[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[General Services Administration Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)






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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Chs. 101, 102, 105, 300, 301, 302, 303, and 304

48 CFR Ch. 5

Regulatory Plan and 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 
spring 2003 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines in 
an Office of Management and Budget memorandum. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney P. Lantier, Regulatory and 
Federal Assistance Publication Division, (202) 208-7312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of 
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory 
Plan, which appears in part II of this issue of the Federal Register.

Dated: September 22, 2003.

 Becky Rhodes,

Acting Associate Administrator,
Office of Governmentwide Policy.

                              General Services Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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3580        Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Federally Assisted         3090--AE32
            Programs............................................................................
3581        Title IX of the Education Amendments Act............................................    3090--AH49
3582        Telecommunications Management.......................................................    3090--AG03
3583        Disposition of Seized and Forfeited, Voluntarily Abandoned, and Unclaimed Personal      3090--AH11
            Property............................................................................
3584        FPMR Case 2003--101--1, Disposition of Personal Property With Special Handling          3090--AH21
            Requirements........................................................................
3585        Federal Management Regulation; Personal Property Management.........................    3090--AH31
3586        FPMR Case 2003--101--2, Federal Management Regulation; Supply and Procurement.......    3090--AH80
3587        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Case 2003--G502;          3090--AH88
            Defense Priorities and Allocations System...........................................
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                                General Services Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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3588        GSBCA Rules of Procedure (Standard Proceedings and Expedited Proceedings)...........    3090--AH69
3589        GSBCA Rules of Procedure for Transportation Rate Cases..............................    3090--AH70
3590        GSBCA Rules of Procedure for Travel and Relocation Expenses Cases; GSBCA Rules of       3090--AH71
            Procedure for Decisions Authorized by 31 U.S.C. 3529................................
3591        GSPMR Case 2003--105--1, General Services Administration Property Management            3090--AH84
            Regulations; Collection of Claims Owed the United States............................
3592        GSPMR Case 2003--105--2, General Services Administration Property Management            3090--AH85
            Regulations, Administrative Wage Garnishment........................................
3593        GSPMR Case 2003--105--3, General Services Administration Property Management            3090--AH86
            Regulations; Salary Offset for Indebtedness of Federal Employees to the United
            States..............................................................................
3594        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Case 2002--G504;          3090--AH01
            Acquisition of Leasehold Interests in Real Property; Historic Preference............
3595        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Case 2002--G503, Tax      3090--AH03
            Adjustment..........................................................................
3596        FMR Amendment 2003--2; FMR Case 2003--102--1; Federal Management Regulation; Mail       3090--AH13
            Management..........................................................................
3597        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Case 2002--G501,          3090--AH67
            FedBizOpps Notice on Charging for E--mail Notification Service......................
3598        Federal Management Regulation; Motor Vehicle Management.............................    3090--AH68
3599        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation Case 2002--G505; GSAR            3090--AH76
            Amendment 2003--01, Federal Supply Schedule Contracts--Acquisition of Information
            Technology by State and Local Government............................................
3600        FTR Case 2003--303, Federal Travel Regulation; eTravel Service (eTS)................    3090--AH83
3601        FPMR Case 2003--101--3, Federal Property Management Regulations; Pricing Policy for     3090--AG33
            Occupancy in GSA Space..............................................................
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                               General Services Administration--Long--Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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3602        Federal Property Management Regulations; Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of      3090--AH46
            Age.................................................................................
3603        Federal Property Management Regulations; Nondiscrimination in Programs Receiving        3090--AH47
            Federal Financial Assistance........................................................
3604        General Services Administration; Office of Civil Rights; Nondiscrimination Based on     3090--AH48
            Sex in All Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Surplus Property...............
3605        General Services Administration; Office of Civil Rights; Enforcement of                 3090--AH59
            Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Conducted by
            General Services Administration.....................................................
3606        General Services Administration; Administrative Personnel; Prohibited Purchases of      3090--AH50
            Property Sold by GSA................................................................
3607        FTR Interim Rule 7--Income Tax Reimbursement Allowance (ITRA).......................    3090--AG99
3608        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Clarification of HUBZone....    3090--AH17
3609        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), Guidance on              3090--AH30
            Electronic Funds Transfer...........................................................
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                               General Services Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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3610        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, or Age in     3090--AH33
            Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.......................
3611        FPMR Amendment H--211 and FMR Amendment B--3, Federal Management Regulation; Sale of    3090--AH10
            Personal Property...................................................................
3612        General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Case 2002--G506; GSAR     3090--AH25
            Change 6, Identification of Products That Have Environmental Attributes.............
3613        Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide             3090--AH35
            Requirements for Drug--Free Workplace (Grants)......................................
3614        GSAR Case 2002--G507; GSAR Amendment 2003--02, Consolidation of Industrial Funding      3090--AH79
            Fee and Sales Reporting Clauses; Reduction in Amount of Industrial Funding Fee......
3615        FTR Case 2003--304; FTR Amendment 2003--04, Federal Travel Regulation; Using            3090--AH81
            Promotional Materials; Conference Planning..........................................
3616        FTR Case 2003--306; FTR Amendment 2003--05, Federal Travel Regulation; Per Diem         3090--AH87
            (Incidental Expense Increase).......................................................
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OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS


