[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10548-10551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5211]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1, 25, 52, and 53

[FAC 97-11; Item IX]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments

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

ACTION: Technical amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document makes amendments to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation in order to update references and make editorial changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FAR Secretariat, Room 4035, GS 
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 25, 52, and 53

    Government procurement.

    Dated: February 25, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.

    Therefore, 48 CFR Parts 1, 25, 52, and 53 are amended as set forth 
below:
    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 1, 25, 52, and 53 
continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 
U.S.C. 2473(c).

PART 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

    2. In section 1.106 the table following the introductory paragraph 
is amended by revising the entry for ``SF 1418'' to read as follows:


1.106   OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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                                                             OMB control
                        FAR segment                              No.
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SF 1418....................................................    9000-0045
 
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PART 25--FOREIGN ACQUISITION

    3. Section 25.402 is amended in paragraph (b) by revising the last 
two sentences to read as follows:


25.402   Policy.

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    (b) * * * This determination is effective until September 30, 1999, 
except that, for products of Panama, this determination is effective 
until September 30, 2000. These dates may be extended by the U.S. Trade 
Representative by means of a notice in the Federal Register.
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PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES


52.219-8   [Amended]

    4. Section 52.219-8 is amended by revising the title of the clause 
to read ``Utilization of Small Business Concerns''.

PART 53--FORMS

    5. Section 53.228 is amended by revising paragraph (n) to read as 
follows:


53.228   Bonds and insurance.

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    (n) SF 1418 (Rev. 2/99) Performance Bond For Other Than 
Construction Contracts. (See 28.106-1(n).) SF 1418 is authorized for 
local reproduction and a copy is furnished for this purpose in Part 53 
of the looseleaf edition of the FAR.
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    6. Section 53.301-1418 is revised to read as follows:


53.301-1418   Performance bond for other than construction contracts.

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