Federal Register: June 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 121)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-12578
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; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel
DATES: A public meeting of the Panel will be held on July 12, 2005 beginning at 9 a.m. eastern time and ending no later than 5 p.m.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Office of Management and Budget announces a meeting of the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.
SUMMARY:
Acquisition Advisory Panel,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
(a) Background: 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. 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. Interested parties are
invited to attend the meeting. The Panel also expects to hear from
additional invited speakers from the public and private sectors who
will address issues related to the Panel's statutory charter. In
addition to invited speakers, the Panel also invites oral public
comments at this meeting and has reserved an estimated one hour for
this purpose. Members of the public wishing to address the Panel during
the meeting must contact Ms. Anne Terry, in writing, as soon as
possible to reserve time (see contact information above). Additional
time for oral public comments is expected at future public meetings to be announced in the Federal Register.
(b) Availability of Materials for the Meetings: Please see the
Acquisition Advisory Panel Web site for any available materials,
including the draft agenda for this meeting which will be posted prior
to the meeting (http://www.acqnet.gov/aap). Questions/issues of
particular interest to the Panel are also available to the public on
this Web site. The Panel asks that the public focus on these questions/
issues when presenting oral public comments or submitting written
statements to the Panel. The public may also obtain copies of Initial
Working Group Reports presented at the March 30, 2005 public meeting,
scope reports provided by each working group at the June 14, 2005
meeting (if a presentation was used), and public presentations made to
the Panel at its Web site under ``Meeting Materials'' and ``Working
Groups'' at http://www.acqnet.gov/aap.
(c) Procedures for Providing Public Comments: It is the policy of
the Acquisition Advisory Panel to accept written public statements of
any length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible.
To facilitate Panel discussions at its meetings, the Panel may not
accept oral comments at all meetings. The Panel Staff expects that
public statements presented at Panel meetings will be focused on the
Panel's statutory charter, working group topics, and posted questions/
issues, and not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written
statements, and that comments will be relevant to the issues under
discussion. Oral Comments: Speaking times will be confirmed by Panel
staff on a ``firstcome/firstserve'' basis. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, oral public comments must be no longer than 10
minutes for the July 12th meeting. Because Panel members may ask
questions, reserved times will be approximate. Interested parties must
contact Ms. Anne Terry, in writing (via mail, email, or fax identified
above for Ms. Terry) at least one week prior to the meeting in order to
be placed on the public speaker list for the meeting. Oral requests for
speaking time will not be taken. Speakers are requested to bring extra
copies of their comments and presentation slides for distribution to
the Panel at the meeting. Speakers wishing to use a Power Point
presentation must email the presentation to Ms. Terry one week in
advance of the meeting. Written Statements: Although written statements
are accepted until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated),
written statements should be received by the Panel Staff at least one
week prior to the meeting date so that they may be made available to
the Panel for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written
statements should be supplied to the DFO at the address/contact
information given in this Federal Register Notice in one of the
following formats (Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text
files, in IBMPC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Please note: Since the
Panel operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended, all public presentations or written statements will be
treated as public documents and will be made available for public
inspection, up to and including being posted on the Panel's Web site.
(d) Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special
accommodation to access the public meetings listed above should contact Ms. Auletta at least five business days
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prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Laura Auletta,
Designated Federal Officer (Executive Director), Acquisition Advisory Panel.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Members of the public wishing further information concerning this meeting, the Acquisition Advisory Panel, or to preregister for the meeting, should contact Ms. Laura Auletta, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at: laura.auletta@gsa.gov, phone/ voice mail (202) 2087279, or mail at: General Services Administration, 1800 F. Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington, DC 20405. Members of the public wishing to reserve speaking time must contact Ms. Anne Terry, AAP Staff Analyst, in writing at: anne.terry@gsa.gov, by FAX at 202 5013341, or mail at the address given above for the DFO, no later than one week prior to the meeting.