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48 CFR Chapter 1





Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules

  Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2017 / 
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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; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of a final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the 
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96. A companion document, the Small 
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including 
the SECG, is available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: For effective date see separate document, which follows.

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.

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96 is issued under the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General 
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
    Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-96 is 
effective November 6, 2017.

    Dated: October 23, 2017.
Shay D. Assad,
Director, Defense Pricing/Defense, Procurement and Acquisition Policy.
    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
U.S. General Services Administration.
    Dated: October 3, 2017.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.
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