[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26159]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide

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

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the 
Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with 
Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104-121). It consists of a summary of the rule 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-08 which amends the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Further information regarding 
this rule may be obtained by referring to FAC 97-08 which precedes this 
document. This document may be obtained from the Internet at http://
www.arnet.gov/far.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, (202) 501-4755.

Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement

    FAC 97-08/FAR Case 97-004C. FAC 97-06, FAR case 97-004A, Reform of 
Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement, published in the Federal 
Register at 63 FR 35719, June 30, 1998, established in the FAR a price 
evaluation adjustment (PEA) of up to 10 percent for small disadvantaged 
businesses (SDB) for acquisitions in the Standard Industrial 
Classification (SIC) Major Groups designated by the Department of 
Commerce. This rule amends those regulations to accommodate the use of 
the PEA in those Major Groups where eligibility has been determined by 
region.

    Dated: September 25, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 98-26159 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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