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3580. ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN 
FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 794

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--8.3; 41 CFR 102--7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking revises FPMR 101--8.3 in plain language and 
moves it into the Federal Management Regulation at 102--7. The revised 
regulation updates coverage for enforcement of section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, in federally assisted programs 
or activities to include a cross--reference to the Uniform Federal 
Accessibility Standards.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/04

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Regina Budd, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 
Civil Rights, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--4571
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AE32
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3581. TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS ACT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--4.100 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking revises FPMR 41 CFR 101--4 into plain 
language and moves it into the Federal Management Regulation. The 
revised regulation enforces title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972, as amended, in federally assisted education and training 
programs.

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Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/04

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Regina Budd, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 
Civil Rights, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--4571
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH49



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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY


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3582. TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c); 40 USC 1424(b)

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--35; 41 CFR 102--172

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking revises FPMR 101--35 to update GSA's 
telecommunications management policy and moves it into the Federal 
Management Regulation at 102--172. The regulation is being rewritten in 
a plain language, question and answer format to make it easier to use 
and understand.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              08/07/96                    61 FR 41003
Interim Final Rule Effective    08/08/96
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      10/07/96
NPRM                            11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Keith Thurston, Assistant to Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Office of Information Technology Policy, General 
Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--0202
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AG03
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3583. DISPOSITION OF SEIZED AND FORFEITED, VOLUNTARILY ABANDONED, AND 
UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 484(m)

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--48; 41 CFR 102--41

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking revises FPMR 101--48 and moves it into the 
Federal Management Regulation at 102--41. The regulation is being 
rewritten in a plain language, question and answer format to make the 
regulation easier to use and understand.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Holcombe, Director, Personal Property Management 
Policy Division, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--3828
Fax: 202 501--6742
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH11
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3584. FPMR CASE 2003--101--1, DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WITH 
SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--42; 41 CFR 102--40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking revises FPMR 101--42 and moves it into the 
Federal Management Regulation at 102--40. The regulation revises use, 
handling, and disposal requirements for special categories of personal 
property. The rule is being rewritten in plain language in a question 
and answer format.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Holcombe, Director, Personal Property Management 
Policy Division, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--3828
Fax: 202 501--6742
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH21
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3585. FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION; PERSONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 481; 40 USC 483 to 487

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 102--35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking provides a general outline of the policies 
governing the management of Federal personal property and summarizes 
the processes provided for in FMR parts 102--36 through 102--42.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Holcombe, Director, Personal Property Management 
Policy Division, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--3828
Fax: 202 501--6742
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH31
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3586. FPMR CASE 2003--101--2, FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION; SUPPLY AND 
PROCUREMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--25 to 101--30; 41 CFR 102--21 to 102--28

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to 
amend the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) by revising 
coverage at 41 CFR parts 101--

