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GSA RIN: 3090-AI53 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●GSAR Case 2006-G502; Rewrite of GSAR Part 501; General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation System 
Abstract: This proposed rule contains the revisions made to part 501, General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation System. Section 501.101 is revised to explain that the GSAR implements or supplements the FAR section 501.103, Authority, is updated to add a reference to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 41 U.S.C. 421. Section 501.104 is revised to address the type of acquisitions that the GSAR applies to and to clarify the GSAR/FAR relationship. Subsection 501.105-1 is revised to state where the GSAM can be found online and to clarify the difference between the GSAR and the GSAM. Subpart 501.106, is revised to provide updated OMB approval numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act. New section 501.107 is added to provide procedures regarding certification requirements in accordance with section 29 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 425). It disallows any new requirements for a certification by a contractor or offeror in the GSAR unless certain criteria are met. Section 501.402 is deleted because it repeats information contained in the FAR and is therefore unnecessary. Sections 501.403 and 501.404 contain minor editorial changes to make language clearer. Subsection 501.404-71, Deviations to the nonregulatory GSAM, is revised to remove the language from the GSAR and place it in the GSAM because it is procedural, not regulatory. 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. 
Agency: General Services Administration(GSA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 48 CFR 501   
Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/17/2008  73 FR 34240   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/18/2008    
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Laurieann Duarte
Director, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer
General Services Administration
Room 4041, 1800 F Street NW,
Washington, DC 20405
Phone:202 501-4225
Fax:202 501-4067
Email: laurieann.duarte@gsa.gov