[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 209 (Monday, October 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 9608234-6292-02]
RIN 0690-AA25


Guidelines for Empowerment Contracting

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 13, 1996, the Department of Commerce issued 
proposed Guidelines for Empowerment Contracting and requested public 
comments to be submitted on or before October 15, 1996, (61 FR 48463). 
The Department is reopening the comment period and extending the 
deadline to receive comments to December 1, 1996. The guidelines set 
forth proposed policies and procedures intended to promote economy and 
efficiency in Federal procurement by granting qualified large 
businesses and qualified small businesses appropriate incentives to 
encourage business activity in areas of general economic distress. The 
guidelines are proposed in accordance with the President's Executive 
Order 13005 entitled, ``Empowerment Contracting.'' The standards set 
forth in the proposed guidelines will serve as the basis for a proposed 
revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Information 
obtained from public comment on the guidelines will be used to help 
draft the proposed FAR revision.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to the Department of Commerce, Office 
of the Assistant General Counsel for Finance and Litigation, Room 5896, 
14th and Constitution Street, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joe Levine, 202-482-1071.

    Dated: October 22, 1996.
Lawrence Parks,
Director, Office of Regional Growth.
[FR Doc. 96-27565 Filed 10-25-96; 8:45 am]
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