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25 to 101--30 regarding Government property management policies and 
moving it into the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) at 41 CFR parts 
102--21 to 102--28. A cross--reference in the FPMR will direct readers 
to the coverage in the FMR.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Holcombe, Director, Personal Property Management 
Policy Division, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--3828
Fax: 202 501--6742
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH80
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3587. [bull] GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION 
(GSAR) CASE 2003--G502; DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 511; 48 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to 
amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
to implement the Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) within 
the GSA Federal Supply Service (FSS).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/15/03                    68 FR 59510
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/03
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier, Director, Regulatory and Fed. 
Assistance Pub. Div. (MVA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH88
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General Services Administration (GSA)                  Final Rule Stage






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BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS


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3588. GSBCA RULES OF PROCEDURE (STANDARD PROCEEDINGS AND EXPEDITED 
PROCEEDINGS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 41 USC 601 to 613

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 6101; 48 CFR 6102

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule contains revisions to the rules of 
procedure of the GSA Board of Contract Appeals (Board). The rules 
governing the standard proceedings of the Board in contract disputes 
are contained in 48 CFR part 6101. Rules governing expedited 
proceedings in contract disputes, including alternative disputes 
resolution, are contained in 48 CFR part 6102. The revisions to the 
rules provide procedures for the filing by e--mail of documents in 
cases before the Board in both standard and expedited proceedings.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Margaret S. Pfunder, Chief Counsel, GSA Board of 
Contract Appeals, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--0272
Fax: 202 501--3510
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH69
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3589. GSBCA RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR TRANSPORTATION RATE CASES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 31 USC 3726(i)(1); 41 USC 601 to 613; PL 104--316, sec 
201(o)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 6103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule contains revisions to the rules of 
procedure of the GSA Board of Contract Appeals (Board) applicable to 
the Board's review of claims made by a carrier or freight forwarder 
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3726(i)(1). The revisions to the rules provide 
procedures for the filing by e--mail of documents in rate determination 
cases.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Margaret S. Pfunder, Chief Counsel, GSA Board of 
Contract Appeals, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--0272
Fax: 202 501--3510
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH70
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3590. GSBCA RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES CASES; 
GSBCA RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR DECISIONS AUTHORIZED BY 31 U.S.C. 3529

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 31 USC 3702; 31 USC 3529; 41 USC 601 to 613; PL 104--
316, sec 202(n), 202(o), 204

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 6104; 48 CFR 6105

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This interim rule contains revisions to the rules of 
procedure of

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the GSA Board of Contract Appeals (Board) applicable to the Board's 
review of claims made by Federal civilian agencies against the United 
States for reimbursement of expenses incurred while on temporary duty 
travel or in connection with relocation to a new duty station. The 
rules governing proceedings when a claim is filed with the Board by an 
employee or an employee's agency are contained in 48 CFR part 6104. 
Rules governing proceedings when a request for an advance decision 
involving certification or payment of a claim is made by a disbursing 
or certifying official of an agency, or the head of agency, are 
governed by 48 CFR part 6105. The revisions to the rules provide 
procedures for the filing by e--mail of documents in both types of 
travel and relocation expenses cases.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Margaret S. Pfunder, Chief Counsel, GSA Board of 
Contract Appeals, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--0272
Fax: 202 501--3510
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH71



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OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER


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3591. [bull] GSPMR CASE 2003--105--1, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS; COLLECTION OF CLAIMS OWED THE UNITED 
STATES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552 to 553; 31 USC 321, 3701, 3711, 3716, 3717, 
3718, 3719, 3720B, 3720D ; 31 CFR 900 to 904

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 105--55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) proposed an 
amendment and reissuance to its regulations concerning the procedures 
used to collect debts owed to GSA by incorporating applicable 
provisions as required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 
(DCIA) and the Federal Claims Collection Standards.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/11/03                    68 FR 41274
NPRM Comment Period End         09/09/03
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael J. Kosar, Staff Accountant, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 501--2029
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH84
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3592. [bull] GSPMR CASE 2003--105--2, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552 to 553; 31 USC 3720D; 31 CFR 285.11

