Rules and Regulations. Small Entity Compliance Guide

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BILLING CODE 6820-EP-S 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. 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. Item Subject FAR case Analyst I Local Community Recovery Act of 2006 (Interim) 2006-014 Cundiff. 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]