98-20010. Excess Personal Property Reporting Requirements

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40058-40059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20010]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 101-43

[FPMR Amendment H-198]
RIN 3090-AG64


Excess Personal Property Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation streamlines and simplifies the assignment of 
the disposal condition codes which Federal agencies use to report their 
excess personal property for utilization and donation. This amendment 
will reduce the number of codes from 11 to 5 and more accurately define 
the condition of the excess personal property.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Caswell, Director, Personal 
Property Management Policy Division (MTP) 202-501-3828.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    A. The General Services Administration (GSA) has determined that 
this rule is not a significant rule for the purposes of Executive Order 
12866 of September 30, 1993.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This rule is not required to be published in the Federal Register 
for public comment. Therefore, the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not 
apply.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    GSA has determined that the Paperwork Reduction Act ( 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35) does not apply because this regulation does not contain any 
collection requirements which require the approval of the Office of 
Management and Budget. This rule is also exempt from Congressional 
review prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely to agency 
management and personnel.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 101-43

    Government property management, Excess government property.

    For reasons set forth in the preamble, 41 CFR Part 101-43 is 
amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 101-43 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 205 (c), 63 Stat. 390: 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

4PART 101-43--UTILIZATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Subpart 101-43.48--Exhibits

    2. Section 101-43.4801 is amended by revising paragraph (d) and in 
paragraph
    (e) by removing the words ``paragraph (e)'' and adding in their 
place the words ``paragraph (d)'' to read as follows:


Sec. 101-43.4801  Excess personal property reporting requirements.

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    (d) The appropriate disposal condition code from the table below 
shall be assigned to each item record, report, or listing of excess 
personal property:

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    Disposal                                                            
 condition code          Brief definition          Expanded definition  
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1                 Excellent....................  Property which is in   
                                                  new condition or      
                                                  unused condition and  
                                                  can be used           
                                                  immediately without   
                                                  modifications or      
                                                  repairs.              
4                 Usable.......................  Property which shows   
                                                  some wear, but can be 
                                                  used without          
                                                  significant repair.   
7                 Repairable...................  Property which is      
                                                  unusable in its       
                                                  current condition but 
                                                  can be economically   
                                                  repaired.             
X                 Salvage......................  Property which has     
                                                  value in excess of its
                                                  basic material content
                                                  but repair or         
                                                  rehabilitation is     
                                                  impractical and/or    
                                                  uneconomical.         
S                 Scrap........................  Property which has no  
                                                  value except for its  
                                                  basic material        
                                                  content.              
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    Dated: July 14, 1998.
David J. Barram,
Administrator of General Services.
[FR Doc. 98-20010 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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