80 FR 19508 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-81; Small Entity Compliance Guide

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

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) 2005-81, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2005-81, which precedes this document. These documents are also available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19508-19509]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08306]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR 2015-0051, Sequence 1]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2005-81; 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.

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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

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summary of the rule appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 
2005-81, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An 
asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility 
analysis has been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further 
information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2005-81, which 
precedes this document. These documents are also available via the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: April 10, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact 
the analyst whose name appears in the table below. Please cite FAC 
2005-81 and the FAR case number. For information pertaining to status 
or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202-
501-4755.

Rule Listed in FAC 2005-81

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                Subject                     FARCase          Analyst
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*Further Amendments to Equal                  2015-013             Loeb
 Employment Opportunity (Interim).....
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR case, refer to the 
specific item number and subject set forth in the document following 
this item summary. FAC 2005-81 amends the FAR as specified below:

I--Further Amendments to Equal Employment Opportunity (FAR Case 2015-
013)

    DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13672, 
entitled ``Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal 
Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 
11246, Equal Employment Opportunity''. E.O. 13672 was signed July 21, 
2014. This interim rule is also implementing a final rule issued by the 
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of 
Labor, which was published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 72985 on 
December 9, 2014, Implementation of Executive Order 13672 Prohibiting 
Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by 
Contractors and Subcontractors.
    Executive Order 11246, dated September 24, 1965, established 
requirements for non-discriminatory practices in hiring and employment 
for Federal contractors and subcontractors. The bases of discrimination 
prohibited by E.O. 11246 are race, color, religion, sex, and national 
origin. E.O. 13672 adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the 
prohibited bases of discrimination established by Executive Order 
11246. There is no significant impact on small entities imposed by the 
FAR rule.

    Dated: April 7, 2015.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-08306 Filed 4-8-15; 11:15 am]
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