[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14148-14149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7205]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 1822


Designation of Contracts for Notification to the Government of 
Actual or Potential Labor Disputes

AGENCY: Office of Procurement, Contract Management Division, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (NFS) to designate all NASA contracts in excess of the 
simplified acquisition threshold as requiring notification to the 
Government of actual or potential labor disputes that are delaying or 
threaten to delay timely contract performance.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Le Cren, Telephone: (202) 
358-0444, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    FAR 22.101-1(e) permits the head of the contracting activity to 
designate programs or requirements requiring notifying the Government 
of actual or potential labor disputes that are delaying or threaten to 
delay timely contract performance. Contracts resulting from those 
programs or requirements are to include the clause at FAR 52.222-1, 
Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes. NASA believes it is 
appropriate, in order to establish consistent application across the 
agency, to designate the contracts in which the requirement for 
contractor notification shall be included. NASA has selected the 
notification requirement to be included in all contracts in excess of 
the simplified acquisition threshold to ensure that it is made aware of 
labor disputes which could adversely impact critical mission needs.

Impact

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This final rule does not constitute a significant revision within 
the meaning of FAR 1.501 and Pub. L. 98-577, and publication for public 
comments is not required. However, comments from small entities 
concerning the affected NFS subpart will be considered in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 610. Such comments must be submitted separately and 
should cite 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes to 
the NFS do not impose recordkeeping or information collection 
requirements, or collections of information from offerors, contractors, 
or members of the public which require the approval of the Office of 
Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1822

    Government procurement.
Tom Luedtke,
Acting Associate Administrator for Procurement.

    Accordingly, 48 CFR Part 1822 is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Part 1822 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

PART 1822--APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS


1822.101-1  [Amended]

    2. In section 1822.101-1, paragraph (e) is added to read as 
follows:


1822.101-1  General. (NASA supplements paragraphs (d) and (e))

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    (e) Programs or requirements that result in contracts in excess of 
the simplified acquisition threshold shall require contractors to 
notify NASA of actual or potential labor disputes that are delaying or 
threaten to delay timely contract performance.

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    3. Section 1822.103-5 is added to read as follows:


1822.103-5  Contract clauses. (NASA supplements paragraph (a))

    (a) See 1822.101-1(e).

[FR Doc. 99-7205 Filed 3-23-99; 8:45 am]
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