97-574. Criteria for Reporting Excess Personal Property  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 2022-2027]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-574]
    
    
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    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
    
    41 CFR Chapter 101
    
    [FPMR Temp. Reg. H-29]
    RIN 3090-AF95
    
    
    Criteria for Reporting Excess Personal Property
    
    AGENCY: Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, GSA.
    
    ACTION: Temporary regulation.
    
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    SUMMARY: This regulation establishes revised criteria for reporting 
    excess personal property to GSA, substantially reduces utilization 
    screening time, raises the dollar threshold for direct transfers, and 
    updates addresses associated with reporting excess personal property. 
    The regulation is intended to relieve Federal agencies of certain 
    reporting requirements and reduce the time required by agencies to hold 
    property for utilization and donation screening.
    
    DATES: Effective date: January 15, 1997.
        Expiration date: January 15, 1998.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Caswell, Personal Property 
    Management Policy Division (202-501-3828).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Services Administration (GSA) 
    has determined that this rule is not a significant rule for the 
    purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    
    REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT: This rule is not required to be published 
    in the Federal Register for notice and comment. Therefore, the 
    Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply.
    
        Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390 (40 U.S.C. 486(c)).
    
        In 41 CFR Chapter 101, an appendix, containing temporary regulation 
    H-29, is added at the end of Subchapter H to read as follows:
    
    Appendix to Subchapter H--Temporary Regulations
    
    Federal Property Management Regulations Temporary Regulation H-29
    
    TO: Heads of Federal agencies
    SUBJECT: Criteria for reporting excess personal property
    
        1. Purpose. This regulation establishes revised criteria for 
    reporting excess personal property to GSA, reduces utilization 
    screening time, raises the dollar threshold for direct transfers, 
    and updates addresses associated with reporting excess personal 
    property.
        2. Effective date. This regulation is effective January 15, 
    1997.
        3. Expiration date. This regulation expires January 15, 1998.
        4. Applicability. This regulation applies to all executive 
    agencies.
        5. Background.
        a. Certain excess property is reportable to GSA by executive 
    agencies for the purpose of maximizing opportunities for 
    utilization. Property which is reported to GSA is afforded regional 
    and nationwide visibility by inclusion in GSA's automated property 
    disposal system--the Federal Disposal System (FEDS). Once an item is 
    in the FEDS nationwide inventory of excess and surplus property, 
    agencies can determine the availability of property by phoning the 
    supporting GSA regional office, obtaining a copy of the FEDS 
    inventory listing, or by accessing an electronic bulletin board 
    within FEDS containing the nationwide inventory--Screen by Computer 
    and Request Excess by Electronic Notification (SCREEN)
        b. GSA's major personal property management customers have 
    requested relief from reporting requirements by reducing the number 
    of items of excess property to be reported. GSA is granting these 
    requests provided such reductions do not result in an appreciable 
    decline in overall transfer volumes of excess personal property. GSA 
    conducted a study to assess the potential impact of reduced 
    reporting requirements. The analysis showed that over 70 percent of 
    the dollar value of property transferred represented Federal supply 
    classification (FSC) groups which would continue to be reported to 
    GSA as excess under the new reporting requirements.
        c. Changes to the reporting criteria will be reexamined after an 
    implementation period of 1 year to determine their net effect on 
    overall business volumes. A significant decline in the utilization 
    rate (dollar value of property transfers divided by dollar value of 
    property generations) would be sufficient justification for 
    modifying or rescinding the regulation.
    
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        d. GSA provided approval to the Department of Defense on July 
    20, 1994, to implement throughout its nationwide network of Defense 
    Reutilization and Marketing Offices (DRMO's) a streamlined disposal 
    concept known as single cycle processing. Under this concept, 
    utilization screening time of excess property reported to GSA is 
    reduced from 60 to 21 calendar days. Federal respondents to a 
    follow-up customer survey indicated that 21 calendar days is 
    sufficient time for screening Department of Defense excess property. 
    A study group consisting of GSA and Federal and State 
    representatives recommended that reduced screening time also be 
    applied to civilian agency excess property.
        6. Definitions. For purposes of this regulation, the following 
    definitions apply:
        a. ``Reportable property'' means personal property that is 
    required to be reported to GSA in accordance with FPMR 101-43.304 
    prior to disposal.
        b. ``Nonreportable property'' means any personal property that 
    does not meet the reporting criteria set forth in FPMR 101-43.304, 
    and therefore is not required to be reported formally to GSA, but 
    which is available locally for Federal transfer or donation.
        7. Explanation of changes.
        a. Section 101-42.205 is amended by removing paragraph (b) and 
    redesignating paragraph (c) as paragraph (b) and revising it to read 
    as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-42.205  Exceptions to reporting.
    
