[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 59 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6801]


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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 
Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 
of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rule appearing in Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-21 which amends the FAR. An asterisk 
(*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has 
been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information 
regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2001-21 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 Ms. Linda Nelson at 
(202) 501-1900.

* Purchases From Federal Prison Industries--Requirement for Market 
Research (FAR Case 2003-023)

    This interim rule amends FAR parts 8, 19, 42, and 52 to implement 
section 637 of Division F of the consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004. 
Section 637 provides that no fiscal year 2004 funds shall be expended 
for purchase of a product or service offered by Federal Prison 
Industries, Inc., unless the agency making the purchase determines that 
the offered product or service provides the best value to the buying 
agency.

    Dated: March 22, 2004.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 04-6801 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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