[Federal Register: August 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 150)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket FAR--2006-0023]

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2005-12; Small Entity Compliance Guide

AGENCIES: 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 the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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 rule appearing in Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-12 which amends the 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 2005-12 which precedes this
document. These documents are also available via the Internet at http://acquisition.gov/far .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurieann Duarte, FAR Secretariat,
(202) 501-4225. For clarification of content, contact the analyst whose
name appears in the table below.

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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I.......... Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 2006-014 Cundiff.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Item I--Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 (Interim) (FAR Case 2006- 014)

This interim rule adds a local area set-aside to the FAR for debris clearance, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other major disaster or emergency assistance activities. The contracting officer defines the set-aside area. The rule implements the Local Community Recovery Act of 2006, which strengthens the government's ability to promote local economic recovery. The local area set-aside does not replace small business set-asides. Both can be used at the same time. The rule imposes subcontracting restrictions when a local area set- aside is used. No competition justification is required for the local area set-aside.

Dated: July 28, 2006.
Ralph De Stefano,
Director, Contract Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 06-6673 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]

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