        (a) * * *
        (b) When EPA, under its authorities, transfers accountability 
    for hazardous materials to Federal, State, and local agencies, to 
    research institutions, or to commercial businesses to conduct 
    research or to perform the actual cleanup of a contaminated site, 
    the item shall not be reported.
        b. Section 101-42.402 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), 
    (b), and (c) and adding paragraph (d) to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-42.402  Reporting hazardous materials for sale.
    
    * * * * *
        (a) Reportable property. Personal property which is reportable 
    property and is identified as hazardous must be reported to a GSA 
    regional office for utilization screening in accordance with 
    Sec. 101-42.204. If, after reporting to GSA, the hazardous materials 
    are not transferred or donated, in accordance with Subparts 101-42.2 
    through 101-42.3 and 101-42.11, the hazardous materials will be 
    programmed for sale by GSA, unless advised otherwise by the holding 
    agency in accordance with Part 101-45, without further documentation 
    from the holding agency.
        (b) Nonreportable property. Under Sec. 101-42.202, holding 
    agencies are required to identify and label hazardous materials. 
    Listings of personal property which is nonreportable property and is 
    identified as hazardous must be made available to GSA area 
    utilization officers for local utilization and donation screening in 
    accordance with Sec. 101-42.204 and Sec. 101-42.205. If property has 
    not been reported and is to be sold by GSA, it must be reported to 
    GSA for sale on Standard Form 126, Report of Personal Property for 
    Sale, or by automated means which GSA is capable of accepting.
        (c) Certification and Description. The SF 126 shall contain a 
    certification, executed by a duly authorized agency official, in 
    block 16c or as an addendum, that the item has been clearly labeled 
    and packaged as required in Sec. 101-42.202(e) and 101-42.204. The 
    SF 126 shall also contain or be accompanied by a full description of 
    the actual or potential hazard associated with handling, storage, or 
    use of the item. Such description shall be furnished by providing:
        (1) An MSDS or copy thereof; or
        (2) A printed copy of the record, corresponding to the hazardous 
    material being reported, from the automated HMIS; or
        (3) A written narrative, included in either block 16c or as an 
    addendum, which complies with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200.
        (d) Property not subject to GSA screening. Hazardous material 
    which may not be reported to GSA in accordance with Sec. 101-42.204 
    and Sec. 101-42.205 shall not be reported to GSA for sale unless GSA 
    agrees to conduct such sale.
        c. Section 101-43.001-30 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.001-30  Screening period.
    
        Screening period means:
        (a) For reportable personal property of a civilian agency, the 
    screening period is normally a period of 21 calendar days from the 
    day following receipt of the automated report in FEDS or receipt of 
    the manually completed report in the appropriate GSA office to and 
    including the day specified as the surplus release date. For 
    reportable property that is reported by a military activity during a 
    period of property accumulation prior to a period of formal 
    utilization screening, the screening period normally extends from 
    the date of reporting to a period of 21 calendar days from the day 
    following the date of the end of the accumulation.
        (b) For civilian nonreportable property, the screening period is 
    normally a period of 21 calendar days from the day the property is 
    made available by the holding agency for screening as excess. For 
    military nonreportable property that undergoes a period of 
    accumulation prior to a period of utilization screening, the 
    screening period is normally the same as for reportable property.
        d. Section 101-43.001-34 is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.001-34  Unit cost.
    
        Unit cost means the original acquisition cost of a single item 
    of property.
        e. Section 101-43.302 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to 
    read as follows:
    Sec. 101-43.302  Agency responsibility.
    * * * * *
        (c) GSA will assist agencies in meeting their requirements for 
    nonreportable property. Federal agencies requiring such property 
    should contact the appropriate GSA regional office indicated in 
    Sec. 101-43.4802. GSA area utilization officers, stationed at key 
    excess generating points throughout the United States, screen and 
    offer nonreportable property as it becomes available for transfer.
    * * * * *
        f. Section 101-43.304-1 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to 
    read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.304-1   Reporting.
    
