[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 2010)] [Unknown Section] [Pages 79859-79862] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2010-30467] [[Page 79859]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XVI General Services Administration ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ###Semiannual Regulatory Agenda### [[Page 79860]]GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) _______________________________________________________________________ GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 41 CFR Chs. 101, 102, 105, 300, 301, and 302 48 CFR Chs. 5 and 61 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that GSA plans for the next 12 months and those that were completed since the spring 2010 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. Proposed rules may be reviewed in their entirety at the Government's rulemaking website 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 entireRegulatory Plan will continue to be printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, including GSA's regulatory plan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hada Flowers, Supervisor, Regulatory Secretariat Branch at (202) 208-7282. Dated: September 16, 2010. Kathleen M. Turco, Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy. Dated: September 3, 2010. Edward Loeb, Director, Acquisition Policy Division. Dated: September 8, 2010. Sloan W. Farrell, Division Director, External Programs, Office of Civil Rights. Dated: September 8, 2010. Chris Giavis, Office of Real Property Asset Management. General Services Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 461 Cooperative Purchasing--Acquisition of Security and Law Enforcement Related Goods and 3090-AI68 Services (Schedule 84) by State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Services Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 462 General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2006-G507, Rewrite 3090-AI77 of Part 538, Federal Supply Schedule Contracting...................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Services Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 463 General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2005-G501; Federal 3090-AI06 Agency Retail Pharmacy Program........................................................ 464 General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2006-G522, Federal 3090-AI32 Supply Schedule Contracts--Recovery Purchasing by State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules.............................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 79861]] _______________________________________________________________________ General Services Administration (GSA) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ OFFICE OF ACQUISITION POLICY ________________________________ <###DOC> 461. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING--ACQUISITION OF SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATED GOODS AND SERVICES (SCHEDULE 84) BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c); 40 USC 502(c)(1)(B) Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement Public Law 110-248, The Local Preparedness Acquisition Act. The Act authorizes the Administrator of General Services to provide for the use by State or local governments of Federal Supply Schedules of the General Services Administration (GSA) for alarm and signal systems, facility management systems, firefighting and rescue equipment, law enforcement and security equipment, marine craft and related equipment, special purpose clothing, and related services (as contained in Federal supply classification code group 84 or any amended or subsequent version of that Federal supply classification group). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 09/19/08 73 FR 54334 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/18/08 Final Rule 03/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: William Clark, Procurement Analyst, General Services Administration, 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417, Washington, DC 20405 Phone: 202 219-1813 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3090-AI68 _______________________________________________________________________ General Services Administration (GSA) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ OFFICE OF ACQUISITION POLICY ________________________________ <###DOC> 462. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION; GSAR CASE 2006-G507, REWRITE OF PART 538, FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c) Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise sections of GSAR part 538 that provide requirements for Federal Supply Schedule Contracting actions. This is a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was subject to review under section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/26/09 74 FR 4596 NPRM Comment Period End 03/27/09 Final Rule 12/00/11 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Deborah Lague, Procurement Analyst, General Services Administration, 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417, Washington, DC 20405 Phone: 202 694-8149 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3090-AI77 _______________________________________________________________________ General Services Administration (GSA) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ <###DOC> 463. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION; GSAR CASE 2005-G501; FEDERAL AGENCY RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c) Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to add a new subpart and clause required by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), consistent with congressional intent under section 603 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (VHCA) and 38 U.S.C. 8126, that certain Federal agencies (i.e., VA, Department of Defense (DoD), Public Health Service (including the Indian Health Service), and the Coast Guard) have access to Federal pricing for pharmaceuticals purchased for their beneficiaries. GSA is responsible for the schedules program and rules related to its operation. Under GSA's delegation of authority, the VA procures medical supplies under the VA Federal Supply Schedule program. VA and DoD seek this amendment. This new subpart adds a clause unique to the virtual depot system established by a Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program utilizing contracted retail pharmacies as part of a centralized pharmaceutical commodity management program. At this time, only DoD has a program in place, and the rule would facilitate DoD's access to Federal pricing on Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) pharmaceutical contracts for covered drugs purchased by DoD and dispensed to TRICARE beneficiaries through retail pharmacies in the TRICARE network. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/03/10 [[Page 79862]] Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Clare McFadden Phone: 202 501-0044 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3090-AI06 _______________________________________________________________________ <###DOC> 464. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION; GSAR CASE 2006-G522, FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTS--RECOVERY PURCHASING BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c); 40 USC 502(d) Abstract: The rule is amending the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement section 833 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364). Section 833 amends 40 U.S.C. 502 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide to State and local governments the use of Federal Supply Schedules of the GSA for purchase of products and services to be used to facilitate recovery from a major disaster declared by the President or to facilitate recovery from terrorism, or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/03/10 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: William Clark Phone: 202 219-1813 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3090-AI32 [FR Doc. 2010-30467 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-S