[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR401.371] [Page 97-98] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 4--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 401_AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents Subpart 401.3_Agency Acquisition Regulations Sec. 401.371 AGAR Advisories. The SPE may issue AGAR Advisories, consistent with the policies of the FAR and the AGAR, for the following purposes: (a) To communicate Department-wide policy and/or procedural guidance to contracting activities; (b) To delegate to procurement officials authority to make determinations or to take action to implement the policies of the FAR or the AGAR; and, (c) To establish internal policy and procedures on an interim basis, prior to incorporation in the AGAR or in a Departmental Directive. (d) AGAR Advisories are only available in electronic format on the USDA [[Page 98]] Procurement Web site at http://www.usda.gov/procurement/. [61 FR 53646, Oct. 15, 1996, as amended at 70 FR 44, Jan. 3, 2005]