        (a) Reportable property enumerated by the Federal supply 
    classification (FSC) groups and classes, acquisition cost, and 
    condition codes in Sec. 101-43.4801 shall be reported promptly to 
    GSA with descriptions in sufficient detail to permit transfer or 
    sale without further reference to the holding agency. In the absence 
    of these descriptions, adequate commercial descriptions shall be 
    substituted. Exceptions to these reporting requirements are covered 
    in Sec. 101-43.305. Whenever possible, the national stock number 
    (NSN) shall be provided as part of the description. It is essential 
    that the excess personal property report reflect the true condition 
    of the property as of the date it is reported excess through 
    assignment of the appropriate disposal condition code designation as 
    defined in Sec. 101-43.4801(e). Each Department of Defense excess 
    personal property report must also contain the appropriate supply 
    condition code as defined in Sec. 101-43.4801(f), including reports 
    of contractor inventory so far as practicable. When available from 
    property records, civilian agencies shall also include the 
    appropriate supply condition code in excess personal property 
    reports. To expedite processing, reports may be submitted up to 60 
    calendar days prior to the actual date of property availability, 
    provided that the report clearly indicates this pending status and 
    reflects the date on which the property will be determined excess.
    * * * * *
        g. Section 101-43.304-2 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to 
    read as follows:
    Sec. 101-43.304-2   Form and distribution of reports.
    * * * * *
        (b) The SF 120 and SF 120A shall be submitted in an original and 
    three copies. Reporting by ADP media shall be as specified and 
    approved by GSA. Reports shall be directed to the GSA regional 
    office for the region in which the property is located (see 
    Sec. 101-43.4802). However, reports of fixed-wing and rotary-wing 
    aircraft shall be submitted to the General Services Administration 
    (9FB), San Francisco, CA 94102.
        h. Section 101-43.304-4 is revised to read as follows:
    Sec. 101-43.304-4   Property at installations due to be discontinued.
        Executive agencies that have installations which are due to be 
    discontinued, closed, or abandoned and at which there will be excess 
    personal property shall, unless inadvisable in the interest of 
    national security, give advance notice of such situations as early 
    as possible by letter to the appropriate GSA regional office. In 
    such cases, agencies shall identify the installations to be 
    discontinued, provide the scheduled date for the removal of 
    personnel from the location, and specify the
    
