[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 94 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26775-26776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10921]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 1812

RIN 2700-AD00


Clauses Authorized for Use in Commercial Acquisitions

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by 
removing the NASA specific clause regarding Central Contractor 
Registration (CCR) from t he list of clauses authorized for use in 
acquisitions of commercial items. The NASA CCR clause was removed from 
the NFS in a final rule published in the Federal Register on February 
3, 2004, however the rule failed to remove the clause from part 1812. 
This change corrects this omission.

DATES: Effective Date: May 14, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Dalton, NASA, Office of 
Procurement, Contract Management Division (Code HK); (202) 358-1645; e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background

    Item I of FAC 2001-16 revised the FAR to require registration of 
contractors in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior 
to award of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or 
blanket purchase agreement. As a result, NASA's specific coverage of 
CCR was no longer required and Subpart 1804.74--Central Contractor 
Registration and its associated clause at 1852.204-74 were deleted from 
the NFS under a final rule published in the Federal Register on 
February 3, 2004. Due to an oversight, the rule failed to remove 
1852.204-74 from the list of clauses authorized for use in acquisitions 
of commercial items contained in the 1812.301, ``Solicitation 
provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial 
items.'' This final rule corrects this omission by removing the 
reference to 1852.204-74.
    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

    This final rule does not constitute a significant revision within 
the meaning of FAR 1.501 and Pub. L. 98-577, and publication for public 
comment is not required. However, NASA will consider comments from 
small entities concerning the affected NFS part 1812 in accordance with 
5 U.S.C. 610.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

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

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List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 1812

    Government procurement.

Tom Luedtke,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement.

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Accordingly, 48 CFR Part 1812 is amended as follows:

PART 1812--ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 1812 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1)


1812.301  [AMENDED]

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2. Amend section 1812.301 by removing paragraph (f)(i)(A) and 
redesignating paragraphs (f)(i)(B) through (f)(i)(O) as (f)(i)(A) 
through (f)(i)(N), respectively.
[FR Doc. 04-10921 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
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