Amendment of FIRMR Provisions to Ensure Currency and Relevancy

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This notice proposes to amend selected Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR) provisions to ensure the currency and relevancy of the FIRMR. It is issued in accordance with Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, which requires agencies to periodically review their significant regulations to determine whether they should be modified or eliminated. This rule will make a number of changes to the FIRMR. Among the more significant changes, are the following: add, change, or remove FIRMR definitions and acronyms including redefining ``outdated equipment'' to mean FIP equipment over six years old that is no longer in current production; revise provisions pertaining to accessibility by individuals with disabilities to implement the new focus in Pub. L. 102-569 on information rather than equipment; permit agency heads to grant exceptions to the mandatory use of a Federal Standard (FED-STD) after notification to GSA; clarify the intent of the FIRMR requirement for agencies to conduct requirements analyses ``commensurate with the size and complexity of the need''; allow agencies to substitute similar documentation prepared in response to programmatic needs for requir