[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[General Services Administration Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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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, and 302

48 CFR Chs. 5 and 61

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 2007 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines of 
Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' 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. Proposed rules 
may be reviewed in their entirety at the Government's rulemaking 
website at http://www.regulations.gov.

     Since the fall 2007 edition, the Internet is the basic means 
for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda 
will be available online at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that 
offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from 
the Agenda database.

     Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for 
the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), General Services Administration's 
printed agenda entries include only:

    (1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility 
agenda, in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because 
they are likely to have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities; and

    (2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic 
review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

     Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available 
in the Unified Agenda published on the Internet. In addition, for 
fall editions of the Agenda, the entireRegulatory Plan will 
continue to be printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, 
including GSA's regulatory plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diedra Wingate, Supervisor, Regulatory 
Secretariat at (202) 208-4052.

Dated: March 11, 2008.

 John F. Phelps,

Chief of Staff,
U.S. General Services Administration.

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251         General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Case 2005-G501; Federal     3090-AI06
            Agency Retail Pharmacy Program........................................................
252         General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) Case 2006-G522; Federal     3090-AI32
            Supply Schedule Contracts--Recovery Purchasing by State and Local Governments Through
            Federal Supply Schedules..............................................................
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OFFICE OF ACQUISITION POLICY


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251. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR) CASE 
2005-G501; FEDERAL AGENCY RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to 
amend the General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to add a new 
subpart and clause required by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 
consistent with congressional intent under section 603 of the Veterans 
Health Care Act of 1992 (VHCA) and 38 U.S.C. 8126, that certain Federal 
agencies (i.e., VA, Department of Defense (DoD), Public Health Service 
(including the Indian Health Service), and the Coast Guard) have access 
to Federal pricing for pharmaceuticals purchased for their 
beneficiaries.
GSA is responsible for the schedules program and rules related to its 
operation. Under GSA's delegation of authority, the VA procures medical 
supplies under the VA Federal Supply Schedule program. VA and DoD seek 
this amendment. This new subpart adds a clause unique to the virtual 
depot system established by a Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program 
utilizing contracted retail pharmacies as part of a centralized 
pharmaceutical commodity management program. At this time, only DoD has 
a program in place, and the rule would facilitate DoD's access to 
Federal pricing on Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) pharmaceutical 
contracts for covered drugs purchased by DoD and dispensed to TRICARE 
beneficiaries through retail pharmacies in the TRICARE network.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/12/05                    70 FR 19045
NPRM Comment Period End         06/13/05
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Diedra Wingate, Supervisor, Regulatory Secretariat 
Division, Office of the Chief

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Acquisition Officer, General Services Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 208-4052
Fax: 202 501-4067
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AI06
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252. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION (GSAR) CASE 
2006-G522; FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTS--RECOVERY PURCHASING BY 
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES

Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c); 40 USC 502(d)

Abstract: The rule is amending the General Services Acquisition 
Regulation (GSAR) to implement section 833 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364). 
Section 833 amends 40 U.S.C. 502 to authorize the Administrator of 
General Services to provide to State and local governments the use of 
Federal Supply Schedules of the GSA for purchase of products and 
services to be used to facilitate recovery from a major disaster 
declared by the President or to facilitate recovery from terrorism, or 
nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              02/01/07                     72 FR 4649
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/02/07
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Diedra Wingate, Supervisor, Regulatory Secretariat 
Division, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services 
Administration, Room 4035, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405
Phone: 202 208-4052
Fax: 202 501-4067
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3090-AI32
[FR Doc. E8-7432 Filed 05-02-08; 8:45 am]
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