# Acquisition Regulations; Department of Energy Management and Operating Contracts
> **US Department of Energy** · Final rule. · Published 1997-06-27 · Effective 1997-08-26 · 62 FR 34842
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-16635
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Energy
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 34842
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 901
- **Publication date:** 1997-06-27
- **Effective date:** 1997-08-26
- **Energy docket:** 1991-AB-28
## Abstract

The Department of Energy (DOE) today amends the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to implement certain key recommendations of its Department-wide contract reform initiative. This initiative furthers the Department's policy objectives of protecting the environment, safety and health, cost control, and enhancing diversity. Changes are in the following areas: implementation of performance-based management contracting; the reimbursement of costs for fines, penalties, third-party liability, and property loss or damage; requirements for contractor make-or-buy plans; diversity; implementation of Section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993, including displaced worker hiring preferences; payment of fee; procedures for determining the application of laws, regulations, and Department directives to contractors; a requirement for a contractor safety management system covering the environment, safety, and health; ownership of records; and contractor overtime management policy.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/27/97-16635/acquisition-regulations-department-of-energy-management-and-operating-contracts)
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