Thread Subject: teitac-subparta Digest, Vol 3,Issue 29 OFPP FAR Council

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From: Jasionowski, Tony
Date: Fri, Dec 29 2006 1:40 PM

Tom,
You may be correct. I wonder if the Access Board or someone can arrange a representative from FAR to attend our next Feb. 6-8 TEITAC so we can discuss and clarify this further for everyone's benefit?
Tony

Tony Jasionowski
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Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)
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If I am interpreting the regulations correctly, it appears that the FAR is required under the Rehab Act to incorporate the changes that the Access Board promulgates. The following was copied from the "Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), August 7, 1998"

(3) INCORPORATION OF STANDARDS.--Not later than 6 months after the Access Board publishes the standards required under paragraph (2), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation and each Federal department or agency shall revise the Federal procurement policies and directives under the control of the department or agency to incorporate those standards. Not later than 6 months after the Access Board revises any standards required under paragraph (2), the Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation and each appropriate Federal department or agency shall revise the procurement policies and directives, as necessary, to incorporate the revisions.

Tom Brett

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