94-6802. Amendment to the Justice Acquisition and Regulations (JAR) Regarding: Contracting Authority and Responsibilities, Definitions, Competition Advocates, and Acquisition Planning; Correction

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[Federal Register: March 23, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
48 CFR Part 2801
[Justice Acquisition Circular 94-1]

 

Amendment to the Justice Acquisition and Regulations (JAR) 
Regarding: Contracting Authority and Responsibilities, Definitions, 
Competition Advocates, and Acquisition Planning; Correction
AGENCY: Office of the Procurement Executive, Justice Management 
Division, Justice.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to the final regulation 
(JAC 94-1,) which was published Wednesday, December 29, 1993, (58 FR 
68774). The corrected provision sets forth the Department of Justice 
system for selection, appointment and termination of appointment of 
contracting officers.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
W. L. Vann, Procurement Executive, Justice Management Division (202) 
514-6868.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final regulation that is the subject of 
this correction, sets forth, among other things, the Department of 
Justice system for selection, appointment, and termination of 
appointment of contracting officers. As published, the final regulation 
contains an error which may prove to be misleading and is in need of 
clarification.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 2801

    Government procurement.

    Accordingly, 48 CFR part 2801 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendment:
    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 2801 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 28 U.S.C. 510; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 28 CFR 0.75(j) and 
28 CFR 0.76(j).


Sec. 2801.603-2  [Corrected]

    2. Beginning on page 68777, at the bottom of the third column, 
paragraph (d)(3) of section 2801.603-2 is corrected to read as follows:
    (3) The qualification standards cited under 2801.603-2(d) (1) and 
(2) are not applicable to management officials of the Department and 
its components who have contracting officer authority for goods and 
services by virtue of their organizational placement at a level above 
the chief of the contracting officer as defined in JAR 2802.102(F). Nor 
are the above cited qualification standards applicable to personnel 
authorized to use the credit card to buy and pay for goods and services 
for purchases valued at $2,500 or less, or to personnel authorized to 
conduct or issue imprest fund transactions.
Stephen R. Colgate,
Assistant Attorney General for Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-6802 Filed 3-22-94; 8:45 am]
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