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 105--57

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) proposed an 
amendment to its regulations to implement the administrative wage 
garnishment provisions contained in the Debt Collection Improvement Act 
of 1996 (DCIA). Wage garnishment is a process whereby an employer 
withholds amounts from an employee's wages and pays those amounts to 
the employee's creditor in satisfaction of a withholding order. The 
DCIA authorizes Federal agencies to administratively garnish the 
disposable pay of an individual to collect delinquent non--tax debts 
owed to the United States in accordance with regulations issued by the 
Secretary of the Treasury.

 This part was previously titled Collection of Debts by Tax Refund 
Offset. Effective January 1, 1999, the Department of Treasury started 
to conduct the tax refund offset program as part of the centralized 
offset program, known as the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), operated by 
the Financial Management Service (FMS), a bureau of the Department of 
Treasury. Since GSA has a cross--servicing agreement with FMS, which 
includes the TOP, the collection of debts by tax refund offset is no 
longer valid and is rescinded and replaced with the new part regarding 
administrative wage garnishment.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/11/03                    68 FR 41290
NPRM Comment Period End         09/09/03
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael J. Kosar, Staff Accountant, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 501--2029
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH85
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3593. [bull] GSPMR CASE 2003--105--3, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS; SALARY OFFSET FOR INDEBTEDNESS OF 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO THE UNITED STATES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 5514; 5 CFR 550, subpart K; 31 CFR 5, subpart B; 
31 CFR 900 to 904; 31 CFR 285.7

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 105--56

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) proposed to change 
its regulations concerning the salary offset procedures used to collect 
debts that are owed to the United States by Federal employees. The 
proposed change would conform GSA regulations to the legislative 
changes enacted in the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) 
and the amended procedures presented in the Federal

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Claims Collection Standards (FCCS) jointly issued by the Department of 
the Treasury (Treasury) and the Department of Justice (DoJ). The 
proposed change will allow GSA to improve its collection of debts due 
the United States from Federal employees.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/10/03                    68 FR 41093
NPRM Comment Period End         09/08/03
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael J. Kosar, Staff Accountant, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 501--2029
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH86



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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY


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3594. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR) CASE 
2002--G504; ACQUISITION OF LEASEHOLD INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY; 
HISTORIC PREFERENCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking updates GSAR clause 552.270--4, Historic 
Preference, that is used in the acquisition of leasehold interests. 
E.O. 13006 requires that Federal agencies give first consideration to 
historic properties within historic districts. If no such property is 
suitable, then Federal agencies shall consider other developed or 
undeveloped sites within historic districts. Federal agencies shall 
then consider historic properties outside of historic districts, if no 
suitable site within a district exists. As a result of the requirements 
of the E.O., 552.270--4 will be revised to establish the order of 
precedence.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/30/99                    64 FR 35122
NPRM Comment Period End         08/30/99
Second NPRM                     10/19/01                    66 FR 53193
Second NPRM Comment Period End  12/18/01
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier, Director, Regulatory and Fed. 
Assistance Pub. Div. (MVA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH01
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3595. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR) CASE 
2002--G503, TAX ADJUSTMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking establishes a provision at GSAR 552.270--74, 
Tax Adjustment. The provision outlines the methodology for calculating 
real estate taxes for use in solicitations for offers for acquisition 
of leasehold interests in real property.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/25/00                    65 FR 33799
NPRM Comment Period End         07/24/00
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier, Director, Regulatory and Fed. 
Assistance Pub. Div. (MVA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH03
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3596. FMR AMENDMENT 2003--2; FMR CASE 2003--102--1; FEDERAL MANAGEMENT 
REGULATION; MAIL MANAGEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: sec 2, PL 94--575, as amended ; 44 USC 2904; 40 USC 
121(c)

