AGENCY:
Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration, (GSA).
SUMMARY:
Public Law 95-105 requires that at 3-year intervals following January 1, 1981, minimal value for foreign gifts be redefined by the Administrator of General Services, after consultation with the Secretary of State, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding 3-year period. The required consultation has been completed and the minimal value has been increased to mean $335 or less as of January 1, 2008.
DATES:
Effective Date: This final rule is effective February 8, 2008.
Applicability Date:
January 1, 2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The General Services Administration (GSA) has determined that this final rule is not a significant regulatory action for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule is not required to be published in the
Federal Register
for notice and comment. Therefore, the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because this final rule does not impose recordkeeping or information collection requirements, or the collection of information from offerors, contractors, or members of the public which require the approval of OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
D. Small Business Reform Act
This final rule is also exempt from Congressional review prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely to agency management and personnel.
- Excess government property
- Government property management
Dated: January 27, 2008.
Lurita Doan,
Administrator of General Services.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, GSA amends 41 CFR part 102-42 as set forth below:
PART 102-42—UTILIZATION, DONATION, AND DISPOSAL OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND DECORATIONS
1. The authority citation for 41 CFR part 102-42 continues to read as follows:
40 U.S.C. 121(c); 5 U.S.C. 7342.
2. Amend § 102-42.10, in the definition of Minimal value, by removing “$305” and adding “$335” in its place.