# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Changes in Contract Administration and Audit Cognizance
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 1998-02-23 · Effective 1998-04-24 · 63 FR 9061
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-4303
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 9061
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 31
- **Publication date:** 1998-02-23
- **Effective date:** 1998-04-24
- **DOD docket:** FAC 97-04
## Abstract

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add policies and procedures for assigning and performing contract audit services and to clarify the policy for assigning or delegating responsibility for establishing forward pricing and billing rates and final indirect cost rates. This regulatory action was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866, dated September 30, 1993, and is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/02/23/98-4303/federal-acquisition-regulation-changes-in-contract-administration-and-audit-cognizance)
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