9000-AO29 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 9000 DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR) FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2021-012, 8(a) Program

DoD, GSA, and NASA are amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration, in its final rule published on October 16, 2020 (85 FR 66146), to the 8(a) Business Development Program to eliminate or reduce unnecessary or excessive burdens on 8(a) Participants. This rule promotes equity in Federal procurement.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 48 CFR 19 40 U.S.C. 121(c) 10 U.S.C. ch. 4 10 U.S.C. ch. 137 legacy provisions 10 U.S.C. 3016 51 U.S.C. 20113 No NPRM 12/15/2022 87 FR 76598 NPRM Comment Period End 02/13/2023 Final Rule 06/00/2023 Yes Businesses Federal No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes No Dana Bowman Procurement Analyst 9000 DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR) FAR 202 803-3188 dana.bowman@gsa.gov 1800 F Street, NW, Washington DC 20405