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    last date when the personal property will be needed. As soon as 
    possible after filing the advance notice, the excess personal 
    property shall be reported in accordance with Sec. 101-43.304-1 to 
    provide time for screening for Federal utilization and donation 
    purposes, within forty-two calendar days when possible.
        i. Section 101-43.305 is revised to read as follows:
    Sec. 101-43.305   Nonreportable property and property not subject to 
    GSA screening.
        (a) Nonreportable property must be locally screened only, and it 
    need not be reported to GSA for nationwide utilization screening. 
    Such property is a valuable source of supply for Federal agencies; 
    therefore, GSA regional offices and GSA area utilization officers 
    are responsible for local screening of such property, for making it 
    available to Federal agencies, and for its expeditious transfer. 
    Holding agencies shall cooperate with GSA representatives in making 
    information available and in providing access to nonreportable 
    property. Federal agency employees shall be permitted access to 
    holding installations for screening purposes upon presentation of a 
    valid Federal agency employee's identification card.
        (b) A listing of nonreportable property, providing the extended 
    value in acquisition cost dollars of each line item and the total 
    number of line items on the listing, must be made available to GSA 
    area utilization officers for local utilization and donation 
    screening. Agencies that have computer records of their excess/
    surplus personal property are encouraged to report nonreportable 
    property electronically, in lieu of submitting hardcopy listings. 
    Agencies that are not able to report nonreportable property 
    electronically, and have nonreportable property which is to be sold 
    by GSA if it survives utilization and donation screening, are 
    encouraged to report that property on a Standard Form (SF) 120, in 
    lieu of an excess listing, to eliminate the need to submit SF 126, 
    Report of Personal Property for Sale, after the completion of 
    donation screening.
        (c) In accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, certain 
    kinds of property are not covered by the GSA utilization screening 
    process. Such property is neither reportable property nor 
    nonreportable property. It is the responsibility of the owning 
    agency to screen such property and make reasonable efforts to obtain 
    utilization among other Federal agencies. Although not required to 
    do so, GSA may assist in the screening and transfer of such property 
    when requested to do so by the owning agency or when otherwise 
    directed by GSA.
        (d) Unless otherwise directed by GSA, the following general 
    categories of excess personal property are excepted from the GSA 
    utilization screening process and shall not be reported to GSA for 
    nationwide circularization nor made available to GSA area 
    utilization officers for local screening:
        (1) Perishables, defined for the purposes of this section as any 
    foodstuffs which are subject to spoilage or decay;
        (2) Property dangerous to public health and safety;
        (3) Scrap, except aircraft in scrap condition, provided the 
    property strictly conforms to the definitions for scrap found at 
    Sec. 101-43.001-29;
        (4) Property determined by competent authority to be classified 
    or otherwise sensitive for reasons of national security;
        (5) Controlled substances in which case solicitation shall be 
    limited to those agencies authorized for transfer under Sec. 101-
    42.1102-3 provisions;
        (6) Reportable property which, prior to reporting as required in 
    Sec. 101-43.304, is transferred directly between Federal agencies as 
    provided in Sec. 101-43.309-5(a) or by prearrangement with GSA to 
    fill a known need;
        (7) Trading stamps and bonus goods (see Sec. 101-25.103-4);
        (8) Nonappropriated fund property;
        (9) Nuclear Regulatory Commission-controlled materials (see 
    Sec. 101-42.1102-4 and 10 CFR Parts 30 through 35, 40, and 70.); and
        (10) Hazardous waste and items determined by the holding agency 
    to be extremely hazardous (see Sec. 101-42.402).
    Sec. 101-43.307-7  [Amended]
        j. Section 101-43.307-7 is amended by removing paragraph (a) and 
    redesignating paragraph (b) as new paragraph (a) and paragraph (c) 
    as new paragraph (b).
        k. Section 101-43.307-12 is amended by revising paragraphs (c), 
    (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
    Sec. 101-43.307-12   Shelf-life items.
    * * * * *
        (c) Reportable shelf-life items which have a remaining useful 
    life of 6 weeks or more before reaching the expiration date shall be 
    reported as excess in accordance with Sec. 101-43.304. Agencies may, 
    at their option, also report shelf-life items which are 
    nonreportable property. The report shall identify the items in the 
    description as shelf-life items by carrying the designation symbol 
    ``SL'' and by showing the expiration date. If the item has an 
    extendable-type expiration date, there shall also be furnished an 
    indication as to whether the expiration date is the original or an 
    extended date.
        (d) Normally, items reported in accordance with paragraph (c) of 
    this section, including medical shelf-life items held for national 
    emergency purposes, will be given a surplus release date effective 
    21 calendar days from the date following the day the property was 
    reported. This date may be shortened or extended according to 
    utilization objectives and the remaining useful shelf life. However, 
    GSA offices will screen shelf life items for both reportable 
    property and nonreportable property to permit their use before the 
    shelf life expires and the items are unfit for human use.
        (e) Nonreportable shelf-life items which have a remaining useful 
    life of 6 weeks or more before reaching the expiration date shall be 
    made available for use by other Federal agencies as provided in 
    Sec. 101-43.305. Agency documents listing such items shall show the 
    expiration date and, in the case of items with an extendable 
    expiration date, shall indicate whether the expiration date is the 
    original or an extended date. When such items are determined excess, 
    a surplus release date shall be established by the holding agency 
    providing a minimum of 21 calendar days for utilization screening, 
    unless determined otherwise by GSA. With the approval of GSA, the 
    surplus release date may be extended by the holding agency when the 
    items are selected by an authorized screener for transfer or are set 
    aside by a GSA representative for potential or actual transfer. For 
    controlled substances (as defined in Sec. 101-42.001), each 
    executive agency shall comply with Sec. 101-42.1102-3.
        (f) Shelf-life items which have a remaining useful life of less 
    than 6 weeks, regardless of classification as reportable property or 
    nonreportable property, shall be made available for utilization by 
    other Federal agencies in the manner provided in paragraph (e) of 
    this section.
    * * * * *
        1. Section 101-43.307-13 is revised to read as follows:
    Sec. 101-43.307-13   Medical shelf-life items held for national 
    emergency purposes.
        (a) Whenever the head of an executive agency determines that the 
    remaining storage or shelf-life of medical materials or supplies 
    held for national emergency purposes is of too short duration to 
    justify their continued retention for such purposes and that their 
    transfer or disposal would be in the best interest of the United 
    States, those materials or supplies shall be considered to be 
    nonreportable property unless otherwise directed by GSA. To the 
    greatest extent practicable, the above determination shall be made 
    at such time as to ensure that such medical materials or supplies 
    can be transferred or otherwise disposed of in sufficient time to 
    permit their use before their shelf-life expires and the items are 
    unfit for human use.
        (b) Excess medical shelf-life items regardless of the remaining 
    useful life shall be made available for use by other Federal 
    agencies as provided in Sec. 101-43.305. Each agency may also report 
    excess medical shelf-life items to enhance the possibility of 
    utilization through increased circularization. The excess report 
    shall identify items as medical shelf-life items held for national 
    emergency purposes by carrying the designating symbol ``MSL'' in the 
    description of the report and by showing the shelf-life expiration 
    date. Information shall also be furnished regarding whether the 
    expiration date is the original or the extended date. Further, 
    whenever medical shelf-life items held for national emergency 
    purposes are reported as excess, any specialized storage 
    requirements pertaining to the items listed thereon shall be noted 
    on the report.
        (c) When such items are determined excess, a surplus release 
    date shall be established by the holding agency in accordance with 
    Sec. 101-43.311-2. For controlled substances (as defined in 
    Sec. 101-42.001), each executive agency shall comply with Sec. 101-
    42.1102-3.
        (d) Transfers among Federal agencies of medical materials and 
    supplies held for national emergency purposes and determined to be 
    excess shall be accomplished in accordance with Sec. 101-43.309, 
    except that such transfers shall be made upon such terms
    