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 102--192

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The interim rule published in the Federal Register at 67 FR 
38896, June 6, 2002, revised FPMR 101--9 and moved it into the Federal 
Management Regulation at 102--192. The new rule, rewritten in plain 
language, established four requirements at the agency level. 
Specifically, all agencies must (1) have written security plans at the 
agency and facility level; (2) ensure that mail costs are identified at 
the program level; (3) ensure that all payments to the United States 
Postal Service are made using commercial payment processes (i.e., not 
using the Postal Service's Official Mail Accounting System)--the 
effective date of this requirement will be October 1, 2003; and (4) 
have performance measures for mail operations. In addition, the new 
rule requires all agencies that spend over $1 million per year on 
postage to send GSA an annual report that states the total amounts 
spent on postage, verifies that facility security plans have been 
reviewed at the agency level, identifies performance measures in use, 
and describes the agency's plans to improve the efficiency and 
effectiveness of their mail operations.

This second interim rule amended the Federal Management Regulation 
(FMR) to extend the deadline for agencies to convert to commercial 
payment to the United States Postal Service instead of the Official 
Mail Accounting System (OMAS). This rule amended the interim rule 
published in the Federal Register at 67 FR 38896, June 6, 2002, to 
reflect the extension of the deadline from October 1, 2003, to December 
31, 2003. The FMR and corresponding documents are available via the 
Internet at http://www.gsa.gov.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/29/01                    66 FR 29067
NPRM Comment Period End         07/30/01

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NPRM Comment Period Extended    07/31/01                    66 FR 39473
NPRM Comment Period End         09/28/01
Interim Final Rule              06/06/02                    67 FR 38896
Interim Final Rule Effective    06/06/02
Interim Final Rule              09/29/03                    68 FR 56112
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      11/28/03
NPRM                            03/00/04

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Henry Maury, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of 
Transportation and Personal Property (MT), General Services 
Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 208--7928
Fax: 202 501--6742
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH13
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3597. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR) CASE 
2002--G501, FEDBIZOPPS NOTICE ON CHARGING FOR E--MAIL NOTIFICATION 
SERVICE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 486(c)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 505

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to 
amend the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to charge 
subscribers to the value--added e--mail notification service of Federal 
Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.gov) a modest annual fee beginning 
October 1, 2003. The charge will be only for the members of the public 
who elect to register for options 2 or 3 of the FedBizOpps Vendor 
Notification Service, specifically to (1) receive all notices from 
selected organizations and product service classifications or (2) 
register to receive all procurement notices on the site.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/09/03                     68 FR 2003
NPRM Comment Period End         02/10/03
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier, Director, Regulatory and Fed. 
Assistance Pub. Div. (MVA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH67
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3598. FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION; MOTOR VEHICLE MANAGEMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 102--34

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: An amendment to FMR 102--34 has been drafted to incorporate 
recent changes in the program. The significant changes proposed are:

1. The Fleet Average Fuel Economy Standards for FY 2000 and beyond is 
20.7 miles per gallon for light trucks.
2. Motor vehicle identification requirements have been changed. All 
required identifiers are now to be included on the license plate: ``For 
Official Use Only,'' ``U.S. Government,'' and Federal agency or bureau 
identification. Previously, the identifiers were on decals that were 
placed on the vehicles. A waiver is currently allowing agencies to 
deviate from the decal requirement.
3. UNICOR is the mandatory supplier of official U. S. Government 
license plates. Lorton Prison in Virginia was the supplier for a number 
of years but has closed. The GSA Federal Vehicle Policy Division (MTV) 
initiated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNICOR to provide 
license plates to all Federal agencies.
4. Agencies are identified by a letter code on the license plate. For 
example, the letter G designates GSA Fleet.
5. The exemption from displaying U.S. Government license plates and 
other motor vehicle identification currently did not allow agencies to 
request this on administrative vehicles that were not directly 
connected to investigative, law enforcement, or intelligence duties. 
Our office issued a wavier to this after the events of September 11, 
2001, at the request of the agencies. This note has been removed to 
allow agencies to request an exemption on all their vehicles.
6. Addition of a clause that agencies are required to purchase EPA--
designated content products such as re--refined engine oils, retread 
tires, and reclaimed engine coolant.
7. The Federal Motor Vehicle Fleet Report reporting is now accomplished 
through the Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST). FAST is an 
Internet--based reporting system used by GSA and the Department of 
Energy to capture motor vehicle inventory, cost, fuel, and use data 
from all Federal agencies.
8. A new subpart has been added on Environmental Concerns, which 
addresses hazardous wastes, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Energy 
Policy Act of 1992, Executive Order 13149, the Federal Fleet Program, 
EPA--designated recycled content products, and the Federal Alternative 
Fuel Vehicle USER Program.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: William T. Rivers, Director, Federal Vehicle Policy 
Division, General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide 
Policy, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 208--7631
Fax: 202 208--0349
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH68
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3599. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION CASE 2002--
G505; GSAR AMENDMENT 2003--01, FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTS--
ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 511; 48 CFR 516; 48 CFR 532; 48 CFR 538; 48 CFR 
546; 48 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, April 17, 2003, Final.

