[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29727-29728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13810]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Part 1830
Cost Accounting Standards Waivers
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Interim rule adopted as final without changes.
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SUMMARY: This is a final rule amending the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to
identify who within NASA has the authority to approve Cost Accounting
Standards waivers.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Louis Becker, NASA Headquarters,
Office of Procurement, Contract Management Division (Code HK),
Washington, DC 20546, telephone: (202) 358-4593, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
NASA is adopting as final, without change, the interim rule
published in the August 11, 2000 Federal Register (65 FR 49205-49206).
The interim rule identified the Associate Administrator for Procurement
as the senior policymaking official delegated the authority to approve
Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) waivers for NASA. The NASA interim rule
was issued in response to a FAR interim rule published in the June 6,
2000 Federal Register (65 FR 36028-36030) that authorized the heads of
executive agencies to approve CAS waivers and allowed for this
authority to be delegated to an official not below the senior
policymaking level in the agency. The FAR interim rule resulted from
Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2000 (Pub. L. 106-65) which made several changes to CAS, including
waivers. The FAR interim rule was adopted as a final rule without
change (66 FR 2136-2137, January 10, 2001). No comments were received
in response to the NASA interim rule.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
NASA certifies that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small business entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) because
this rule pertains to Cost Accounting Standards from which small
businesses are exempt.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes to
the NFS do not impose recordkeeping or information collection
requirements, or collection of information from offerors, contractors,
or members of the public which require the approval of the Office of
Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 30
Government procurement.
Tom Luedtke,
Associate Administrator for Procurement.
Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Changes
Accordingly, NASA adopts the interim rule amending 48 CFR part
1830, which was published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 49205-49206,
August 11, 2000, as a final rule without change.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).
[FR Doc. 01-13810 Filed 5-31-01; 8:45 am]
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