82 FR 40355 - Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)

Page Range		40355-40357
FR Document		2017-17062

This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that GSA plans for the next 12 months and those that were completed since the fall 2016 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. Published proposed rules may be reviewed in their entirety at the Government's rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov. Since the fall 2007 edition, the Internet has been 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), GSA'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 entire Regulatory Plan will continue to be printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, including GSA's regulatory plan.

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

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

48 CFR Chapter 5


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 
fall 2016 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. Published 
proposed rules may be reviewed in their entirety at the Government's 
rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Since the fall 2007 edition, the Internet has been 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), GSA'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 entire Regulatory Plan will continue to be 
printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, including GSA's 
regulatory plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanne Sosa, Regulatory Secretariat 
Division at (202) 501-4755.

    Dated: March 31, 2017.
 Giancarlo Brizzi,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy.

            General Services Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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200.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ67
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR) GSAR Case 2015-
                             G512, Unenforceable
                             Commercial Supplier
                             Agreement Terms.
201.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ75
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR2016-G506,
                             Federal Supply Schedule,
                             Order-Level Materials.
202.......................  General Services                   3090-AJ41
                             Administration
                             Acquisition Regulation
                             (GSAR); GSAR Case 2013-
                             G502, Federal Supply
                             Schedule Contracting
                             (Administrative Changes).
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Office of Acquisition Policy

Final Rule Stage

200. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2015-G512, Unenforceable Commercial Supplier Agreement Terms

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: GSA is amending the General Services Administration 
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to streamline the evaluation process to 
award contracts containing commercial supplier agreements Government 
and industry often spend significant time negotiating elements common 
in almost every commercial supplier agreement where the terms conflict 
with federal law. Past negotiations would always lead to deleting the 
terms from the contract, but only after several rounds of legal review 
by both parties. This case would explore methods for automatically 
nullifying these common terms out of contracts.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/31/16  81 FR 34302
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/01/16  .......................
Final Rule..........................   06/00/17  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Janet Fry, Program Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 703 605-3167, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ67

201. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR 2016-G506, Federal Supply Schedule, Order-Level Materials

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the 
General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 
clarify the authority to acquire order-level materials when placing a 
task order or establishing a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) against a 
Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract. This proposed rule seeks to 
provide clear and comprehensive implementation of the ability to 
acquire order-level materials through the FSS program to create parity 
between FSS contracts and commercial indefinite-delivery/indefinite-
quantity (IDIQ) contracts, reduce the need to conduct less efficient 
procurement transactions, lower barriers of entry to the Federal 
marketplace and make it easier to do business with the Federal 
Government.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/09/16  81 FR 62445
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/08/16  .......................
Final Rule..........................   06/00/17  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Leah Price, Procurement Analyst, General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 703 
605-2558, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ75

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Office of Governmentwide Policy

202. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
GSAR Case 2013-G502, Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 
(Administrative Changes)

    Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
    Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is proposing to 
amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 
to clarify and update the contracting by negotiation GSAR section and 
incorporate existing Federal Supply Schedule Contracting policies and 
procedures, and corresponding provisions and clauses. This case is 
included in GSA's retrospective review of existing regulations under 
Executive Order 13563. Additional information is located in GSA's 
retrospective review (2015), available at: www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/10/14  79 FR 54126
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/10/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   06/00/17  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
    Agency Contact: Dana L. Munson, Procurement Analyst, General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, 
Phone: 202 357-9652, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3090-AJ41

[FR Doc. 2017-17062 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am]
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40356 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2017 / Unified Agenda