[[Page 73709]]

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the 
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 
implement section 211 of the E--Government Act of 2002. Section 211 
authorizes the Administrator of GSA to provide for the use by States or 
local governments of its Federal Supply Schedules for automated data 
processing equipment (including firmware), software, supplies, support 
equipment, and services.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/23/03                     68 FR 3220
NPRM Comment Period End         03/24/03
Interim Final Rule              05/07/03                    68 FR 24372
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/07/03
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier, Director, Regulatory and Fed. 
Assistance Pub. Div. (MVA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH76
_______________________________________________________________________




3600. [bull] FTR CASE 2003--303, FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATION; ETRAVEL 
SERVICE (ETS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 5707; 5 USC 5738; 5 USC 5741 to 5742; 20 USC 
905(a); 31 USC 1353; 40 USC 121(c); 49 USC 40118; EO 11609, 3 CFR, 1971 
to 1975 Comp, p 586

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 300--3; 41 CFR 301--50; 41 CFR 301--52; 41 CFR 
301--70; 41 CFR 301--73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) proposed to amend 
the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) by revising the term Travel 
Management System (TMS) to Travel Management Service and by revising 
its definition. New terms and definitions for the eTravel Program 
Management Office (PMO) will also be added. This rule proposed amending 
the FTR requirements dealing with employees' use of their agencies' 
Travel Management Service (TMS) and the eTravel Service (eTS). The 
eTravel PMO will provide migration planning tools, coordinate migration 
planning meetings, and provide migration planning support beginning 
July 2003. This rule proposed a requirement that agencies begin 
implementing the eTS no later than December 31, 2004, and complete 
migration to eTS for full agency--wide use by September 30, 2006. This 
rule also proposed a requirement that agencies submit migration plans 
and schedules to the eTravel PMO no later than March 31, 2004. This 
proposed rule specified that award of a task order to a vendor under 
the impending eTS Master Contract for implementation services, 
authorization and travel claim services, and (if applicable) 
reservation and fulfillment services will constitute the beginning of 
eTS implementation for an agency. Agency--wide use of the eTS 
(accommodating FedTrip through September 30, 2004, and agency--
contracted Travel Management Center support, if applicable) for all 
travel management processes and travel claim submissions will 
constitute complete migration. Under this rule, agencies will be 
required to allocate the budget and personnel resources necessary to 
support eTS implementation, training, and use data exchange. This will 
include programming agency funds to establish interfaces between the 
eTS standard data output and their applicable business systems. This 
proposed regulation is in accordance with the President's Management 
Agenda for fiscal year 2002.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/30/03                    68 FR 38661
NPRM Comment Period End         07/30/03
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Peggy DeProspero, Acting Director, Travel Management 
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services 
Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--2826
Fax: 202 501--0349
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH83



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PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE


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3601. FPMR CASE 2003--101--3, FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS; 
PRICING POLICY FOR OCCUPANCY IN GSA SPACE

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c); 116 Stat. 1068 (formerly 40 USC 486(c))

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--20; 41 CFR 101--21; 41 CFR 102--85

