[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 83104-83105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27697]


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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; Small Entity Compliance Guide

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, 
and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in 
accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rules 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-92, which amends 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a 
rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been 
prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding 
these rules by referring to FAC 2005-92, which precedes this document. 
These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: November 18, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 
2005-92 and the 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 Greenhouse        2015-024  Gray.
                                   Gas Emissions and Reduction
                                   Goals--Representation.
* II............................  Removal of Regulations Relating        2015-035  Francis.
                                   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

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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.
[FR Doc. 2016-27697 Filed 11-17-16; 8:45 am]
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