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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 101-38

RIN 3090-AF49
[FPMR Amendment G-108]

 

Motor Vehicles

AGENCY: Federal Supply Service, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation adds the license plate code EC for the United 
States Enrichment Corporation, implements the Standard Form (SF) 149A, 
U.S. Government Fleet Credit Card, and removes illustrations of forms. 
The new license plate code was requested by the U.S. Enrichment 
Corporation and approved by the General Services Administration. The SF 
149A was developed to take advantage of electronic technology at 
vehicle fleet service activities. Illustrations of forms in this 
regulation have been deemed unnecessary by the General Services 
Administration in most circumstances. These actions will allow the U.S. 
Enrichment Corporation to procure motor vehicle license plates showing 
the code designation EC, allow for the use of SF 149A, and remove 
unnecessary material from the regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael W. Moses, Fleet Management Division (703-305-6273).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Services Administration (GSA) 
has determined that this rule is not a significant rule for the 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This final rule is not required to be published in the Federal 
Register for notice and comment. Therefore, the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act does not apply.
    The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) was established by 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 as a wholly-owned Government corporation 
with the mission of managing the Government's Uranium Enrichment 
Enterprise (formerly a part of the Department of Energy). On September 
14, 1993, the USEC requested that license plate code EC be approved for 
use on all license plates assigned to their motor vehicle fleet. This 
request was approved by the General Services Administration on October 
1, 1993.
    The SF 149A is a magnetic stripe credit card issued by GSA under a 
single source, requirements contract. The SF 149A will be accepted at 
Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC) authorized vendor electronic point of 
sale (EPOS) terminals throughout the United States (48 contiguous 
States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico). The SF 149A contains an 
encoded magnetic stripe read by electronic point of sale terminals that 
activate fuel pumping equipment. EPOS vendors will provide the date and 
place of purchase, purchase type, fuel and non-fuel type, and service 
level codes (i.e., full and self service) in addition to the dollar 
value of each transaction.
    Federal agencies with motor vehicles managed by the GSA Interagency 
Fleet Management System (IFMS) will be issued the SF 149A automatically 
as part of a mass re-issue beginning in the third and fourth quarters 
of fiscal year 1994. GSA will continue to issue the SF 149, U.S. 
Government National Credit Card, to non-IFMS agencies. Credit card 
charges for the SF 149 will continue to be processed manually at vendor 
facilities. GSA intends to gradually phase out the SF 149, but will 
maintain the SF 149 and the SF 149A until all non-IFMS fleet managers 
are participating in the EPOS program using the SF 149A. Federal 
Government agency fleet managers that manage their agency-owned fleets 
may obtain the electronically accepted SF 149A by notifying the General 
Services Administration, Attn: FBF, Washington, DC 20406.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 101-38

    Government property management, Motor vehicle identification, Motor 
equipment forms.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 41 CFR part 101-38 is 
amended as follows:

PART 101-38--MOTOR EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT

    1. The authority citation for Part 101-38 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; (40 U.S.C. 486(c)).

Subpart 101-38.2--Registration, Identification, and Exemptions

    2. Section 101-38.202-4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 101-38.202-4  Numbering and coding.

    Official U.S. Government tags, except tags issued by the District 
of Columbia, Department of Transportation under Sec. 101-38.203-1, 
shall be numbered serially for each executive agency, beginning with 
101, and shall be preceded by a letter code designating the agency 
having accountability for the motor vehicles as follows:

ACTION......................................................  ACT       
Agriculture, Department of..................................  A         
Air Force, Department of the................................  AF        
Army, Department of the.....................................  W         
Commerce, Department of.....................................  C         
Consumer Product Safety Commission..........................  CPSC      
Corps of Engineers, Civil Works.............................  CE        
Defense Commissary Agency...................................  DECA      
Defense Contract Audit Agency...............................  DA        
Defense, Department of......................................  D         
Defense Logistics Agency....................................  DLA       
District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency..............  LA        
Education, Department of....................................  ED        
Energy, Department of.......................................  E         
Enrichment Corporation, U.S.................................  EC        
Environmental Protection Agency.............................  EPA       
Executive Office of the President...........................  EO        
  Council of Economic Advisers, National Security Council,              
   Office of Management and Budget                                      
Export-Import Bank of the United States.....................  EB        
Federal Communications Commission...........................  FC        
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.......................  FD        
Federal Emergency Management Agency.........................  FE        
Federal Home Loan Bank Board................................  FB        
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service..................  FM        
Federal Reserve System......................................  FR        
Federal Trade Commission....................................  FT        
General Accounting Office...................................  GA        
General Services Administration.............................  GS        
Government Printing Office..................................  GP        
Health and Human Services, Department of....................  HHS       
Housing and Urban Development, Department of................  H         
Interagency Fleet Management System, GSA....................  G         
Interior, Department of.....................................  I         
Interstate Commerce Commission..............................  IC        
Judicial Branch of the Government...........................  JB        
Justice, Department of......................................  J         
Labor, Department of........................................  L         
Legislative Branch..........................................  LB        
Marine Corps................................................  MC        
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...............  NA        
National Capital Housing Authority..........................  NH        
National Capital Planning Commission........................  NP        
National Guard Bureau.......................................  NG        
National Labor Relations Board..............................  NL        
National Science Foundation.................................  NS        
Navy, Department of the.....................................  N         
Nuclear Regulatory Commission...............................  NRC       
Office of Personnel Management..............................  OPM       
Panama Canal Commission.....................................  PC        
Railroad Retirement Board...................................  RR        
Renegotiation Board.........................................  RB        
Securities and Exchange Commission..........................  SE        
Selective Service System....................................  SS        
Small Business Administration...............................  SB        
Smithsonian Institution.....................................  SI        
  National Gallery of Art                                               
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, U.S............................  SH        
State, Department of........................................  S         
Tennessee Valley Authority..................................  TV        
Transportation, Department of...............................  DOT       
Treasury, Department of the.................................  T         
United States Information Agency............................  IA        
United States Postal Service................................  P         
Veterans Affairs, Department of.............................  VA        
                                                                        