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    and prices as shall be agreed to by the Federal agencies concerned. 
    Proceeds from such transfers may be credited to the current 
    applicable appropriation or fund of the transferring agency and 
    shall be available only for the purchase of medical materials or 
    supplies for national emergency purposes.
        m. Section 101-43.309-2 is amended by revising paragraphs (b) 
    and (d) to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.309-2  Information on availability.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) Review of an electronic bulletin board called FEDS/SCREEN 
    (Federal Disposal System/Screen by Computer and Request Excess by 
    Electronic Notification) which contains information on GSA's 
    nationwide inventory of excess and surplus property;
    * * * * *
        (d) Submission of current and future requirements for excess 
    personal property to the appropriate GSA regional office using GSA 
    Form 1539, Request for Excess Personal Property, illustrated at 
    Sec. 101-43.4902-1539. Instructions for submission of requirements 
    may be obtained from any GSA regional office. Wherever possible, the 
    NSN should be included for each item requested. GSA will assist 
    agencies in obtaining NSN's to the extent practicable. If substitute 
    items are acceptable, these should also be identified by NSN. 
    Requirements for NSN items may be submitted electronically. If not 
    currently available as excess, property requirements identified by 
    NSN's will be retained for approximately 180 calendar days. Property 
    reported excess during this time, if matched with recorded 
    requirements, will be offered for immediate transfer. Agencies 
    should update their lists of items at the end of each 180-calendar-
    day period to retain visibility in the requirements bank.
        n. Section 101-43.309-5 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to 
    read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.309-5  Procedure for effecting transfers.
    
        (a) All transfers of excess personal property between Federal 
    agencies shall be by SF 122, Transfer Order Excess Personal Property 
    (see Sec. 101-43.4901-122), or any other transfer order form 
    approved by GSA. Automated requests on approved forms and automated 
    requests generated by FEDS/SCREEN may be used for excess personal 
    property transfers. However, Federal agencies using automated 
    requests shall ensure that document numbers are controlled and 
    records maintained indicating the official authorized to approve 
    property transfers. Except for automated transfer orders generated 
    by FEDS/SCREEN, each transferee agency shall forward the original 
    and three copies of the transfer order to the appropriate GSA 
    regional office (see Sec. 101-43.4802) for approval. A SF 120 is not 
    required in addition to SF 122 for direct transfers. Prior approval 
    by GSA is not required when the appropriate GSA regional office is 
    furnished an information copy of each direct transfer order by the 
    transferor agency within 10 workdays from receipt of the order, and 
    the property involved in the given transaction is:
        (1) Reportable property under Sec. 101-43.304 but has not yet 
    been reported to GSA, the total acquisition cost of the transfer 
    order does not exceed $10,000, and the owning agency's regulations 
    relative to internal distribution have been satisfied; or
        (2) Nonreportable property under Sec. 101-43.305 and has not 
    been reserved at the holding location for special screening by the 
    appropriate GSA regional office, and the total acquisition cost of 
    the transfer order does not exceed $50,000.
    * * * * *
        o. Section 101-43.311-1 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.311-1  Reportable property.
    
