2017-05517. Office Relocation

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

On November 1, 2016, the FAA Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA), which is now part of the FAA Office of Adjudication, relocated to a new address different from the one listed in its Procedural Regulations. This rule updates the address for ODRA filings by hand delivery, courier or other form of in-person delivery and the address for ODRA filings by U.S. Mail. The telephone and facsimile numbers are unchanged.

DATES:

This rule is effective March 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marie A. Collins, Administrative Judge and Dispute Resolution Officer, FAA Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition, AGC-70, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2W100, Washington, DC 20591, telephone number [phone], facsimile [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The new address for ODRA filings by hand delivery, courier or other form of in-person delivery is: 600 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2W100, Washington, DC 20591. The new address for ODRA filings by U.S. Mail is: 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 [Attention: AGC-70, Wilbur Wright Bldg., Room 2W100].

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 17

• Administrative practice and procedure
• Authority delegations (Government agencies)
• Government contracts

The Amendment

For the reasons discussed in the preamble, 14 CFR part 17 is amended as follows:

PART 17—PROCEDURES FOR PROTESTS AND CONTRACT DISPUTES

1. The authority citation for part 17 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 570-581, 49 U.S.C. 106(f)(2), 40110, 40111, 40112, 46102, 46014, 46105, 46109, and 46110.

2. In § 17.15, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:

§ 17.15

Filing a protest.

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(b) Protests shall be filed with the ODRA, AGC-70, Federal Aviation Administration, telephone [phone] as follows:

(1) 600 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2W100, Washington, DC 20591 for filing by hand delivery, courier or other form of in-person delivery;

(2) 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 [Attention: AGC-70, Wilbur Wright Bldg., Room 2W100] for filing by U.S. Mail; or

(3) Numbers [phone] or alternate [phone] for filing by facsimile.

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3. In § 17.27, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:

§ 17.27

Filing a contract dispute.

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(b) Contract Disputes shall be filed with the ODRA, AGC-70, Federal Aviation Administration, telephone [phone] as follows:

(1) 600 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2W100, Washington, DC 20591 for filing by hand delivery, courier or other form of in-person delivery;

(2) 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 [Attention: AGC-70, Wilbur Wright Bldg., Room 2W100] for filing by U.S. Mail; or

(3) Numbers [phone] or alternate [phone] for filing by facsimile.

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4. In § 17.59, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:

§ 17.59

Filing a Pre-dispute.

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(b) Pre-disputes shall be filed with the ODRA, AGC-70, Federal Aviation Administration, telephone [phone] as follows:

(1) 600 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2W100, Washington, DC 20591 for filing by hand delivery, courier or other form of in-person delivery;

(2) 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591 [Attention: AGC-70, Wilbur Wright Bldg., Room 2W100] for filing by U.S. Mail; or

(3) Numbers [phone] or alternate [phone] for filing by facsimile.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2017.

Anthony N. Palladino,

Director and Administrative Judge, Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition.