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Vol. 81
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Part IX
Department of Defense
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48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Regulations; Final Rules
Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 223 / Friday, November 18, 2016 /
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR 2016-0051, Sequence No. 6]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-92; Introduction
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final rules.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and
the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-92. 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 see the separate documents, which follow.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The analyst whose name appears in the
table below in relation to the FAR case. Please cite FAC 2005-92 and
the specific FAR case number. For information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at
202-501-4755.
Rules Listed in FAC 2005-92
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Item Subject FAR Case Analyst
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I..................................... Public Disclosure of 2015-024 Gray.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Reduction Goals--
Representation.
II.................................... Removal of Regulations 2015-035 Francis.
Relating to Telegraphic
Communication.
III................................... Technical Amendments..........
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summaries for each FAR rule follow. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments made by these rules, refer to the
specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents following
these item summaries. FAC 2005-92 amends the FAR as follows:
Item I--Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction
Goals--Representation (FAR Case 2015-024)
This final rule amends the FAR to establish an annual
representation requirement to indicate whether or not and where
contractors publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions and greenhouse
gas emission reduction goals or targets. This representation is
optional for contractors that received less than $7.5 million in
contract awards from the Government during the previous Federal fiscal
year. The information obtained from these representations will assist
agencies in developing strategies to engage with contractors to reduce
supply chain emissions, as directed in the Executive Order 13693,
Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.
Item II--Removal of Regulations Relating to Telegraphic Communication
(FAR Case 2015-035)
This rule amends the FAR to delete the use of ``telegram,''
``telegraph,'' and related terms. The objective is to delete reference
to obsolete technologies no longer in use and replace with references
to electronic communications. In addition, conforming changes are made
covering expedited notice of termination and change orders.
The rule is not anticipated to have a significant economic impact
on small business entities, as the rule provides recognition of current
options for transmitting documents between the Government and
contractors. The rule also revises the means of disseminating contract
termination documents between the Government and contractors; however,
this change only affects the Government's responsibility for
transmitting termination notices.
Item III--Technical Amendments
Editorial changes are made at FAR 2.101, 7.105, 19.1506, 34.000,
34.005-2, 34.201, 34.203, 42.709, 52.234-2, 52.234-3, and 52.234-4.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-92 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 2005-92 is
effective November 18, 2016 except for items I, and II, which are
effective December 19, 2016.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
Claire M. Grady,
Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition
Policy, U.S. General Services Administration.
Dated: November 9, 2016.
William P. McNally,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
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