[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47309-47310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22559]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

48 CFR Parts 1301, 1302, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1314, 
1315, 1316, 1317, 1319, 1322, 1324, 1325, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 
1336, 1337, 1342, and 1345

[Docket No. 950602146-5146-01]
RIN 0690-AA24


Commerce Acquisition Regulation; Removal of Provisions

AGENCY: Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce hereby removes certain parts, 
subparts, and sections of the Commerce Acquisition Regulation 
concerning internal management. This action is taken in keeping with 
the goals of the National Performance Review and in order to comply 
with recent Executive Orders that address regulatory reforms.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Joyce Cavallini, 202-482-0202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 4, 1995, as part of the President's 
Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, the President directed agencies to 
conduct a page-by-page review of all regulations and eliminate or 
revise those that are outdated or otherwise in need of reform. After 
conducting a review of the Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR), it 
was determined that the intended goal of certain portions of the CAR 
could be achieved in more efficient, less intrusive ways. The portions 
of the CAR being removed were internal management regulations that are 
not required by law and are not deemed to be regulatory in nature.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1301, 1302, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 
1308, 1309, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1319, 1322, 1324, 1325, 1331, 1332, 
1333, 1334, 1336, 1337, 1342, and 1345

    Government procurement.
Shirl G. Kinney,
Procurement Executive.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, Chapter 13 of Title 48 
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth below:
    1. The authority citation for parts 1301, 1302, 1304, 1305, 1306, 
1307, 1308, 1309, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1319, 1322, 1324, 1325, 1331, 
1332, 1333, 1334, 1336, 1337, 1342, and 1345 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 486(c)), as delegated by the Secretary 
of Commerce in Department Organization Order 10-5 and Department 
Administrative Order 208-2.

PART 1301--[AMENDED]

    2. Part 1301 is amended by removing and reserving subparts 1301.2, 
1301.3, 1301.4, and 1301.5.
    3. Part 1301 is further amended by removing Secs. 1301.601, 
1301.601-70, 1301.601-71, 1301.603, and 1301.603-71, and 1301.603-70(a) 
(2) and (3) and redesignating paragraph (a)(4) as (a)(2).

PARTS 1302, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, and 1308--[REMOVED AND 
RESERVED]

    4. Parts 1302, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, and 1308 are removed and 
reserved.
PART 1309--[AMENDED]

    5. Part 1309 is amended by revising subpart 1309.4 to read as 
follows:

Subpart 1309.4--Debarment, Suspension and Ineligibility


1309.470-4  Procedures on debarment.

    Decision making process. Upon receipt of a debarment 
recommendation, the Procurement Executive shall review all available 
evidence and shall promptly determine whether or not to proceed with 
debarment. The Procurement Executive may refer the matter to the Office 
of Inspector General for further investigation. After completion of any 
additional review or investigations, the Procurement Executive shall 
make a written determination. A copy of this determination shall be 
promptly sent to the initiating contracting office. (See FAR 9.406-
3(b).)


1309.470-7  Procedures on suspension.

    Decision making process. Procedures for the decision making process 
of suspensions are the same as those contained in 1309.470-4 except 
that an initial decision for suspension results in immediate 
suspension. (See FAR 9.407-3(b).)

PART 1314--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]

    6. Part 1314 is removed and reserved.

PART 1315--[AMENDED]

    7. Part 1315 is amended by removing Sec. 1315.501; removing 
Sec. 1315.504(a) and redesignating Sec. 1315.504 (b) and (c) as (a) and 
(b), respectively; removing Sec. 1315.506 (a), (b), and (c) and 
redesignating paragraphs (d), (e), (f), and (g) as (a), (b), (c), and 
(d) respectively; removing and reserving subpart Sec. 1315.6; removing 
Sec. 1315.804-3; and removing Sec. 1315.805-70 (a) and (b) and 
redesignating paragraph (c) as (a).

PART 1316--[AMENDED]

    8. Part 1316 is amended by removing and reserving subparts 1316.3 
and 1316.6.

PART 1317--[AMENDED]

    9. Part 1317 is amended by removing and reserving subparts 1317.4 
and 1317.5.

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PART 1319--[AMENDED]

    10. Part 1319 is amended by removing Secs. 1319.201, 1319.705-5, 
1319.7001 and 1319.7002(b).

PARTS 1322, 1324, 1325, AND 1331--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]

    11. Parts 1322, 1324, 1325, and 1331 are removed and reserved.

PART 1332--[AMENDED]

    12. Part 1332 is amended by removing and reserving subparts 1332.4 
and 1332.6.

PART 1333--[AMENDED]

    13. Part 1333 is amended by removing Secs. 1333.102, 1333.104(a) 
(3) and (4), 1333.104(f), 1333.105(a)(2), 1333.105(b), 1333.105(d), and 
1333.209.

PART 1334--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]

    14. Part 1334 is removed and reserved.

PART 1336--[AMENDED]

    15. Part 1336 is amended by removing Secs. 1336.602-4 and 1336.603.

PART 1337--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]

    16. Part 1337 is removed and reserved.

PART 1342--[AMENDED]

    17. Part 1342 is amended by removing Sec. 1342.102-70 (c) and (d).

PART 1345--[REMOVED AND RESERVED]

    18. Part 1345 is removed and reserved.

[FR Doc. 95-22559 Filed 9-11-95; 8:45 am]
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