[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4116-4117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01508]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2022-0051, Sequence No. 1]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2022-04; 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 (SECG).

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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 rule 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04, which amends 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain 
further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2022-04, 
which precedes this document.

DATES: January 26, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Malissa Jones, Procurement 
Analyst, at 571-882-4687 or by email at [email protected] for 
clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or 
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 
202-501-4755 or [email protected]. Please cite FAC 2022-04, FAR Case 
2021-014.

Rule Listed in FAC 2022-04

    Subject: Increasing the Minimum Wage for Contractors.
    FAR Case: 2021-014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR rule, refer to the 
specific subject set forth in the document following this summary. FAC 
2022-04 amends the FAR as follows:

Increasing the Minimum Wage for Contractors (FAR Case 2021-014)

    This interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
to

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implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage for 
Federal Contractors, and a final rule issued by the Department of Labor 
(DOL). E.O. 14026 seeks to raise the hourly minimum wage paid by 
contractors to workers performing work on or in connection with covered 
Federal contracts to $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022, and 
beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, an amount 
determined by the Secretary of Labor. This rule makes revisions to the 
existing FAR coverage regarding minimum wage requirements for Federal 
contractors by increasing the hourly minimum wage paid by certain 
Federal contractors to workers performing work on or in connection with 
covered Federal contracts; referencing DOL's new requirements for 
tipped workers; expanding the geographical scope of the minimum wage 
requirements by defining United States as including U.S. territories 
and possessions; and removing the exemption for seasonal recreational 
services or seasonal recreational equipment rental from the minimum 
wage requirements. DoD, GSA, and NASA do not expect this rule to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, 
because DOL has determined that their rule would not have a significant 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. DoD, GSA, and NASA 
agree with this assessment.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-01508 Filed 1-25-22; 8:45 am]
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