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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 23: Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety › Subpart 23.4

FAR 23.400 Scope of subpart.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This subpart sets out the policies and procedures for environmental information gathering, contractor environmental management systems, and waste reduction at Federal facilities. It matters to contractors because it signals that environmental compliance and waste reduction expectations will be part of Federal contracting. The section itself only defines the scope of the subpart and does not impose specific contractor duties.

Applies to: Federal facilities and contractors subject to this subpart

Key terms: right-to-know laws · pollution prevention requirements · environmental management systems · waste reduction · Federal facilities

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The text

This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for—

(a) Obtaining information needed for Government compliance with right-to-know laws and pollution prevention requirements;

(b) Contractor compliance with environmental management systems; and

(c) Ensuring waste reduction at Federal facilities.

← 23.304 Contract clauses. · 23.401 Definitions. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 23

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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