95-25859. Acquisition Regulation; Reduction of Subcontract Reporting

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53880-53881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25859]



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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 1819 and 1852


Acquisition Regulation; Reduction of Subcontract Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends acquisition regulations in response to a 
Presidential memorandum on regulatory reform. This rule reduces the 
frequency of subcontract reporting.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 18, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David K. Beck, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    This rule makes regulatory changes in response to the Presidential 
Memorandum of April 21, 1995, on Regulatory Reform--Waiver of Penalties 
and Reduction of Reports (60 FR 20621, 4-26-95).

Quarterly Subcontracting Reports

    Under 48 CFR 1852.219-75, NASA has required the submission of 
quarterly reports using Standard Form (SF) 295. The SF 295 gives the 
Agency a summary of subcontracts awarded under the Agency's contracts. 
The reports have been used by NASA to chart the Agency's progress in 
achieving a statutorily required small disadvantaged business goal. 
Annual reporting is not frequent enough to determine the extent of 
small disadvantaged business participation in NASA programs. However, 
in the interest of regulatory reform, NASA will reduce the frequency of 
SF 295 reports from quarterly to semiannually. NASA will also continue 
to rely on semiannual SF 294 reports of subcontracting activity under 
individual contracts. The SF 294 enables the Agency to administer 
subcontracting plans by monitoring the prime contractor's achievement 
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subcontracting goals under individual contracts.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Under 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i), NASA is required to inform potential 
persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such 
persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Under 5 CFR 
1320.5(b)(2)(ii)(C), this paragraph meets that requirement as follows:
    Information collection using the SF 295 has been approved under OMB 
control numbers 2700-0073 and 9000-0007.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The rule was reviewed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980. 
NASA certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1819 and 1852

    Government procurement.
Tom Luedtke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Procurement.
    Accordingly, 48 CFR parts 1819 and 1852 are amended as follows:

PART 1819--SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS

    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 1819 and 1852 continues 
to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).

Subpart 1819.7--Subcontracting with Small Business and Small 
Disadvantaged Business Concerns


1819.708-70  [Amended]

    2. Section 1819.708-70 is amended by removing the last sentence of 
paragraph (b).

PART 1852--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

    3. The clause at section 1852.219-75 is amended by revising the 
date, revising paragraph (a), removing paragraphs (b) and (c), and 
redesignating paragraph (d) as paragraph (b) to read as follows:


1852.219-75  Small business and small disadvantaged business 
subcontracting reporting.

* * * * *

Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting 
Reporting

(October 1995)

    (a) The Contractor shall submit the Summary Subcontract Report 
(Standard Form (SF) 295) semiannually for the reporting periods 
specified in block 4 of the form. All other instructions for the SF 
295 remain in effect.
    (b) * * *

(End of clause)

[FR Doc. 95-25859 Filed 10-17-95; 8:45 am]
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