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the 
Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) by moving coverage of 
GSA's Rent Program into the Federal Management Regulation (FMR). A 
cross--reference is added to the FPMR to direct readers to the coverage 
in the FMR. The FMR is written in plain language to provide agencies 
with updated regulatory material that is easy to read and understand. 
This final rule establishes the pricing policy between GSA and customer 
agencies for space and services furnished by GSA. It also governs 
intra--governmental pricing of space and services provided by agencies 
other than GSA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              05/08/01                    66 FR 23169
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/08/01
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      07/09/01
Final Action                    11/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Cathleen Kronopolus, Director, Policy and Analysis, 
Portfolio Management (PT), General Services Administration, Washington, 
DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--4940
Fax: 202 219--1966

RIN: 3090-AG33

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General Services Administration (GSA)                 Long-Term Actions






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OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS


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3602. FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS; DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED 
ON THE BASIS OF AGE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6101 et seq

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--8.7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking revises FPMR 101--8.7 in plain language and 
moves it into the Federal Management Regulation. The rule enforces the 
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which prohibits discrimination based on 
age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Regina Budd, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 
Civil Rights, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--4571
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH46
_______________________________________________________________________




3603. FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS; NONDISCRIMINATION IN 
PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 476; 42 USC 2000d--1; 20 USC 1681

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--6; 41 CFR 102--4

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking revises FPMR 101--6.2 in plain language and 
moves it into the Federal Management Regulation at 102--4. The rule 
enforces title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which 
prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in 
programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Regina Budd, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 
Civil Rights, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--4571
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH47
_______________________________________________________________________




3604. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS; 
NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX IN ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING 
FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 476

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--6.2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office of Civil Rights has no implementing regulation for 
this provision at this time. However, the statute states that this 
provision shall be enforced through agency provisions and rules similar 
to those under title VI.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Regina Budd, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 
Civil Rights, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--4571
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH48
_______________________________________________________________________




3605. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS; 
ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS 
AND ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 794

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 105--8

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation enforces nondiscrimination on the basis of 
handicap in programs and activities conducted by GSA. This rulemaking 
will be revised and rewritten in plain language.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Regina Budd, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 
Civil Rights, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--4571
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH59



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OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL


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3606. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; 
PROHIBITED PURCHASES OF PROPERTY SOLD BY GSA

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 5 USC 7301; 5 CFR 2635.105; 5 CFR 2635.702; 5 CFR 
2635.703

CFR Citation: 5 CFR 6701.103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the current regulation at 5 CFR 6701.103, GSA employees 
(and their spouses and minor children) are prohibited from purchasing 
for themselves or others any personal or real property being sold by 
GSA. This regulation supplemented the prohibition on the use of public 
office for private gain at 5 CFR 2635.702 and

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the prohibition on the use of nonpublic information at 5 CFR 2635.703. 
GSA believes that the current prohibition at section 6701.103 for all 
GSA employees, their spouses, and minor children is unnecessarily broad 
and that the prohibition should be extended only to those employees 
where the possibility of using public office or nonpublic information 
for private gain exists or where the possibility of the appearance of a 
conflict of interest occurs. For that reason, GSA is retaining but 
liberalizing this provision, so as to allow the purchase by GSA 
employees of property sold by GSA, except for those GSA employees who 
personally and substantially participate in, or have official 
responsibility for, the sale of real and personal property.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eugenia Ellison, Associate General Counsel, General Law 
Division Office of General Counsel, General Services Administration, 
Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--0765
Fax: 202 501--6347

RIN: 3090-AH50



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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY


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3607. FTR INTERIM RULE 7--INCOME TAX REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCE (ITRA)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 5707

