Change Notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2011)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Pages 39240-39242]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2011-16676]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 23 and 52

[FAC 2005-53; FAR Case 2009-028; Item V; Docket 2010-0097, Sequence 1]
RIN 9000-AL64

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, the interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13513, dated October 1, 2009, entitled "Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving."

DATES: Effective Date: August 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Clark, Procurement Analyst, at (202) 219-1813, for clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-53, FAR Case 2009-028.

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