[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39660-39661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19044]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 519 and 552

[APD 2800.12A, CHGE 63]
RIN 3090-AF77


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Small 
Business

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation 
(GSAR) is amended to remove a provision regarding small business 
concern representation which is a deviation to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR). The deviation is not needed since Federal Acquisition 


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Circular (FAC) 90-23 amended the FAR 48 CFR 52.219-1. Miscellaneous 
revisions are made in regulations on small business and small 
disadvantaged business concerns to reflect current GSA organizational 
changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul Linfield, Office of GSA Acquisition Policy, (202) 501-1224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

A. Public Comments

    This rule was not published in the Federal Register for public 
comment because it merely revises the GSAR to conform to the FAR as 
amended by FAR 90-23, which had already undergone the public comment 
process.

B. Executive Order 12866

    This rule was not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review because the rule is not a significant regulatory 
action as defined in Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 
Review, and therefore was not required to be submitted.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply because this rule is 
not a significant revision as defined in FAR 1.505-1.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not impose any information collection or 
recordkeeping requirements that require the approval of OMB under 44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Therefore, the requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act do not apply.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 519 and 552

    Accordingly, 48 CFR Parts 519 and 552 are amended as follows:

    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 519 and 552 continues to 
read as follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

PART 519--SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS

    2. Section 519.001 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 519.001  Definitions.

    Agency small business technical advisors (SBTAs) as used in this 
part, means the directors of the Business Service Centers (or 
designees) in the regions and the individuals in FSS, ITS and PBS who 
have been designated to serve as SBTAs in the Central Office. In 
addition to the duties outlined at FAR 19.201(c), the agency small 
business technical advisors perform the functions of the small and 
disadvantaged business utilization specialist/representative described 
in FAR 19.506 (a) and (b) and 19.705-4(d)(5).
    3. Section 519.201 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 519.201  General policy.

    The Associate Administrator for Enterprise Development (E) may make 
recommendations to the contracting officer as to whether a particular 
acquisition should be awarded under FAR 19.5 as a set-aside (including 
those involving labor surplus areas) or under FAR 19.8 as a section 
8(a) award directly or through the SBTA.
    4. Section 519.202-2(c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 519.202-2  Locating small business sources.

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    (c) BSC's will keep each other and the Office of Enterprise 
Development (E) informed on items of mutual interest regarding the 
small business programs.


Sec. 519.304  [Removed]

    5. Section 519.304 is removed.


Sec. 552.219  [Removed]

    6. Section 552.219-1 is removed.

    Dated: June 22, 1995.
Ida M. Ustad,
Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. 95-19044 Filed 8-2-95; 8:45 am]
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