Five agencies, one part of the code: maintaining the Federal Acquisition Regulation together
A proposed rule published on 23 June 2026. Five agencies sign it, yet it amends a single title of the code and carries a single identifier.
Document overview (primary data)
- Document typeProposed rule
- AgencyManagement and Budget Office
- Citation91 FR 37550
Key points
- A proposed rule published on 23 June 2026 and signed by five agencies.
- It amends only 48 CFR and carries a single identifier, RIN 9000-AO86.
- The Federal Acquisition Regulation is maintained jointly, so identifiers do not multiply with signatures.
- Comments were due by 23 July 2026, thirty days after publication.
1A joint rule that does not split
In the previous article four signatories put text into four separate parts of the code. This proposal does not split at all.
2Why one is enough
The Federal Acquisition Regulation is a single body of rules that several agencies already maintain together. The participants do not each hold a separate part of the code; they share 48 CFR.
Joint means different things depending on whether a shared vessel already exists. Where it does, adding signatures does not add identifiers.
3The window for comment
A proposed rule carries a comment deadline. Here it was 23 July 2026, thirty days after publication. The Federal Acquisition Regulation governs how the government buys everything it buys, so the range of parties affected by any amendment is wide.
The next article takes up a rule that splits in two inside a single title of the code.
Why it matters
Track joint rulemaking by identifier count rather than signature count. Where a shared body of rules exists, participants can grow without the number of identifiers changing.
FAQ
Why does a five-agency rule have one identifier?
How does a proposed rule differ from a final one?
Who does the Federal Acquisition Regulation affect?
Sources (primary)
Source: Federal Register (federal documents, public domain). Links go to the official site.