[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39239-39240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19462]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Procurement and Property Management

48 CFR Parts 401, 402, 403, 407, 408, 409, 411, 416, 419, 422, 424, 
425, 432, 434, 436, and 452

[AGAR Case 96-03]
RIN 0599-AA00


Agriculture Acquisition Regulation; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Office of Procurement and Property Management, USDA

ACTION: Direct final rule; Confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document confirms the effective date of the direct final 
rule that makes miscellaneous clerical or procedural amendments to the 
Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: The direct final rule published on May 15, 1998 (63 FR 
26993-26996) is effective July 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph J. Daragan, USDA Office of 
Procurement and Property Management, Procurement Policy Division, STOP 
9303, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9303, (202) 
720-5729.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a direct final rule published on May 15, 
1998 (63 FR 26993-26996), we notified the public of our intent to make 
a number of clerical or procedural amendments to the AGAR. We intended 
to amend the AGAR to reflect changes in the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-01 and to correct 
minor errors and omissions in the reissuance of the AGAR published on 
October 15, 1996 (61 FR 53645-53677).
    We solicited comments concerning the direct final rule for a 30 day 
comment period ending June 15, 1998. We stated that the effective date 
of the proposed amendment would be July 14, 1998, unless we received 
adverse comments or notice of intent to submit adverse comments by the 
close of the comment period.
    We received neither adverse comments nor notice of intent to submit 
adverse comments by June 15, 1998. Therefore, the direct final rule is 
effective on July 14, 1998, as scheduled.


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    Done at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of July, 1998.
W. R. Ashworth,
Director, Office of Procurement and Property Management.
[FR Doc. 98-19462 Filed 7-21-98; 8:45 am]
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