66984 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

Federal Acquisition Circular 2001–03;

Introduction

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Summary presentation of final

rules.

SUMMARY: This document summarizes

the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian

Agency Acquisition Council and the

Defense Acquisition Regulations

Council in this Federal Acquisition

Circular (FAC) 2001–03. 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.arnet.gov/

far.

DATES: For effective dates and comment

dates, see separate documents which

follow.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS

Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202)

501–4755, for information pertaining to

status or publication schedules. For

clarification of content, contact the

analyst whose name appears in the table

below in relation to each FAR case or

subject area. Please cite FAC 2001–03

and specific FAR case number(s).

Interested parties may also visit our

Web site at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

Item Subject FAR case Analyst

I .......... Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs Relating to Legal and Other

Proceedings.

1999–010 (Stay) De Stefano.

II ......... Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs Relating to Legal and Other

Proceedings—Revocation.

2001–014 De Stefano.

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 2001–03 amends the FAR as

specified below:

Item I—Contractor Responsibility,

Labor Relations Costs, and Costs

Relating to Legal and Other

Proceedings (FAR Case 1999–010

(Stay))

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory

Council (FAR Council) published in the

Federal Register at 65 FR 80255,

December 20, 2000, a final rule

addressing contractor responsibility and

costs incurred in legal and other

proceedings. After further review, the

FAR Council published an interim rule

in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17754,

April 3, 2001, staying that rule. This

final rule terminates the stay.

Item II—Contractor Responsibility,

Labor Relations Costs, and Costs

Relating to Legal and Other

Proceedings— Revocation (FAR Case

2001–014)

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory

Council (FAR Council) published in the

Federal Register at 66 FR 17758, April

3, 2001, a proposed rule (April proposed

rule) with a request for public

comments. The April proposed rule

proposed revoking a final rule

published in the Federal Register at 65

FR 80255, December 20, 2000

(December final rule). The December

final rule addressed responsibility and

costs incurred in legal and other

proceedings. This rule finalizes the

April 3, 2001, proposed rule.

Dated: December 14, 2001.

Gloria M. Sochon,

Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

Federal Acquisition Circular

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)

2001–03 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 2001–03 is effective December

27, 2001.

Dated: December 13, 2001.

Deidre A. Lee,

Director, Defense Procurement.

Dated: December 13, 2001.

David A. Drabkin,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of

Acquisition Policy, General Services

Administration.

Dated: December 12, 2001.

Tom Luedtke,

Associate Administrator for Procurement,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–31300 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 9, 14, 15, 31, and 52

[FAC 2001–03; FAR Case 1999–010 (Stay);

Item I]

RIN 9000–AI40

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Contractor Responsibility, Labor

Relations Costs, and Costs Relating to

Legal and Other Proceedings

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule; termination of stay of

final rule.

SUMMARY: The Federal Acquisition

Regulatory Council (FAR Council)

published in the Federal Register at 65

FR 80255, December 20, 2000, a final

rule addressing contractor

responsibility, labor relations costs, and

costs incurred in legal and other

proceedings. After further review, the

FAR Council published an interim rule

in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17754,

April 3, 2001, staying that rule. The

FAR Council intended the stay would

last for 270 days from April 3, 2001,

until December 29, 2001, or until

finalization of the proposed rule

(entitled ‘‘Contractor Responsibility,

Labor Relations Costs, and Costs

Relating to Legal and Other

Proceedings—Revocation) that was

published in the Federal Register at 66