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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>General Services Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>GSA</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); GSAR Case 2008-G509, Rewrite GSAR 536, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a proposed rule amending the General Services Administration Regulation (GSAR) to update the text addressing GSAR part 536, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts. This rule is a result of the GSA Acquisition Manual (GSAM) rewrite initiative undertaken by GSA to update internal policy and procedures pertaining to construction and architect-engineer contracts. The case will delete outdated material (such as the coverage at 536.271 on Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): these are now covered in FAR part 22.5), and update regulatory references.

This case is included in GSA's retrospective review of existing regulations under Executive Order 13563.  Additional information is located in GSA's retrospective review (2013), available at: www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>48 CFR 536</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>40 USC 121(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/02/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 73199</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/02/2009</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Second NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL> www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL> www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Kathy</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Rifkin</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3090</CODE>
                    <NAME>General Services Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>GSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>816 823-2170</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>kathy.rifkin@gsa.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1500 East Bannister Road,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Kansas City</CITY>
                    <STATE>MO</STATE>
                    <ZIP>64131-3009</ZIP>
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