[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28368-28369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13626]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 101-49

[FPMR Amendment H-194]
RIN 3090-AG45


Reporting Requirements for Foreign Gifts and Decorations

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation revises criteria for reporting foreign gifts 
and decorations to the General Services Administration (GSA) for 
disposal and provides for gifts below the minimal value set by GSA to 
be handled in accordance with employing agency regulations. This 
regulation also changes the period of time foreign gifts are made 
available for Federal agency transfer to 21 days. The revised 
regulation provides for more efficient control and administration of 
the foreign gifts and decorations program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha S. Caswell, Director, Personal 
Property Management Policy Division (MTP), 202-501-3828.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Services Administration (GSA) 
has determined that this rule is not a significant regulatory action 
for the purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act: This rule is not required to be 
published in the Federal Register for notice and comment. Therefore, 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply.
    Paperwork Reduction Act: The reporting forms required by this 
regulation are not subject to the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Therefore, the Paperwork Reduction 
Act does not apply. This rule also is exempt

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from Congressional review prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it 
relates solely to agency management and personnel.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 101-49

    Decorations, medals, awards, Government property, Government 
property management.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 41 CFR Part 101-49 is 
amended to read as follows:

PART 101-49--UTILIZATION, DONATION, AND DISPOSAL OF FOREIGN GIFTS 
AND DECORATIONS

    1. The authority citation for Part 101-49 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390 (40 U.S.C. 486(c)); sec. 
515, 91 Stat. 862 (5 U.S.C. 7342).

Subpart 101-49.2--Utilization of Foreign Gifts and Decorations

    2. Section 101-49.201-1 is amended by adding paragraph (a)(11) as 
follows:


Sec. 101-49.201-1  Gifts and decorations required to be reported.

    (a) * * *
    (11) Each gift or decoration must indicate the Administration in 
which it was received (e.g., Clinton Administration).
* * * * *
    3. Section 101-49.201-2 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 101-49.201-2  Gifts and decorations not to be reported.

    (a) The following gifts and decorations shall not be reported to 
GSA:
    (1) Gifts and decorations returned to the donor;
    (2) Gifts and decorations below the minimal value deposited by the 
employee recipient with the employing agency or retained by the 
employee recipient with the approval of the employing agency;
    (3) Gifts and decorations above minimal value retained by the 
employing agency for official use, except upon termination of the 
official use;
    (4) Intangible gifts, including checks, money orders, bonds, shares 
of stock, and other securities and negotiable instruments (see 
Sec. 101-49.205);
    (5) Cash, currency, and money, except those with possible historic 
or numismatic value (see Sec. 101-49.205); and
    (6) Gifts and decorations received by a Senator or an employee of 
the Senate disposed of by the Commission on Art and Antiquities of the 
United States (see Sec. 101-49.106).
* * * * *
    4. Section 101-49.202 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 101-49.202  Transfers to other Federal agencies.

    (a) Gifts and decorations will be made available for transfer for a 
period of 21 calendar days following receipt by GSA of the Standard 
Form 120 to activities specified in Sec. 101-43.309-1. Transfers will 
be made as considered appropriate by GSA, generally on a first-come-
first-served basis.
* * * * *
    5. Section 101-49.203 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 101-49.203  Costs incident to transfer.

    All transfers of gifts and decorations will be made without 
reimbursement, except that direct costs incurred by the employing 
agency in actual packing, preparation for shipment, loading, and 
transportation may be recovered by the employing agency from the 
transferee agency if billed by the employing agency. (See Sec. 101-
43.310-1.)

    Dated: May 7, 1997.
David J. Barram,
Acting Administrator of General Services.
[FR Doc. 97-13626 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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