as a final

rule with the following changes:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Parts 532 and 552 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

PART 532—CONTRACT FINANCING

2. Section 532.902 is amended by

revising the introductory paragraph to

read as follows:

532.902 Definitions.

‘‘Full cycle electronic commerce’’

means the use of electronic data

interchange (EDI), Internet-based

invoice processing, and electronic funds

transfer (EFT):

* * * * *

3. Section 532.905 is amended by

revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as

follows:

532.905 Invoice payments.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

* * * * *

(2) The 10 day payment terms apply

to each order that meet all the following

conditions:

(i) FSS places the order using EDI in

accordance with the Trading Partner

Agreement.

(ii) The contractor submit EDI

invoices in accordance with the Trading

Partner Agreement or invoices through

the GSA Finance Center Internet-based

invoice process.