82 FR 24653 - Evaluation of Existing Acquisition Regulations
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 102 (May 30, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 102 (May 30, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-11052 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 24653-24654] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11052] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [Notice-MV-2017-01; Docket 2017-0002; Sequence No. 6] 48 CFR Chapter V Evaluation of Existing Acquisition Regulations AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' GSA is seeking input on acquisition regulations, policies, standards, business practices and guidance issued by GSA across all of its acquisition, disposal, and sales programs, that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by ``Notice-MV-2017-01, Evaluation of Existing Acquisition Regulations'' by any of the following methods:Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for Notice-MV- 2017-01, Evaluation of Existing Acquisition Regulations. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with ``Notice-MV-2017-01, Evaluation of Existing Acquisition Regulations.'' Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Notice-MV-2017-01, Evaluation of Existing Acquisition Regulations'' on your attached document. Google form found at: https://goo.gl/forms/GahAhb2aT4MVlREo1. If you are commenting via the google form, please note that each regulation or part that you are identifying for repeal, replacement or modification should be entered into the form separately. This will assist GSA in its tracking and analysis of the comments received. Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Francine Serafin, Office of Government-wide Policy, 202-705-8659, or via email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 24, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' which established a federal policy ``to alleviate unnecessary [[Page 24654]] regulatory burdens'' on the American people. Section 3(a) of the E.O. directs federal agencies to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force (Task Force). One of the duties of the Task Force is to evaluate existing regulations and ``make recommendations to the agency head regarding their repeal, replacement, or modification.'' The E.O. further asks that each Task Force ``attempt to identify regulations that: (i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation; (ii) are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective; (iii) impose costs that exceed benefits; (iv) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with regulatory reform initiatives and policies; (v) are inconsistent with the requirements of section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriates Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note), or the guidance issued pursuant to that provision in particular those regulations that rely in whole or in part on data, information, or methods that are not publicly available or that are insufficiently transparent to meet the standard of reproducibility; or (vi) derive from or implement Executive Orders or other Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or substantially modified.'' Section 3(e) of the E.O. calls on the Task Force to ``seek input and other assistance, as permitted by law, from entities significantly affected by Federal regulations, including State, local, and tribal governments, small businesses, consumers, non-governmental organizations, and trade associations'' on regulations that meet some or all of the criteria above. Through this notice, GSA is soliciting such input from the public to inform its Task Force's evaluation. This notice is specifically requesting input on existing acquisition regulations, policies, and guidance issued by GSA (e.g., GSAR, GSA handbooks) or by the Federal Acquisition Service or the Public Building Service. Examples of regulations, policies, and guidance GSA is requesting input on include GSA's supplement to the FAR, the GSA Acquisition Regulations (GSAR), the GSA Acquisition Manual (GSAM), or acquisition policies, standards, business practices and guidance that have not been codified through regulation, but may be still be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification. GSA has recently received public comments on Commercial Software Licenses and Order Level Materials (Other Direct Costs). These rules are currently in the final rulemaking stages and additional comments are not requested. GSA is particularly interested in comments on areas not recently addressed, such as evergreen, price adjustments, catalogs, requirements relating to utilities, construction, and facilities. In addition, the recent Transactional Data Reporting rule is a final rule and is in a pilot stage. As such, comments on it, along with the Price Reduction Clause and the Commercial Sales Practice format, are also encouraged. GSA requests that comments be as specific as possible, include any supporting data or other information such as cost information, provide a Federal Register (FR) or Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) citation when referencing a specific regulation, or cite a FAS or PBS clause number when citing service level policy. To be beneficial, comments should provide specific suggestions regarding repeal, replacement or modification. Although the agency may not respond to each individual comment, the GSA values public feedback and will give careful consideration to all input that it receives. GSA will also be conducting targeted outreach on this same topic. Dated: May 23, 2017. Michael Downing, Regulatory Reform Officer, Office of the Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017-11052 Filed 5-26-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-61-P
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via the Federal eRulemaking portal by Section 3(e) of the E.O. calls on the GENERAL SERVICES
searching for Notice–MV–2017–02, Task Force to ‘‘seek input and other ADMINISTRATION
Evaluation of Existing Regulations. assistance, as permitted by law, from
[Notice–MV–2017–01; Docket 2017–0002;
Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that entities significantly affected by Federal Sequence No. 6]
corresponds with ‘‘Notice–MV–2017– regulations, including State, local, and
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Regulations.’’ Follow the instructions consumers, non-governmental
provided on the screen. Please include organizations, and trade associations’’ Evaluation of Existing Acquisition
your name, company name (if any), and on regulations that meet some or all of Regulations
‘‘Notice–MV–2017–02, Evaluation of the criteria above. Through this notice,
Existing Leasing Regulations’’ on your AGENCY: General Services
GSA is soliciting such input from the
attached document. Administration (GSA).
public to inform its Task Force’s
• Google form found at: https:// evaluation. This notice is specifically ACTION: Request for comments.
