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*The Commissioner, Federal Supply Service, or

a designee determines and provides to contracting

officers the percentage amount of the fee to insert

in the above clause.

552.238–77 Industrial Funding Fee.

As prescribed in 538.203–71(f) insert

the following clause:

Industrial Funding Fee (Apr 1998)

(a) The Contractor must pay the Federal

Supply Service, GSA, an industrial funding

fee (IFF). The Contractor must remit the IFF

in U.S. dollars within 30 days after the end

of each quarterly reporting period as

established in clause 552.238–72,

Contractor’s Report of Sales. The IFF equals

lll* of total quarterly sales reported. The

IFF reimburses the GSA Federal Supply

Service for the costs of operating the Federal

Supply Schedules Program and recoups its

operating costs from ordering activities.

Offerors must include the IFF in their prices.

The fee is included in the award price(s) and

reflected in the total amount charged to

ordering activities.

(b) The Contractor must remit any monies

due as a result of the close-out report

required by Clause 552.238–72 at the time

the close-out report is submitted to GSA.

(c) The contractor must pay the IFF amount

due by check, or electronic funds transfer

through the Automated Clearing House

(ACH), to the ‘‘General Services

Administration.’’ If the payment involves

multiple special item numbers or contracts,

the Contractor may consolidate the IFFs into

one payment. To ensure that the payment is

credited properly, the Contractor must

identify the check or electronic transmission

as an ‘‘Industrial Funding Fee’’ and include

the following information: contract

number(s); report amount(s); and report

period(s). If the Contractor makes payment by

check, provide this information on either the

check, check stub, or other remittance

material.

(1) If paying the IFF by check, the

Contractor must forward the check to the

following address: General Services

Administration, Accounts Receivable Branch,

P.O. Box 70500, Chicago, IL 60673–0500.

(2) If paying by electronic funds transfer

through the ACH, the Contractor must call

GSA, Financial Information Control Branch,

Receivables, Collections and Sales Section

(6BCDR) at [Contracting Officer to insert

phone number] to make arrangements.

(d) If the full amount of the IFF is not paid

within 30 calendar days after the end of the

applicable reporting period, it constitutes a

contract debt to the United States

Government under the terms of FAR 32.6.

The Government may exercise all rights

under the Debt Collection Act of 1982,

including withholding or setting off

payments and interest on the debt (see FAR

52.232–17, Interest).

(e) If the Contractor fails to submit sales

reports, falsifies sales reports, or fails to pay

the IFF in a timely manner, the Government

may terminate or cancel this contract. Willful

failure or refusal to furnish the required

reports, falsification of sales reports, or

failure to pay the IFF timely constitutes

sufficient cause for terminating the

Contractor for cause under the termination

provisions of this contract.

(End of Clause)

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Ida M. Ustad,

Deputy Associate Administrator for

Acquisition Policy.

[FR Doc. 98–10244 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

49 CFR Part 1002

Fees

CFR Correction

In title 49 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, parts 1000 to 1199, revised

as of October 1, 1997, on page 18, in the

first column immediately following the

table in § 1002.2(f), paragraph (g) was

inadvertently removed. The omitted text

should read as follows:

§ 1002.2 Filing fees.

* * * * *

(g) Returned check policy. (1) If a

check submitted to the Board for a filing

or service fee is dishonored by a bank

or financial institution on which it is

drawn, the Board will notify the person

who submitted the check that:

(i) All work will be suspended on the

filing or proceeding, other than a tariff

filing, until the check is made good;

(ii) A returned check charge of $6.00

and any bank charges incurred by the

Board as a result of the dishonored

check must be submitted with the filing

fee which is outstanding; and

(iii) If payment is not made within the

time specified by the Board, the

proceeding will be dismissed or the

filing may be rejected.

(2) If a person repeatedly submits

dishonored checks to the Board for

filing fees, the Board may notify the

person that all future filing fees must be

submitted in the form of a certified or

cashier’s check or a money order.

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