[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 251 (Tuesday, December 31, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 80322-80323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32740]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide

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

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the 
Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with

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Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104-121). It consists of a summary of the rules 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-11 which amend the 
FAR. An asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory 
flexibility analysis has been prepared in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 604. 
Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules 
by referring to FAC 2001-11 which precedes this document. These 
documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202) 
501-4225. For clarification of content, contact the analyst whose name 
appears in the table below.

                       List of Rules in FAC 2001-11
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            Item                  Subject        FAR Case      Analyst
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I...........................  Special             2002-028  Moss.
                               Simplified
                               Procedures For
                               Purchases Of
                               Commercial
                               Items in
                               Excess of the
                               Simplified
                               Acquisition
                               Threshold.
II..........................  Section 508         2002-012  Nelson.
                               Micro-purchase
                               Exception
                               Sunset
                               Provision.
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Item I--Special Simplified Procedures for Purchases of Commercial Items 
in Excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (FAR Case 2002-028)

    This final rule amends FAR Subpart 13.5 to extend the expiration 
date of the test of special simplified procedures for purchases of 
commercial items greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but 
not exceeding $5,000,000 to January 1, 2004. This change implements 
Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003 (Pub. L. 107-314). Section 812 amended Section 4202(e) of the 
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Divisions D and E of Public Law 104-106; 110 
Stat. 654; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note).

Item II--Section 508 Micro-purchase Exception Sunset Provision (FAR 
Case 2002-012)

    This interim rule extends the Electronic and Information Technology 
(Section 508) micro-purchase exception to October 1, 2004. This rule is 
of special interest to contracting officers and other individuals 
designated in accordance with FAR 1.603-3.

    Dated: December 20, 2002.
Jeremy F. Olson,
Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 02-32740 Filed 12-30-02; 8:45 am]
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