[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 26, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 60034] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-30193] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 41 CFR Part 101-49 [FPMR Amendment H-193] RIN 3090-AG14 Reporting Requirements for Foreign Gifts and Decorations AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Section 101-49.001-5 currently defines the minimal value for reporting foreign gifts as $225. Public Law 95-105 requires that at 3- year intervals following January 1, 1981, minimal value be redefined by the Administrator of General Services, after consultation with the Secretary of State, to reflect changes in the consumer price index for the immediately preceding 3-year period. The required consultation has been completed and the minimal value has been increased to $245. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha S. Caswell, Director, Personal Property Management Policy Division (202-501-3828). 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. Regulatory Flexibility Act This 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 101-49 Decoration, medals and awards; Government property; Government property management. For reasons set forth in the preamble, 41 CFR Part 101-49 is amended as follows: PART 101-49--UTILIZATION, DONATION, AND DISPOSAL OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS 1. The authority citation for Part 101-49 continues to read as follows: Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390 (40 U.S.C. 486(c)) sec. 515, 91 Stat. 862 (5 U.S.C. 7342). 2. Section 101-49.001-5 is amended by revising the introductory text to read as follows: Sec. 101-49.001-5 Minimal value. Minimal value means a retail value in the United States at the time of acceptance of $245 or less, except that: * * * * * Dated: September 9, 1996. David J. Barram, Acting Administrator of General Services. [FR Doc. 96-30193 Filed 11-25-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-24-M