[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 58622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29400]



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Part III

Department of Defense

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Parts 6, 15, and 52



Federal Acquisition Regulation; Competitive Range Determinations; 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 6, 15, and 52

[FAR Case 96-303]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Competitive Range Determinations

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The public comment period for the proposed rule, Competitive 
Range Determinations (96-303), which was published in the Federal 
Register on July 31, 1996 (61 FR 40116), is extended through November 
26, 1996.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted by November 
26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Fayson, the FAR Secretariat, 
Room 4037, GS Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755. Please 
cite FAR case 96-303.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public comment period on the proposed 
rule is extended to conform with the public comment period on the 
proposed rule for the FAR Part 15 Rewrite--Phase I, FAR Case 95-029, 
which was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 1996 (61 
FR 48380). It is important to consider the proposed rule for FAR Case 
96-303, Competitive Range Determinations, in the broader context of FAR 
Part 15 as a whole. There are differences between the Competitive Range 
case and the FAR Part 15 Rewrite--Phase I case that are due primarily 
to the different baselines used. The Competitive Range case uses the 
baseline of the current FAR Parts 15 and 52, while the FAR Part 15 
Rewrite--Phase I case uses a baseline of reorganized and revised Parts 
15 and 52. Notwithstanding the minor differences between the cases, we 
encourage interested parties to express their positions on this rule as 
part of a second public meeting on the FAR Part 15 Rewrite--Phase I, 
which is being held in Kansas City, MO to allow small businesses in the 
Midwest an opportunity to participate more fully in the rulemaking 
process. That meeting is scheduled for November 18, 1996, from 9 a.m. 
to 12 p.m., local time at the Ramada Inn Benjamin Ranch, 6101 East 87th 
Street (I-435 and 87th Street Exit), Kansas City, MO, Sierra Rooms I, 
II, and III, telephone (816) 765-4331.
    If you wish to attend the meeting, or to make presentations on 
competitive range determinations, please contact the FAR Part 15 
Rewrite Committee Chair, Ms. Melissa Rider, DAR Council, Attn: IMD 
3D139, PDUSD(A&T)DP/DAR, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
3062; telephone (703) 602-0131, facsimile (703) 602-0350 by November 
15, if possible. Please cite FAR Case 96-303. For logistics information 
regarding the public meeting contact Jill Dickey, telephone (816) 926-
7203, facsimile (816) 823-1167.

    Dated: November 12, 1996.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 96-29400 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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