Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Costs, and Costs Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings

The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council (FAR Council) published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 80255, December 20, 2000, a final rule addressing contractor responsibility and costs incurred in legal and other proceedings. After further review, the FAR Council is immediately staying that rule. The FAR Council intends the stay will last for 270 days from April 3, 2001, or until finalization of the proposed rule (entitled "Contractor Responsibility, Labor Relations Cost, and Costs Relating to Legal and Other Proceedings" that is being published concurrently with this interim rule), whichever is sooner. The FAR Council is requesting comments in this FAR interim rule on the length of the stay. During the stay, the FAR text is restored to the text as it existed before January 19, 2001. In a separate document being published today, the FAR Council is publishing a proposed rule, requesting comments under that FAR case on revoking the December 20, 2000, final rule.