Subpart 101-38.8--Fleet Credit Cards

    3. The heading of subpart 101-38.8 is revised as set forth above.
    4. Section 101-38.800 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 101-38.800  General.

    (a) Standard Form (SF) 149, U.S. Government National Credit Card, 
and SF 149A, U.S. Government Fleet Credit Card, are authorized for use 
by Federal agencies to obtain services and supplies at service stations 
dispensing items provided by contractors listed in the Defense Fuel 
Supply Center publication, ``Government Vehicle Operator's Guide--Your 
Guide to Service Stations for Gasoline, Oil, and Lubrication'' (DFSCH 
4280.1). Activities requiring copies of the publication should submit 
requests to: Commander, Defense Fuel Supply Center, Attention: DSFC: 
OD, Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22304-6160.
    (b) Charges for the SF 149 are processed manually by DFSC 
contractors. The SF 149A is designed for acceptance at electronic point 
of sale (EPOS) terminals in addition to manual processing. The SF 149 
and SF 149A may not be used at customer activated terminals (i.e., at 
the fuel pump) except at fueling facilities dispensing alternative 
fuels where no other option exists.
    (c) The SF 149 and SF 149A are the only Governmentwide credit cards 
approved for use by Federal agencies using IFMS vehicles for the 
procurement of motor fuel (including alternative fuels) and services at 
service stations and refueling sites dispensing items provided by the 
contractors listed in the Defense Fuel Supply Center publication 
referenced in paragraph (a) of this section. However, agencies are not 
required to use the SF 149 or SF 149A for motor vehicles used for 
purposes in which identification as Government vehicles would interfere 
with the performance of the functions for which the vehicles were 
acquired and are used. Motor vehicles included in the exception for the 
use of SF 149 and SF 149A are listed in Secs. 101-38.200(f) and 101-
38.204.
    (d) GSA will provide centralized management and control of the SF 
149 and SF 149A programs. Inquiries concerning the policy and 
administration of these programs shall be directed to the General 
Services Administration, ATTN: FBF, Washington, DC 20406.
    (e) Federal agencies are responsible for the establishment of 
administrative controls to ensure that the fuel and services procured 
by using the SF 149 and SF 149A are for the official use of the agency 
and that administrative controls are maintained to prevent unauthorized 
use. The General Services Administration, ATTN: FBF, Washington, DC 
20406, will provide assistance in establishing ordering procedures and 
management reporting systems pertaining to the SF 149 and SF 149A.
    (f) The SF 149 and SF 149A may only be used for any properly 
identified U.S. Government vehicle, boat, small aircraft, nonvehicular 
equipment, or motor vehicle that is leased or rented for 60 continuous 
days or more and is officially identified in accordance with Sec. 101-
38.202.
    5. Section 101-38.801 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 101-38.801  Obtaining fleet credit cards.

    GSA has developed ordering instructions and automated reports for 
use by Federal agencies for the acquisition of the SF 149 and SF 149A. 
Copies of the instructions for participation in the SF 149 and SF 149A 
programs may be obtained by contacting the General Services 
Administration, ATTN: FBF, Washington, DC 20406.

Subpart 101-38.49--Forms

    6. Section 202-38.4900 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 101-38.4900  Scope of subpart.

    This subpart provides the means for obtaining forms prescribed or 
available for use in connection with subject matter covered in part 
101-38.
    7. Section 101-38.4901 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 101-38.4901  Obtaining standard and optional forms.

    Standard and optional forms referenced in part 101-38 (except SF 
149 and SF 149A) may be obtained through the General Services 
Administration, Inventory and Requisition Management Branch, Attn: 
FCNI, Washington, DC 20406, or through regional GSA Federal Supply 
Service Bureaus. GSA regional offices will provide support to 
requesting activities needing forms.


Sec. 101-38.4902  [Removed]

    8. Section 101-38.4902 is removed.

    Dated July 29, 1994.
Roger W. Johnson,
Administrator of General Services.
[FR Doc. 94-19464 Filed 8-11-94; 8:45 am]
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