goo.gl/forms/4ilmzTHJ2HhDcmG23. If requesting input on existing lease SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive
you are commenting via the google acquisition regulations, policies, and Order 13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory
form, please note that each regulation or guidance issued by GSA (e.g., GSAR, Reform Agenda,’’ GSA is seeking input
part that you are identifying for repeal, GSA Leasing Desk Guide, GSA Lease on acquisition regulations, policies,
replacement or modification should be Acquisition Circulars, GSA Leasing standards, business practices and
entered into the form separately. This Alerts, and GSA Realty Services guidance issued by GSA across all of its
will assist GSA in its tracking and Letters). Examples of lease acquisition acquisition, disposal, and sales
analysis of the comments received. regulations, policies, and guidance GSA
• Mail: General Services programs, that may be appropriate for
is requesting input on include the GSA repeal, replacement, or modification.
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Acquisition Regulations (GSAR), the
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., DATES: Comments must be received on
GSA Acquisition Manual (GSAM), the or before July 31, 2017.
Washington, DC 20405. GSA Leasing Desk Guide, GSA Lease
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. ADDRESSES: Submit comments
Acquisition Circulars, GSA Leasing
Francine Serafin, 202–705–8659, or via Alerts, GSA Realty Services Letters, or identified by ‘‘Notice–MV–2017–01,
email at francine.serafin@gsa.gov. Evaluation of Existing Acquisition
other GSA leasing related acquisition
Regulations’’ by any of the following
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On policies, standards, and guidance that
methods:
February 24, 2017, President Trump have not been codified through
• Regulations.gov: http://
signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13777, regulation, but may be still be
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform appropriate for repeal, replacement, or
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
Agenda,’’ which established a federal modification.
searching for Notice–MV–2017–01,
policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary GSA requests that comments be as Evaluation of Existing Acquisition
regulatory burdens’’ on the American specific as possible, include any Regulations. Select the link ‘‘Comment
people. Section 3(a) of the E.O. directs supporting data or other information Now’’ that corresponds with ‘‘Notice–
federal agencies to establish a such as cost information, provide a MV–2017–01, Evaluation of Existing
Regulatory Reform Task Force (Task Federal Register (FR), GSAM, GSAR, Acquisition Regulations.’’ Follow the
Force). One of the duties of the Task Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) instructions provided on the screen.
Force is to evaluate existing regulations citation, GSA Leasing Desk Guide Please include your name, company
and ‘‘make recommendations to the chapter and page, GSA Lease name (if any), and ‘‘Notice–MV–2017–
agency head regarding their repeal, Acquisition Circular number, GSA 01, Evaluation of Existing Acquisition
replacement, or modification.’’ The E.O.
Leasing Alert number, or GSA Realty Regulations’’ on your attached
further asks that each Task Force
Services Letter number when document.
‘‘attempt to identify regulations that:
referencing a specific lease acquisition • Google form found at: https://
(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job
regulation, policy, or guidance. To be goo.gl/forms/GahAhb2aT4MVlREo1. If
creation;
beneficial, comments should provide you are commenting via the google
(ii) are outdated, unnecessary, or
specific suggestions regarding repeal, form, please note that each regulation or
ineffective;
(iii) impose costs that exceed benefits; replacement, or modification. Although part that you are identifying for repeal,
(iv) create a serious inconsistency or the agency may not respond to each replacement or modification should be
otherwise interfere with regulatory individual comment, the GSA values entered into the form separately. This
reform initiatives and policies; public feedback and will give careful will assist GSA in its tracking and
(v) are inconsistent with the consideration to all input that it analysis of the comments received.
requirements of section 515 of the receives. • Mail: General Services
Treasury and General Government GSA will also be conducting targeted Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Appropriates Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 outreach on this same topic. GSA Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
note), or the guidance issued pursuant intends to consider all GSA regulations Washington, DC 20405.
to that provision in particular those for repeal, replacement, or modification FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
regulations that rely in whole or in part under the guiding principles of EO Francine Serafin, Office of Government-
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on data, information, or methods that 13777. wide Policy, 202–705–8659, or via email
are not publicly available or that are at francine.serafin@gsa.gov.
Dated: May 23, 2017.
insufficiently transparent to meet the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
standard of reproducibility; or Michael Downing, February 24, 2017, President Trump
(vi) derive from or implement Regulatory Reform Officer, Office of the signed Executive Order 13777,
Executive Orders or other Presidential Administrator. ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
directives that have been subsequently [FR Doc. 2017–11051 Filed 5–26–17; 8:45 am] Agenda,’’ which established a federal
rescinded or substantially modified.’’ BILLING CODE 6820–61–P policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary
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regulatory burdens’’ on the American and additional comments are not public hearings on the proposed rule.
people. Section 3(a) of the E.O. directs requested. Comments previously submitted on the
federal agencies to establish a GSA is particularly interested in proposal need not be resubmitted, as
Regulatory Reform Task Force (Task comments on areas not recently they are already incorporated into the
Force). One of the duties of the Task addressed, such as evergreen, price public record and will be fully
Force is to evaluate existing regulations adjustments, catalogs, requirements considered in our final determination.
