[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16120]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Part 31
[FAC 97-05; FAR Case 97-007; Item IX]
RIN 9000-AH76
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Travel Reimbursement
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Interim rule adopted as final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to convert the interim rule
published as Item IX of Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03 at 62 FR
64932, December 9, 1997, to a final rule without change. The rule
amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to increase from $25 to
$75 the threshold at which contractor personnel must provide a receipt
to support travel expenditures. This regulatory action was not subject
to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866,
dated September 30, 1993, and is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 21, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755, for information
pertaining to status or publication schedules. For clarification of
content, contact Ms. Linda Nelson, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 501-
1900. Please cite FAC 97-05, FAR case 97-007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
An interim rule was published in the Federal Register on December
9, 1997 (62 FR 64932). The interim rule amended FAR 31.205-46 to
increase from $25 to $75 the threshold at which contractor personnel
must provide a receipt to support travel expenditures. Public comments
were received from one source. All comments were considered in
developing the final rule. The interim rule is converted to a final
rule without change.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration certify that this
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because most contracts awarded
to small entities use simplified acquisition procedures or are awarded
on a competitive, fixed-price basis, and do not require application of
the cost principle contained in this rule.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) is deemed to
apply because the final rule contains information collection
requirements. Since the threshold at which contractor personnel must
provide a receipt to support travel expenditures has been increased, a
request to decrease the burden hours previously approved under Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 9000-0088 was submitted
to OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. Public comments concerning this
request were invited through Federal Register notice dated December 9,
1997 (62 FR 64932). No public comments were received.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 31
Government procurement.
Dated: June 11, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR Part 31, which was
published at 62 FR 64932, December 9, 1997, is adopted as a final rule
without change.
The authority citation for 48 CFR Part 31 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42
U.S.C. 2473(c).
[FR Doc. 98-16120 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am]
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