[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22958]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Parts 45 and 52

 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Government Property

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and advance notice of rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Director of Defense Procurement, Department of Defense 
(DoD), is sponsoring an initiative to rewrite the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) Part 45 on Government Property. The objectives of the 
initiative are to streamline and improve the current policies and 
procedures; eliminate unnecessary burdens imposed on contractors and 
contracting officers; and to rewrite the guidance to make it easier to 
read and understand. The Director of Defense Procurement intends to 
provide for an exchange of ideas and information with Government and 
industry personnel by publishing this notice, soliciting public 
comments, and holding a public meeting. All interested parties are 
invited to provide written suggestions/comments for this rewrite. In 
addition, all interested parties will be given an opportunity to 
express their views at the public hearing prior to the proposed FAR 
revisions being drafted.

DATES: A public meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. on November 3, 1994. 
Persons or organizations wishing to present suggestions or viewpoints 
are invited to do so. Written comments and statements for presentation 
should be submitted to the address below on or before October 17, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and statements for presentation should be 
submitted to Nancy Ladd, DAR Council Director, Attn: IMD 3D139, 
PDUSUD(A&T)DP/DAR, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062.
    The public hearing will be held in Room 208, Crystal Gateway 4, 
Arlington, Virginia. Individuals wishing to attend the meeting, 
including individuals wishing to make presentations, should contact 
Nancy Ladd prior to October 25, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy L. Ladd, DAR Council Director, (703) 604-5929.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This initiative to rewrite FAR Part 45 is 
sponsored by the Director of Defense Procurement, Department of 
Defense. The existing FAR guidance on government property has undergone 
numerous revisions over the years to respond to concerns voiced by 
Congress, the GAO, the DoDIG, OMB, military audit agencies, and 
industry. The focus has been on storage of property; property 
accountability and reporting; storage of excess property; allowability 
of profits; contractor access to the DoD Supply System; property 
rollover from contract to contract; and so on. It is now appropriate to 
review these policies and procedures in the aggregate and to determine 
what improvements can be made in managing government property.

Nancy L. Ladd,
Director, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council.
[FR Doc. 94-22958 Filed 9-15-94; 8:45 am]
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