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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The District of Columbia Public Library Board of Trustees, pursuant to the authority set forth in An Act To establish and provide for the maintenance of a free public library and reading room in the District of Columbia, approved June 3, 1896, as amended (29 Stat. 244, ch. 315, § 5; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); Section 3205 (jjj) of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); Section 2 of the District of Columbia Public Library Board of Trustees Appointment Amendment Act of 1985, effective September 5, 1985 (D.C. Law 6-17; D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Supp.)); the Procurement Reform Amendment Act of 1996, effective April 12, 1997, as amended (D.C. Law 11-259; 44 DCR 1423 (March 14, 1997)); and Section 156 of An Act Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, approved October 21, 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, Pub. L. 105-277; codified at D.C. Official Code § 39-105 (2012 Repl.)); hereby gives notice of its intent to amend the following Section 4306 of Chapter 43 (District of Columbia Public Library: Procurement) of Title 19 (Amusements, Parks, and Recreation) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The Board of Library Trustees has appointed the Executive-Director, through D.C. Official Code § 39-105(a)(10) (2012 Repl.), to establish rules and manage the day-to-day operations of the library. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on December 26, 2014 at 61 DCR 13178 to amend the rules to reflect the current policies at the D.C. Public Library (DCPL). No comments were received.
The Executive-Director of the DCPL approved these rules as final on November 12, 2014, and they shall become effective on the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Section 4306 of Chapter 43, DISTICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY: PROCUREMENT), of Title 19 DCMR, AMUSEMENT, PARKS, AND RECREATION, is amended to read as follows:
4306 NON-COMPETITIVE SIMPLIFIED PROCUREMENTS
4306.1 A procurement for ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less shall be considered a small purchase and may be made without obtaining competition if the contracting officer determines the price to be fair and reasonable.
4306.2 Small purchase requirements shall be reserved for local, small or disadvantaged businesses to the maximum extent practicable.
4306.3 Small purchase requirements shall be spread equitably among suppliers to ensure usage of as many suppliers as possible and to provide procurement opportunities to as many suppliers as possible.
4306.4 [REPEALED].
