[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37386-37387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12924]



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Vol. 81

Thursday,

No. 111

June 9, 2016

Part XVIII





General Services Administration





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Chs. 101, 102, 300, and 301

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 
fall 2015 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: March 28, 2016.
Troy Cribb,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.

            General Services Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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239.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ43
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2010-
                             G511, Purchasing by Non-
                             Federal Entities.
240.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ51
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2013-
                             G504, Transactional Data
                             Reporting.
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           General Services Administration--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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241.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ67
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2015-
                             G512, Unenforceable
                             Commercial Supplier
                             Agreement Terms.
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           General Services Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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242.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ57
                             Administration Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2015-
                             G508, Removal of
                             Unnecessary Construction
                             Clauses and Editorial
                             Changes.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Office of Acquisition Policy

Final Rule Stage

239. 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) is amending the 
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 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 the Federal Supply Schedule Contracting and Solicitation 
Provisions and Contract Clauses, in regard to this statutory 
implementation. This case is included in GSA's retrospective review of 
existing regulations under Executive Order 13563. Additional 
information is located in GSA's retrospective review (2016), available 
at: www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations.
    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..........................   05/00/16  .......................
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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

240. 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) is issuing a 
final rule amending 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).
    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.
    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. 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.
    GSA is reviewing the public comments received and analyzing 
alternatives for collecting transactional data, including the potential 
publication of a final rule. This case is included in GSA's 
retrospective review of existing regulations under Executive Order 
13563. Additional information is located in GSA's retrospective review 
(2016), available at: www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   03/04/15  80 FR 11619
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/04/15  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   05/06/15  80 FR 25994
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   05/11/15  .......................
Final Rule..........................   09/00/16  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Mr. Matthew McFarland, Program Analyst, General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, 
Phone: 202 690-9232, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ51

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Office of Acquisition Policy

Long-Term Actions

241. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2015-G512, Unenforceable Commercial Supplier Agreement Terms

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: GSA is amending the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to streamline the evaluation process to 
award contracts containing commercial supplier agreements Government 
and industry often spend significant time negotiating elements common 
in almost every commercial supplier agreement where the terms conflict 
with federal law. Past negotiations would always lead to deleting the 
terms from the contract, but only after several rounds of legal review 
by both parties. This case would explore methods for automatically 
nullifying these common terms out of contracts.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/17  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Janet Fry, Program Analyst, General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 703 
605-3167, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ67


GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Completed Actions

242. General Services Administration Regulation (GSAR); GSAR Case 2015-
G508, Removal of Unnecessary Construction Clauses and Editorial Changes

    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 
GSAR part 536, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, and 
corresponding provisions and clauses in GSAR part 552, Solicitation 
Provisions and Contract Clauses, to remove unnecessary construction 
clauses. These provisions and clauses are now covered in the FAR or are 
otherwise no longer necessary for the agency. Removing these clauses 
simplifies contract terms and conditions, reduces regulatory burden to 
contractors, and eliminates any conflict with language contained in 
construction contract technical specifications.
    Completed:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   01/27/16  81 FR 4593
Final Rule Effective................   01/27/16  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Christina Mullins, Phone: 202 969-4966, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ57

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