        (a) Excess personal property, which is reported to GSA in 
    accordance with Sec. 101-43.304 and not transferred to other Federal 
    agencies shall become surplus at the close of business on the 
    surplus release date, which is indicated on the report of excess 
    personal property to GSA. With the exception of aircraft and 
    vessels, the surplus release date will normally be 21 calendar days 
    from the day after GSA receives the report of the excess personal 
    property. The surplus release date for aircraft, and for vessels 
    1,500 gross tons and under in FSC Group 19, will be 60 calendar days 
    from the day after GSA receives the report of excess in the 
    appropriate GSA regional office.
        (b) GSA may expedite screening by shortening the period of 
    utilization screening for items individually or by FSC class which 
    have a history of little demand. GSA may extend the screening period 
    to adequately screen large generations or specialized items. The 
    appropriate GSA regional office will coordinate surplus release date 
    changes with the reporting activity to minimize impact on the 
    utilization and disposal process. Agencies may not shorten or 
    lengthen screening periods on their own.
        p. Section 101-43.311-2 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and 
    removing paragraph (c) to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.311-2  Nonreportable property.
    
        (a) Nonreportable property shall become surplus when it has been 
    made available by the holding agency for Federal use for a minimum 
    of 21 calendar days from the date made available for screening to 
    Federal agencies, unless determined otherwise by GSA, and has not 
    been selected for transfer by another Federal agency. Holding 
    agencies shall annotate property records with the date of the agency 
    excess determination. Authorized Federal agency representatives may 
    request and, with the approval of GSA, holding agencies will grant 
    additional screening time not to exceed 30 calendar days, unless 
    otherwise agreed upon by the holding agency and the GSA regional 
    office concerned. GSA may shorten or lengthen the screening time.
    * * * * *
        q. Section 101-43.314 is amended by revising paragraph 
    (b)(2)(iv) to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.314  Use of excess personal property on grants.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * *
        (2) * * *
        (iv) Excess scientific equipment transferred pursuant to section 
    11(e) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
    U.S.C. 1870(e)). GSA will consider items of personal property as 
    scientific equipment for transfer without reimbursement to the 
    National Science Foundation (NSF) for use by a project grantee when 
    the property requested is within FSC groups 12 (Fire Control 
    Equipment), 14 (Guided Missiles), 43 (Pumps and Compressors), 48 
    (Valves), 58 (Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation 
    Equipment), 59 (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components), 65 
    (Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies), 66 
    (Instruments and Laboratory Equipment), 67 (Photographic Equipment), 
    68 (Chemicals and Chemical Products), or 70 (General Purpose 
    Information Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, 
    Supplies, and Support Equipment). GSA will give consideration to 
    transfer without reimbursement of items of excess property in other 
    FSC groups when NSF certifies the item requested is a component of 
    or related to a piece of scientific equipment or is an otherwise 
    difficult-to-acquire item needed for scientific research. Items of 
    property determined by GSA to be common use or general purpose 
    property, regardless of classification, shall not be transferred to 
    NSF for use by a project grantee without reimbursement.
    * * * * *
        r. Section 101-43.4801 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) 
    through (d) to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.4801  Excess personal property reporting requirements.
    
        (a) The table shown in paragraph (d) of this section shows the 
    excess personal property Federal Supply Classification (FSC) groups 
    and classes comprising reportable property. Property in these groups 
    and classes must be reported to GSA when the following condition 
    code and dollar threshold criteria are met:
        (1) With the exception of aircraft, the condition code as 
    defined in paragraph (e) of this section is salvage or better. 
    Fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, airframe structural components, 
    and aircraft engines, as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, 
    are reportable regardless of condition in accordance with Sec. 101-
    43.304-2.
        (2) The unit cost, measured in acquisition dollars, is $5,000 or 
    more.
        (b) With respect to aircraft and aircraft components and 
    accessories:
        (1) As indicated in the table in paragraph (d) of this section, 
    line items in FSC classes 1510, 1520, 1560, 2810, 2840, or any class 
    in FSC group 16 shall be reported. In agencies other than the 
    Department of Defense, all line items in these classes shall be 
    reported regardless of condition code when dollar criteria are met. 
    For the Department of Defense, aircraft in FSC class 1510 which are 
    in the Cargo/Transport, Observation, Anti-sub, Trainer, or Utility 
    series, all aircraft in FSC class 1520, and line items in other 
    classes which are components of these aircraft shall be reported 
    regardless of condition code when dollar criteria are met.
    
