[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28492-28493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13254]
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Part VIII
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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48 CFR Chapter I, et al.
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Summary Presentation, et al.;
Final Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Circular 90-27; Introduction
agencies: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
action: Summary presentation of final and interim rules with request
for comment.
summary: This document summarizes the FAR rules which follow it in the
order listed below. The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are issuing Federal Acquisition
Circular (FAC) 90-27 to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
dates: For effective dates and comment dates, see separate documents
which follow. Please cite FAC 90-27 and the appropriate FAR case
number(s) in all correspondence related to the following documents.
for further information contact: The analyst whose name appears (in the
table above) in relation to each FAR case or subject area. For general
information, contact the FAR Secretariat, Room 4037, GS building,
Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAC 90-27 and
specific FAR case number(s).
supplementary information: Federal Acquisition Circular 90-27 amends
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as specified below:
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Item and subject FAR Case Analyst
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I: Double-Sided Copying (Interim) 92-50 DeStefano.
II: Environmentally Preferable 92-54 DeStefano.
Products (Interim).
III: Ozone Executive Order 93-307 DeStefano.
(Interim).
IV: Addition of Three European 95-601 McAndrew.
Community Countries.
V: Trade Sanctions-Germany....... 94-5 O'Such.
VI: Interdivisional Transfers 94-9 Olson.
(Interim).
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Item I--Double-Sided Copying (FAR Case 92-50)
This interim rule amends FAR Part 4 and a new contract clause,
Printing/Copying Double-Sided on Recycled Paper, is added at 52.204-4
to encourage contractors to maximize the use of double-sided copying on
recycled paper when submitting written documents related to an
acquisition.
Item II--Environmentally Preferable Products (FAR Case 92-54)
This interim rule amends FAR Parts 7, 10, 11, 15, 23, 36, 42, and
52 to clearly reflect the Government's preference for the acquisition
of environmentally-sound and energy-efficient products and services and
to establish an affirmative procurement program favoring items
containing the maximum practicable content of recovered materials.
Changes include addition of: (1) Definitions of ``new'' and ``other
than new'' at 10.001, in the clauses at 52.210-5 and 52.210-7, and in
the provision at 52.210-6; (2) a new section at 23.4040(b) requiring
that acquisitions of certain items meet the Environmental Protection
Agency's minimum standards for recovered material content, unless
approval is granted by an official designated by the agency head; (3) a
new provision and clause at 52.223-8 and 52.223-9 requiring offerors
and contractors to provide information regarding the percentage of
recovered materials in certain items proposed for use and actually used
in contract performance; and (4) a new clause at 52.223-10 requiring
contractors operating Government-owned or leased facilities to
establish cost-effective waste reduction programs.
Item III--Ozone Executive Order (FAR Case 93-307)
This interim rule implements Executive Order 12843, Procurement
Requirements and Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone-Depleting
Substances, and Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Title VI
regulations, Protection of Stratospheric Ozone (40 CFR Part 82). A new
subpart is added at FAR 23.8 to provide policy for the acquisition of
items which contain, use, or are manufactured with ozone-depleting
substances. Two new clauses are added: 52.223-11, Ozone--Depleting
Substances, and 52.223-12, Refrigeration Equipment and Air
Conditioners. The clause at 52.223-11 requires contractors to label
products which contain or are manufactured with class I or class II
ozone-depleting substances. The clause at 52.223-12 requires
contractors to comply with Sections 608 and 609 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7671g and 7671h) as each or both apply to the contract. 42
U.S.C. 7671g addresses a national recycling and emission reduction
program, and 42 U.S.C. 7671h addresses servicing of motor vehicle air
conditioners.
Item IV--Addition of Three European Community Countries (FAR Case
95-601)
This final rule adds three countries, Austria, Finland and Sweden,
to the definition of ``EC Country'' in section 25.401 and in the
clauses at 52.225-15 and 52.225-17, and adds the definition of
``sanctioned member state of the EC'' in section 25.1001 and in the
clauses at 52.225-18 and 52.225-19 of the FAR. These countries joined
the EC on January 1, 1995.
Item V--Trade Sanctions--Germany
This final rule amends the definition of ``sanctioned member state
of the European Community'' to remove the ``Federal Republic of
Germany'' from FAR 25.1001 and the clauses at 52.225-18 and 52.225-19.
These revisions are based on the Office of the United States Trade
Representative's determination, which was published in the Federal
Register at 59 FR 11360, March 10, 1994.
Item VI--Interdivisional Transfers (FAR Case 94-9)
This interim rule amends the cost principle criteria for the cost
of interdivisional transfers to permit interdivisional transfers at
price rather than cost under criteria that more closely approximate
those applied to subcontracts eligible for exemption or waiver of cost
or pricing data.
Dated: May 24, 1995.
C. Allen Olson,
Director, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular
Number 90-27
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-27 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) [[Page 28493]] and other directive material contained in FAC 90-
27 are effective May 31, 1995.
Dated: May 2, 1995.
Ida M. Ustad,
Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy, General Services
Administration.
Eleanor R. Spector,
Director, Defense Procurement Department of Defense.
Dated: April 24, 1995.
Tom Luedtke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Procurement, NASA.
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