[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 14978-14979] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-8256] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 41 CFR Part 101-25 [FPMR Amendment E-277] RIN 3090-AF91 Use and Replacement Standards for Electronic Typewriters and Electronic Office Machines AGENCY: Federal Supply Service, GSA. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This regulation amends the Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) to delete the use and replacement standards for electronic typewriters and electronic office machines. Over time, these instructions have become obsolete. Hence, it is no longer necessary to retain these instructions in the FPMR. Removing these instructions from the FPMR will carry out the principles of the National Performance Review by unburdening all Federal agencies from unnecessary regulations. It should be noted that the instructions pertaining to office machines in Secs. 101-25.104, 101-25.104-1 and 101-25.106 are being retained. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 4, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Economou, FSS Acquisition Management Center at (703) 305-6936. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Services Administration (GSA) has determined that this rule is not a significant regulatory action for the purposes of Executive Order 12866. In addition, Section 553 of the Administrative Procedures Act, requires that agencies publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register so that the public has the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. However, the requirements of section 553 do not apply to the extent that there is involved ``a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits or contracts. 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2).'' Since the subparts affected by this change deal with property management, the exemption from publication for notice and comment applies. Regulatory Flexibility Act The final rule is not required to be published in the Federal Register for notice and comment. Therefore, the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply. List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 101-25 Government property management. For the reasons set out in the preamble, 41 CFR part 101-25 is amended as follows: PART 101-25--GENERAL 1. The authority citation for part 101-25 continues to read as follows: Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40 U.S.C. 486(c). 2. Section 101-25.301 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: Sec. 101-25.301 General. (a) This subpart prescribes minimum use standards for certain Government-owned personal property which shall be applied by all executive agencies. Additional criteria above these minimum standards shall be established by each executive agency, limiting its property to the minimum requirements necessary for the efficient functioning of the particular office concerned. This subpart does not apply to automatic data processing equipment (ADPE) which is covered in the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR) (41 CFR Chapter 201). * * * * * 3. Section 101-25.302-2 is amended by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows: Sec. 101-25.302-2 Filing cabinets. * * * * * (d) Shifting less active files, not transferable to approved records centers, to fiberboard storage boxes, using filing cabinets only when files are constantly used. * * * * * * Sec. 101-25.302-3 [Reserved] 4. Section 101-25.302-3 is removed and reserved. Sec. 101-25.302-6 [Reserved] 5. Section 101-25.302-6 is removed and reserved. 6. Section 101-25.302-7 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 101-25.302-7 Draperies. Draperies are authorized for use where justified over other types of window coverings on the basis of cost, insulation, acoustical control, or maintenance of an environment commensurate with the purpose for which the space is allocated. Determining whether the use of draperies is justified is a responsibility of the agency occupying the building or space involved after consultation with the agency operating or managing the building. Authorized draperies shall be of non- combustible or flame-resistant fabric as required in Sec. 101-20.105-1. Sec. 101-25.403 [Reserved] 7. Section 101-25.403 is removed and reserved. 8. Section 101-25.404-1 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 101-25.404-1 Limitation. Nothwithstanding the provisions in Sec. 101-25.404, agencies shall limit acquisition of new office furniture to essential requirements as provided in Sec. 101-25.104. Replacement of correspondence filing cabinets will be [[Page 14979]] governed by the provisions of Sec. 101-26.308. Dated: December 27, 1995. Thurman M. Davis, Sr., Acting Administrator of General Services. [FR Doc. 96-8256 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-24-M