Section 101-30.703 - Program objectivesThe objective of the item reduction program is to reduce the varieties and sizes of similar items in the Government supply system by:
(a) Implementing a coordinated item reduction process among supply managers of using activities;(b) Standardizing items of supply used by the Government;(c) Ensuring that all participants in item reduction studies give priority to controlling and completing item reduction studies;(d) Promptly recording decisions in the Federal catalog system data base; and(e) Phasing out of the Government supply system those items identified in item reduction studies as not authorized for procurement to reduce cataloging, supply management, and warehousing costs; then following through to eliminate the items from agency catalog systems.43 FR 4999, Feb. 7, 1978, as amended at 46 FR 35646, July 10, 1981