[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2370-2371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-437]



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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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: On September 16, 1994, (59 FR 47583) the Director of Defense 
Procurement, Department of Defense, announced an initiative to rewrite 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 45, Government Property, 
to make it easier to understand and to minimize the burdens imposed on 
contractors and contracting officers. The Director of Defense 
Procurement is providing a forum for an exchange of ideas and 
[[Page 2371]] information with government and industry personnel by 
holding public meetings, soliciting public comments, and publishing 
notices of the public meetings in the Federal Register. The topics to 
be discussed at the next public meeting include a proposed deviation 
from the current FAR Part 45 requirement to track certain government 
property, proposed revisions to the definitions currently located 
throughout FAR Part 45, and the priority for addressing the remaining 
topics. Prior to the public meeting, interested parties may obtain 
draft materials relating to these topics from the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.

DATES: Public Meetings: A public meeting will be conducted at the 
address shown below from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, on January 
24, 1995, and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, on January 25, 
1995.
    Draft Materials: Drafts of the materials to be discussed at the 
public meeting on January 24 and 25 will be available at the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs as of January 12, 
1995.
    Statements: Statements for presentation should be submitted to the 
address below on or before January 20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Draft Materials: Interested parties may obtain drafts of the 
materials to be discussed at the public meeting on January 24 and 25 
from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public 
Affairs, Directorate for Public Communication, Room 1E794, Attn: Harold 
Heilsnis, 1400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400.
    Public Meeting: The public meeting will be held in Suite 114, 1111 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Gateway North (West Tower), Arlington, 
Virginia 22202. Individuals wishing to attend the meeting, including 
individuals wishing to make presentations on the topics scheduled for 
discussion, should contact Mrs. Linda W. Neilson, DAR Council, Attn: 
IMD 3D139, PDUSD(A&T)DP/DAR, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-3062.
    Please cite File 94-H028 in all correspondence related to this 
issue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mrs. Linda W. Neilson, telephone (703) 602-0131.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties were invited to provide 
written suggestions or comments in the notice of public hearing dated 
September 16, 1994 (59 FR 47583). Twenty-two commentors provided 
approximately 500 comments focusing on the following subject areas: 
definitions; general comments; classification; general policy; 
providing government property; providing facilities; software/
intellectual property; motor vehicles; depreciation; competitive 
advantage; clauses; property control system; liability; records/
accountability; physical inventory; reports, care, maintenance and use 
of government property; disposition of government property; 
demilitarization; storage agreements; and recommendations for related 
legislative reform. At the January 24 and 25 public meeting, interested 
parties are invited to present statements on the proposed deviation, 
revisions to the definitions, and/or the priority for addressing the 
remaining topics.
Claudia L. Naugle,
Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Directorate.
[FR Doc. 95-437 Filed 1-6-95; 8:45 am]
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