[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 71448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23394]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 2, 10, 12, 16, 44, and 52

[FAR Case 2003-027]
RIN 9000-AK07


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Additional Contract Types

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense 
Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have extended the due date 
by two weeks for public comments on their proposed rule that would 
amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 
1432 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. 
Title XIV of the Act, referred to as the Services Acquisition Reform 
Act of 2003 (SARA), amended section 8002(d) of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA) to expressly authorize the use of time-
and-materials (T&M) and labor-hour (LH) contracts for certain 
categories of commercial services under specified conditions. The 
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register at 70 FR 56318, 
September 26, 2005.

DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments on the 
proposed rule to the FAR Secretariat at the address shown in the 
proposed rule on or before December 9, 2005 to be considered in the 
formulation of a final rule.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by FAR case 2003-027 by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Agency Web Site: http://www.acqnet.gov/far/ProposedRules/proposed.htm. Click on the FAR case number to submit comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include FAR case 2003-
027 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, ATTN: Laurieann 
Duarte, Washington, DC 20405.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite FAR case 2003-
027 in all correspondence related to this case. All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.acqnet.gov/far/ProposedRules/proposed.htm, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
Mr. Jeremy Olson, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 501-3221. Please cite 
FAR case 2003-027. Contact the FAR Secretariat at (202) 501-4755 for 
information pertaining to status or publication schedules.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 2, 10, 12, 16, 44, and 52

    Government procurement.

    Dated: November 22, 2005.
Gerald Zaffos,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 05-23394 Filed 11-28-05; 8:45 am]
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