[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05658]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 37, 42, 52
and 53
[FAR Case 2011-001, Docket No. FAR-2011-0001, Sequence No. 1]
RIN 9000-AL82
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Organizational Conflicts of
Interest
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are withdrawing the proposed rule to amend
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) titled: Organizational
Conflicts of Interest. The decision not to proceed with a final rule
has been made given the amount of time that has passed since
publication of the proposed rule. Accordingly, this proposed rule is
withdrawn, and the FAR case is closed.
DATES: The proposed rule published on April 26, 2011, at 76 FR 23236 is
withdrawn as of March 19, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mahruba Uddowla, Procurement Analyst,
at 703-605-2868 or [email protected]. Please cite ``FAR Case
2011-001''.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: April 26, 2011, DoD, GSA, and NASA proposed
to amend the FAR to revise regulatory coverage on organizational
conflicts of interest (OCI) and provide additional coverage regarding
contractor access to nonpublic information (76 FR 23236). The proposed
rule sought public comment on a revised approach to OCI and unequal
access to nonpublic information, as well as the OCI framework for major
defense acquisition programs implemented in the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) via DFARS Case 2009-D015 (75
FR 20954, April 22, 2010).
Given the amount of time that has passed since publication of the
proposed rule, and potential changed circumstances, a decision has been
made not to proceed with finalization of the FAR rule. Accordingly, the
proposed rule published at 76 FR 23236 on April 26, 2011, is withdrawn
and FAR Case 2011-001 is closed. Consideration of any future amendments
to the FAR related to organizational conflicts of interest or unequal
access to nonpublic information will be accomplished under a new FAR
case.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 18, 37, 42, 52 and 53
Government procurement.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-05658 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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