and ‘‘make recommendations to the relating to utilities, construction, and DATES: Written comments: The comment
agency head regarding their repeal, facilities. In addition, the recent period on the proposed rule that
replacement, or modification.’’ The E.O. Transactional Data Reporting rule is a published August 10, 2016 (81 FR
further asks that each Task Force final rule and is in a pilot stage. As 52796), is reopened. We request that
‘‘attempt to identify regulations that: such, comments on it, along with the comments on the proposal be submitted
(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job Price Reduction Clause and the on or before June 29, 2017. Comments
creation; Commercial Sales Practice format, are submitted electronically using the
(ii) are outdated, unnecessary, or also encouraged. Federal eRulemaking Portal (see
ineffective; GSA requests that comments be as ADDRESSES section, below) must be
(iii) impose costs that exceed benefits; specific as possible, include any received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
(iv) create a serious inconsistency or supporting data or other information the closing date.
otherwise interfere with regulatory such as cost information, provide a Public meetings and hearings: We
reform initiatives and policies; Federal Register (FR) or Code of Federal will hold two public informational
(v) are inconsistent with the Regulations (CFR) citation when sessions and public hearings on the
requirements of section 515 of the referencing a specific regulation, or cite proposed listing rule:
Treasury and General Government a FAS or PBS clause number when (1) A public informational session
Appropriates Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 citing service level policy. To be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., followed by
note), or the guidance issued pursuant beneficial, comments should provide a public hearing from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30
to that provision in particular those specific suggestions regarding repeal, p.m. on June 13, 2017, in Laredo, Texas
regulations that rely in whole or in part replacement or modification. Although (see ADDRESSES); and
on data, information, or methods that the agency may not respond to each (2) A public informational session
are not publicly available or that are individual comment, the GSA values from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., followed by
insufficiently transparent to meet the public feedback and will give careful a public hearing from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30
standard of reproducibility; or consideration to all input that it p.m. on June 15, 2017, in Carlsbad, New
(vi) derive from or implement receives. GSA will also be conducting Mexico (see ADDRESSES).
Executive Orders or other Presidential targeted outreach on this same topic. People needing reasonable
directives that have been subsequently Dated: May 23, 2017. accommodations in order to attend and
rescinded or substantially modified.’’ Michael Downing, participate in the public meetings
Section 3(e) of the E.O. calls on the Regulatory Reform Officer, Office of the should contact the Texas Coastal
Task Force to ‘‘seek input and other Administrator. Ecological Services Field Office, at 281–
assistance, as permitted by law, from [FR Doc. 2017–11052 Filed 5–26–17; 8:45 am] 286–8282, as soon as possible (see FOR
entities significantly affected by Federal BILLING CODE 6820–61–P
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). In order
regulations, including State, local, and to allow sufficient time to process
tribal governments, small businesses, requests, please call no later than 1
consumers, non-governmental DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR week before the meeting date.
organizations, and trade associations’’ ADDRESSES: Document availability: You
on regulations that meet some or all of Fish and Wildlife Service may obtain copies of the proposed rule
the criteria above. Through this notice, and Species Status Assessment Report
GSA is soliciting such input from the 50 CFR Part 17 on the Internet at http://
public to inform its Task Force’s www.regulations.gov at Docket No.
[Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2016–0077;
evaluation. This notice is specifically FWS–R2–ES–2016–0077, or by mail
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requesting input on existing acquisition from the Texas Coastal Ecological
regulations, policies, and guidance RIN 1018–BB34 Services Field Office (see FOR FURTHER
issued by GSA (e.g., GSAR, GSA INFORMATION CONTACT).
handbooks) or by the Federal Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Written comments: You may submit
Acquisition Service or the Public and Plants; Endangered Species comments by one of the following
Building Service. Examples of Status for the Texas Hornshell methods:
regulations, policies, and guidance GSA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal
is requesting input on include GSA’s Interior. eRulemaking Portal: http://
supplement to the FAR, the GSA ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
Acquisition Regulations (GSAR), the comment period; public hearings. enter FWS–R2–ES–2016–0077. You may
GSA Acquisition Manual (GSAM), or submit a comment by clicking on
acquisition policies, standards, business SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and ‘‘Comment Now!’’
practices and guidance that have not Wildlife Service (Service), announce the (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS
been codified through regulation, but reopening of the comment period for or hand-delivery to: Public Comments
may be still be appropriate for repeal, our August 10, 2016, proposed rule to Processing, Attn: FWS–R2–ES–2016–
replacement, or modification. list the Texas hornshell (Popenaias 0077; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
GSA has recently received public popeii) as an endangered species under Headquarters, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg
comments on Commercial Software the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
Licenses and Order Level Materials amended (Act). We also are notifying We request that you send comments
(Other Direct Costs). These rules are the public that we have scheduled only by the methods described above.
currently in the final rulemaking stages informational meetings followed by We will post all comments on http://
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017. | |
| Contact | Ms. Francine Serafin, Office of Government-wide Policy, 202-705-8659, or via email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 24653 |
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