Federal Register: February 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 28)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-2633
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Management and Budget Office
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Meetings:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Acquisition Advisory Panel
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the Acquisition Advisory Panel established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 will meet on February 28, 2005 at 9 a.m., eastern time. Location for the meeting will be the Rachel Carson Room in the basement of the Department of Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. While the meeting is open to the public, building security and limited seating require you to provide your name to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (contact information listed below) by Thursday, February 24, 2005. You will need a photo identification to enter the building. The public entrance to the building is the C Street entrance. However, the E Street entrance is reserved for individuals with disabilities requiring an accessible entrance to the building. Please let the DFO know in advance if you will require the accessible entrance. The panel's statutory charter is to review Federal contracting laws, regulations, and governmentwide policies, including the use of commercial practices, performancebased contracting, performance of acquisition functions across agency lines of responsibility, and governmentwide contracts. Since this meeting will be the first time the panel members discuss substantive procurement related issues, it is anticipated that a broad range of topics falling under their statutory charter will be discussed. Subgroups or working groups, as referenced in the Panel's Bylaws and operating procedures, may be established to research specific procurementrelated areas in order to eventually make a recommendation to the panel. A draft agenda will be available from the DFO, upon request, in advance of the meeting.
SUMMARY:
Acquisition Advisory Panel,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The purpose of the panel is to provide
independent advice and recommendations to the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy and Congress pursuant to Section 1423 of the
Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003. This will be the first
substantive meeting of the Panel. No public testimony will be heard at
this meeting. However, interested parties are invited to attend the
meeting. The public may also submit written public comments of any
length to the DFO. Although the Panel accepts written comments until
the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written comments
should be received by the DFO at least five business days prior to the
meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the panel for their
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consideration. Written comments should be supplied, electronically if
possible, to the DFO at the email address (or for hardcopies, mailing
address) noted below. Acceptable electronic formats include Adobe
Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Rich Text files in IBMPC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format. Those providing written comments and who attend the meeting are
also asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution.
Meeting Accommodations
Individuals requiring special accommodation to access the public meeting listed above should contact the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Requests for additional information or written statements should be
directed to Laura Auletta, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at
laura.auletta@gsa.gov or (202) 2087279, General Services
Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington, DC, 20405. Laura Auletta,
Designated Federal Officer (Executive Director).
[FR Doc. 052633 Filed 21005; 8:45 am]
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