[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2241]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 30


Changes in Cost of Accounting Practices

AGENCY:  Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:  Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The Office of the Director of Defense Procurement, in 
conjunction with the National Contract Management Association, is 
sponsoring additional public meetings to discuss alternatives to the 
Cost Accounting Standards Board's Supplemental Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (SNPRM-II) regarding ``Changes in Cost Accounting 
Practices,'' published in the Federal Register at 64 FR 45700 on August 
20, 1999. The Office of the Director of Defense Procurement would like 
to hear the views of interested parties on the current version of their 
recommended alternative to the approach proposed by the Cost Accounting 
Standards Board in SNPRM-II. The current version is available on the 
Internet Home Page of the Office of Cost, Pricing, and Finance at 
http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/cpf.
    The Office of the Director of Defense Procurement is particularly 
interested in obtaining comments concerning three areas of its 
recommended alternatives:
    1. The definition of ``similar functions'' and ``similar 
activities.''
    2. The proper treatment of pool combinations, pool split-outs, and 
functional transfers that occur between two viable operating segments 
or that involve different organizational levels within the company.
    3. Whether an exemption is necessary, and if so, the criteria 
needed to implement such an exemption.
    The Office of the Director of Defense Procurement will evaluate the 
input received and, if determined necessary, provide a revised or 
amended version of its alternative to the Chairman of the Cost 
Accounting Standards Board for the Board's consideration.

DATES:  The next public meeting will be held on February 10, 2000, from 
9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Based on the nature and extent of input received, 
additional public meetings may be held in the days and weeks following 
February 10. The dates and times of those meetings will be made 
available on http://www.acq.mil/dp/cpf, as soon as they are scheduled.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the National Contract 
Management Association, 1912 Woodford Drive, Vienna, VA 22182. 
Directions may be found on the Internet at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/cpf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mr. David Capitano, Office of Cost, 
Pricing, and Finance, by telephone at (703) 695-7249, by FAX at (703) 
693-9616, or by e-mail at [email protected]; or Ms. Claudia Low, 
National Contract Management Association, by telephone at (703) 734-
5440.

Michele P. Peterson,
Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council.
[FR Doc. 00-2241 Filed 2-1-00; 8:45 am]
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