1.  Policies and Procedures

Comment: Several respondents identified an apparent inconsistency with use of the term "Senior Procurement Executive" in the Supplementary and Background information and the use of the term "Service Procurement Executive" in the proposed change to 232.7002(a)(6).

Response: The correct term is "Senior Procurement Executive," which is incorporated into the final rule.

Comment: A respondent observed that language is confusing to the reader, in both the proposed change to policy at 232.7002(a)(1) and the existing clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports, paragraph (c)(4). Specifically, according to the respondent, the language is unclear that describes what is and is not required to be submitted in electronic form for payment requests and receiving reports when purchases are paid for using a Governmentwide purchase card.

Response: The language of the final rule in both instances noted is revised to reflect clarifying language as suggested by the respondent.

Comment: One respondent requested adding to the rule additional procedures at 232.7003 to allow use of an existing Navy system, PayWeb, for submitting and processing payment requests by universities and nonprofits administered by Office of Naval Research Regional Office.

Response: Consideration of the respondent's comment resulted in no change to the final rule. However, the Department of the Navy plans to issue supplementary guidance to address PayWeb, a front-end system that feeds Electronic Data Interchange to WAWF.