[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20710]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR 2018-0001, Sequence No. 5]


Federal Acquisition Regulation: Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-101; 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 
consistent 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) 2005-101, 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 2005-101, which precedes this document. 
These documents are also available via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: September 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 
2005-101 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 2005-101
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                 Item                              Subject               FAR case               Analyst
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I.....................................  System for Award Management         2015-005  C. Glover.
                                         Registration.
II....................................  One Dollar Coins............        2018-009  C. Glover.
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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 2005-101 amends the FAR as follows:

Item I--System for Award Management Registration (FAR Case 2015-005)

    This final rule updates the instructions for registration in the 
System for Award Management (SAM) and corrects an inconsistency 
involving the timing of registration. In order to correct this 
inconsistency, the final rule amends FAR 4.1102, 4.1103, and 52.204-7 
to require (with some exceptions) offeror registration in SAM prior to 
submission of an offer.
    In addition, the rule requires contracting officers to use the name 
and physical address from the contractor's SAM registration for the 
provided ``unique entity identifier''; removes the term ``division 
name'' from the FAR text at FAR 4.1102 and clause 52.204-13; and 
changes the referenced website ``acquisition.gov'' to ``sam.gov'' to be 
consistent with the rest of the FAR. It is not anticipated that the 
rule will have a significant economic impact on small entities, because 
the rule only clarifies that offerors must be registered in SAM prior 
to submission of an offer, which is already necessary in order to 
submit the required annual representations and certifications with the 
offer.

Item II--One Dollar Coins (FAR Case 2018-009)

    This final rule amends the FAR to implement section 885 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-
91). Section 885 amends 31 U.S.C. 5112(p) to provide an exception for 
business operations conducted by an entity under a Government contract 
from the requirements to accept and dispense $1 coins.
    Contracting officers will no longer have to insert FAR clause 
52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin, into solicitations and 
contracts.
    Contractors providing services under Government contracts that 
involve business operations conducted in U.S. coins and currency will 
no longer be required to accept $1 coins.
    The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply to this rule, because 
this final rule does not constitute a significant FAR revision within 
the meaning of FAR 1.501-1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does not require 
publication for public comment.

    Dated: September 17, 2018.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-20710 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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