Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 225 / Friday, November 23, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 65883 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket FAR—2007—0002, Sequence 7] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005–22; 

Small Entity Compliance Guide 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide. 

SUMMARY: This document is issued 

under the joint authority of the 

Secretary of Defense, the Administrator 

of General Services and the 

Administrator of the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration. 

This Small Entity Compliance Guide has 

been prepared in accordance with 

Section 212 of the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996. It consists of a summary of rules 

appearing in Federal Acquisition 

Circular (FAC) 2005–22 which amend 

the FAR. An asterisk (*) next to a rule 

indicates that a regulatory flexibility 

analysis has been prepared. Interested 

parties may obtain further information 

regarding these rules by referring to FAC 

2005–22 which precedes this document. 

These documents are also available via 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Laurieann Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202) 

501-4225. For clarification of content, 

contact the analyst whose name appears 

in the table below. 

LIST OF RULES IN FAC 2005–22 

Item Subject FAR case Analyst 

I ............ Implementation of Section 104 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 .................................................. 2006–008 Clark. 

II ........... Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct .......................................................................... 2006–007 Woodson. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summaries for each FAR rule follow. 

For the actual revisions and/or 

amendments to these FAR cases, refer to 

the specific item number and subject set 

forth in the documents following these 

item summaries. 

FAC 2005–22 amends the FAR as 

specified below: 

Item I—Implementation of Section 104 

of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (FAR 

Case 2006–008) 

This final rule implements Section 

104 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 

Section 104 requires that all 

acquisitions of energy consumingproducts and all contracts that involve 

the furnishing of energy-consuming 

products require acquisition of ENERGY 

STAR or Federal Energy Management 

Program (FEMP) designated products. 

The final rule provides a clause for the 

Contracting Officer to insert in 

solicitations and contracts to ensure that 

suppliers and service and construction 

contractors recognize when energyconsuming products must be ENERGY 

STAR or FEMP-designated. 

Item II—Contractor Code of Business 

Ethics and Conduct (FAR Case 2006–

007) 

This final rule amends Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 2, 3, 

and 52 to address the requirements for 

a contractor code of business ethics and 

conduct and the display of Federal 

agency Office of the Inspector General 

(OIG) Fraud Hotline Posters. In response 

to public comments, this final rule 

reduces the burden on small entities by 

making the requirements for a formal 

training program and internal control 

system inapplicable to small businesses. 

If a small business subsequently finds 

itself in trouble ethically during the 

performance of a contract, the need for 

a training program and internal controls 

will likely be addressed by the Federal 

Government at that time, during a 

criminal or civil lawsuit or debarment 

or suspension. 

Dated: November 16, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

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