[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25313-25314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11726]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 245


Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Government 
Property/Unique Identification/Item Marking

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: DoD is soliciting comments from both government and industry 
regarding potential changes to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) policy on government property in the possession of 
contractors. These changes relate to item marking and valuing 
(providing cost information) for tangible items (i.e., contractor 
acquired property and tangible item deliverables). DoD will hold a 
public meeting to discuss the potential changes and to hear the views 
of interested parties.

DATES: Public Meeting: The public meeting will be held at the address 
shown below on May 28, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., local time.
    Submission of Names of Expected Attendees: The names of individuals 
expected to attend the public meeting should be provided to the point 
of contact shown below no later than May 21, 2003.
    Submission of Comments: Written comments on the potential DFARS 
changes should be submitted to the address shown below no later than 
June 9, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Public Meeting: The public meeting will be held at Logistics 
Management Institute (LMI), 2000 Corporate Ridge, McClean, VA 22102-
7805; telephone (703) 917-9800. Directions to LMI can be obtained at 
http://www.lmi.org.
    Submission of Names of Expected Attendees: The names of individuals 
expected to attend the public meeting should be provided to Ms. Claudia 
Low, by telephone at (703) 917-7264; by FAX at (703) 917-7066; by e-
mail at [email protected]; or by mail at Logistics Management Institute, 
2000 Corporate Ridge, McClean, VA 22102-7805. Walk-in attendance will 
be accommodated. However, pre-registration is preferred. The LMI 
general phone number is (703) 917-7800.
    Submission of Comments: Interested parties should submit written 
comments to Mr. Michael Canales, by mail at OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(P), 3060 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3060;

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by e-mail at [email protected]; or by FAX at (703) 614-1254.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Canales, telephone (703) 
695-8571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Draft Materials

    The potential DFARS changes will be made available in draft form in 
Microsoft Word 6.0 text format at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap. The 
draft changes do not reflect a proposed rule, but are provided for 
discussion purposes only.

B. Background

    During the past 6 months, DoD has issued a series of policy 
memorandums (available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap) and held 
numerous meetings with government and industry personnel on this 
particular subject. In addition, DoD continues with its effort to 
transform the DFARS. As part of this effort, DoD is considering 
significant changes to DFARS part 245, Government Property. The purpose 
of this notice is to provide the public with a preliminary indication 
of changes under consideration, and to solicit public comments on those 
changes. After consideration of comments received in response to this 
notice and during the public meeting, DoD plans to publish two proposed 
DFARS rules, one on item marking and one on item value, for additional 
public comment.

Michele P. Peterson,
Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council.
[FR Doc. 03-11726 Filed 5-9-03; 8:45 am]
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