GENERAL SERVICES invites interested persons to recommend to have a significant economic impact
ADMINISTRATION existing significant regulations for on a substantial number of small
review to determine whether they entities; and
41 CFR Chs. 101, 102, 105, 300, 301, should be modified or eliminated. (2) Any rules that the Agency has
and 304 Published proposed rules may be identified for periodic review under
reviewed in their entirety at the section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
48 CFR Chapter 5 Government’s rulemaking Web site at Act.
http://www.regulations.gov. Printing of these entries is limited to
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory Since the fall 2007 edition, the fields that contain information required
and Deregulatory Actions Internet has been the basic means for by the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s
disseminating the Unified Agenda. The Agenda requirements. Additional
AGENCY:General Services complete Unified Agenda will be
Administration (GSA). information on these entries is available
available online at www.reginfo.gov, in in the Unified Agenda published on the
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. a format that offers users a greatly Internet. In addition, for fall editions of
enhanced ability to obtain information the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan
SUMMARY: This agenda announces the from the Agenda database. will continue to be printed in the
proposed regulatory actions that GSA Because publication in the Federal Federal Register, as in past years,
plans for the next 12 months and those Register is mandated for the regulatory including GSA’s regulatory plan.
that were completed since the fall 2016 flexibility agendas required by the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
edition. This agenda was developed Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
under the guidelines of Executive Order Joanne Sosa, Regulatory Secretariat
602), GSA’s printed agenda entries
12866 ‘‘Regulatory Planning and Division at (202) 501–4755.
include only:
Review.’’ GSA’s purpose in publishing (1) Rules that are in the Agency’s Dated: March 31, 2017.
this agenda is to allow interested regulatory flexibility agenda, in Giancarlo Brizzi,
persons an opportunity to participate in accordance with the Regulatory Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
the rulemaking process. GSA also Flexibility Act, because they are likely Government-wide Policy.

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.

200 .................... General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) GSAR Case 2015–G512, Unenforceable 3090–AJ67
Commercial Supplier Agreement Terms.
201 .................... General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); GSAR2016–G506, Federal Supply 3090–AJ75
Schedule, Order-Level Materials.
202 .................... General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); GSAR Case 2013–G502, Federal Supply 3090–AJ41
Schedule Contracting (Administrative Changes).

GENERAL SERVICES Action Date FR Cite proposed rule seeks to provide clear and
ADMINISTRATION (GSA) comprehensive implementation of the
NPRM .................. 05/31/16 81 FR 34302 ability to acquire order-level materials
Office of Acquisition Policy NPRM Comment 08/01/16 through the FSS program to create
Final Rule Stage Period End. parity between FSS contracts and
Final Rule ............ 06/00/17 commercial indefinite-delivery/
200. General Services Administration
indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts,
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); GSAR Regulatory Flexibility Analysis reduce the need to conduct less efficient
Case 2015–G512, Unenforceable Required: Yes. procurement transactions, lower barriers
Commercial Supplier Agreement Terms Agency Contact: Janet Fry, Program of entry to the Federal marketplace and
Analyst, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 1800 make it easier to do business with the
Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, Federal Government.
Abstract: GSA is amending the Phone: 703 605–3167, Email:
General Services Administration janet.fry@gsa.gov. Timetable:
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to RIN: 3090–AJ67
streamline the evaluation process to Action Date FR Cite
award contracts containing commercial 201. General Services Administration
supplier agreements Government and Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); GSAR NPRM .................. 09/09/16 81 FR 62445
2016-G506, Federal Supply Schedule, NPRM Comment 11/08/16
industry often spend significant time Period End.
negotiating elements common in almost Order-Level Materials
Final Rule ............ 06/00/17
every commercial supplier agreement Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c)
where the terms conflict with federal Abstract: The General Services
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contract, but only after several rounds of Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to Agency Contact: Leah Price,
legal review by both parties. This case clarify the authority to acquire order- Procurement Analyst, General Services
would explore methods for level materials when placing a task Administration, 1800 F Street NW.,
automatically nullifying these common order or establishing a Blanket Purchase Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 703 605–
terms out of contracts. Agreement (BPA) against a Federal 2558, Email: leah.price@gsa.gov.
Timetable: Supply Schedule (FSS) contract. This RIN: 3090–AJ75

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Unknown Section
Action		Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
Contact		Joanne Sosa, Regulatory Secretariat Division at (202) 501-4755.
FR Citation		82 FR 40355