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 301--11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking amends the FTR to add authority to implement 
sections of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998, which 
authorize Federal agencies to reimburse Federal, State, and local 
income taxes incurred as a result of long--term official travel. It 
also allows for the reimbursement of penalty and interest payments due 
to incorrect withholdings by the employee's agency for tax years 1993 
and 1994.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule Effective    01/01/93
Interim Final Rule              06/18/99                    64 FR 32812
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      08/17/99
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Peggy DeProspero, Acting Director, Travel Management 
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services 
Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--2826
Fax: 202 501--0349
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AG99
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3608. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION; 
CLARIFICATION OF HUBZONE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 519; 48 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will clarify how the HUBZone program applies 
to acquiring leasehold interests in real property.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier, Director, Regulatory and Fed. 
Assistance Pub. Div. (MVA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH17
_______________________________________________________________________




3609. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR), 
GUIDANCE ON ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 532; 48 CFR 552

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking establishes procedures for implementing the 
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 in accordance with Department 
of Treasury rules at 31 CFR part 208 and OMB Prompt Payment Act rules 
at 5 CFR part 1315. To comply with these rules, GSA must collect 
specific vendor information. 5 CFR 1315.9(b) requires a proper invoice 
to include the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and banking 
information for electronic funds transfer, unless agency procedures 
provide otherwise. GSA will require the TIN on each invoice but will 
enter banking information on the GSA Form 300 in lieu of requiring it 
on the invoice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier, Director, Regulatory and Fed. 
Assistance Pub. Div. (MVA), Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 
20405
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH30

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3610. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, 
HANDICAP, OR AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--6; 41 CFR 101--8

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/26/03                    68 FR 51373
Final Action Effective          09/25/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Regina Budd
Phone: 202 501--4571
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH33
_______________________________________________________________________




3611. FPMR AMENDMENT H--211 AND FMR AMENDMENT B--3, FEDERAL MANAGEMENT 
REGULATION; SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 101--45; 41 CFR 102--38

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/26/03                    68 FR 51420
Final Action Effective          08/26/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Holcombe
Phone: 202 501--3828
Fax: 202 501--6742
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH10
_______________________________________________________________________




3612. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR) CASE 
2002--G506; GSAR CHANGE 6, IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTS THAT HAVE 
ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 538; 48 CFR 552

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/02/03                    68 FR 52127
Final Action Effective          09/02/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH25
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3613. GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND 
GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG--FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS)

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 105--68; 41 CFR 105--74

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/26/03                    68 FR 66534
Final Action Effective          11/26/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, State

Agency Contact: Donald J. Suda
Phone: 202 501--4770
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH35
_______________________________________________________________________




3614. GSAR CASE 2002--G507; GSAR AMENDMENT 2003--02, CONSOLIDATION OF 
INDUSTRIAL FUNDING FEE AND SALES REPORTING CLAUSES; REDUCTION IN AMOUNT 
OF INDUSTRIAL FUNDING FEE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 48 CFR 501; 48 CFR 538; 48 CFR 552

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/11/03                    68 FR 41286
Final Action Effective          07/11/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Rodney P. Lantier
Phone: 202 208--7312
Fax: 202 501--2727
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH79
_______________________________________________________________________




3615. [bull] FTR CASE 2003--304; FTR AMENDMENT 2003--04, FEDERAL TRAVEL 
REGULATION; USING PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS; CONFERENCE PLANNING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 5707, 31 USC 1353

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 301--53; 41 CFR 301--74

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) was amended to clarify 
provisions regarding promotional benefits or materials that a 
conference planner receives from a travel service provider.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/22/03                    68 FR 27936
Final Action Effective          05/22/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Jim Harte, Program Analyst (Leader--Facilitator), 
Travel Management Policy, General Services Administration, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--0483
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH81
_______________________________________________________________________




3616. [bull] FTR CASE 2003--306; FTR AMENDMENT 2003--05, FEDERAL TRAVEL 
REGULATION; PER DIEM (INCIDENTAL EXPENSE INCREASE)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 5 USC 5707

CFR Citation: 41 CFR 301

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule amends the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) by 
increasing the incidental expense allowance under the per diem expenses 
from $2.00 to $3.00 for all per diem localities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/29/03                    68 FR 51911
Final Action Effective          10/01/03

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Peggy DeProspero, Acting Director, Travel Management 
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services 
Administration, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 501--2826
Fax: 202 501--0349
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AH87
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