[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51526-51527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23598]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR 2017-0051, Sequence No. 1]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-96; Small Entity Compliance Guide

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, 
and NASA. 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 the rule 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96, which amends 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a 
rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been 
prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding 
this rule by referring to FAC 2005-96, which precedes this document. 
These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: November 6, 2017.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement 
Analyst, at 202-969-7207 for clarification of content. For information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory 
Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-96, FAR Case 2017-
015.

                       Rule Listed in FAC 2005-96
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             Subject                   FAR case            Analyst
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Removal of Fair Pay and Safe               2017-015  Delgado.
 Workplaces Rule.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR case, refer to the 
specific item number and subject set forth in the document following 
this item summary. FAC 2005-96 amends the FAR as specified below:

Removal of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule (FAR Case 2017-015)

    This final rule rescinds the final rule at 81 FR 58562 (August 25, 
2016). This was FAR Case 2014-025, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, which 
was a significant rule under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 and a major 
rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. Because of a Federal court injunction, the 
only provision or clause that had gone into effect was FAR 52.222-60, 
Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673), which was included in 
solicitations starting on January 1, 2017. On March 27, 2017, Public 
Law 115-11 disapproved the rule under the Congressional Review Act. 
Therefore, by law, the rule has no force or effect, including the FAR 
52.222-60 clause. Also on March 27, 2017, E.O. 13782, Revocation of 
Federal Contracting Executive Orders, rescinded the E.O.s that 
originally authorized the rule. All steps should be taken to ensure 
that no sections, provisions, or clauses of the final rule are 
implemented.

    Dated: October 11, 2017.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-23598 Filed 11-3-17; 8:45 am]
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