[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27206-27209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11285]



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Vol. 83

Monday,

No. 112

June 11, 2018

Part XVIII





General Services Administration





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

40 CFR 1900

41 CFR Chs. 101, 102, 105, 300, 301, 302, and 304

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 2017 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines of 
Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review'', as amended. 
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. Published proposed rules may be reviewed in their entirety 
at the Government's rulemaking website 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: Lois Mandell, Division Director, 
Regulatory Secretariat Division at (202) 501-4755.

    Dated: March 1, 2018.
Giancarlo Brizzi,
Acting 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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182.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ64
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR): GSAR Case 2015-
                             G506, Adoption of
                             Construction Project
                             Delivery Method Involving
                             Early Industry Engagement.
183.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ84
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2016-
                             G511, Information and
                             Information Systems
                             Security.
184.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ85
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2016-
                             G515, Cyber Incident
                             Reporting.
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            General Services Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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185.......................  GSAR Case 2008-G517,               3090-AI68
                             Cooperative Purchasing--
                             Acquisition of Security
                             and Law Enforcement
                             Related Goods and
                             Services (Schedule 84) by
                             State and Local
                             Governments Through
                             Federal Supply Schedules.
186.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ41
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2013-
                             G502, Federal Supply
                             Schedule Contract
                             (Administration).
187.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ63
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2015-
                             G503, Construction
                             Contract Administration.
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           General Services Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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188.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ55
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2014-
                             G503, Contract Funding.
189.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ67
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2015-
                             G512, Unenforceable
                             Commercial Supplier
                             Agreement Terms.
190.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ75
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR 2016-G506,
                             Federal Supply Schedule,
                             Order-Level Materials.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Office of Acquisition Policy

Proposed Rule Stage

182. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR): 
GSAR Case 2015-G506, Adoption of Construction Project Delivery Method 
Involving Early Industry Engagement

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: GSA is proposing to amend the General Services 
Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to adopt an additional 
project delivery method for construction, construction manager as 
constructor (CMc). CMc is used in industry and allows for early 
industry engagement on construction contracts that provide schedule 
growth and administrative savings. The current FAR and GSAR lacks 
detailed coverage differentiating various construction project delivery 
methods. GSA's policies on CMc have been previously issued through 
other means. By incorporating CMc into the GSAR and differentiating for 
various construction methods, the GSAR will provide centralized 
guidance to ensure consistent application of construction project 
principles across the organization. Integrating these requirements into 
the GSAR will also allow industry to provide public comments through 
the rulemaking process.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   11/00/18
NPRM Comment Period End.............   01/00/19
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Tony Hubbard, Procurement Analyst, General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 357-
5810, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ64

183. General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); GSAR Case 2016-
G511, Information and Information Systems Security

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: GSA is proposing to update the General Services 
Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to streamline and update 
existing GSA cybersecurity requirements and integrate these 
requirements within the GSAR. GSA unique policies on cybersecurity have 
been previously issued through other means. By incorporating 
cybersecurity requirements into the GSAR, the GSAR will provide 
centralized guidance to ensure consistent application of cybersecurity 
principles across the organization. Integrating these requirements into 
the GSAR will also allow industry to provide public comments through 
the rulemaking process.
    The GSA cybersecurity requirements mandate contractors protect the 
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of unclassified GSA 
information and information systems from cybersecurity vulnerabilities, 
and threats in accordance with the Federal Information Security 
Modernization Act of 2014 and associated Federal cybersecurity 
requirements. This rule will require contracting officers to 
incorporate applicable GSA cybersecurity requirements within the 
statement of work to ensure compliance with Federal cybersecurity 
requirements and implement best practices for preventing cyber 
incidents. These GSA requirements mandate applicable controls and 
standards (e.g. U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
U.S. National Archive and Records Administration Controlled 
Unclassified Information standards).
    Cybersecurity requirements for internal contractor systems, 
external contractor systems, cloud systems, and mobile systems will be 
covered by this rule. It will also update existing GSAR provision 
552.239-70, Information Technology Security Plan and Security 
Authorization and GSAR clause 552.239-71, Security Requirements for 
Unclassified Information Technology Resources to only require the 
provision and clause when the contract will involve information or 
information systems connected to a GSA network.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   08/00/18
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Michelle Bohm, Contract Specialist, General 
Services Administration, 100 S Independence Mall W Room: 9th Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2320, Phone: 215 446-4705, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ84

184. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2016-G515, Cyber Incident Reporting