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        (2) Items in FSC classes 1510 and 1520 held by the Department of 
    Defense or other agencies shall be reported to the General Services 
    Administration (9FB), San Francisco, California 94102.
        (c) All excess Government-owned information technology (IT) 
    equipment and software, as defined in Subpart 101-43.6, shall be 
    disposed of in accordance with the provisions of that Subpart.
        (d) The following table shows FSC groups and classes which 
    comprise reportable property: o
    
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  FSC group                       FSC class                            Noun name                    
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    15...................................  1510..................  Aircraft, fixed wing.                            
                                           1520..................  Aircraft, rotary wing.                           
                                           1560..................  Airframe, structural components.                 
    16...................................  All...................  Aircraft components and accessories.             
    18...................................  All...................  Space vehicles.                                  
    19...................................  All...................  Ships, small craft, pontoons, and floating docks 
                                                                    (All but vessels over 1500 gross tons).         
    22...................................  All...................  Railway equipment.                               
    23...................................  All...................  Ground effect vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers,
                                                                    and cycles.                                     
    24...................................  All...................  Tractors.                                        
    28...................................  2805..................  Gasoline, reciprocating engines, except aircraft.
                                           2810..................  Gasoline, reciprocating engines, aircraft.       
                                           2815..................  Diesel engines and components.                   
                                           2840..................  Gas turbines and jet engines.                    
    32...................................  All...................  Woodworking machinery and equipment.             
    34...................................  All...................  Metalworking machinery.                          
    35...................................  All...................  Service and trade equipment.                     
    36...................................  All...................  Special industry machinery (all but 3690         
                                                                    Specialized ammunition and ordinance machinery  
                                                                    and related equipment).                         
    37...................................  All...................  Agricultural machinery and equipment.            
    38...................................  All...................  Construction, mining excavating, and highway     
                                                                    maintenance equipment.                          
    39...................................  All...................  Materials handling equipment.                    
    42...................................  All...................  Fire fighting, rescue, and safety equipment.     
    43...................................  All...................  Pumps and compressors.                           
    49...................................  4910..................  Motor vehicle maintenance and repair shop        
                                                                    specialized equipment.                          
                                           4920..................  Aircraft maintenance and repair shop specialized 
                                                                    equipment.                                      
                                           4930..................  Lubrication and fuel dispensing equipment.       
                                           4935..................  Guided missile maintenance, repair, and checkout 
                                                                    specialized equipment.                          
                                           4940..................  Miscellaneous maintenance, and repair shop       
                                                                    specialized equipment.                          
                                           4960..................  Space vehicle maintenance, repair, and checkout  
                                                                    specialized equipment.                          
    54...................................  All...................  Prefabricated structures and scaffolding.        
    61...................................  All...................  Electric wire and power and distribution         
                                                                    equipment.                                      
    66...................................  All...................  Instruments and laboratory equipment.            
    71...................................  All...................  Furniture.                                       
    73...................................  All...................  Food preparation and serving equipment.          
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    * * * * *
        s. Section 101-43.4802 is revised to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-43.4802  Regional office addresses and assigned areas.
    
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Region and office address                  Regional areas        
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    National Capital Region, 470 L'Enfant    District of Columbia, Maryland 
     Plaza East, SW., Suite 8100,             (Prince Georges and Montgomery
     Washington, DC 20407.                    Counties only).               
                                             Virginia (Prince William,      
                                              Loudoun, Fairfax and Arlington
                                              Counties, and the cities of   
                                              Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls    
                                              Church, Manassas, and Manassas
                                              Park only).                   
    1--General Services Administration,      Connecticut, Maine, New        
     O'Neill Federal Office Building,         Hampshire, Rhode Island,      
     Massachusetts, 10 Causeway Street,       Vermont.                      
     Boston, MA 02222.                                                      
    2--General Services Administration,      New Jersey, New York,          
     Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, 26     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,  
     Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278.       Virgin Islands.               
    3--General Services Administration,      Delaware, Maryland,            
     Wannamaker Building, 100 Penn Square     Pennsylvania, Virginia, West  
     East, Philadelphia, PA 19107.            Virginia.                     
    4--General Services Administration, 410  Alabama, Florida, Georgia,     
     West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA       Kentucky, Mississippi, North  
     30365.                                   Carolina, South Carolina,     
                                              Tennessee.                    
    5--General Services Administration, 230  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,   
     South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL       Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin.   
     60604.                                                                 
    6--General Services Administration,      Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,        
     4400 College Blvd., Suite 175,           Nebraska.                     
     Overland Park, KS 66211.                                               
    7--General Services Administration, 819  Arkansas, Louisiana, New       
     Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102.     Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.      
    8--General Services Administration,      Colorado, Montana, North       
     Building 41, Denver Federal Center,      Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,   
     Denver, CO 80225.                        Wyoming.                      
    9--General Services Administration, 450  Arizona, California, Hawaii,   
     Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA    Nevada, Pacific Ocean Areas.  
     94102.                                                                 
    10--General Services Administration,     Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,         
     400 15th Street, SW., Auburn, WA 98001.  Washington.                   
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    
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        t. Section 101-44.109 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and 
    (b) to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-44.109  Donation screening period.
    
