# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2011-07-05 · Effective 2011-08-04 · 76 FR 39240
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-16676
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 39240
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 23
- **Publication date:** 2011-07-05
- **Effective date:** 2011-08-04
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-53
## Abstract

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."

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/07/05/2011-16676/federal-acquisition-regulation-encouraging-contractor-policies-to-ban-text-messaging-while-driving)
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