[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6730]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

48 CFR Part 1352

[Document Number: 080730954-0129-03]
RIN 0605-AA26


Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR); Correction

AGENCY: Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: We, the Department of Commerce, issue a final rule to bring 
the Commerce Acquisition Regulation in alignment with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and to streamline DOC's internal policy 
and guidance.

DATES: This rule is effective April 7, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The final rule is available on the DOC Web site http://www.doc.gov, or http://www.regulations.gov, or by contacting the 
Department of Commerce: Room 1854, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virna Evans, 202-482-3483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 8, 2010, the Department of Commerce 
published a final rule to amend the CAR to update the regulations since 
its last revision on September 12, 1995. That rule updated the CAR to 
bring it into alignment with the current provisions of the FAR and 
added numerous new clauses that correspond to the new procedural 
requirements added to the CAR. For a detailed description of the 
changes by CAR Part, see the final rule published on March 8, 2010 in 
the Federal Register (75 FR 10568). The document is also available at 
http://www.Regulations.gov under Docket Number: DOC-2009-0003-0001.
    Upon publication of the regulations, the Department identified a 
typographical error in the clause headings that appear in subpart 
1352.2. In each clause heading, the Department included a reference to 
``DATE'' to serve as a placeholder for the month and year when the rule 
is published so that each clause may have a reference point. However, 
this placeholder was not updated before the final rule was published. 
This final rule corrects this typographical error by adding to each 
clause heading the month and year when the clause is effective, which 
is April 2010. This amendment is a purely technical, non-substantive 
change to the regulations. No aspect of this action is controversial.

Classification

    Executive Order 12866: This rule has been determined to be not 
significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning 
and Review.
    Administrative Procedure Act/Regulatory Flexibility Act: Pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Department finds good cause to waive prior 
notice and opportunity for public comment otherwise required by the 
section because it is unnecessary. The Department takes this action to 
correct an error in the headings that appear for each clause in subpart 
1352.2. In the final rule published on March 8, 2010, the Department 
included a reference to ``DATE'' in each clause heading in subpart 1352 
to serve as a placeholder for the month and year when the rule is 
published so that each clause may have a reference point. This 
placeholder was inadvertently retained rather than updated with the 
month and year of the final rule when the rule becomes effective. This 
final rule corrects this typographical error by adding the month and 
year when the rule is to become effective, which is April 2010. This 
amendment is a purely technical, non-substantive change to the 
regulations. No aspect of this action is controversial. This rule does 
not change any procurement practices or procedures made by the March 8, 
2010 rule. The error should be corrected immediately to eliminate 
potential confusion by the regulated public.
    For the reasons stated above, the Department finds good cause under 
5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in effective date.
    Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not 
required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the 
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 
et seq., do not apply.
    Paperwork Reduction Act: This rule does not impose any new 
information collections subject to review and approval by OMB under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of the 
law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be 
subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of 
information subject to the requirements of PRA, unless that collection 
of information displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    In FR Doc. 2010-4132 appearing on page 10568 in the Federal 
Register of Monday, March 8, 2010, the following corrections are made:

PART 1352--[CORRECTED]

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On pages 10594 through 10616, in part 1352, correct the clause heading 
of each section by revising each reference to ``(DATE)'' to read ``(APR 
2010)''.

    Dated: March 17, 2010.
Scott Quehl,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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