[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6673]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket FAR--2006-0023]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-12; 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 of 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 rule appearing in Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-12 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 this rule by referring to FAC 2005-12 which precedes this 
document. These documents are also available via the Internet at http://acquisition.gov/far.

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

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    Item                      Subject                        FAR case             Analyst
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I..........  Local Community Recovery Act of 2006       2006-014            Cundiff.
              (Interim).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Item I--Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 (Interim) (FAR Case 2006-
014)

    This interim rule adds a local area set-aside to the FAR for debris 
clearance, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other major 
disaster or emergency assistance activities. The contracting officer 
defines the set-aside area. The rule implements the Local Community 
Recovery Act of 2006, which strengthens the government's ability to 
promote local economic recovery. The local area set-aside does not 
replace small business set-asides. Both can be used at the same time. 
The rule imposes subcontracting restrictions when a local area set-
aside is used. No competition justification is required for the local 
area set-aside.

    Dated: July 28, 2006.
Ralph De Stefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-6673 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]
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