[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 71686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34088]



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Part III





General Services Administration





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41 CFR Part 101-43



Excess Personal Property Reporting Requirements; Proposed Rule

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 101-43

[FPMR Amendment H- ]
RIN 3090-AG85


Excess Personal Property Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This proposed regulation streamlines and simplifies the 
assignment of the disposal condition codes which Federal agencies use 
to report their excess personal property for utilization and donation. 
This amendment will reduce the number of codes from 11 to 5 and more 
accurately define the condition of the excess personal property. It 
also eliminates the one word brief definition column from the condition 
code table. The numeric designations of ``1, 4, and 7'' have been 
retained from the previous regulation to accommodate agencies' 
automated property disposal systems and the transition from the prior 
coding to the current coding convention.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Ms. Sharon Kiser, 
Regulatory Secretariat (MVR), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 204050.
    E-mail comments may be sent to RIN.3090-AG[email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    This proposed rule replaces FPMR Amendment H-198, published in the 
Federal Register on July 27, 1998 (63 FR 40048) which has been 
withdrawn (November 30, 1998) (63 FR 65710). This proposed rule sets 
forth condition codes which would apply to all reports of excess 
personal property under FPMR part 101-43. When these codes are 
incorporated into the Federal Acquisition Regulation they will apply to 
all contracts awarded prior to and after the effective date of this 
regulation.

B. Executive Order 12866

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has determined that this 
proposed rule is not a significant rule for the purposes of Executive 
Order 12866 of September 30, 1993.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This proposed rule is not required to be published in the Federal 
Register for public comment. Therefore, the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
does not apply.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act

    GSA has determined that the Paperwork Reduction Act ( 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35) does not apply because this proposed rule does not contain 
any collection requirements which require the approval of the Office of 
Management and Budget.

E. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act

    This proposed rule is also exempt from congressional review 
prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely to agency 
management and personnel.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, it is proposed that 41 
CFR Part 101-43 be amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 101-43 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

PART 101-43--UTILIZATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

    2. Section 101-43.4801 is amended by revising paragraph (d) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 101-43.4801  Excess personal property reporting requirements.

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    (d) The appropriate disposal condition code from the table below 
shall be assigned to each item record, report, or listing of excess 
personal property:

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   Disposal condition code                Expanded definition
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1............................  Property which is in new condition or
                                unused condition and can be used
                                immediately without modifications or
                                repairs.
4............................  Property which shows some wear, but can
                                be used without significant repair.
7............................  Property which is unusable in its current
                                condition but can be economically
                                repaired.
X............................  Property which has value in excess of its
                                basic material content, but repair or
                                rehabilitation is impractical and/or
                                uneconomical.
S............................  Property which has no value except for
                                its basic material content.
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    Dated: December 16, 1998.
G. Martin Wagner,
Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 98-34088 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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