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BILLING CODE 6820-EP-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 48 CFR Parts 25 and 52 [FAC 2005-14; FAR Case 2006-001; Item IV; Docket 2006-0020, Sequence 18] RIN 9000-AK45 Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-001, Free Trade Agreements—Morocco AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) agree to adopt as final, without change, an interim rule that amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR)to implement the new Free Trade Agreement with Morocco as approved by Congress (Public Law 108-302). DATES : *Effective Date* : November 22, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact Ms. Jeritta Parnell, Procurement Analyst, at
(202)501-4082. Please cite FAC 2005-14, FAR case 2006-001. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the FAR Secretariat at
(202)501-4755. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the **Federal Register** at 71 FR 20306 on April 19, 2006, to implement the new Free Trade Agreement with Morocco as approved by Congress (Public Law 108-302). This Free Trade Agreement waives the applicability of the Buy American Act for some foreign supplies and construction materials from Morocco, and specifies procurement procedures designed to ensure fairness, applicable to the acquisition of supplies and services. No comments were received by the close of the public comment period on June 19, 2006. Therefore, the Councils agreed to convert the interim rule to a final rule without change. This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not subject to review under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804. B. Regulatory Flexibility Act The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration certify that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, *et seq.* Although the rule opens up Government procurement to the products of Morocco, the Councils do not anticipate any significant economic impact on U.S. small businesses. The Department of Defense only applies the trade agreements to the non-defense items listed at DFARS 225.401-70, and acquisitions that are set aside for small businesses are exempt. C. Paperwork Reduction Act The Paperwork Reduction Act does apply; however, these changes to the FAR do not impose additional information collection requirements to the paperwork burden previously approved under OMB Control Numbers 9000-0025 and 9000-0141. List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 25 and 52. Government procurement. Dated: November 15, 2006. Ralph De Stefano, Director, Contract Policy Division. Interim Rule Adopted as Final Without Change Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 25 and 52, which was published at 71 FR 20306 on April 19, 2006, is adopted as a final rule without change. [FR Doc. 06-9305 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]
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