[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00026]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2019-0001, Sequence No. 9]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2020-04; Small Entity Compliance Guide

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.

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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of DOD, GSA, 
and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in 
accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rule 
appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-04, which amends 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). An asterisk (*) next to a 
rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been 
prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding 
this rule by referring to FAC 2020-04, which precedes this document. 
These documents are also available via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: January 15, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Camara Francis, Procurement 
Analyst, at (202) 550-0935 or by email at [email protected] for 
clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or 
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 
202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2020-04, FAR Case 2019-012.

                       Rule Listed in FAC 2020-04
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                Subject                     FAR Case         Analyst
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Trade Agreements Thresholds...........        2019-012          Francis
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR case, refer to the 
specific subject set forth in the document following this item summary. 
FAC 2020-04 amends the FAR as follows:

Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR Case 2019-012)

    This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to adjust 
the thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization 
Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements as 
determined by the United States Trade Representative, according to 
predetermined formulae under the agreements.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-00026 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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