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PART 1803—IMPROPER BUSINESS

PRACTICES AND PERSONAL

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

2. Add Subpart 1803.70 to read as

follows:

Subpart 1803.70—IG Hotline Posters

1803.7000 Policy.

1803.7001 Contract clause.

Subpart 1803.70—IG Hotline Posters

1803.7000 Policy.

NASA requires contractors to display

NASA hotline posters prepared by the

NASA Office of Inspector General on

those contracts specified in 1803.7001,

so that employees of the contractor

having knowledge of waste, fraud, or

abuse, can readily identify a means to

contact NASA’s IG.

1803.7001 Contract clause.

Contracting officers must insert the

clause at 1852.203–70, Display of

Inspector General Hotline Posters, in

solicitations and contracts expected to

exceed $5,000,000 and performed at

contractor facilities in the United States.

PART 1852—SOLICITATION

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT

CLAUSES

3. Add section 1852.203–70 to read as

follows:

1852.203–70 Display of Inspector General

Hotline Posters.

As prescribed in 1803.7001, insert the

following clause:

Display of Inspector General Hotline Posters

June 2001

(a) The Contractor shall display

prominently in common work areas within

business segments performing work under

this contract, Inspector General Hotline

Posters available under paragraph (b) of this

clause.

(b) Inspector General Hotline Posters may

be obtained from NASA Office of Inspector

General, Code W, Washington, DC, 20546–

0001, (202) 358–1220.

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BILLING CODE 7510–01–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 1811

Priorities and Allocations

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to

specify that use of a priority rating

under the Defense Priorities and

Allocations System (DPAS) regulation is

not required unless the acquisition is in

support of one of the Schedule I

approved programs of the DPAS.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

Cullen, NASA Headquarters, Office of

Procurement, Contract Management

Division (Code HK), (202) 358–1784, email: jcullen@hq.nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

Currently, most NASA contracts

receive DPAS ratings. This final rule

provides that contracts will receive

ratings only if they are in support of one

of the approved programs in DPAS

Schedule I. This change was published

as a proposed rule in the Federal

Register on September 20, 2000 (65 FR

56859–56860). Comments were received

from the Office of Strategic Industries

and Economic Security, U.S.

Department of Commerce. These

comments were considered in the

development of the final rule. In

response to comments, section

1811.603(e) was changed to provide

statutory references covering exceptions

to the rating system rather than a

detailed listing of these exceptions.

Additionally, the proposed rule

unintentionally indicated that section

1811.602 was proposed for deletion.

This error is corrected in this final rule

and an editorial change is made to an

organizational code within this section.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

NASA certifies that this rule will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small business

entities within the meaning of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 USC 601,

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

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 USC 3501, et. seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1811

Government Procurement.

Tom Luedtke,

Associate Administrator for Procurement.

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Part 1811 continues to read as follows:

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

PART 1811—DESCRIBING AGENCY

NEEDS

2. In section 1811.602, amend

paragraph (c) by deleting ‘‘(Code HS)’’

and adding ‘‘(Code HK)’’ in its place.

3. Revise section 1811.603 to read as

follows:

1811.603 Procedures.

(NASA supplements paragraphs (e)

and (g).)

(e)(i) Rated orders may be used by

NASA only as provided in Section

700.17 of the DPAS (15 CFR 700.17) and

subject to the limitations provided in

Section 700.18 of the DPAS (15 CFR

700.18). Priority ratings are assigned on

individual contracts and purchase

orders by the contracting officer.

(ii) NASA rated orders may only be

assigned a DO rating, unless NASA has

obtained a DX rating from the

Department of Defense.

(iii) The following program

identification symbols may be used on

NASA rated contracts and purchase

orders for equipment and services that

support authorized programs (see

Schedule I of the DPAS):

A1—Aircraft

A2—Missiles

A3—Ships

A5—Weapons

A6—Ammunition

A7—Electronic and Communications

Equipment

B1—Military Building Supplies

B8—Production Equipment (For

Contractor’s Account)

B9—Production Equipment

(Government-Owned)

C2—Construction

C3—Maintenance, Repair, and

Operating Supplies for Facilities

C9—Miscellaneous/Other

(g) Installation requests for assistance

shall be directed to the Headquarters

Office of Procurement (Code HK).

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BILLING CODE 7510–01–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 1830

Cost Accounting Standards Waivers

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Interim rule adopted as final

without changes.

SUMMARY: This is a final rule amending

the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to

identify who within NASA has the

authority to approve Cost Accounting

Standards waivers.