numbering illustrations at FAR 1.1042(b) are equally applicable to the TAR.

(b) Numbering. (1) All coverage in the TAR that is unique to DOT will use Part, Subpart, Section and Subsection numbers 70-89.

(2) All coverage in the TAR, other than that identified with a 70 or higher number, implements the FAR and will bear the identical number sequence and title of the FAR segment being implemented down to the subsection level with the Department's "12" prefix (e.g., 1215.402 implements FAR 15.402).

1201.104-3 Copies.

Copies of the TAR in FEDERAL REGIS TER and CFR form may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402. Copies of the TAR in loose-leaf form are distributed within DOT and may be ob tained from the Chief, Procurement Management Division, Office of the Secretary.

Subpart 1201.2—Administration 1201.201 Maintenance of the FAR. 1201.201-1 The two councils.

The Senior Procurement Executive shall appoint the Department of Transportation representative to the CAA Council.

1201.270 Amendment of regulation.

This Regulation will be amended from time to time as determined necessary by the Senior Procurement Executive. Requests for changes to the TAR should be submitted to the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of the Secretary (M-60).

1201.270-1 Revisions.

This Regulation will be amended by issuance of TAR Directives (TDs) containing loose-leaf replacement pages which revise Parts, Subparts, or paragraphs (also see 1201.270 2 below), Each replacement page will bear at the top the TD number, page number and date. A vertical bar at the beginning or end of a line indicates that a

change has been made within that line.

1201.270-2 TAR Notices.

(a) TAR Notices (TNs) shall also be published as often as may be neces sary or advisable under any of the fol lowing circumstances:

(1) To promulgate as rapidly as pos sible selected material revising this Regulation, in a general or narrative manner, in advance of a specific page replacement to this Regulation.

(2) To disseminate material applicable to the acquisition process which is not suitable for insertion in this Regulation.

(3) When the policy and/or proce dure is expected to be effective for a period of 1 year or less.

(b) Unless otherwise indicated, each item in a TN will remain in effect until the effective date of that subsequent revision which incorporates the item or until specifically cancelled.

1201.270-3 Effective date.

(a) Statements in TDs and TNS to the effect that the material published therein is "effective upon receipt." upon a specified date, or that changes set forth in the Directive or Notice are "to be used upon receipt," mean that any new or revised provisions, clauses, procedures, or forms included in the Directive or Notice shall be included in solicitations, contracts or modifica tions issued thereafter, unless a different meaning is expressed in the Directive or Notice.

(b) Compliance with a revision to this Regulation shall be in accordance with the TD or TN which contains the revision.

(c) Unless otherwise stated, solicita tions which have been issued and bilateral agreements upon which negotiations have been completed prior to the receipt of new or revised contract clauses need not be amended if the amendment would delay the acquisi tion action.

1201.270-4 Numbering.

TAR Directives and Notices will be numbered consecutively on a calendar year basis beginning with number 1 prefixed by the last two digits of the

menting or supplementing the TAR will be included as separate appendices to 48 CFR Chapter 12 as follows:

OST-Office of the Secretary

FAA-Federal Aviation Administration
USCG-United States Coast Guard
FHWA-Federal Highway Administration
NHTSA-National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration

FRA-Federal Railroad Administration UMTA-Urban Mass Transportation Administration

SLSDC-Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

MARAD-Maritime Administration RSPA-Research and Special Programs Administration

Supplementary material for which there is no counterpart in the TAR shall be identified using chapter, part, subpart, section, or subsection numbers of 90 and up (e.g., for the U.S. Coast Guard, whose assigned acronym is "USCG", an agency-unique clause pertaining to "Inspection and/or Acceptance" would be designated "USCG 1252.246-90").

1201.304 Agency control and compliance procedures.

(a) All administration acquisition regulations, and all TAR Directives and Notices, shall be approved by the Senior Procurement Executive prior to promulgation to assure compliance with FAR Part 1.

(b) Prior to approval submission:

(1) All TAR issuances shall be reviewed by the OST Office of the General Counsel.

1201.404 Class deviations.

Requests for class deviations to the TAR shall be submitted to the Senior Procurement Executive for approval. Requests submitted shall include the same type of information as required for individual deviations as prescribed in 1201.403.

Subpart 1201.6-Contracting Authority and Responsibilities

1201.601 General.

In accordance with 49 CFR 1.45(a)(2), the authority and responsibility vested in the Secretary to contract for authorized supplies and services is delegated to the agency heads. Provided it is not inconsistent with the FAR, any authority established at or below the agency head level by this regulation may be redelegated, unless authority to redelegate is specifically withheld.

1201.602 Contracting officers.

The head of the contracting activity (HCA) shall maintain information on the limits of contracting officer authority.