The Civilian Agency Acquisition and Defense Acquisition Regulations Councils have published Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43, which contains three final and two interim rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In order of appearance, the rules address the following subjects: Item I, Government Property (FAR Case 2008-011); Item II, Registry of Disaster Response Contractors (FAR Case 2008-035); Item III, Recovery Act Subcontract Reporting Procedures (FAR Case 2010-008; Interim); Item IV, Clarification of Criteria for Sole Source Awards to Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Concerns (FAR Case 2008-023); and Item V, Trade Agreements Thresholds (FAR Case 2009-040; Interim). This FAC also contains a Small Entity Compliance Guide. The final rules go into effect on August 2, 2010, while the interim rules carry a July 2, 2010, effective date. Comments on the interim rules, identified by their respective FAR case number, are due by August 16, 2010. A full listing of the FAR sections impacted by these rules appears in the table below. For the text of FAC 2005-43, see ¶70,002.122 .
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