[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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