[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 235 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 78853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26633]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-MA-2020-09; Docket No. 2020-0002; Sequence No. 25]


Notice of GSA Bulletin FMR B-51 and Supersession of GSA Bulletin 
FMR B-27

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of GSA Bulletin FMR B-51, Annual Executive Agency 
Reports on Exchange/Sale and Personal Property Furnished to Non-Federal 
Recipients, Supersession and Cancellation of GSA Bulletin FMR B-27.

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SUMMARY: GSA is updating guidance on the Non-Federal Recipients Report 
and Exchange/Sale Report. This bulletin supersedes and cancels GSA 
Bulletin FMR B-27, ``Annual Executive Agency Reports on Excess and 
Exchange/Sale Personal Property,'' issued on July 22, 2010, as this 
bulletin provides updated information on the same topic. See the 
Supplementary Information section below for additional information.

DATES: Applicability Date: December 7, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
Mr. William Garrett, Director, Personal Property Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy, Office of Asset and Transportation Management, 
at 202-368-8163, or by email at [email protected]. Please cite 
Notice of GSA Bulletin FMR B-51.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    GSA has Governmentwide oversight and management responsibilities 
for the Exchange/Sale and Non-Federal Recipient Reports. GSA's 
responsibilities include issuing appropriate regulations and monitoring 
agency adherence to the regulations through these reports.
    On December 20, 2019, GAO publicly released its report GAO-20-101, 
``FEDERAL PROPERTY: Improved Monitoring, Oversight, and Data Would Help 
Understand Effects of Providing Property to Non-Federal Recipients.'' 
The report recommended that ``the GSA Administrator should direct the 
Office of Government-wide Policy to document in what circumstances 
excess property loaned to non-federal recipients should be reported and 
what property GSA is reporting on behalf of agencies, for example, by 
updating GSA guidance.'' To address this recommendation, this bulletin 
is being issued to clarify the requirements to annually submit to GSA a 
report on personal property furnished within the United States to non-
Federal recipients and a report on property exchanged or sold for 
replacement purposes. This bulletin also provides updated guidance on 
reporting loans to non-Federal recipients and clarifies what property 
GSA is reporting on behalf of agencies. This Bulletin supersedes and 
cancels GSA Bulletin FMR B-27. GSA Bulletin FMR B-51 is available at 
www.gsa.gov/reference/gsa-bulletins.

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 503 and 529.

Jessica Salmoiraghi,
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-26633 Filed 12-4-20; 8:45 am]
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