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FAR Changes Proposed The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are proposing these amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation: •to require offerors to submit representations and certifications electronically via the Business Partner Network (BPN), unless certain exceptions apply; •to amend the ‘‘Training and education costs’’ cost principle; •to implement changes to the Interstate Transportation Act, which abolished tariff-filing requirements for motor carriers of freight and the Interstate Commerce Commission. Also, the rule implements changes resulting from the Federal Management Regulation amendments that require use of commercial bills of lading for domestic shipments. Details about the proposed amendments are available at www.acqnet.gov/far/ProposedRules/proposed.htm. All are open for comment until March 29.
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