[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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Department of Defense

General Services Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration





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48 CFR Chapter 1, et al.



Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1


Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-03; Introduction

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and 
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition 
Circular (FAC) 2001-03. A companion document, the Small Entity 
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, 
is available via the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

DATES: For effective dates and comment dates, see separate documents 
which follow.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS 
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755, for information 
pertaining to status or publication schedules. For clarification of 
content, contact the analyst whose name appears in the table below in 
relation to each FAR case or subject area. Please cite FAC 2001-03 and 
specific FAR case number(s). Interested parties may also visit our Web 
site at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

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      Item                   Subject                         FAR case                          Analyst
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I...............  Contractor Responsibility,    1999-010 (Stay)                     De Stefano.
                   Labor Relations Costs, and
                   Costs Relating to Legal and
                   Other Proceedings.
II..............  Contractor Responsibility,    2001-014                            De Stefano.
                   Labor Relations Costs, and
                   Costs Relating to Legal and
                   Other Proceedings--
                   Revocation.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments to these FAR cases, refer to the 
specific item number and subject set forth in the documents following 
these item summaries.
    FAC 2001-03 amends the FAR as specified below:

Item I--Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs 
Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings (FAR Case 1999-010 (Stay))

    The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published 
in the Federal Register at 65 FR 80255, December 20, 2000, a final rule 
addressing contractor responsibility and costs incurred in legal and 
other proceedings. After further review, the FAR Council published an 
interim rule in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17754, April 3, 2001, 
staying that rule. This final rule terminates the stay.

Item II--Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and 
Costs Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings-- Revocation (FAR 
Case 2001-014)

    The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published 
in the Federal Register at 66 FR 17758, April 3, 2001, a proposed rule 
(April proposed rule) with a request for public comments. The April 
proposed rule proposed revoking a final rule published in the Federal 
Register at 65 FR 80255, December 20, 2000 (December final rule). The 
December final rule addressed responsibility and costs incurred in 
legal and other proceedings. This rule finalizes the April 3, 2001, 
proposed rule.

    Dated: December 14, 2001.
Gloria M. Sochon,
Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

Federal Acquisition Circular

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-03 is issued under the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General 
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
    Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2001-03 is 
effective December 27, 2001.

    Dated: December 13, 2001.
Deidre A. Lee,
Director, Defense Procurement.

    Dated: December 13, 2001.

David A. Drabkin,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy, 
General Services Administration.

    Dated: December 12, 2001.

Tom Luedtke,
Associate Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.

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