[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44326-44327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17070]



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Vol. 78

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No. 141

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General Services Administration





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Chs. 102 and 303

48 CFR Ch. 5


Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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SUMMARY: This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that GSA 
plans for the next 12 months and those that were completed since the 
fall 2012 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines of 
Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' GSA's purpose 
in publishing this agenda is to allow interested persons an opportunity 
to participate in the rulemaking process. GSA also invites interested 
persons to recommend existing significant regulations for review to 
determine whether they should be modified or eliminated. Proposed rules 
may be reviewed in their entirety at the Government's rulemaking Web 
site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Since the fall 2007 edition, the Internet has been the basic means 
for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will 
be available online at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a 
greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda 
database.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), GSA's printed agenda entries include only:
    (1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, 
in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are 
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities; and
    (2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review 
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in 
the Unified Agenda published on the Internet. In addition, for fall 
editions of the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan will continue to be 
printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, including GSA's 
regulatory plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hada Flowers, Division Director, 
Regulatory Secretariat Division at (202) 501-4755.

    Dated: June 25, 2013.
Laura Auletta,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy.

          General Services Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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244.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ36
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2012-
                             G501; Electronic
                             Contracting Initiative.
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           General Services Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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245.......................  General Services                   3090-AI77
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2006-
                             G507, Rewrite of Part
                             538, Federal Supply
                             Schedule Contracting.
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General Services Administration (GSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

Office of Acquisition Policy

244.  General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation 
(GSAR); GSAR Case 2012-G501; Electronic Contracting Initiative

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to 
amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
to add cause 552.238-81, Modifications (Federal Supply Schedule), and 
an Alternate I version of the clause that will require electronic 
submission of modifications under Federal Supply Schedule contracts 
managed by GSA. The public reporting burdens associated with both the 
basic and Alternate I clauses are also being updated.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/28/13  78 FR 31879
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/29/13  .......................
Final Rule..........................   12/00/13  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dana L. Munson, Procurement Analyst, General 
Services Administration, 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, 
Phone: 202 357-9652, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ36

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Completed Actions

245. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2006-G507, Rewrite of Part 538, Federal Supply Schedule 
Contracting

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the 
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise 
sections of GSAR part 538 that provide requirements for Federal Supply 
Schedule Contracting actions. Areas in the rewrite include the 
following: subpart 538.1, Definitions; subpart 538.4, Administrative 
Matters; subpart 538.7, Acquisition Planning; subpart 538.9, Contractor 
Qualifications; subpart 538.12, Acquisition of Commercial Items-FSS; 
subpart 538.15, Negotiation and Award of Contracts; subpart 538.17, 
Administration of Evergreen Contracts;

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subpart 538.19, FSS and Small Business Programs; subpart 538.25, 
Requirements for Foreign Entities; subpart 538.42, Contract 
Administration and subpart 538.43, Contract Modifications. This case is 
included in GSA's retrospective review of existing regulations under 
E.O. 13563. Additional information is located in GSA's retrospective 
review (2013), available at: www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations.
    Completed:
    Timetable:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Withdrawn...........................   12/28/12  77 FR 76446
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dana L. Munson, Phone: 202 357-9652, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AI77

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