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###### General Services Administration

# AGENCY:

Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA).

# ACTION:

Notice of a bulletin.

# SUMMARY:

                        This  notice  announces  GSA  Federal Management Regulation  (FMR) Bulletin B-9.  This bulletin provides  guidance  to Executive Branch  agencies (other Federal entities are encouraged to follow this guidance) on the  development and maintenance of documented structured vehicle allocation methodologies  for  agency  fleets,                         *i.e.*,vehicles   that   are   agency-owned,  leased  from  the  General  Services Administration (GSA), or  commercially-leased.   Agency adherence to such a methodology  will  help  to  ensure  that  agency vehicle  fleets  are  not over-costly,  are  correctly  sized  in  terms  of  numbers,  and  are  the appropriate  type  for  accomplishing agency missions.   GSA  Bulletin  FMR B-9 may be found at                         *www.gsa.gov/​bulletin*.                    

# DATES:

The  bulletin  announced  in  this  notice  is effective August 26, 2005.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

For  clarification  of content, contact General Services Administration,Office of Governmentwide Policy, Office of Travel, Transportation and Asset Management,   at   (202)  501-1777.    Please   cite   Bulletin   FMR B-9.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## A.  Background

In April 2002, the  Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested that all Executive Branch agencies  take a closer look at their fleet management operations, particularly the size  of  their  fleets.  In coordination with OMB, information was collected from the agencies  using  a survey developed by the Federal Fleet Policy Council (FEDFLEET) and GSA's Vehicle Management Policy  Division.  The  results  of  the  survey  indicated  a  number   of deficiencies  in  the  fleet  management  operations  of  the agencies.  An interagency  working  group  of  FEDFLEET  members  recommended  corrective actions,  including  the establishment, within each agency, of a documented structured  vehicle  allocation   methodology   to   identify  the  optimal allocation of the agency vehicles in terms of number and  configuration  of those vehicles.  The need for such a methodology was further validated in a May  2004  Government  Accountability  Office report on the acquisition and management of Federal motor vehicles.

The guidance provided in FMR Bulletin  B-9  includes a description of the methodology and resultant optimal vehicle allocation,  an example of the  methodology  both  in  narrative  and in standardized format, how  the methodology and resultant optimal vehicle  allocation  should  be recorded,the  sources  for  development  of  the  methodology  and resultant optimal vehicle allocation, what actions Federal executive agencies  should take as a  result  of  the  bulletin, and a contact for further information  and/or comments.
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## B.  Procedures

                    Bulletins regarding motor vehicle management are located on the Internet at                     *www.gsa.gov/​bulletins*                     as  Federal  Management  Regulation(FMR) bulletins.                

Dated:  September 2, 2005.

Thomas J. Horan,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 05-17952 Filed 9-9-05; 8:45 am]

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