# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Justification and Approval of Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts: Correction
**AGENCIES:**
Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
**ACTION:**
Final rule; correction.
**SUMMARY:**
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a correction to the summary statement of FAR Case 2009-038; Justification and Approval of Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts, which was published in the *Federal Register* at 77 FR 23369, April 18, 2012.
**DATES:**
*Effective Date:* June 14, 2012.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Mr. Karlos Morgan, Procurement Analyst, at 202-501-2364, for clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2005-58; FAR Case 2009-038; Correction.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Background**
DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a correction to the summary statement of FAR Case 2009-038; Justification and Approval of Sole-Source 8(a) Contracts, which was published in the *Federal Register* at 77 FR 23369, April 18, 2012. The correction removes language indicating that the applicable section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 being implemented by FAR Case 2009-038 requires the head of an agency to make public, prior to award, the justification and approval for an 8(a) sole-source contract exceeding $20 million dollars.
**Correction**
In rule FR Doc. 2012-9204 published in the *Federal Register* at 77 FR 23369, April 18, 2012 make the following correction:
On page 23369, in the first column, in the *SUMMARY* remove the words “and make public.”
**Authority:**
40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 U.S.C. 2473(c).
Dated: June 8, 2012.
Laura Auletta,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.