        (a) Unless otherwise directed by GSA, a period of 21 calendar 
    days following the surplus release date (see Sec. 101-43.001-32) 
    shall be provided to set aside surplus reportable and nonreportable 
    property determined to be usable and necessary for donation purposes 
    in accordance with the provisions of Subparts 101-44.2, 101-44.4, 
    and 101-44.5. Reportable surplus property will be set aside for 
    donation when a Standard Form 123, with an informational copy to the 
    holding activity, is submitted to a GSA regional office for approval 
    within the donation screening period. Nonreportable property will be 
    set aside for donation upon notification to a holding activity 
    within the donation screening period by a responsible Federal 
    official, a State agency representative, or an authorized donee 
    representative that the property is usable and necessary for 
    donation purposes.
        (b) During the prescribed 21-day donation screening period, 
    Standard Forms 123 will be processed by GSA regional offices in the 
    following sequence:
        (1) Department of Defense personal property which is reportable 
    surplus will be reserved for public airport donation during the 
    first 5 calendar days of the donation screening period and for 
    service educational activities (SEA's) during the next 5 calendar 
    days. During the remaining portion of the donation screening period, 
    the property will be available on an equal basis to all applicants.
        (2) Executive agency personal property, other than personal 
    property of the Department of Defense, which is reportable surplus 
    will be reserved for public airport donation during the first 5 
    calendar days of the donation screening period. During the remaining 
    portion of the donation screening period, the property will be 
    available on an equal basis to all applicants. This property is not 
    available for donation to SEA's.
        (3) All executive agency personal property which is 
    nonreportable surplus will be made available for donation on an 
    equal basis to all applicants. SEAs are not eligible for donation of 
    nonreportable surplus of executive agencies other than the 
    Department of Defense.
    * * * * *
        u. Section 101-45.303 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and 
    (b) to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 101-45.303  Reporting property for sale.
    
    * * * * *
        (a) Reportable surplus. Reportable surplus, if not donated, will 
    be programmed for sale by the GSA regional office unless the holding 
    agency indicates on their reports of excess personal property that 
    they elect to sell their own property.
        (b) Nonreportable surplus. Nonreportable surplus, if not 
    donated, shall be reported to the appropriate GSA regional office on 
    Standard Form 126, Report of Personal Property for Sale (illustrated 
    at Sec. 101-45.4901-126) if GSA is to sell the property. Standard 
    Form 126A, Report of Personal Property for Sale (Continuation 
    Sheet), shall be added if additional pages are required. Standard 
    Forms 126 and 126A are stocked as five-part carbon interleaved forms 
    and may be obtained by submitting a requisition in FEDSTRIP/MILSTRIP 
    format to the GSA regional office providing support to the 
    requesting activity.
        8. Effect on other directives. This regulation modifies portions 
    of regulations appearing at Parts 101-42 through 101-45 that 
    pertains to the reporting and screening process for property 
    determined to be excess to an agency's needs.
    
        Dated: September 5, 1996.
    David J. Barram,
    Acting Administrator of General Services.
    [FR Doc. 97-574 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6820-24-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/15/1997
Department:
General Services Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Temporary regulation.
Document Number:
97-574
Pages:
2022-2027 (6 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FPMR Temp. Reg. H-29
RINs:
3090-AF95: Governmentwide Real Property Policy
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3090-AF95/governmentwide-real-property-policy
PDF File:
97-574.pdf