[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 8, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19979]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Ch. 102


Federal Management Regulation

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of regulatory development.

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SUMMARY: This document is an update on the continuing development of 
the Federal Management Regulation (FMR). Originally named the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Regulation, parts of the FMR are 
now in effect.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rod Lantier, Director, Regulatory 
Secretariat, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, (202) 501-2647, e-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMR is the successor regulation to the 
Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR), both of which the 
Administrator of General Services is authorized to issue to govern and 
guide Federal agencies. The General Services Administration (GSA) and 
other executive agency officials use these materials to regulate and 
prescribe policies, procedures, and delegations of authority pertaining 
to the management of property and other programs and activities 
administered by GSA. An exception pertains to the procurement and 
contract matters covered in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
    Presented in a plain language question and answer format, the FMR 
contains updated regulatory policies originally found in the FPMR. 
However, it does not contain FPMR material describing how to do 
business with GSA. ``How to'' materials will become available in 
customer service guides, handbooks, brochures and on other websites 
provided by GSA.
    The contents of the FPMR are moving to the FMR according to subject 
area as each is rewritten. Until the migration to the FMR is complete, 
agencies must reference both the FMR and the FPMR. In an effort to make 
this as convenient as possible for users, GSA issues all new FMR 
materials as changes to the FPMR in a looseleaf format. In this manner, 
both regulations are kept up to date throughout the transition.
    Additionally, GSA has established an FMR/FPMR website. The url for 
this site is:

http://policyworks.gov/org/main/mv/fmr/index.htm

    Although the site remains under construction, FMR content is up to 
date. The site will soon include the FPMR as it existed on November 1, 
1999, before the first migration of its content into the FMR. This full 
version of the FPMR will be archived for agencies' future reference. 
GSA will also post a version of the FPMR that is updated as its content 
is migrated into the FMR. Thus, there will be Internet access to the 
FMR and any portions of the FPMR that remain in effect.
    Finally, the FMR appears in Chapter 102 of Title 41. Once 
conversion to the FMR is complete, the FPMR, which now appears in 
Chapter 101 of Title 41, will be reserved in its entirety.

    Dated: August 1, 2000.
G. Martin Wagner,
Associate Administrator for Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-19979 Filed 8-7-00; 8:45 am]
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