Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 102 / Friday, May 29, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 25671 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 547 and 552 

[GSAR Amendment 2009–06; GSAR Case 

2006–G518 (Change 34); Docket 2008–0007; 

Sequence 2] 

RIN 3090–AI52 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 

2006–G518; Rewrite of GSAR Part 547, 

Transportation 

AGENCIES: General Services 

Administration (GSA), Office of the 

Chief Acquisition Officer. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is amending the 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) by 

deleting and reserving Part 547, 

Transportation. 

DATES: Effective Date: June 29, 2009 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Jeritta 

Parnell, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 

501–4082. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room 

4041, GS Building, Washington, DC, 

20405, (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

Amendment 2009–06, GSAR case 2008– 

G518 (Change 34). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

GSA published a proposed rule, with 

request for comments, in the Federal 

Register at 73 FR 32277 on June 6, 2008. 

No comments were received in response 

to the proposed rule. Therefore, the 

proposed rule is converted to final with 

no change. The information contained 

in Subpart 547.3—Transportation in 

Supply Contracts, sections 547.300, 

547.303, 547.304, 547.305, and 547.370, 

is being deleted. In addition, clauses 

552.247–70, Placarding Railcar 

Shipments, and 552.247–71, Diversion 

of Shipment Under f.o.b. Destination 

Contracts, are being deleted from 

552.547. 

This is not a significant regulatory 

action and, therefore, was not subject to 

review under Section 6(b) of Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The General Services Administration 

certifies that this final rule will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., 

because the rule deletes information and 

clauses that are deemed unnecessary 

and therefore, has no impact. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the changes to the 

GSAR do not impose recordkeeping or 

information collection requirements, or 

otherwise collect information from 

offerors, contractors, or members of the 

public that require approval of the 

Office of Management and Budget under 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, et seq. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 547 and 

552 

Government procurement. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Rodney P. Lantier, 

Acting, Senior Procurement Executive, Office 

of the Chief Acquisition Officer, General 

Services Administration. 

■ Therefore, under the authority of 40 

U.S.C. 121(c), GSA amends 48 CFR parts 

547 and 552 as set forth below: 

PART—547 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 1. Remove and reserve part 547. 

■ 2. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 552 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c). 

PART 552—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

552.247–70 [Removed] 

■ 3. Remove section 552.247–70. 

552.247–71 [Removed] 

■ 4. Remove section 552.247–71. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–61–S 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 1819 and 1852 

RIN 2700–AD41 

NASA Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the 

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to 

update the procedures for NASA’s 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ program. The changes 

will streamline the program; align the 

mentoring to technical skills; expand 

the program to Veteran-owned, 

HUBZone, and NASA Small Business 

Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II 

small businesses; and include award fee 

incentives. 

DATES: Effective date: May 29, 2009. 

Applicability date: NASA’s revised 

procedures for the Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

program will be effective for new 

applications that are submitted on or 

after May 29, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Morris, Office of Procurement, 

Contract Management Division, (202) 

358–0532; e-mail: 

Sandra.Morris@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

On September 19, 2008, the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) published in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 54340–54345), a 

proposed rule, with request for 

comments, to amend its regulations 

governing the NASA Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

Program. This program is authorized 

under Title 42, U.S.C., 2473(c)(1). 

Specifically, the proposed rule defined 

the new program’s eligibility 

requirements, and agreement 

submission and approval process. It also 

introduced mentor award fee incentives 

and explained the calculated 

subcontracting credit pursuant to FAR 

52.219–9, Small Business 

Subcontracting Plan. 

Discussion of Comments on the 

Proposed Rule 

The comment period for the proposed 

rule closed on November 18, 2008. 

NASA received substantive comments 

from eight commenters. One of the 

commenters opposed NASA’s approach 

to implementation of the proposed rule, 

and the remaining seven supported it. 

The commenter who opposed NASA’s 

approach as set forth in the proposed 

rule felt that there are already adequate 

numbers of specialized programs for 

various small businesses, and stated that 

they adversely impact the opportunities 

for regular small business entities. Of 

the seven commenters who generally 

supported the proposed rule, about half 

sought to be included in the mentoring 

program or requested referrals, and the 

other half requested that specific 

language be added to the rule. 

Based on NASA’s evaluation of the 

comments and the purpose of the rule, 

NASA modified the proposed rule in 

response to issues raised in the 

comments. As discussed below, this 

final rule provides definitions and 

clarifications of NASA’s Mentor Prote ́ge ́

program. The following is an analysis of 

the substantive comments and NASA’s 

corresponding responses. 


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