[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 114 (Thursday, June 12, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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48 CFR Chapter 1 and Parts 4, 15, et al.



 Federal Acquisition Regulation; Interim Rules and Small Entity 
Compliance Guide

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

Docket FAR-2008-0003, Sequence 1


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-26; Introduction

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

ACTION: Summary presentation of interim rule.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the 
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition 
Circular (FAC) 2005-26. A companion document, the Small Entity 
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, 
is available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/.

DATES: For effective dates and comment dates, see separate documents 
which follow.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For clarification of content, contact 
the analyst whose name appears in the table below in relation to the 
FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-26, FAR Case 2008-004. Interested 
parties may also visit our website at http://www.regulations.gov. For 
information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the 
FAR Secretariat at (202) 501-4755.

                                           Rule Listed in FAC 2005-26
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      Item                          Subject                             FAR case                 Analyst
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I..............  Prohibition on Restricted Business Operations  2008-004                 Murphy.
                  in Sudan and Imports from Burma (Interim).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary of the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments to this FAR case, refer to FAR Case 
2008-004. FAC 2005-26 amends the FAR as specified below:

Prohibition on Restricted Business Operations in Sudan and Imports from 
Burma (FAR Case 2008-004) (Interim)

    This interim rule amends FAR Subparts 4.12, 15.1, 25.7, 25.11, and 
Part 52 to implement Section 6 of the Sudan Accountability and 
Divestment Act of 2007, and Executive Orders 13310 and 13448. Section 6 
requires certification that the contractor does not conduct certain 
business operations in Sudan. This case also updates the list of 
countries from which most imports are prohibited, to reflect Burma as 
well as Sudan.

    Dated: June 6, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.

Federal Acquisition Circular

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-26 is issued under the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General 
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
    Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-26 is 
effective June 12, 2008.

    Dated: June 6, 2008.
Shay D. Assad,
Director, Defense Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic 
Sourcing.

    Dated: May 30, 2008.
David A. Drabkin,
Acting Chief Acquisition Officer & Senior Procurement Executive, Office 
of the Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. General Services Administration.

    Dated: May 30, 2008.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
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