[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1.304]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 1_FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart 1.3_Agency Acquisition Regulations
 
Sec.  1.304  Agency control and compliance procedures.

    (a) Under the authorities of 1.301(d), agencies shall control and 
limit issuance of agency acquisition regulations and, in particular, 
local agency directives that restrain the flexibilities found in the 
FAR, and shall establish formal procedures for the review of these 
documents to assure compliance with this part 1.
    (b) Agency acquisition regulations shall not--
    (1) Unnecessarily repeat, paraphrase, or otherwise restate material 
contained in the FAR or higher-level agency acquisition regulations; or

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    (2) Except as required by law or as provided in subpart 1.4, 
conflict or be inconsistent with FAR content.
    (c) Agencies shall evaluate all regulatory coverage in agency 
acquisition regulations to determine if it could apply to other 
agencies. Coverage that is not peculiar to one agency shall be 
recommended for inclusion in the FAR.

[48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 39190, July 26, 1996; 
65 FR 16286, Mar. 27, 2000]