[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76780-76783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28977]



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Vol. 79

Monday,

No. 245

December 22, 2014

Part XVI





General Services Administration





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Chs. 101, 102, 301, and 302; and 48 CFR 501-570

48 CFR Chapter 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 
spring 2014 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. In addition GSA's retrospective 
plan and all plan updates can be viewed at: www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations.
    The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at 
www.reginfo.gov.
    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: September 23, 2014.
 Christine Harada,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.

          General Services Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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392.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ51
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2013-
                             G504, Transactional Data
                             Reporting.
393.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ41
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2013-
                             G502, Federal Supply
                             Schedule Contracting
                             (Administrative Changes).
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            General Services Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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394.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ43
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2010-
                             G511, Purchasing by Non-
                             Federal Entities.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Office of Acqusition Policy

Proposed Rule Stage

392.  General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation 
(GSAR); GSAR Case 2013-G504, Transactional Data Reporting

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) announces a 
public meeting and request for comment on its proposal to amend the 
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 
require vendors to report transactional data from orders and prices 
paid by ordering activities. This includes orders placed against both 
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract vehicles and GSA's non-FSS 
contract vehicles--Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) and 
Multi-Agency Contracts (MACs). The proposed amendment to the GSAR will 
add an Alternate version of the existing GSAR clause 552.238-74 
Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting (IFF) (Federal Supply 
Schedule) and a new GSAR clause 552.216-75 Sales Reporting and Fee 
Remittance. Both clauses include the new reporting requirement. Under 
the FSS program, vendors that agree to the new transactional reporting 
requirement will have their contracts modified with an alternate 
version of clause 552.238-75 Price Reductions; the alternate version of 
clause 552.238-75 does not require the vendor to monitor and provide 
price reductions to the Government when the customer or category of 
customer upon which the contract was predicated receives a discount. 
GSA will implement the new transactional data reporting requirements in 
phases, beginning with specific contract vehicles, including a few 
select Federal Supply Schedules, or Special Item Numbers that show the 
greatest potential to optimize transactional data via category 
management and reduced price variability. GSA will engage stakeholders 
throughout the phases of the implementation.
    Once implemented, the new GSAR transactional data reporting clauses 
will enable GSA to provide Federal agencies with further market 
intelligence and expert guidance in procuring goods and services in 
each category of GSA acquisition vehicles. The new requirement will not 
affect the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) FSS contract holders.
    GSA is interested in conducting a dialogue with industry and 
interested parties in Government about the

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proposed change. GSA is seeking feedback on potential impacts to agency 
customers and contractors alike. Feedback will be used to help inform 
the development of regulations and other guidance to implement the 
proposed clauses, provisions, and prescriptions.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/00/15  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dana L Munson, Procurement Analyst, General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, 
Phone: 202 357-9652, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ51

Office of Governmentwide Policy

393. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2013-G502, Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 
(Administrative Changes)

    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 clarify and update the contracting by negotiation GSAR section and 
incorporate existing Federal Supply Schedule Contracting policies and 
procedures, and corresponding provisions and clauses.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/10/14  79 FR 54126
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/10/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   03/00/15  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dana L Munson, Procurement Analyst, General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, 
Phone: 202 357-9652, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ41

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Office of Acquisition Policy

Final Rule Stage

394. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2010-G511, Purchasing by Non-Federal Entities

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a 
proposed rule amending the General Services Administration Acquisition 
Regulation (GSAR), Describing Agency Needs, to implement the Federal 
Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010 (FSSUA), the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008 
(NAHASDA), the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (NDAA), and the Local Preparedness Acquisition Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (LPAA), to provide increased access to GSA's Federal 
Supply Schedules (Schedules). GSA is also amending GSAR regarding 
Federal Supply Schedule Contracting and Solicitation Provisions and 
Contract Clauses, in regard to this statutory implementation.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   04/17/14  79 FR 21691
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/16/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   04/00/15  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dana L Munson, Procurement Analyst, General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, 
Phone: 202 357-9652, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ43

[FR Doc. 2014-28977 Filed 12-19-14; 8:45 am]
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