[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67370-67371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27754]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
41 CFR Part 101-26
[FPMR Amendment 2011-01; FPMR Case 2011-101-1; Docket Number 2011-017;
Sequence 1]
RIN 3090-AJ19
Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR); Procurement
Sources and Programs
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is revising the
Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) by removing the
provisions regarding priorities for use of Government supply sources.
Users may access the FPMR and any corresponding documents at GSA's Web
site at http://www.gsa.gov/fmr and by clicking on ``FPMR & Related
Files'' on the left-hand menu.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective November 1, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB),
1275 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20417, (202) 501-4755, for
information pertaining to status or publication schedules. For
clarification of content, contact Mr. Robert Holcombe, Office of
Travel, Transportation and Asset Management (MT), General Services
Administration, at (202) 501-3828 or email at [email protected].
Please cite FPMR Amendment 2011-01.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
GSA is amending the FPMR (41 CFR Chapter 101) by removing the
provisions regarding priorities for use of Government supply sources.
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is considered the primary
regulation for use by all Federal executive agencies in their
acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds;
therefore, policies that repeat, paraphrase, or restate the FAR are
unnecessary.
B. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). E.O.
13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility.
This rule has been designated a ``significant regulatory action''
although not economically significant, under section 3(f) of Executive
Order 12866. Accordingly, the rule has been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the
revisions are not considered substantive. This final rule is also
exempt from the Regulatory Flexibility Act per 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)
because it applies to agency management or personnel. However, this
final rule is being published to provide transparency in the
promulgation of Federal policies.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the final rule
does not impose information collection requirements that require the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501,
et seq.
E. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
This final rule is exempt from Congressional review under 5 U.S.C.
801 since it relates solely to agency management and personnel.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 101-26
Procurement sources and programs.
Dated: August 4, 2011.
Martha Johnson,
Administrator of General Services.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, GSA amends 41 CFR
Chapter 101 as follows:
CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
PART 101-26--PROCUREMENT SOURCES AND PROGRAMS
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1. The authority for 41 CFR part 101-26 is amended to read as follows:
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Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c).
Sec. 101-26.107 [Removed]
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2. Remove Sec. 101-26.107.
[FR Doc. 2011-27754 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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