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: GSA is proposing to amend the General Services 
Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to provide requirements 
for GSA contractors to report cyber incidents that could potentially 
affect GSA or its customer agencies. The rule integrates the existing 
cyber incident reporting policy within GSA Order CIO 9297.2C, GSA 
Information Breach Notification Policy that did not previously go 
through the rulemaking process into the GSAR. By incorporating cyber 
incident reporting requirements into the GSAR, the GSAR will provide 
centralized guidance to ensure consistent application of cybersecurity 
principles across the organization. Integrating these requirements into 
the GSAR will also allow industry to provide public comments through 
the rulemaking process.
    The rule outlines the roles and responsibilities of the GSA 
contracting officer, contractors, and agencies ordering off of GSA's 
contracts in the reporting of a cyber incident.
    The rule establishes a contractor's responsibility to report any 
cyber incident where the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of 
GSA information or information systems are potentially compromised or 
where the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or 
information systems owned or managed by or on behalf of the U.S. 
Government is potentially compromised. It establishes an explicit 
timeframe for reporting cyber incidents, details the required elements 
of a cyber incident report, and provides the required Government's 
points of contact for submitting the cyber incident report.
    The rule also outlines the additional contractor requirements that 
may apply for any cyber incidents involving personally identifiable 
information. In addition, the rule clarifies both GSA and ordering 
agencies' authority to access contractor systems in the event of a 
cyber incident. It also establishes the role of GSA in the cyber 
incident reporting process and outlines how the primary response agency 
for a cyber incident is determined. In addition, it establishes the 
requirement for the contractor to preserve images of affected systems 
and ensure contractor employees receive appropriate training for 
reporting cyber incidents. The rule also outlines how contractor 
attributional/proprietary information

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provided as part of the cyber incident reporting process will be 
protected and used.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   10/00/18
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kevin Funk, Program Analyst, General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 357-
5805, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ85

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Office of Acquisition Policy

Final Rule Stage

185. GSAR CASE 2008-G517, Cooperative Purchasing--Acquisition of 
Security and Law Enforcement Related Goods and Services (Schedule 84) 
by State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 40 U.S.C. 502(c)(1)(B)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the 
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 
implement Public Law 110-248, The Local Preparedness Acquisition Act. 
The Act authorizes the Administrator of General Services to provide for 
the use by State or local governments of Federal Supply Schedules of 
the General Services Administration (GSA) for alarm and signal systems, 
facility management systems, firefighting and rescue equipment, law 
enforcement and security equipment, marine craft and related equipment, 
special purpose clothing, and related services (as contained in Federal 
supply classification code group 84 or any amended or subsequent 
version of that Federal supply classification group).
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule..................   09/19/08  73 FR 54334
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      11/18/08
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Final Rule..........................   08/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Christina Mullins, Procurement Analyst, General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 
202 969-4966, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AI68

186. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2013-G502, Federal Supply Schedule Contract (Administration)

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending 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..........................   08/00/18  .......................
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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

187. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2015-G503, Construction Contract Administration

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: GSA is amending the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise sections of GSAR part 536, 
Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, and related parts, to 
maintain consistency with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 
to incorporate updated construction contract administration policies 
and procedures.
    The changes fall into five categories: (1) Incorporating existing 
Agency policy previously issued through other means, (2) reorganizing 
to better align with the FAR, (3) incorporating Agency unique clauses, 
(4) incorporating supplemental material, and (5) editing for clarity.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/09/16  81 FR 62434
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/08/16  .......................
Final Rule..........................   08/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Tony Hubbard, Procurement Analyst, General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202 357-
5810, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ63

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Completed Actions

188. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2014-G503, Contract Funding

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: This RIN is being withdrawn as it is covered by FAR Case 
2016-012, Incremental Funding of Fixed-Price Contracting Actions which 
is currently in development.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Withdrawn...........................   02/07/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: James Tsujimoto, Phone: 202 208-3585, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ55

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

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: GSA amended the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to address common commercial supplier 
agreement terms that are inconsistent with or create ambiguity with 
Federal Law.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   02/22/18  83 FR 7631
Final Rule Effective................   02/22/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Janet Fry, Phone: 703 605-3167, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ67

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190. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR 2016-G506, Federal Supply Schedule, Order-Level Materials

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) amended the 
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 
clarify the authority to acquire order-level materials when placing an 
individual task order or delivery order against a Federal Supply 
Schedule (FSS) contract or FSS blanket purchase agreement (BPA). OLMs 
are supplies and/or services acquired in direct support of an 
individual task or delivery order placed against an FSS contract or 
BPA, when the supplies and/or services are not known at the time of 
contract or BPA award.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   01/24/18  83 FR 3275
Final Rule Effective................   01/24/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Leah Price, Phone: 703 605-2558, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ75

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