23134 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 88 / Monday, May 7, 2001 / Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 9, 14, 15, 31, and 52

[FAR Case 2001–014 (Extension and Public

Meeting)]

RIN 9000–AJ10

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Contractor Responsibility, Labor

Relations Costs, and Costs Relating to

Legal and Other Proceedings—

Revocation

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period; notice of public

meeting.

SUMMARY: The Federal Acquisition

Regulatory Council (FAR Council)

published in the Federal Register at 65

FR 80255, December 20, 2000, a final

rule addressing contractor

responsibility, labor relations costs and

costs relating to legal and other

proceedings. The FAR Council is

reconsidering its position and published

in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17758,

April 3, 2001, a proposed rule with

request for public comments revoking

the December 20, 2000, final rule. The

proposed rule specified a June 4, 2001,

due date for receipt of comments. The

FAR Council has decided to extend that

due date until July 6, 2001, to ensure all

potential commentors have adequate

time to prepare their submissions. Also,

to ensure an open dialogue between the

Government and interested parties on

the proposed rule, the FAR Council will

hold a public meeting on the proposed

rule on June 18, 2001.

DATES: Comments: Interested parties

should submit comments in writing on

or before July 6, 2001, to be considered

in the formulation of a final rule.

Public Meeting: A public meeting will

be conducted at the address shown

below starting at 12 noon to 4:00 p.m.,

local time, on June 18, 2001, to ensure

an open dialogue between the

Government and interested parties on

the proposed rule.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the proposed rule to be considered

in the formulation of a final rule to

General Services Administration, FAR

Secretariat (MVR), 1800 F Street, NW.,

Room 4035, ATTN: Laurie Duarte,

Washington, DC 20405.

Submit electronic comments via the

Internet to:

farcase.2001–014@gsa.gov

Please submit comments only,

including public meeting presentations

to be considered as comments, and cite

FAR case 2001–014 in all

correspondence related to this case.

Public Meeting: The location of the

public meeting will be at the—National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Headquarters Auditorium 300 E Street,

SW, First Floor, West Lobby,

Washington, DC 20546.

If you wish to attend the meeting and/

or make presentations on the proposed

rule, please contact and submit a copy

of your presentation by June 4, 2001,

to—General Services Administration,

Acquisition Policy Division (MVP),

1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, ATTN:

Ralph DeStefano, Washington, DC

20405, Telephone: (202) 501–0692.

Submit electronic materials via the

Internet to—

meeting.2001–014@gsa.gov.

Please submit presentations only and

cite Meeting 2001–014 in all

correspondence related to this public

meeting. The submitted presentations

will be the only record of the public

meeting. If you intend to have your

presentation considered as a public

comment on the proposed rule, the

presentation must be submitted

separately as a public comment as

instructed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS

Building, Washington, DC, 20405, at

(202) 501–4755 for information

pertaining to status or publication

schedules. Contact Mr. Ralph De

Stefano, Procurement Analyst, at (202)

501–1758 for clarification of content.

Please cite FAR case 2001–014. Contact

Ms. LaRhonda Erby at (202) 501–0692

for information pertaining to time and

location of the public meeting.

Dated: May 2, 2001.

Al Matera,

Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 01–11382 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

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