[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 22 and 52

[FAC 2001-04; FAR Case 2001-017; 
Item IV]
RIN 9000-AJ13


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Executive Order 13204, Revocation 
of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under 
Certain Contracts

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense 
Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule 
amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement 
Executive Order (E.O.) 13204, Revocation of Executive Order on 
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts, signed by 
the President on February 17, 2001. The E.O. requires that any rules 
implementing E.O. 12933, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under 
Certain Contracts, be promptly rescinded.

DATES: Effective Date: February 20, 2002.

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 Ms. Linda Nelson, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 501-
1900. Please cite FAC 2001-04, FAR case 2001-017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    This final rule amends the FAR to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 
13204, Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified 
Workers Under Certain Contracts. The E.O. required the prompt recession 
of any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing 
or enforcing E.O. 12933, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under 
Certain Contracts, to the extent consistent with law.
    DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the Federal 
Register at 66 FR 27416, May 16, 2001. No comments were received in 
response to the notice. The interim rule is converted to a final rule 
without change.
    This is not a significant regulatory action, and therefore, was not 
subject to review under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, 
Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is 
not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration certify that this 
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the rule merely removes 
requirements from the FAR that implemented regulations issued by the 
Department of Labor (DoL) for which DoL certified would not have a 
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities 
(see Federal Register at 62 FR 28175, May 22, 1997).

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes to 
the FAR do not impose information collection requirements that require 
the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 
3501, et seq.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 22 and 52

    Government procurement.

    Dated: February 1, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change

    Accordingly, DoD, GSA, and NASA adopt the interim rule amending 48 
CFR parts 22 and 52, which was published in the Federal Register at 66 
FR 27416, May 16, 2001, as a final rule without change.

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 
U.S.C. 2473(c).

[FR Doc. 02-2916 Filed 2-7-02; 8:45 am]
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