[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 12, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54985-54986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23371]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 204

[DFARS Case 2000-D002]


Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Closeout of 
Foreign Military Sales Contract Line Items

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:  Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: DoD is withdrawing the proposed rule published at 65 FR 19865 
on April 13, 2000. The rule proposed amendments to the contract closed 
out policy in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to 
specify that, if a contract includes Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 
contract line items and non-FMS contract line items, the FMS line items 
should be closeout as soon as the closeout requirements for those line 
items are satisfied. This change was proposed as part of a DoD 
initiative to improve the FMS process. Public comments on the proposed 
rule indicated that many automated acquisition systems could not 
accommodate this change. Therefore, DoD is withdrawing the proposed 
rule and is exploring alternative methods of expediting the closeout of 
FMS contract line items.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Rider, Defense Acquisition 
Regulations Council, OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139, 3062 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3062. Telephone (703) 602-4245;

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telefax (703) 602-0350. Please cite DFARS Case 2000-D002.

Michele P. Peterson,
Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council.
[FR Doc. 00-23371 Filed 9-11-00; 8:45 am]
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