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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Part XVI

General Services Administration

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

SUMMARY: This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that GSA plans for the next 12 months and those that were completed since the spring 2010 edition. This agenda was developed under the guidelines of

Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' GSA's purpose in publishing this agenda is to allow interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process. GSA also invites interested persons to recommend existing significant regulations for review to determine whether they should be modified or eliminated. Proposed rules may be reviewed in their entirety at the Government's rulemaking website at http://www.regulations.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hada Flowers, Supervisor, Regulatory

Secretariat Branch at (202) 208-7282.

Dated: September 16, 2010.

Kathleen M. Turco,

Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy.

Dated: September 3, 2010.

Edward Loeb,

Director, Acquisition Policy Division.

Dated: September 8, 2010.

Sloan W. Farrell,

Division Director, External Programs, Office of Civil Rights.

Dated: September 8, 2010.

Chris Giavis,

Office of Real Property Asset Management.

General Services Administration--Final Rule Stage

Regulation

Sequence

Title

Identifier

Number

Number

461

Cooperative Purchasing--Acquisition of Security and Law Enforcement Related Goods and

3090-AI68

Services (Schedule 84) by State and Local Governments Through Federal Supply Schedules

General Services Administration--Long-Term Actions

Regulation

Sequence

Title

Identifier

Number

Number

462

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2006-G507, Rewrite

3090-AI77 of Part 538, Federal Supply Schedule Contracting......................................

General Services Administration--Completed Actions

Regulation

Sequence

Title

Identifier

Number

Number

463

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2005-G501; Federal

3090-AI06

Agency Retail Pharmacy Program........................................................ 464

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Case 2006-G522, Federal

3090-AI32

Supply Schedule Contracts--Recovery Purchasing by State and Local Governments Through

Federal Supply Schedules..............................................................

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OFFICE OF ACQUISITION POLICY

461. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING--ACQUISITION OF SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

     RELATED GOODS AND SERVICES (SCHEDULE 84) BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

     THROUGH FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES

     Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c); 40 USC 502(c)(1)(B)

     Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the

     General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement Public Law 110-248, The Local Preparedness Acquisition Act.

     The Act authorizes the Administrator of General Services to provide for the use by State or local governments of Federal Supply Schedules of the General Services Administration (GSA) for alarm and signal systems, facility management systems, firefighting and rescue equipment, law enforcement and security equipment, marine craft and related equipment, special purpose clothing, and related services (as contained in Federal supply classification code group 84 or any amended or subsequent version of that Federal supply classification group).

     Timetable:

     Action

     Date

     FR Cite

     Interim Final Rule

     09/19/08

     73 FR 54334

     Interim Final Rule Comment

     Period End

     11/18/08

     Final Rule

     03/00/11

     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

     Agency Contact: William Clark, Procurement Analyst, General Services

     Administration, 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417,

     Washington, DC 20405

     Phone: 202 219-1813

     Email: william.clark@gsa.gov

     RIN: 3090-AI68

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     OFFICE OF ACQUISITION POLICY

462. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION; GSAR CASE 2006-G507, REWRITE OF PART 538, FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTING

     Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

     Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the

     General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to revise sections of GSAR part 538 that provide requirements for Federal Supply

     Schedule Contracting actions.

     This is a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was 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.

     Timetable:

     Action

     Date

     FR Cite

     NPRM

     01/26/09

     74 FR 4596

     NPRM Comment Period End

     03/27/09

     Final Rule

     12/00/11

     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

     Agency Contact: Deborah Lague, Procurement Analyst, General Services

     Administration, 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417,

     Washington, DC 20405

     Phone: 202 694-8149

     Email: deborah.lague@gsa.gov

     RIN: 3090-AI77

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     General Services Administration (GSA)

     Completed Actions

463. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION; GSAR CASE 2005-G501; FEDERAL AGENCY RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM

     Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c)

     Abstract: The General Services Administration (GSA) is amending the

     General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to add a new subpart and clause required by the Department of Veterans Affairs

     (VA), consistent with congressional intent under section 603 of the

     Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (VHCA) and 38 U.S.C. 8126, that certain Federal agencies (i.e., VA, Department of Defense (DoD), Public

     Health Service (including the Indian Health Service), and the Coast

     Guard) have access to Federal pricing for pharmaceuticals purchased for their beneficiaries.

     GSA is responsible for the schedules program and rules related to its operation. Under GSA's delegation of authority, the VA procures medical supplies under the VA Federal Supply Schedule program. VA and DoD seek this amendment. This new subpart adds a clause unique to the virtual depot system established by a Federal Agency Retail Pharmacy Program utilizing contracted retail pharmacies as part of a centralized pharmaceutical commodity management program. At this time, only DoD has a program in place, and the rule would facilitate DoD's access to

     Federal pricing on Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) pharmaceutical contracts for covered drugs purchased by DoD and dispensed to TRICARE beneficiaries through retail pharmacies in the TRICARE network.

     Completed:

     Reason

     Date

     FR Cite

     Withdrawn

     09/03/10

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     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

     Agency Contact: Clare McFadden

     Phone: 202 501-0044

     Email: clare.mcfadden@gsa.gov

     RIN: 3090-AI06

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     Completed Actions

464. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION REGULATION; GSAR CASE 2006-G522, FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTS--RECOVERY PURCHASING BY

     STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES

     Legal Authority: 40 USC 121(c); 40 USC 502(d)

     Abstract: The rule is amending the General Services Administration

     Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to implement section 833 of the John

     Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364). Section 833 amends 40 U.S.C. 502 to authorize the

     Administrator of General Services to provide to State and local governments the use of Federal Supply Schedules of the GSA for purchase of products and services to be used to facilitate recovery from a major disaster declared by the President or to facilitate recovery from terrorism, or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack.

     Completed:

     Reason

     Date

     FR Cite

     Withdrawn

     09/03/10

     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

     Agency Contact: William Clark

     Phone: 202 219-1813

     Email: william.clark@gsa.gov

     RIN: 3090-AI32

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